kentuckyphil

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1. Help ER Nurses

   kentuckyphil replied to okrn0824's topic in Travel

   I say go for it. Don't fret too much about not knowing adult drugs very well. That just comes with experience. Buy a pocket reference (my favorite hands down is the Emergency and Critical Care: Pocket Guide ACLS Version by Paula Derr. I think the...

2. Strike Nursing

   kentuckyphil replied to TravelingBSNRN's topic in Travel

   I agree with Elkpark. The single most effective way to improve patient safety is to improve staffing levels, which is coincidentally the strikers' most common demand. And the best way to support safer staffing levels is to honor the union's picket l...

3. Strike Nursing

   kentuckyphil replied to TravelingBSNRN's topic in Travel

   "it won't obviously but the hospital operations has to go on for patient safety. strike nurses will fill in whatever is needed. it sounds interesting but i was just wondering if any of the members here had an experience." i have not personally but k...

4. Strike Nursing

   kentuckyphil replied to TravelingBSNRN's topic in Travel

   Seems to me that crossing a picket line working as a scab would not be supporting the cause of the striking nurses.

5. travel nursing..interesting but how?

   kentuckyphil replied to kitnaw's topic in Travel

   It's a great career but it's crucial to do your homework and NEVER count on a recruiter from an agency to be an unbiased source of knowledge. The best single source is probably the Travelers' Association. I'm not sure posting links is allowed on th...

6. Walk Through States - Current Listing

   kentuckyphil replied to AUMPsychRN's topic in Travel

   Just having a license in a Compact State is not enough. Your primary "home" license must be in a Compact State - your official state of residence. So if your home is in Ohio (not a Compact State) and you have a Tennessee license (a Compact State) y...

7. Hospital cancelled my contract!?!

   kentuckyphil replied to mrupp3's topic in Travel

   Nice reply Cruising Cats. Couldn't have said it better myself. Nurse Travelers as a whole represent the very best, most highly skilled nurses in the profession. We learn at each assignment and bring this knowledge to each new facility. Unfortunat...

8. to aspirate or not while giving insulin and flu vaccines

   kentuckyphil replied to ginger43's topic in General Nursing

   I'm an old ER nurse and have given thousands of IM injections. I've never hit a vein of sufficient size to be concerned that the patient will receive a bolus. A tiny amount of blood looks like a larger quantity when it mixes with the clear contents...