crickett85

It is ignorant and predjudiced to state that it is unlikely that you will contract hepatitis c if you are in a long term monogamous relationship. Wynona Judd's mother was a nurse and she contracted it from a dirty needle stick. I contracted hep c from a dirty needle stick in 1993. I was pregnant at the time and I thank GOD that my child has always tested negative. I'm thankful that advances in safety procedures since then have dramatically decreased the chances of nurses being exposed due to dity needle sticks. However; I am sick and tired of the ignorance of others who insinuate that hepatitis (A, B, C, D, E or F) can ONLY be contracted through risky sex and/or drug use. It is this type of predjudice that interferes with really educating people in the importance of being tested and receiving proper treatment post exposure let alone admitting to testing positive. Please properly educate yourself about the many ways of being exposed to and contracting infectious diseases before making ignorant, predjudiced statements. No one needs their misery added to by the ignorance of others.

You must have been the nurse who took an admission up while the receiving nurse was coding the V-Tach she'd already tried to tell you about. It's a shame when we can't just drop the code long enough to take your admission off your hands.

The "floor" also takes direct admits, post-ops, post cardiac caths, transfers from ICU/SCU/CCU/DOU and everyplace else. And guess what? They ALL have to give report. And they ALL require nursing attention. So do the patients already on the floor. We do NOT spend all of our time sitting on our thumbs avoiding ER admits. We actually take care of the patients that we already have. As far as giving report. Take a number and get in line. I'm busy because I'm taking report from ICU/CCU/DOU or PACU, etc., etc., etc....I'm settling in the patient I just got from ICU...I'm checking orders on the post-op patient who needs pain meds NOW, and I am trying to get a phenergan order for the post-op patient who received pain meds but is now vomiting.

I usually "work the floor" but I love ER...I call it "Love 'em and leave 'em". I don't have the same patients or families for an entire shift and I enjoy the variety. However, you still have patients who poop/pee and puke. And they don't always make it to the bathroom to do so. Add bleeding (usually controlled before they get to the floor), and trauma cases, full cardiac arrest, gunshot victims, stabbings, etc. And we do feed patients in ER. It is not where you go to get away from these things. Neither is psych. If it's an acute psych floor you still have patients who cut on themselves (ingenious how they find items to do self harm)...bleed, overdose and are even incontinent. Office work would probably be ideal for anyone who wants to avoid bodily waste and food.

whoa, i'm glad you told me. several of the above companies are on my "no" list for poor housing/pay/benefits/bad reviews from other nurses. odd, some of them were bidding against each other and i was very straightforward as to who had the best offer. i'll take the above under consideration. thank you again...

Can anyone tell me anything about RNDEMAND out of Texas. I have accepted an assignment with them in Laguna Beach California. They send the check for your license with you up front so you do not have to wait for reimbursement. The people I've talked to there have been very helpful and pleasant. I am feeling very positive about this agency. Any info on them? Thanks

Fastaff does provide free housing but it is NOT PRIVATE. Additionally, yes they do provide "scab" staffing for union busting activities. I could not possibly cross a picket line of nurses fighting for the rights of all nurses and patients. The fact that this is a scab agency speaks for itself. They won't be worried about the welfare of their nurses either.