NurseKristen82 BSN

NurseKristen82 has 17 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Med-Surg Nursing.

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   Best Agencies for FIRST TIME Travelers?

   NurseKristen82 posted a topic in Travel

   Hello all- I’ve already read that there are no best agencies but I’ve also read that some are better for first time or newer travelers. I’m an experienced Med-surg/step-down RN with many years of Float Pool experience but I want to give myself ...
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   TRUSTED HEALTH. New company, no recruiters, is this a good option?

   NurseKristen82 posted a topic in Travel

   Hello all- I am an experience Med-Surg RN looking to start traveling early 2022. In doing a ton of research right now and I’m interested in Trusted Health. They have pretty good social media presence and I’ve been learning a lot through their W...
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   New Traveler with a Husband and 70 lb Lab

   NurseKristen82 replied to NurseKristen82's topic in Travel

   Thank you so much for your feedback. My, maybe naive vision, is that I use this as an opportunity to travel to all the places in the US I've wanted to visit. I know I'll be working a lot of hard hours and it won't be every day or even every week, but...
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   Nurse mgmt not for me?

   NurseKristen82 replied to RN202one's topic in Management

   I recently left a very successful role as a Nurse Manager to go back to the bedside. I was a high-performing nurse manager, on the track to being a Director in the next few years, but just did not feel like it was worth it anymore, the responsibility...
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   GI RN certification

   NurseKristen82 replied to Olisha's topic in Gastroenterology

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   Currently a Travel Nurse - feel free to ask me anything about it.

   NurseKristen82 replied to TRVL.RN's topic in Travel

   I'm so excited to see this! I am a BSN, RN with almost 15 years of experience in med-surg, step-down and formal leadership roles. I recently came back to the bedside and am loving it and would love to travel as a way to increase my income and travel ...
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   New Traveler with a Husband and 70 lb Lab

   NurseKristen82 posted a topic in Travel

   I am an experienced RN with Med-Surg, Stepdown RN, and formal Leadership experience. I have been an RN for almost 15 years. I have recently left my formal leadership position after 5 years and went back to the bedside and am loving it! I've spent mos...
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   Preceptor is SO BAD!

   NurseKristen82 replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

   Exactly!!! ? OP- I'm so sorry that you came here for help and instead found Nurses that are making excuses for a Nurse that is clearly not doing the right things and made it YOUR problem- IT IS NOT!!! I agree with the Educator above that you have a c...
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   New Nurse Manager, previously in low level middle management

   NurseKristen82 replied to special1rn's topic in Management

   When I transitioned from the bedside to leadership I took the AONE and ACCN's online course called Essentials of Nursing Management. It was $600 but was worth 40 CEUs and totally worth the cost. I thought it was really helpful.
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    CNML

    NurseKristen82 replied to Goode2shoes's topic in Management

    What did you find? I am sitting for my CNML in March and have used the same 2 references, plus some material from the AONE and had the same concern. The Nurse Builder and AONE material is similar but the exam edge tests are quite a bit different. Wh...