neurorn6

neurorn6

ER, ICU, Neuro, Ortho, Med/Surg, Travele

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  1. Knees are knocking 1st time out

    neurorn6 posted a topic in Travel

    Ok, I've got my first assignment. In the area that I wanted. Pay seems ok considering the area. Took subsidy, I'll be fairly close to home. Now that I'm getting ready to take the plunge, I have read...

  2. $ pay scale range

    neurorn6 replied to parrot07's topic in General Nursing

    Pay scale range is really dependent on where you live. I worked in New Jersey and the range was dependent on years of experience, type of degree, LPN's made less. My hospital had clinical ladders...

  3. ICU/CCU nursing?!?

    neurorn6 replied to heaverboo's topic in General Nursing

    If you like a challege then ICU is the way to go. I currently work CCU and unfortunately, the people I work with are uncomfortable with any thing that is not cardiac related. I have had the...

  4. Trouble getting references..

    neurorn6 replied to rbs105's topic in Travel

    I had the same problem. But fortunately I had a house supervisor who had been a traveler and who I consider a friend. I asked if I could use him as a reference and he agreed. I have also asked a...

  5. Aspects of Nursing?

    neurorn6 replied to dreamheart's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Nursing is as diverse as the people and the places that we leave. I have to agree with the previous posts, sounds like homework. If you can narrow it down a little maybe we/I can help. Let me...

  6. Please help me make a decision!

    neurorn6 replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have to be honest, I'm a big believer in starting on a med/surg floor first. Let me explain why, You learn how to become organized, how to pick up on things with out the bells and whisles that we...

  7. Magnet Hosp?

    neurorn6 replied to daisymurphydog's topic in General Nursing

    The purpose behind Magnet Status, is really supposed to be about nurses. In theory, if a hospital has obtained it then nurses are more likely to stay. In theory, it is supposed to draw more...

  8. New to Travel Nursing

    neurorn6 replied to Cnadnchic's topic in Travel

    I have spoken with several travel companies, done all the paperwork, blah, blah, blah. I went with RNNetwork. Start my first assignment in 2 wks. Long story short. They listened to my needs and got me...

  9. Making the jump from NY to KY

    neurorn6 replied to ky bullfrog's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious as to where you landed here in KY. We moved here 2 years ago, from CO but originally from Southern NJ. Very few union hospitals except for a few in Eastern KY. We are in South West KY. I...

  10. Please dont hate me for saying this...

    neurorn6 replied to RN2BENAUSTIN's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in several different regions and in both large and small hospitals and with all kinds of people. Nursing is as diverse as the people we care for and the one mandate that you need to...

  11. PPE for empty chemo bags?

    neurorn6 replied to Sailingshoes's topic in Oncology

    You basically have to follow your facilities protocalls. It's called CYA. In the hospitals I have worked, we had to be fully gowned and gloved but in the clinic we just wore special gloves. Better...

  12. Neuro--tell me why you do/don't like it!!

    neurorn6 replied to irishnurse68's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I miss it to tell you the truth. I worked a 30 bed neuro unit in South Jersey and then moved out of state where they transported just about everything. When I first started, I was scared to death but...

  13. Would this offend you?

    neurorn6 replied to mondkmondk's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Well let me see, mother in law who was schzo, sister in law who is bi polar, husband who has bi polar tendancies, nah. Life is too short. Bottom line, education is the key. When my daughter was acting...

  14. new traveller, help!

    neurorn6 replied to Rhody's topic in Travel

    Thanks Dianne Just took my first contact in Nashville, TN. Should be interesting. Pay is OK, insurance OK. Still keeping in contact with a multitude of companies. Hope to head to CO, AZ or NM in...

  15. hello everyone! i need a little advice.

    neurorn6 replied to kayboggie's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing can be the most rewarding and the most frustrating job you will every have. Yes for the most part we work long hours and in theory make decent money depending on the area of the country you...

  16. Present at death

    neurorn6 replied to chirstine's topic in General Nursing

    There are moments in our lives and careers that reaffirm our decisions to be nurses. That was truly one of them. Nurses as a whole are amazing. We are there when someone comes into this world and...

  17. Unfriendly Nurses.....

    neurorn6 replied to NurseDianne's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Having lived in different area of this country, and working at different size hospitals I have come to the conclusion that no matter if you are a staff nurse or agency or traveler it is the preception...

  18. Travel Nursing

    neurorn6 replied to BoiseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I start my first assignment in Nashville TN on 9/8/08. I have spoken to Access, AMN, Travel Nurses Across American, Nurse Choice and a couple more. For me it was all about the first assignment. I...

  19. Pronouncing someone with a pacemaker

    neurorn6 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Cardiac

    In our CCU we have a magnet that we place on the pacer for approx. 5 min. We run 2 strips in 2 different leads, pull the magnet off and continue with post motrum protocals. Its the same procedure that...

  20. Dnr/dni?

    neurorn6 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Here is my question, why does the DNR status differ so much from region to region. This is why I ask. When I worked in South Jersey, about 6-7 years ago, we were informed that "Med Only Codes" were...

  21. Dnr/dni?

    neurorn6 replied to neurorn6's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    At some point I believe that there has to be a standard that truly governs the rules for DNR. As a patient advocate, nurses must be on the front lines in providing factual information to patients and...

  22. scared to travel alone

    neurorn6 replied to xigris79's topic in Travel

    Just accepted my first assignment in Nashville, TN. This first time out, I'm staying closer to home for my family. I want them to get comfortable with me not being here. I'm thinking CO in January...

  23. Step down differs from Tele..How?

    neurorn6 replied to BrklynNYgal's topic in Cardiac

    I'm sure that that it differs from region to region or even hospital to hospital. I has been my experience that it dependes on what if any drips and be hung, if they can be titated, and if the...

  24. Two week notice vs. Leave of Absence

    neurorn6 replied to ttbird1's topic in Travel

    I truly believe that politics play a huge role in our industry (one of the reasons I'm starting travel). I have worked in several different areas of the country, most recently in the south. I was...

  25. No one else to talk to and just need to vent....

    neurorn6 replied to klcrn1987's topic in Emergency

    We have all been there, some of us are just better at voicing our frustation and even our fears. I have worked ER in South Jersey (400 Pt's on July 4th) OMG! to a very rural hospital in Colorado. None...