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Hello! I was wondering if anyone could give me input on travel agencies that staff in Alaska. I know the state very well and would like to do an assignment there, but the agency I'm currently talking to doesn't seem to do a whole lot of staffing ther...

Yes! I save the printout reports in case I'm going to have the same patients for 3 nights in a row. I use Black for the first night, Blue for the second night, and green for the third night. Red is for important notes/important things to underline.

Lack of preparedness. When you work on the floor (or ER) with 6+ patients, you have to write notes down throughout the day to stay organized. Shoot, I keep a pen and small notepad in my purse and in my car just in case I need to write something down....

So proud to see this!

Thank you NedRN!

Hello, I am a first time traveler with HWS (travel/per diem agency for HCA). My contract start date was for 2/25 (13 weeks, 36 hours/week guaranteed) with the understanding that I would be in orientation on Mon 2/26. The previous week I kept asking m...

OH I will say though, I have met a doctor or two where you would NEVER make suggestions to them. One was a CT surgeon, you strictly told him facts and let him give you his orders (he could be a serious richard cranium to you if you gave him, the doct...

I agree with this 100%. Those recommendations the nurses are making are based off of their clinical experience. This will come with time working on the unit.

My last job was on a cardiac floor. Our floor techs were required to have CNA licenses, and I'm not sure anyone really knew why the hospital used the term tech vs CNA. Anyway, we had two techs at night, and they had a pretty organized routine on what...

Thank you everyone for your replies! It is much helpful info moving forward. I left my last hospital mid January to transition to travel with HWS, so I really need to get a plan formed to get back to work. Fortunately, I made sure I had a little nest...

Awesome work!

Thanks, Swellz. That is helpful info. I am disappointed because this has cost me valuable time and money - money in hotel and gas costs that could have gone toward bills and my mortgage. I feel duped to have sat here in a hotel room since Sunday and ...

My last floor was designated med-surg tele. We got cardizem, heparin, dopamine, dobutamine, lidocaine, and amiodarone drips. Also insulin drips for our DKA pts. 6:1 ratio. Not particularly safe, these patients should be on a step down unit with a ra...

Since you are a recruiter, is it common for travelers to have to pay out of pocket for their physicals and required items for medical clearance? I used the same clinic HWS sent me for my drug screen to get my physical, MMR titer, PPD, etc. The LPN as...

Thank you for your reply! I am giving them a deadline for tomorrow to give me word. Time is money and right now they are wasting both for me. I am researching new agencies, also.

Sockwell socks and Sketchers Go Walks. I best combo EVER. I cannot wear any other type of shoe (mine have the "goga" mat material as the insoles).

Poor Aunt Slappy is bitter because the kid makes more money than her and has a higher degree. Good lord, my mother is a CNA and I ask her questions from time to time about patient care. Does that make me an idiot? I think not. I'm sorry to be snarky,...

Seriously, if you are tired of working for someone else why don't you get your act together and start your own business? I am 27 and have realized after 4 years of acute care nursing that I don't want to do this full-time long term. I'm transitioning...

Flight Nursing, maybe? Out there in the field working along side the medics.

OR, PACU, Endo, and Cath Lab have their own challenges. The hours can be brutal, as call is required. I have put in 38 hours one weekend due to my 48 hour weekend call requirement in PACU. After working 20 hours straight and having 5 year old lap app...

These ratios are what is driving me frim acute care. I work on a tele unit with cardiac drips and have had up to 7 pts. 6 is our standard ratio. Why in the world are we taking patients on dobutamine drips when we have a med surg ratio?! This seems to...

Hello all, I have been a nurse going on 4 years. I've worked telemetry, ICU, and PACU. I've come to the realization that I am incredibly burned out and I no longer have that same passion for bedside nursing as I once did. It's not the patients I don'...

Starting on a cardiac floor, was wondering what a plavix washout is. Thanks!

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate it I couldn't find any info on google!