ljb

ljb has 4 years experience and specializes in L&D, SICU.

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1. What's with this Tax Advantage?

   ljb replied to aberrn's topic in Travel

   This thread has been helpful, but has raised some new questions for me on the topic. The agency I just signed with (first assignment--excited!) does NOT do the TA program. Does that mean then, that I...

2. trouble getting first travel assignment in L&D!

   ljb replied to ljb's topic in Travel

   oops, now I wasn't being clear. When I typed SD, I meant San Diego. I'm looking to travel in CA! thanks again for your posts, and positive

3. trouble getting first travel assignment in L&D!

   ljb replied to ljb's topic in Travel

   Oh, you think I sould go for it! I was surprised to see that your post was from the same person as your previous post, only b/c i sort of thought you were saying that i should get way more experience...

4. question re: nurses doing vaginal/cervical exams

   ljb replied to ljb's topic in Ob/Gyn

   from the OP: thanks to everyone for your replies. All I can say is...I feel so inexperienced! We don't do VEs, FSEs, cultures, etc, and have residents around 24/7. Essentially, we are assistants to...

5. trouble getting first travel assignment in L&D!

   ljb replied to ljb's topic in Travel

   Thanks for your response. I think you're right in that I need to gain more experience overall. I've begun to work with the residents at my hospital and started doing cervical exams with them to...

6. question re: nurses doing vaginal/cervical exams

   ljb posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hello all, I'm an L&D nurse looking to get into travel nursing, but have run into some problems in regards to my experience. I wondered what any of you might be able to offer in terms of advice or...

7. trouble getting first travel assignment in L&D!

   ljb posted a topic in Travel

   Hello all, I've just begun looking for a travel position as an L&D nurse in the last couple of weeks, and am not having much luck. I wondered what any of you might be able to offer in terms of...

8. 4 10-hr day workweeks?

   ljb replied to dianacs's topic in General Nursing

   hi, general concensus (save the last post) seems to be that 12 hr shifts are really bad (hard, tiring, undesirable, etc.) This has me worried! The hospitals I'm looking at working at all seem to...

9. anyone wear Danskos?

   ljb replied to MelRN13's topic in General Nursing

   they're very comfy. I'm still a student, but I've been wearing dansko (closed back) clogs since before I started school. As a matter of fact, i need to make myself go out and buy some other shoes...