DM74LA

DM74LA

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  1. Acute travel pay

    DM74LA posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi all, I'm wondering how well a traveling acute dialysis nurse gets paid compared to med-surg or ICU. I've spoken with some non-dialysis travelers and they are convinced that dialysis assignments...

  2. California taxes

    DM74LA posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hey everyone. I'm curious as to how much the state tax rate of 13% seems to impact your take home pay? It's possible that some nurses are pushed into the higher tax bracket of 28% some these two...

  3. California taxes

    DM74LA replied to DM74LA's topic in California Nursing

    Thanks for all the feedback, this information helps guide my decision

  4. Current employment situation in Dallas area

    DM74LA posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Hey all, it's been a couple of years since someone has asked. Seems around 2013 someone had asked about the Dallas market and got a few replies that it was flooded due to all the nursing schools in...

  5. Maybe A Rant?.... Housing Frustrations

    DM74LA replied to IbreakForBichons's topic in Travel

    BigT, thanks for that info. So there quoted rate on the site IS the actual pay. im OK with that money being taxed as I've already calculated for it and I want to be able to hit some OT with base rates...

  6. Maybe A Rant?.... Housing Frustrations

    DM74LA replied to IbreakForBichons's topic in Travel

    Last question, so even a company like Fastaff, who advertises rates in the 40's and higher, incorporates housing into these quoted

  7. California taxes

    DM74LA replied to DM74LA's topic in California Nursing

    Yeah, that's why I'm asking. Cali has the highest state tax plus a multitude of other costs associated with living there. My eventual plan is to work for Fastaff, sell my home in LA (the state) and...

  8. Maybe A Rant?.... Housing Frustrations

    DM74LA replied to IbreakForBichons's topic in Travel

    Why is the issue of extended stay being expensive an issue if the agency is paying for it? Does this detract from your hourly pay? I'm not a traveler so don't

  9. Informatics in the Insurance World

    DM74LA replied to Csmgr2info's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Hey, I'm not certain about any one particular course you could take, it really depends on what you want to do. General organizational and analytical skills are the best. Knowledge of Microsoft Office...

  10. Informatics in the Insurance World

    DM74LA replied to Csmgr2info's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I happen to be a programmer and a nurse and I know people frequently get the terms 'configure' and 'programming' confused. But there is the possibilty of writing computer code in the informatics area...

  11. NI salary really 90K

    DM74LA replied to Visuals's topic in Nursing Informatics

    74K in Louisiana. I'm content though, basically making the amount a float pool nurse

  12. Interested in switching to NI profession-questions....

    DM74LA replied to Love4OBX's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I have a similar background. I have a bachelors in computer science, but no job experience. I went directly back to get an associates in nursing. After nursing for five years I accepted a position...

  13. What administrative dept are you under?

    DM74LA replied to CathyLew's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Kathy, our informatics team is within the Data Processing Dept and we answer to the

  14. Day in the life-8 weeks in

    DM74LA posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    Hi all, This is a bit overdue, but here it is. I was hired Aug 5th of this year to come in on a software build that is about a year in development. We are moving from our old system to an...

  15. Landed Informatics Job - Now What?

    DM74LA replied to JulieCVICURN's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Congrats, I just landed an informatics job myself, although my organization will have five informatics nurses. The first thing I would do is learn the management structure and secondly the structure...

  16. Generating Downtime Forms for Meditech

    DM74LA replied to imenid37's topic in Nursing Informatics

    We are moving from Meditech to another vendor. But currently, our ICU and stepdown do paper charting. Not sure how similar your facilty is, but under the critical care section we print all our...

  17. Update: Mission accomplished job obtained

    DM74LA posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    Hi all, Just an update. I just recently sent a post about a job possibility that arose when my supervisor wanted to be a superuser at our hospital. I told her that I have a degree in computer science,...

  18. Ideas for training demo during informatics interview

    DM74LA replied to KrustyTheNurse's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Disclaimer: I am a regular nurse, not an informatics nurse yet. But if I were creating this training module, I would base around some instance that occurs on a regular basis. What technical problems...

  19. Informatics opportunity

    DM74LA posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    Hi all, I have been an RN for 4.5 years now having graduated with an Associates in Nursing from an accredited college. I entered nursing having just graduated with a B.S. in computer science being as...

  20. Informatics opportunity

    DM74LA replied to DM74LA's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Oops, sorry Mission, thanks for your advise. Angela, Wow! That's a dumptruck's load worth of reading. But I will cut and paste this literature list to my own personal file. I've ordered the Scope of...

  21. Informatics opportunity

    DM74LA replied to DM74LA's topic in Nursing Informatics

    rninformatics (sorry can't remember your name), Thanks for your advise. I looked up that book on Amazon, and while it does seem interesting, do you feel that it's relevant to informatics? It seems...

  22. CRNAs in NM

    DM74LA posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, This is my first post so a short intro is in order. I am currently residing in northern Louisiana. Three years ago, I started researching areas of the country to relocate and practice...

  23. Charting in the OR

    DM74LA posted a topic in Operating Room

    What does the circulating nurse chart throughout a surgery? Does the scrub chart anything? Thanks Wade Apologize if this has been asked

  24. Charting in the OR

    DM74LA replied to DM74LA's topic in Operating Room

    Wow, that seems like a lot to know, esp for a nurse new to the OR who is unfamiliar with the equipment. Of course, I guess some procedures have more to chart than others. Is most of this narrative...

  25. Right Personality for OR?

    DM74LA posted a topic in Operating Room

    Please excuse me if this has been asked before. I looked for a search option for this group and didn't see one-the interface is very busy. Anyway, a little background. I am a newly graduated ASN...