wahoofan

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1. 1 year of experience...is travel nursing for me??

   wahoofan replied to nursekimmi34's topic in Travel

   When I first starting traveling in 1997, companies required experience. My first company required a minimum of 5 yrs in the specialty in which you wanted to be assigned. As time has gone by and more companies have come on the scene, they look at numb...

2. $23/hr to travel?

   wahoofan replied to Billy5949's topic in Travel

   It always amuses me how much money people think travelers make. There are many reasons to take a travel position, but if you are a nurse of 20 yrs or more, and your hospital pays for that experience, you will make more to stay put. Travelers do not g...

3. What was your hourly wage at your first job as a new grad?

   wahoofan replied to DelanaRN's topic in LPN/LVN

   In the 70's when I started, I made $10 /hr which felt like a fortune. (Virginia hospital) Years later was making $35....moved to S.C. and started back in the $20's---South Carolina is famously low in all fields, not just nursing. Now back to $30's.....

4. INR & Blood coagulation studies!!

   wahoofan replied to milly85's topic in Student Assist

   If a pt. has a PE, then more than likely they will be started on anticoagulants......the PT,PTT, and INR are needed prior to beginning those meds in order to have a baseline value and be able to determine how much Heparin or Coumadin to use.