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Already starting to eat your young? In the 20 years I have been nursing, I have found many beds unlocked. Falls happen for many reasons, you can not assume the unlocked bed was at fault, although you tell patients not to get up, you set bed alarms...

Don't blame the CABG on losing upper body strength, this happens to everyone as they age, I am 56 and have had to find new ways to use my body to keep up with the demands of my job. I love nursing, and will continue to compensate as long as I can. Wh...

Well , you won't like the barbecue here, nothing like NC. It is hot in the summer and cold in the winter. We have the cheapest gas prices throughout the US. I work at Southcrest, I have listened to nurse's talking about the bad pay at St. Francis, I ...

I have worked in hospitals across the nation, mostly in caradiac. The hospital I am working in places a ice bag and a weighted bag on the cath site during recovery. I am wondering why? They say the manufacturer of angioseal and others recomend this....

One of the best schools, and one of the most beautiful areas you can be in.

arizona is a walk-thru state

Our hospital has installed camera's in all the pt's rooms, they will have to agree to be on camera and there will be internet access for families to see thier loved ones at home. (If they don't have time to visit or are in another state.) I do not k...

Peg tube's are directly into the stomach, ng tubes need to be checked for placement with air. The tube may slip out a way and be in the mouth or throat, or maybe in the lungs, if it is in the lungs you can feel air comming out of the end in rhythm wi...

An orientee on the first day of the job is not responsible for the patients, I am a travel nurse with a typical 2 day orientation, in two days I can learn what I need to know, in less than 1 day I could not function. I would get out of that situatio...

The person being precepted is not responsible, the nurse precepting is responsible for the orientee and the patients. This is why it is such a responsible job to precept new employees. Orientees are often pulled off the floor for classes and photo...

Hi My Name is Linda Louise Everett, You did not get very straight answers from the previous replys, I have found that nursing wages are pretty much constant across the board. You are better off asking for what you want than asking what the salery...

I ran into a nurse that travels with cctc , and does dialysis. They must have a division. Maybe all the companies do. I would check out all companies. She was in Arizona, and going to PA.

Menolly 33, Feel free to ask what you want to know, I use a loptop computer while I travel. Most parks have telephone services, right now I am in Mesa, Arizona. We recently upgraged our RV, big mistake, many breakdows and recalls. Be sure to check...

You contact the hospital, many have seasonal contracts, you get health insurance and all the perks of regular employment, especially in areas like Fl or Arizonia, any hospital will work out the problems for you. There are many ways to work as a nur...

I have been traveling RV style for years, I have found most RV parks are OK. some do not have the services of others, but those services are always available in the community. I often get to a job, having found an RV park through Woodall's or on the...

I have seen nurses work as independent contractors. I worked with a male nurse in Florida that does it and he had no problems, and has me thinking about trying it. I believe there are books that can help smooth the way. I think maybe if we all becam...

I have travled without a tax home for 2-3 years, no problems at all, your salary just gets taxed, still make money, not that much difference, Cross Country trav Corp has an office in Boston, My recruiter Shannon Wright works there, I am in Florida...

Lizz, How wrong you are, in this day and age where call bell's are so important, you must answer "promptly" how do you respond when you are up to your elbows in poop? Patients ring the call bell when thier IV's fall apart... and they do.... and ...

Thunderwolf,, Great reply, after years of experience, this is the truth as I see it.

Hey, You are reading posts that are negative, you have seen that if a positive subject is posted, you get positive responses, This is a place that you can get any information you can think of, and a place where you can find sympathy, a place to rele...

Saline down the trach is still effective if you have a muc. plug, they stopped doing it because they felt whatever germs there were got pushed furter down into the lungs when saline was used.

Florida Hosp have a large system with 7 or 8 different hosps. I have been here, working in Winter Park Hosp for the last 3 months, I believe you may start a little lower, but these people are not hurting for money. go to myflorida.com, you can downlo...

What is PharmD? As a traveler I have run into many problems when the schedule is set by pharmacy, some people like to take their meds at night, some in the morning, the DR. sometimes write for specific times, sometimes I want to start an antibiotic...

You will end up paying taxes on that money, no fun. better to take a job for 30.00 an hour.

Merry Christmas!! This is why prn is a good job, you want control you have to do agency or prn, there will always be those that get the good time, and it will never be the good nurse or the strong nurse, it will be the best liked, nurse with the b...