melissa8321

melissa8321 has 6 years experience and specializes in ER.

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1. Travel assignments in Washington State?

   melissa8321 replied to neurogirl77's topic in Travel

   I am at Valley Medical Center. It's been a great assignment, the staff has been awesome!!! I'm heading to Phoenix for the winter, but only because I hate rain lol. If it wasn't for the 8-9 months of rain I would never leave :)

2. Traveling to Phoenix for the winter

   melissa8321 replied to melissa8321's topic in Travel

   Awesome!!!!! I am going to PM you :)

3. Traveling to Phoenix for the winter

   melissa8321 posted a topic in Travel

   Hi everyone :) I just accepted a travel position in the ER at Banner Good Samaritan in Phoenix AZ starting November 5, 2013. Anyone else ever been to this facility???? Thoughts??? Comments??? Anyone else traveling to the area this winter???

4. Travel assignments in Washington State?

   melissa8321 replied to neurogirl77's topic in Travel

   I am currently on assignment in Renton, Wa and have been here since July. Renton is about 10 miles south of Seattle and has a light rail that goes to downtown which is pretty cool. If you like to spend time in the city the light rail will definitel...

5. Er predictions

   melissa8321 replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

   Mondays are always the worst day (most volume), Sundays after the football game there is a rush of ambulatory younger patients, during the football game there are lots of young females with "pelvic pain" c/o ie: requesting a pregnancy test (grrrr), F...

6. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   melissa8321 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   patient took an ambulance to the ER for chapped lips.....GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!

7. WANTED: Tidbits of info for a "new" ED nurse

   melissa8321 replied to BelleKRN's topic in Emergency

   Well for starters you did yourself a world of good by starting out on a telemetry floor because you have a good foundation of cardiac and respiratory, which by the way is the most important..."A,B,C's" :) The rest of the other stuff just falls into p...

8. What are the nurses' protection against patient accusations?

   melissa8321 replied to kgran's topic in Activism

   Depends on the facility...some are good and some are bad. Different states have different laws. States that are right to work states can fire you for no reason. I agree with most of the above comments, many hospitals are big business and believe t...

9. Helpful items or gadgets for travel nurses

   melissa8321 replied to ajhrn99's topic in Travel

   I bought two of these chairs from rei for my boyfriend and I and we LOVE them!!! They are super small and super light weight, easy to pack up. They work great for camping or just as patio chairs and hardly take up any space. Worth every penny!!!! R...

10. ADN RN....do i have a chance at finding a job?

    melissa8321 replied to neurogirl77's topic in Travel

    I also have an ADN and I have no problem getting assignments. I have 6 years RN experience and 5 years in ER in a level 2 trauma center in Detroit. Good Luck :)

11. What do people think the ER is?

    melissa8321 replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    lol, oh how love the whisper, this cracks me up. when this happens to me I often ask the patient whats wrong with you're voice and how long has it been since you were unable to speak normally :)

12. Traveling to Seattle?

    melissa8321 replied to NurseSunshiiine's topic in Travel

    Hi there. I am a travel nurse currently on assignment in the Seattle area. I have been here since July and my specialty in ER. I know that in the hospital I am in many of the other travel nurses go through Favorites Staffing. From what I hear the...

13. Bremerton, WA??

    melissa8321 replied to trvlngstethoscp's topic in Travel

    I am not with that agency. I am with Nurses Rx, a branch of AMN Healthcare. I' m not sure where you are from but typically housing is included if you are a certain distance way from you're permanent residence. I am in Renton, WA and my residence i...

14. Bremerton, WA??

    melissa8321 replied to trvlngstethoscp's topic in Travel

    I am currently on assignment in Renton , WA which is about 10 miles south of downtown Seattle. I have been here since July and I love it here. It is so beautiful!!!! From what I know Bremerton is a very nice area located on the eastside of the Olymp...

15. Best Travel Company for ER?

    melissa8321 replied to mikesliff's topic in Travel

    I am an ER travel nurse and I work for Nurses RX. They are an AMN Helathcare company. They have lots of ER jobs available, especially in the areas that you mentioned above. There are several postings in Oregon and New York and they are ER specific....