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  1. Onward Healthcare

    cvryder posted a topic in Travel

    Who knows anything about Onward Healthcare? I was just contacted by one of their recruiters who claims to have a lot of jobs where I want to go, but I've never heard of them. Are they reputable, good...

  2. Ageism?

    cvryder posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for 21+ years, was a "late entry" who went back to school when my kids started school. Been doing travel nursing for the last almost 2 1/2 years and enjoyed it as I was divorced...

  3. CCU position eludes me again

    cvryder replied to ItalianRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I had a similar experience some years ago. I applied to COU after speaking with the manager and being told that yes, she *needed* more RNs, please apply for a transfer. A couple of weeks later I got a...

  4. what the HECK is PBDS?

    cvryder replied to texascowgirl's topic in Travel

    I took PBDS at Pitt in Greenville, NC, summer of 2006 and passed, but I think a couple of nurses in my group failed it. My biggest complaint was how it was handled...we were told we'd know first thing...

  5. Heparin Protocol

    cvryder replied to Butternut's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Heparin protocols are CRAZY! Every where I go it's something different....Cruikshank, weight-based, some personal kind, just anything. What drives me craziest is the differing concentrations of...

  6. Cardiac Nurses....have you ever....

    cvryder replied to Boston-RN's topic in Cardiac

    NO, and I'd have done exactly what you did. Sounds like she is about ready to buy herself a

  7. PCU-Stepdown info

    cvryder replied to MsShanRN's topic in Cardiac

    It varies according to what they call PCU. Some are nothing but glorified tele floors and you get anywhere from 4-6 patients. Others are self-contained and just this side of ICU with a lot of really...

  8. Open heart ICU

    cvryder replied to Kiwi's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I went to a MSICU about a year out of school, and it wasn't till then that I *really* got my assessment skills down. On med/surg you're too darn busy to do more than superficial assessments, and that...

  9. Chito-seals

    cvryder replied to cardiac.cure03's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    That sounds like the Syvek patch we used at one hospital I worked at. I liked them a lot. We then switched to the Clo-sur patch which you wet with a small bit of arterial blood, then hold over the...

  10. Best travel nursing companies to work for??/

    cvryder replied to cindy41379's topic in General Nursing

    Go visit the Travel Nurse forum here, or the ones on Delphi...you'll hear plenty about all kinds of agencies. Travel nursing depends a lot on your recruiter, not just your company. Some pretty good...

  11. How many times did you switch jobs as a RN?

    cvryder replied to RNroseshea's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my goodness...the first two were peds and it took me about 4 months in each place to figure out I didn't like it. Went to M/S and was hating it, but in that small hospital the ICU manager picked me...

  12. moving, housing stipends, and commuting, sort of

    cvryder posted a topic in Travel

    I'm contemplating moving to another state--long story, but involves a divorce. I know there are a lot of travel jobs within 3-4 hours of the city I want to move to. I'm not quite ready to give up the...

  13. Vent/Trach nurses: If a trach becomes dislodged, what do you do?

    cvryder replied to Dunno?'s topic in General Nursing

    We had to do that once with a morbidly obese patient whose brand-new trach came out before it had been in 24 hrs! He ended up keeping that ETT in until they could get a specially-ordered extra-long...

  14. Recruiters...GRRRRR! (venting)

    cvryder posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I recently posted a resume on a couple of job boards. It states quite clearly in the "Objective" section that I am seeking a PERMANENT position in a particular area. I am planning to relocate to that...

  15. Regular staff members are so snotty to me, the traveler

    cvryder replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    It really varies with the unit, not so much the hospital, and I believe the attitudes come from above (usually the manager, who is either part of the clique, or is isolated/uninvolved/incompetent or...

  16. 4-8 week questions

    cvryder replied to nurse1day's topic in Travel

    TNS has short term contracts also. I'm talking to them again for just that reason. Also you could consider strike nursing (Fastaff does that, and I just learned that On Assignment does too) but I...

  17. The Best Place You've Been

    cvryder replied to Billy5949's topic in Travel

    Best hospital? Hands down, Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA. The whole nursing atmosphere is different there. I worked M/S tele. Favorite place? Richmond, VA, for a variety of reasons...small...

  18. Cross Country vs American Mobile

    cvryder replied to jack4408's topic in Travel

    Not impressed with either one, after listening to other nurses for the last 2

  19. running close on time

    cvryder replied to DCCCRNn2005's topic in Travel

    Yep...ended up changing agencies, and until right now haven't had more than 2 weeks unplanned time off. My only hangup now is trying to get my ACLS before I go again, since tele positions pay better....

  20. Acls Q?

    cvryder posted a topic in Travel

    Does ayone have any experience with online ACLS renewal? There are several outfits offering it, and because of time constraints I'm contemplating the one offered by AMRG...

  21. Acls Q?

    cvryder replied to cvryder's topic in Travel

    Well, now I've been informed that my ACLS has been expired for too long (60 days) and now I have to do the 2-day class. AHA is the most UN-helpful outfit I've ever dealt with as far as finding a...

  22. Bad start to new assignment and company!!

    cvryder replied to love to dive's topic in Travel

    Good grief! What's your company? Remind me to stay away from

  23. Acls Q?

    cvryder replied to cvryder's topic in Travel

    I've been to all that, and the problem I'm having is in finding a person to do my megacode through the AHA business. This is a small area and hospitals are pretty clannish. I can sign up for a class...

  24. Acls Q?

    cvryder replied to cvryder's topic in Travel

    I'm told that AHA does not approve corses, only sells them through their franchise. AMRG states that their course is within AHA guidelines. Problem is in finding someone to run the megacode for me....

  25. Computerized charting... Pro's, con's, and best/worst systems to work with?

    cvryder replied to JustaGypsy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a traveler just dipping into this forum for the first time. I've used a blue million computerized charting systems and every time I think I've run up on all of them, I get to a hospital that uses...