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  1. San Mateo Medical Center?

    kimtab posted a topic in California Nursing

    Anybody working at San Mateo Medical Center? I have an interview with the nurse recruiter there tomorrow for a tele position. Wouldn't be my first choice since I am an ICU nurse but I don't mind...

  2. Local traveler 18 weeks pregnant

    kimtab posted a topic in Travel

    I have been doing local contracts in the SF Bay area where my husband and I relocated for his job 6 months ago. My current contract is up Jan 22 and they don't need me to extend. I am due June 1. I...

  3. Need Help/Advice

    kimtab replied to travel nurse2009's topic in Travel

    It was 7 weeks. if they won;t help you resolve it then just leave it off your resume. You have 25 years of experience, no one will miss that 7

  4. Meg or Jerry

    kimtab replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in California Nursing

    Meg didn't even bother voting in elections for most of her own adult life, and I think she's actually a drag queen (she looks like a man, doesn't she?) I think RuPaul ought to establish residency out...

  5. is the cali market worth a try?

    kimtab replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in California Nursing

    I have 6 years of critical care experience and I have been working travel contracts for 4 months because I haven't been able to find a staff position. I am in the SF Bay area. Jobs are not falling...

  6. How do I get a Cali liscense?

    kimtab replied to FutureNurse2B's topic in Travel

    they require fingerprint results before issuing a temp license http://www.rn.ca.gov/pdfs/applicants/tlcounter.pdf So you can only walk through if you have done your fingerprints and the results have...

  7. New grad considering Travel nursing. Anyone recommend it?

    kimtab replied to kurisutien_BSN_rn's topic in Travel

    I am on my first travel assignment. I had one week of general hospital orientation/computer training and I have 2 twelve hour shift with a preceptor before being on my own with a patient assignment....

  8. Anybody wanna help me brainstorm best schedule?

    kimtab posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am single and have a 3yo child. I will be graduating in May and assumed I would HAVE to work nights as a new grad although I have been told by some nurses that ain't necessarily so. So I am trying...

  9. setting up EVDs

    kimtab replied to slholmes's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    We turn it off to the drain to get a pressure reading. If you had it open to drain and patient wouldn't the transducer be getting the pressures from both sides? Doesn't seem like that would be...

  10. You know you're a neuro nurse if.....

    kimtab replied to Elenaster's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    ...you've ever told anyone who's behavior was annoying you to "Stop being so frontal" ...you wake your kids up in the morning with a sternal

  11. How to find Externships in Georgia?

    kimtab replied to lisa1130's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Pick up the phone and call HR at the hospitals you want to work at. They don't always put that info out on their

  12. HELP. possibly relocating to Atlanta

    kimtab replied to mercedes7's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Grady is the county hospital, that's all I'm going to say about that. They are a level one trauma center and are known for their burn center as well. I think you can learn a lot there, do a search...

  13. HELP. possibly relocating to Atlanta

    kimtab replied to mercedes7's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I live 12 miles from work currently. I work an 0800 to 1630 schedule. It takes me 40 minutes to go that 12 miles in the morning, and between 30-45 minutes to do it in the evening, though it has...

  14. HELP. possibly relocating to Atlanta

    kimtab replied to mercedes7's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I would figure out where you're going to work and then decide on your living situation becuase traffic is a real pain in the orifice here. The traffic here is supposedly comparable to driving in LA,...

  15. Curious about GPC

    kimtab replied to cassbuth's topic in Georgia Nursing

    If you aren't in a class right now, go ahead and get your fundamentals and your med surg book and start reading. Try to cover the basics before you start class. Cardiovascular, respiratory, renal,...

  16. Nurse terminated after having baby

    kimtab replied to hokiern's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "Right to work" simply means that no person can be required to join a labor organization or pay dues to such as a condition of employment. I am an "At will" employee because I do not have an...

  17. Do i have a chance?

    kimtab replied to onmyway06's topic in Nursing Career

    Taking classes as an adult is very different. I think you may find you are an "A" student now. Having to pay for it yourself and make all the other sacrifices you have to make makes it a lot easier...

  18. What is pool status?

    kimtab replied to Woman_in_love's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would interpret that as a float position. You would be sent to one of several different units for your shift, based on where they needed the staff that

  19. Should I become a nurse or a teacher?

    kimtab replied to TinaRiy85's topic in General Nursing

    Amen. I have worked in other industries and only in healthcare have I seen this unbelievably rabid attention to recruitment, with absolutely no service paid to

  20. Pro's and con's of w/e nights

    kimtab posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I'm a single parent, child care issues abound. I've worked at a M-F 8 hours shifts job for the past year but the call schedule has gotten out of control enough that the convenience of the M-F...

  21. Should I become a nurse or a teacher?

    kimtab replied to TinaRiy85's topic in General Nursing

    The starting salary for a new teacher in Dekalb Co., Georgia is $38,900. The starting salary (based on an hourly wage of $20) for a new graduate nurse in a hospital setting in the same area is...

  22. Pro's and con's of w/e nights

    kimtab replied to kimtab's topic in Nursing Career

    Monday he will be in school, and Sunday during the day someone can watch him. The catch being I'll only see my son for a couple of hours total on Sunday. I think the additional time I am gaining...

  23. Pro's and con's of w/e nights

    kimtab replied to kimtab's topic in Nursing Career

    Dixie, Did the night schedule throw you off too much? I imagine Monday would be enough to recover and then be able to function normally for the rest of the week but then I've never done nights, so I...

  24. DUI ten years ago......Is there anyone who will hire me in GA?

    kimtab replied to KindredWolf's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I can't imagine a 10 year old DUI shutting you out of a job. You need to find out what is in the background check, and what your previous employers are saying. I don't know how you do this, but I...

  25. Help, new nurse, suffering from Heel Pain.

    kimtab replied to KEVIN88GT's topic in General Nursing

    I had it for probably 2 years before I went to the Dr. about it. Then another 6 months to a year of "better but still there" before it went away. Yes, it just disappeared one day. I wasn't doing...