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It wasn't the original post that was egregious, it was the response they gave to another response

WOW!!!!!! Not a very professional response!!! People are just trying to give you some friendly advice. You asked if they were competitive, so, check with other agencies to compare them and find out how competitive they are. When you ask people for ...

Bedrest!! Dang I hate autocorrect!!!! LOL!!

Atropine and/or TCP would only be indicated if the pt was symptomatic with the bradycardia. Going by what you were saying, he wasn't symptomatic, so the IVF and bested was the proper call

I would definitely talk to my agency and find out what is going on!!!

I am currently on assignment with Medical Solutions. I have been with them at the same facility for a year now and have never had one issue! My recruiter is awesome!!!! I would agree with nightingale nurses!! I have not worked with them and I won'...

That is a very bad generalization of southern people!! I am from the south, born and raised, and my family and my wife's family were and still are union!! I will admit it, if I were to ever work a strike, it will be for the money, but at the same t...

I am considering a travel contract there as well in the CVICU. Keep us updated on your assignment. Thanks

I am looking at taking a contract with Cirrus Medical Staffing. Does anyone have any experience with them? They seem to be good as for what I have read, but you know they could say anything to lure you in:chuckle Any advice would be very helpful.

I currently work @ Vandy and my credit is horrible as well. I hired on in February of this year and had no issue with a credit check. My opinion is that it won't matter. Good Luck

Apparently you have been called a mean old battle-axe before. I have been a nurse for 16 years and know exactly the kind of nurse the OP is talking about! I have worked with nurses that have 30 to 40 years experience and are the sweetest, most help...

Totally agree!!!! I would love to go back and get my BSN and even my MSN, however, financially I can't afford it right now as I have a child getting ready to start college. If the employer wants to pay for my BSN, then YES I would go back, in a hear...

I know that the OP is old, and I would hope that they have their IL license by now (HAHAHAHAAHA), but it took me about 6 weeks AFTER they received all of my info, and I went to RN school in IL, but got my KY license as that is my home state. I will ...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I didn't see the word "shock" in the post, all I saw was compressions, just sayin'

Well, when the pt himself tells us that he "dropped his heroin and didn't get his fix" would be my first clue that he does not have a chronic pain issue. Now, I didn't say that everyone that comes to the ER for pain meds is drug seeking, but it has ...

One of the ways that I can tell is the pt that is "allergic" to ALL types of pain meds from Tylenol and Motrin all the way up to Demerol and Morphine. The only thing that works is "4mg of Dilaudid every 2 hours"!! Now, tell me that this pt is not se...

You can never go wrong by being honest, and I'm sure that your NM will respect you for it and understand your situation if you'll explain it to her. Who knows, she may give you the position anyway. Just be honest. Good luck and my best for your mothe...

I agree, you have to write her up!! When I was the DON at a LTC facility and the nurses would complain about a CNA, I would tell them to write them up. The DON needs a paper trail in order to terminate someone. Now that being said, The state I live i...

I totally agree!!! What if it were one of the "higher ups'" daughters, wives, mothers or some other female relative, would they be as quick to sweep it under the rug? I say NO!!!!!!!!! They would have that physician's head spinning so fast that he...

I did a total of 4 contracts with them and did not have any trouble what so ever. the pay was good and my recruiters treated me great. The only problem was my recruiter kept getting changed. Supposedly one left the company and the other was promote...

This just sickens me to no end!!! When are the higher-ups at these facilities going to realize that just because someone has "MD" behind their name does NOT give them the right to belittle, demean, verbally, or, in this case, physically abuse anyone...

No this is not normal by a long shot!!! This place is nothing but trouble with a capital T-R-O-U-B-L-E!!!!! You should not have to put up with that kind of abuse! You are the charge nurse NOT the staffing co-ordinator, and the DON and Administrato...

One of the first things you will notice if you go to work in the ER, is for the nurses that have been there a while, they tend to do things without the MD ordering it and usually the MD will go back and write the order. While it is not good nursing p...

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I agree with the above posters. You are just in your first semester and you already have a lot of conflict!! It's only going to get worse the farther you go into it. Take a step back and check out other careers. Like one poster said, nursing will...