amy0123 BSN, RN

Any tips or advice on med conversion calculation of grams to milligrams to micrograms? I looked through a few books but it doesn't really give easy ways to know this. I remember seeing something like this but ugh I don't have my notes on it. ...

Hi everyone, I have been a medsurg tele traveler for a little over ten years, and pick up local per diem shifts in between assignments at home. After reviewing several travel nurse websites and all of their needs for specialties like OR, ICU, ER, PIC...

Thank you, that is an awesome suggestion! I can definitely spend a day shadowing in each area and pick a specialty. I'll contact the manager of each specialty. If the specialty is not a good fit for me, then I could stay as I am in my position. At le...

I graduated recently with my BSN in nursing. I have been working as a nurse for 2 months. The process that I was told: I spoke to an officer recruiter yesterday, he said that I would have to take a pre-test first to see if I am qualified to join the ...

I've worked at The Villages Hospital and Naples Community Hospital on Travel Assignments with AMN. They were both a great experience. I'm a med/surg/Tele nurse. Some friends I made in both places work in ICU and said it was great too. I would definit...

nomad5150- this is old stuff and there is already a behind the scenes effort to clean up the worst of the practices (see www.natho.org ) :) as a traveler, you are not going to get a market wage in this economy as the agencies ...

79Tango - please explain some facts. If the 4 companies I mentioned are the worst, what makes them the worst? what are the best? You seem to know. As an RN, the $15/h wage is not market value. Especially after working for American Mobile for 4 years...

I've been with American Mobile for 3-4 years. It's really sad how since fall of 2010 they've changed into a "tax advantage" pay program. This means to me that the company gets to take advantage of Travel Nurses on the tax and hourly rate. I was offer...

I had the same problem. It was not easy. The process took weeks. I had the same situation. I had to explain to my loan officer what a travel nurse was and does. He said his mother was a nurse and new about travel nursing and she helped him to underst...

Yes, their housing is clean and safe. Occupied by nurses. A condo-like setting. The hospital itself is located in Naples, mostly a retirement community. It's a beautiful area. The hospital's housing is about a 15 minute walk to the beach and a block ...

Vassar Brothers starting pay is $29.67 per hourly rate. It goes up a dollar or so every year after. I'm not sure about St. Francis pay.

I've worked with American Mobile for 3 years. I started my first travel assignment with them and I'm still working for them. They're a well known company and therefore have more assignments available in more states. I would say for a new traveler, I ...

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/li-nurses-to-rally-against-mandatory-swine-flu-vaccines-1.1465858 hong kong health care workers leery of h1n1 vaccine http://www.thejobcure.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090826publ003.html risks of the swine...

You're right. Most people do not care. However, I think there are very few who do. And they will be very frustrated.

If every state mandated the H1N1 vaccine like the NY government has, I wonder what the response would be from health care workers from all 50 states. Would some states refuse and rally? Would those nurses also lose their argument for free choice and ...

The military gets involved: "Representatives from 10 U.S. government agencies are holding a two-day table-top exercise in cooperation with the government of Panama to assist in responding to any future influenza pandemic Sept. 16." "The representativ...

united nations international law: http://www.un.org/en/law/ world trade organization law: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news_e.htm obama announces plan to expand fight against global h1n1 pandemic http://geneva.usmission.gov/news/category/health/...

Forced to be immunized as a condition of employment. http://nursing.advanceweb.com/editorial/content/editorial.aspx?cc=207252

the law: subpart 66-3 - health care facility personnel - influenza vaccination requirements http://www.health.state.ny.us/regulations/emergency/docs/2009-08-13_health_care_personnel_influenza_vaccination_requirements.pdf can a health care worker w...

some major concerns about the h1n1 vaccine that have not been addressed: http://www.falseflagflu.com/pdf/fliers/swinefluvaccinefactsheet.pdf  fast tracked by the fda, very little testing for safety  will only be tested a few weeks on a few hun...

Metropolitan hospital had an inservice on the H1N1 and flu vaccines. We were told this is mandated by the government and the state. If the vaccines are refused by Nov 30 then you will be suspended without pay for 2 weeks, and a research report must b...

https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/documentation-books-260860.html I have a book on nursing notes, The Complete Guide to Documentation ,LWW the above thread is also helpful.

With all the hiring freezes, layoff's and budget concerns any temporary positions would be great to work if you manage to get one. There's more nurses applying and not enough travel positions available - from what I was told. Especially a popular pla...

Take the stipend. Look in the papers for a furnished apartment or room close by the hospital. Sometimes hotels offer discount monthly rates like the Ramada or Extended Stay. You could speak to the person who set-up the housing but they may take longe...

I was not a good test taker. I became a better test taker with practice. While some of my classmates were out with friends, I was in my dorm room studying and practicing questions to pass the HESI. We had to take a HESI exam at the end of each semes...