bagladyrn

bagladyrn RN

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  1. Are you Tanning?

    bagladyrn replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I've always done my shopping in the middle of the night. Once while visiting my son I made the mistake of "running out to Walmart" at noon on a Saturday - OH THE HORROR! I had no idea! Wherever I am...

  2. Travel nursing

    bagladyrn replied to nursinnola's topic in Travel

    Before giving notice make sure you have a financial cushion of enough to cover bills and living expenses for a minimum of 3 months (you should have this when traveling anyway). Talk to multiple...

  3. Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    bagladyrn replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to be a smart aleck again- there is a surgery that is sort of for "camel toe"-it's called a labial reduction . Things you learn working

  4. Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    bagladyrn replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I guess that's what you need if you are planning a lotus birth! (Don't look it up if you have a weak

  5. California Dreaming?

    bagladyrn replied to KbmRN's topic in Travel

    Try checking out the site Travel Tax. He specializes in traveling professionals and his website has a lot of good general information for travel nurses. If you are able to do it you may want to...

  6. California Dreaming?

    bagladyrn replied to KbmRN's topic in Travel

    While it is a little early for actual contracts in November (although rarely one may find one that far out), it is certainly not too early to be talking to companies, finding recruiters who mesh well...

  7. Strike nursing

    bagladyrn replied to trulefty's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Actually it is such an accepted term that at one time the website listing strike breaking positions was titled "Scab.org". They called themselves

  8. single mom with 1 yr old

    bagladyrn replied to flipflopsRN's topic in Travel

    As an experienced traveler I would say no. Finding suitable daycare long distance would be difficult to impossible. It would be hard on your child to adjust to a new strange caregiver every few...

  9. Indian Reservations South Dakota,New Mexico

    bagladyrn replied to krazenurse's topic in Travel

    While some reservation hospitals may have limited housing on the hospital compound I really wouldn't try to do a contract at the ones I'm familiar with (Navajo area, AZ and NM - multiple facilities)...

  10. If you could just pick up and leave, where would you go?

    bagladyrn replied to JNursee's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to have some fun with this there is a website called "Find Your Spot.com" that has a multipage questionaire on which you rank how important various factors are - things like town size,...

  11. If we had a conservative nurses forum

    bagladyrn replied to FLmomof5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It seems to me that those who wish to limit a conversation to only those who share their point of view are seeking affirmation rather than open discussion. I was lucky enough in my formative years to...

  12. ADN Nurses Being Forced to go Back to School?

    bagladyrn replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    There should definitely be an arrangement for "grandfathering in" nurses with more than a certain number of years of experience. At the age of 60 I don't anticipate working more than another 10 years...

  13. Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

    bagladyrn replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Probably too many to count over the years, but the ones that stick in my mind the most are my personal version of the show "What Not to Wear". Many years ago I worked in psych, of course wearing...

  14. False Documentation

    bagladyrn replied to Daytona.67's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    caliotter - I'm going to disagree with one part of your post here - Do not clock out and continue to chart or work on the unit in any manner. If you are not on the clock you are not covered by...

  15. Pt's FB pictures of me

    bagladyrn replied to rse3's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    To the OP: Whether or not you end up concluding that this could be a HIPAA violation, consider how many of the posters here believe that it is. Now consider that any one of them could be one of your...

  16. AIDS and your patients

    bagladyrn replied to Sabr's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Remember that ANY patient on ANY unit is potentially a "member of the AIDS population". Yours simply are already identified. You should use the same precautions that you would use with any other...

  17. Travel Nurses - Share your stories

    bagladyrn replied to Joe V's topic in Travel

    I've been traveling for over 17 years now and have crisscrossed the country many times. I've worked in facilities ranging from 800+ beds to critical access hospitals with less than 25. There are...

  18. Not being considered to "re-sign" contract

    bagladyrn replied to mustang_convt's topic in Travel

    Another possible scenario: They may have someone in mind who has been at that hospital previously, was unavailable, and now wants to come back. Some small facilities seem to really like to have...

  19. Patients Passing Stools During Labor

    bagladyrn replied to MichaelBasic's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Doesn't bother me at all - childbirth just isn't a neat tidy business. I generally just keep a pile of dampened wipes within arms reach and quickly swipe the area and replace the underpad as needed...

  20. How do they rationalize staffing??...

    bagladyrn replied to melissakc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The truly great managers I've known will put on scrubs and work the floor when noone else is available. I even know one DON who will do

  21. How do you clear a newborn's airway?

    bagladyrn replied to kythe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not sure where you are getting the idea this is a common practice. 25+ yrs. of OB at multiple (many) facilities and I've never seen this done (Outside of old black and white

  22. Questions

    bagladyrn replied to StormyD_RN's topic in Travel

    Oops! Though totally off topic you'll have to admit we all know some nurses who could seriously use "commuter

  23. Questions

    bagladyrn replied to StormyD_RN's topic in Travel

    You absolutely MUST have money in savings before starting out as a traveler. Have enough to cover multiple months of your regular expenses and bills - some will say 6 months, some will say more....

  24. Critical Acess Hospitals and Labor nursing

    bagladyrn replied to mustang_convt's topic in Travel

    I have done OB travel contracts in multiple critical access hospitals. You do need to have strong skills in all facets of OB - L&D, PP, NB as well as some antepartum experience. While it is true...

  25. Does anyone else plan to stay in bedside?

    bagladyrn replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    30 years in and still at the bedside - by choice! I have absolutely no desire to do anything away from direct patient care. In fact, that is one of the things I like most about being a travel nurse...