koalafiedRN ASN, RN

koalafiedRN has 7 years experience as a ASN, RN and specializes in Med-Surg, Travel RN.

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   Travel Nurse Companies for New Grad?

   koalafiedRN replied to CVU_RN's topic in Travel

   6 months of experience - please wait before you start traveling. I have been a nurse for 8 years and I have been traveling for 5 years. I have a hard enough time adjusting to each facility. If I had to adjust and be a new nurse at the same time with ...
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   Am I being steered in a different direction?

   koalafiedRN replied to koalafiedRN's topic in Travel

   I have never worked with this particular company and I was wanting to go to a town nearby because it's fairly close to my family. I had submitted the paperwork they needed me to fill out. The job was there one moment and the next day it was gone Af...
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   Am I being steered in a different direction?

   koalafiedRN posted a topic in Travel

   Don't know if this will make sense to anyone, but I feel like these travel agencies are trying to steer me towards a specific assignment. For example, I will ask them to submit me to a certain position and then all of a sudden that position is filled...
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   Manager is emailing my personal email address

   koalafiedRN replied to koalafiedRN's topic in HIPAA

   Yeah I have no intentions of taking the issue any further than just simply letting the manager know I think it would be safer for her to just let me know on the phone or in person. I don't want to burn bridges or get anyone in trouble. Unfortunately,...
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   Manager is emailing my personal email address

   koalafiedRN replied to koalafiedRN's topic in HIPAA

   I think from now on I will never give out my email again. I thought it would just be for my schedule. I have only worked there a couple weeks and have received over 40 emails.
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   Manager is emailing my personal email address

   koalafiedRN posted a topic in HIPAA

   I am a travel nurse and I gave my nurse manager my email address thinking that she would just send me my schedule. Turns out she uses that to email me anything and everything from sending me a picture of the break room stating that we have no maid se...
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   Tough time on travel assignment

   koalafiedRN replied to koalafiedRN's topic in General Nursing

   I am doing rotating shifts but I am hoping someone will switch with me if I decide to stay. I forgot to mention on here that my no code patient expired on the day that she told me I was unsuccessful.
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   Tough time on travel assignment

   koalafiedRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been traveling for about 4 years. This is not the first time I have had a tough time on a travel assignment, but this is the first time that I just wanted to leave my contract. I was put on an 8 hour day shift for my orientation, but I am norm...
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   PBDS

   koalafiedRN replied to dutchie's topic in Travel

   For travel assignments I have worked in Texas, Florida, Oregon, North Carolina, Delaware, and Nevada. I have only taken the PBDS test once in Dallas, TX. I passed thankfully, but the other nurse who was taking it did not and she was asked to leave. ...
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    Prophecy Testing

    koalafiedRN replied to koalafiedRN's topic in Travel

    Yeah agree. It took about that long to take the PBDS test as well. I feel like I have taken enough tests in the last year. And what is crazy is that they told me I would get the position only if I pass the PBDS test. Thank goodness I didn't come from...
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    Prophecy Testing

    koalafiedRN replied to koalafiedRN's topic in Travel

    I found something that will be helpful to anyone else who has to take these exams. Clinician's Point of View For the clinician, the nurse competency assessments are easy to complete either in an onsite proctored environment, or from the comfort of th...
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    Prophecy Testing

    koalafiedRN replied to koalafiedRN's topic in Travel

    These are the tests I am supposed to take. I was not given any info on the format. I just wanted to be prepared. Situational Assessments Interpersonal Competence Behavioral Assessments * Personality, Cognitive, Attitude, Engagement Clinical Asse...
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    Prophecy Testing

    koalafiedRN posted a topic in Travel

    I wasn't sure where to post this but here it goes. I have been a nurse for only 4 years and have had the opportunity recently to start traveling. I have already completed one assignment for 13 weeks. I had to take the PBDS test and I was very nervous...
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    Passed my PBDS!

    koalafiedRN replied to jadu1106's topic in New Nurse

    I passed my assessment test as well. I wanted to cry the whole time I was taking it, but somehow I got through it. I found there was an adequate enough time to write my answers, because you either know what you're doing or you don't. However I found ...
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    I hate my supervisor

    koalafiedRN replied to kikwon89's topic in Safety

    Per hospital policy I would have to call a doctor if I hold a medication or a patient refuses medication. I would say know your hospital policy and use common sense. You are not a doctor so can't just hold something because you think it's the right t...