Sunnibee

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1. Nurses in Partnership

   Sunnibee replied to maritimegirl's topic in Travel

   The best way to locate a good travel company is to talk to travelers! Delphi's forum, or the ones here, or in your home hospital. A company is only as good as its recruiter; use Healthcare Traveler magazine to help you narrow down which benefits and ...

2. Ever Heard of Fresno $38.50/hr???

   Sunnibee replied to m_chatelaine's topic in Travel

   There is so much meth in the Central Valley, ER work there is pure drudgery; constant drug-seeking and scary patients and families when triaged. They will try to meet you in the parking lot! You can do better in farther North California, like Sacrame...

3. Nurses in Partnership

   Sunnibee replied to maritimegirl's topic in Travel

   I worked an assignment for them several years ago...my first travel assignment. I would not recommend them; they tried many sneaky to illegal stunts, were unavailable for help until they wanted me to renew my contract, and treated the other nurses on...

4. pt/nurse ratio?

   Sunnibee replied to emsboss's topic in MICU

   Three patients is the standard for step-down in CA, and you generally have a teletech/unit clerk and CNA to help. I sometimes take three patients if we have some huge (generally holiday-related) crunch....but I think any critical care nurse who finds...

5. What is the best way to take report. (New Nurse)

   Sunnibee replied to zander's topic in General Nursing

   KSQ has a good strategy! I have seen some folks make a template of that report sheet and put 4 to 6 on a page, then run it off in bulk at Kinkos. That way they dont have to write it constantly, and if they have the same pts next day they can just add...

6. Britney demanding background checks for her L&D nurses..

   Sunnibee replied to Peachy720's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We got a HIPPA notice that 37 employees lost their jobs from illegal disclosures stemming from Pres. Clinton's heart surgery...Some folks let a little celebrity go to their head. As for being a nurse delegated to SERVE the little trash basket in ques...

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

   Sunnibee replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   c/o: havent eaten all day....and there was the woman who complained of nausea p swallowing her husband's semen.....and the innumerable elderly patients who come in after 11pm for constipation....and of course in CA you have drug addicts who call 911 ...

8. Fresno Community Hospital (Fresno, CA)

   Sunnibee replied to laborRn01's topic in Travel

   Fresno is hot and smelly in summer; there are lots of gangs and your L and D job will be many pts who don't speak English. Take a job in Sacramento instead. When you are traveling, don't take any job you don't interview for...something is wrong when...

9. Heard of American Mobile Healthcare

   Sunnibee replied to jaycrue's topic in Travel

   I saw a lot of young inexperienced travel RNs get totally ripped off by American Mobile companies when I was in CA for a year. Some of the nurses were getting 66% of my hourly for the same job, and were given lousy shared housing with inconsiderate o...