javadown2 BSN

javadown2 has 10 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Med/surg nurse, 9 years experience, 5 as travel.

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1. VA Proficiency Nurse I to II Assistance

   javadown2 replied to nursy20's topic in Government

   Just fill out your experiences, if it doesn't apply to you put N/A, add your credentials and answer the questions that apply to you and your experiences. I've applied and had final offers at different VA facilities with different outcomes. I reject a...

2. The 10 Highest-Paying Travel Nurse Assignments in 2023

   javadown2 replied to TeachRN's topic in Travel

   I don't think rentals/Airbnb are setting rental numbers just because if travel nurses LOL. I'm still over 4800 a week in CA until July of 2023. Inflation is high everywhere!

3. GS series nurses

   javadown2 replied to CoastGal's topic in Government

   I think they have the exact same leave and retirement. I also am wondering if you can transfer between the 2 without affecting your time in service? Really wish there was more information. You are probably right, the pay is probably same really close...

4. GS series nurses

   javadown2 replied to CoastGal's topic in Government

   I wish I could help you but I'm having same questions. I got an offer for a GS 10 nursing spot at Tripler in Hawaii. I have no idea how they came up the pay level. If you look up GS pay it's very low, I can't find any info on locality pay. But anyway...

5. Travel Nursing

   javadown2 replied to Klori's topic in Travel

   It's not really travel nursing now is it...if you have to sign a 2 year agreement. Your better served to do a nurse residency then go into travel nursing honestly. You can "travel" to a different state and find a residency anywhere, then your traveli...

6. Help with Staffing Incentives?

   javadown2 replied to tfloyd's topic in General Nursing

   Show me the Money! And give incentives to nurses who stick around, give vacation incentives(extra time off for OT hours). I don't care about awards and kudos, just give monetary incentives or selective scheduling, make it easier on the staff who do s...

7. Travel Nursing

   javadown2 replied to Klori's topic in Travel

   You can't just step into a travel job without prior nursing experience in your specialty, yeah and not just any nursing job will work. If you want a specific travel job you need experience in THAT specialty. I would recommend figuring out what area o...

8. I quit during orientation.

   javadown2 replied to Bettyloublu14's topic in General Nursing

   All that and it's all ok...see it appears to be self destruction. Glad you found what works for you though. It's NOT the end of the world, it's nursing, it's a job. Take it one day at a time, heck one hour at a time, you will be just fine.

9. Dayton Ohio Shooter's Own Sister Megan Betts and Nursing Student Lois Oglesby Among Victims

   javadown2 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Headlines

   I guess we need to ban knives too? But of course this is silly logic.

10. Dayton Ohio Shooter's Own Sister Megan Betts and Nursing Student Lois Oglesby Among Victims

    javadown2 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Headlines

    There are evil people every where, it will happen again...it's sickening but the reality of this world....there is no stopping it to be honest. Ban all the guns, ban what ever..but people will still do bad things as long as evil is in this world.

11. Burned Out or Just The Way It Is?

    javadown2 replied to StillSearchingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Or....just get out. Take a break, go flip some burgers or work at a hotel. You won't be stressed at work, but will be stressed with paying the bills. Nursing is hard, and I'm going on 5 years like you, it doesn't get easier. Many seem to accelerate ...

12. I quit during orientation.

    javadown2 replied to Bettyloublu14's topic in General Nursing

    So I had similar experience and was in a nurse residency program. It is hard to be a nurse let alone a new nurse. And for me it hasn't gotten any easier (5 years now). But with that said you learn to have your own way of managing time and tasks. Some...

13. 41 yr. old business executive going to Nursing School

    javadown2 replied to ESP808's topic in General Students

    That is a tough question, I started my nursing school at the age of 40 and I don't necessarily regret it but I had to get student loans to afford it. I did it for a different reason and was my first time finishing college. Sounds like you may not go ...

14. Would you take the exam or push it back with this prediction test scores?

    javadown2 replied to julsca's topic in NCLEX

    Don't feel lame about pushing it forward, it IS a big deal and shouldn't taken lightly. I don't know what uworld is but most predictor tests probable have some validity to them...but not always.

15. Would you take the exam or push it back with this prediction test scores?

    javadown2 replied to julsca's topic in NCLEX

    When I finished Nursing school (2014) the predictor scores rated me as low on passing the NCLEX (we had ATI testing), I honestly can't remember my score, but it was low enough that my instructors were worried. Anyways, I decided to study using the HU...