moonunit1130

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1. I'm considering hospice, help!

   moonunit1130 replied to Sbhayes09's topic in Hospice

   I have been a nurse for 8 years in various inpatient and outpatient settings. I made the switch to hospice 9 months ago and I love it! There is a lot less stress overall, though some days are harder than others. Benefits from a job perspective are th...

2. Which job is better?

   moonunit1130 replied to moonunit1130's topic in Hospice

   Thank you both so much! I got the other offer, and ended up taking the job with less call and more RNs. Glad to know my instincts were pulling me in the same direction as you guys recommended ? For what it’s worth, both offices seemed to have really ...

3. Which job is better?

   moonunit1130 posted a topic in Hospice

   So I’m new to hospice, with nearly 8 years of acute care experience. I have gotten one job offer, and expect to hear one way or the other from another job later in the week. Since I’ve never done hospice before, I’d like to know the pros and cons of ...

4. First Assignment in Vanceboro

   moonunit1130 replied to moonunit1130's topic in Travel

   Thank you for getting back to me! I guess what I'm worried about is I don't know how long travelers typically get to orient to a new place when they get there before they are "on their own." I'm a pretty quick learner and within my hospital have been...

5. First Assignment in Vanceboro

   moonunit1130 posted a topic in Travel

   Hey! I'm thinking of transitioning to travel nursing next January and am seriously looking into an assignment in Vanceboro, NC at Craven Correctional. I have never worked corrections before and my recruiter says corrections experience is not necessar...

6. Too much to start traveling and trying corrections at the same time?

   moonunit1130 posted a topic in Correctional

   Hey guys! I am planning to move from VA to NC some time in the next 3-5 months. I've been looking at hospitals in the area I'm planning to move to, but I'm not very excited because I'm starting to get a little bit of burnout in the hospital environme...

7. RN jobs in/near new bern

   moonunit1130 replied to moonunit1130's topic in North Carolina

   I'm still in VA right now, probably not going to move until late this year or early next year. How do you like CarolinaEast? I've been keeping an eye on their job listings and the hospital is very close to where he lives. They seem to have a lot of l...

8. bumex drip administration

   moonunit1130 replied to moonunit1130's topic in Medications

   I just want to clarify that I did not change the rate. The drip was ordered during my shift, so I initially set it up with the NS carrier. So it wasn't suddenly changed, really, until the other nurse took the carrier down. I guess I just imagine it w...

9. bumex drip administration

   moonunit1130 posted a topic in Medications

   I've tried to research this and wasn't able to find a clear cut answer. I had a patient today that was started on a bumex drip. The drip was to be run at 1 mg/hr (4 cc/hr). Since it was running so slowly, I added NS at 6 cc/hr to run concurrently so ...

10. RN jobs in/near new bern

    moonunit1130 replied to moonunit1130's topic in North Carolina

    Congratulations on graduating! I think there might be advantages to starting fresh once you get here. One thing I'm nervous about is the expectations along with my experience. I'm in the habits of my current hospital and don't know how much of a hind...

11. RN jobs in/near new bern

    moonunit1130 posted a topic in North Carolina

    Hey guys! I've never posted on this site before, but I'm looking for some insight. I currently live in VA and have about 2 years experience at a level I trauma center in their float pool. My boyfriend enlisted in the marine corps and is stationed in ...