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  1. Just got to Indiana and low and behold they have something I never knew existed, medication aides. Does anyone have a list of all the states that have medication aides? As a new travel nurse I'd...
  2. New to Case Management

    It takes several months to find your flow, just like it did when you were a new nurse with that very first job. Case managment is a totally different mind-set. I understand your concern about the...
  3. Current Psych Travel

    I'm currently looking for a psych travel position. I've been in touch with the company I traveled with before for psych because they seem to have more positions than most other agencies. Problem is...
  4. Current Psych Travel

    Thanks for the info, I'll check them
  5. How to figure out if stipend is fair?

    http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?contentId=17943&programPage=%2Fep%2Fprogram%2FgsaBasic.jsp&channelId=-15943&ooid=16365&pageTypeId=8203&P=MTT&programId=9704&c...
  6. What company do you use?

    Supplemental Health Care is great for psych nurses wanting to travel. Any problems or questions are handled very well. Honest, friendly staff all
  7. Which states have medication aides?

    Thanks for the replies. Indiana, Kentucky, New Mexico, Texas, Arkansas, Ohio, Maine, Rhode Island and Florida. If anyone knows of any others please post them. Thanks
  8. renting a room to a traveler...

    Yes, for 7
  9. renting a room to a traveler...

    Going rate in this area is
  10. What's your favorite pair of nursing shoes?

    Merrell's for
  11. 75 Questions on NCLEX, pass or fail?

    At question 74 I was saying...come on, just one more question, pleeeeze, just one more, and click. It was
  12. This poll is directed to the Med/Surg staff nurse.

    Anywhere from 2 to 11 patient per night, one other RN with an equal load, and either an LPN or CNA to help. Telemetry/surg step-down
  13. Has anyone ever seen this happen??????

    Talk about nursing judgement and critical thinking in action. LORI YOU
  14. received disciplinary action--need advice

    I feel for you. I got written up my third day on the job as a new RN. I didn't list the doctor's first name on the consent form. My preceptor said oops, I thought you knew how to fill that out....
  15. Where to Place Telemetry Leads?

    I learned a more crude one, Starts out white on the right with clouds (white) over grass (green). The doggie "goes" in the middle (brown), and smoke (black) over fire
  16. Floated to another unit

    New grads get floated from our tele/sug step-down floor to the ICU and to emergency department. UGH!!! IT IS AWEFUL and scarey to say the least. Still trying to figure out basic floor nursing and...
  17. I gained 60 lbs during nursing school, sure I had a TVH/BSO a month before I started nursing school, so that probably helped too... I've been working for a month and I've dropped 10 lbs, and seem to...
  18. What's In Your Pocket?

    Scissors, $1.10 for a soda when I get a chance, 10cc packaged syringe of normal saline flush, alcohol wipes, three ink
  19. My mouth fell open when I read your post. It was as if I had written it!!! Spooky! I just graduated in May, already passed the NCLEX and started to work as an RN on a surgical telemetry step-down...
  20. Good Nursing Shoes?

    Merrell. Only shoe I'd wear. I started out with a pair of nurse mates and they killed my feet. Merrell's aren't cheap but it's worth it as much as you are on you
  21. How hard is Statistics?

    I dropped it twice. Decided to get my bachelor's degee in health science, the math pre-req for it is finite math, which I already passed with an "A". I just couldn't get my brain around statistics,...
  22. Question about RN programs

    Do the RN, if you do the LPN you'll regret it and wish you'd just went straight through for the extra
  23. It's pretty much a given that you SHOULD be scared. Hopefully scared equals careful. The preceptor I had "turned me loose" with her there to answer questions if I had them after the second day of...
  24. Celebratory Tattoo?

    A nurses cap atop a heart with a four leaf clover for good
  25. Chemistry?! Pls help

    I took chemistry for non-science majors the semester before I started nursing classes. It was a HUGE help with pharmacology!!! I was breezing through the calculations while everyone else was ready...