Gary Mendoza

Don't worry about the assaults and take downs until you experience them. They might have no effect on you at all. Also, just about anywhere you do patient care you're at risk for being assault and it's getting worse, especially ER. The best way to fi...

Make sure when you sit for your NCLEX you tell them you want your results sent to MD too ( I think you get to check what states you want the exam to be sent), that way you don't have to go through the endorsement process, you'll already be licensed. ...

What are you struggling with? Time management? Medication calculation? Something else? What you're struggling with would be helpful in making a recommendation.

My experience has been, there is no negotiation with the gov't 99.9% of the time. It's either do what they want or they don't want you.

*** The agency brand doesn't matter. And there is no best agency (if there was, there would be only one agency) Disagree, I know a few agencies that have very good policies in place that make them preferable. And I disagree there are no 'best agencie...

Nicole, those things that you describe doing are what every nurse should do imo. However, from what you're saying I think you have good potential for being a good ER nurse, but ER is much more than those things. It's completely different and I've see...

It sounds like you didn't do anything wrong, but my own suggestions are once one agency submitted you you should have told the other agency to forget it to prevent any double submissions or problems. There is conflicting information about double subm...

As a new RN you're going to find that there is a lot you didn't learn in school and you're going to be disorganized for a while. The best advice I can give you follows: 1. Don't be scared to ask questions out of fear of people thinking you don't know...

There is a lot of competition in the travel world right now. All the desirable positions are getting lots of submissions. If you don't have lots of experience and all the desired certs it's going to be hard to get the best contracts. I'm seeing some ...

I've had several travelers tell me they've called hiring managers and got the gig. I agree with everything NedRN said.

I'm really so happy to hear an agency doing something right and I'm so happy to see you letting others know. Travelers need to know about the good agencies and recruiters from the bad ones. You can always post an agency / recruiter review at Recruite...

UPDATE "The Salt Lake City detective who handcuffed and dragged a Utah nurse who refused to take blood from an unconscious patient has been fired from his part-time paramedic job. Gold Cross Ambulance, an emergency response service, announced Tuesday...

My question is, has anyone else experienced this after a code? >>> Yes, I was in a small town ER once and a police officer came in after being shot by a pedophile they were going to serve an arrest warrant on. We worked him for over an hour...

What I'm waiting to see is if the officer is charged. Assaulting a healthcare worker in Utah is a felony. If she decides to bring a lawsuit she'll be able to make at least two claims: 1. False arrest 2. Assault of a healthcare worker I'm keeping a cl...

I'm an ER nurse of 10+ years and I'm going to tell you, one point difference isn't going to change anything. If the same thing happened in your checkoffs I doubt they would hold it against you, they might say something about it just to point it out, ...

As a nurse you can absolutely refuse an assignment, anytime and anywhere. I've refused ICU assignments (I'm an ER nurse) and I've refused patients too. I had two ICU patients and two other patients and when the charge tried to give me report on anoth...

I think you could have gone into Psych without 'doing your time'. I'm an ER nurse of 10+ years now and I've heard lots of nurses say new grads should never jump straight into a specialty because they need to 'learn the basics'. I personally think you...

Best shoes I've found is Z-Coils. I wore Crocs before my motorcycle accident, but after that everything hurt my feet and legs and I tried lots and lots of different shoes. I finally spent around $300 on some shoe I had never heard of before, Z-Coils,...

Eric, sometimes it's a problem, sometimes it's not. As NedRN said, talk with your recruiter and weigh your options. I'll give some possibilities below: 1. If you're contracted with a large agency or a large facility, they might DNR (Do Not Rehire) yo...

I'm usually not completely comfortable until at least a few weeks. It just depends on the charting system, how well organized they have their supplies and how busy they are. For example, I learned MedHost charting in a day , easily, but it took me mu...

You should be able to get financial help through FAFSA. It probably will not cover the entire cost (books,et al.) but you can also apply for scholarships through your college and there are online sites that help you find scholarships. You might have ...

Nurse4lifeNC , that seems like a bit low imo, but you have to decide if it's worth it to you. The biggest piece of advice I can give you is scout of the housing costs for any area before accepting a contract. There have been times where the housing ...

Congrats Dre015, RN :)

I'd call that hospitals HR dept and ask to speak with the nurse recruiter, explain your situation and let them know how eager you are to work for them. You might have to be willing to work nights and float. Also, the more certs you have the better yo...

You have to wait, but chances are very good you passed. :)