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1. Never Again

   pjs91n replied to bshaw96's topic in Agency

   Sixty patients on 3-11, what a horror""" Where was your supervisor? I would have called my agency and told them right away and then list it for my personal DNR and alert other nurses as well. 3-11 is usually the busy shift and not easy for a "regular...

2. Cancelled

   pjs91n replied to Fancy Face's topic in Agency

   I have been doing agency for years, I have learned to have more than one agency, a per-diem and home care back-up. I also save what I can and pay my bills as get paid. Every check pays a bill. You also need to be flexible. Sometimes if you get into o...

3. need info on malpractice insurance...

   pjs91n replied to Fancy Face's topic in Agency

   Hi, I use NSO in PA as well, I am a LPN, paying $99.72 a year. I have been with them for many years, If you look in your nursing journals there are other companies to apply to as well. It is just very important that you carry your own

4. Should I run far, far away while I still have my license?

   pjs91n replied to Murse901's topic in Agency

   First, you are mighty brave to step out there being a "new" nurse. I started doing agency after 3 years of med-surg. they expect you to hit the floor working they do not really have time to orient you, we are there to fill in on a last minute basis a...

5. Home Health agencies paying nurses per visit

   pjs91n replied to AnnemRN's topic in Home Health

   I am an LPN working in NJ and I do one home case a week it takes me one hour per day I make $30.00 dollars/hr. Sometimes they will call me to pick up another visit. This works well for me because I also do agency and per diem work. My visit money is ...

6. Difference between travel and agency??

   pjs91n replied to nursern20's topic in Agency

   Are you serious? While there are many perks about traveling. you failed to mention the downsides as well. First i did not find the money any better, i learned that the agency gets a budget to work with from the facility and the more your housing cost...

7. graveyard shift?

   pjs91n replied to greenr06's topic in General Nursing

   I am a single grandmother and find night shift works best for me,my sister works days and we have (thank God) both parents still with us. the night shift nurses have sort of a "bond together" most places (I'm agency) it is busy we get stuck with " I...

8. Using College Network to move ahead

   pjs91n posted a topic in Online Learning

   I don't know where to ask this question, maybe a post here will get me some suggestions. I am now doing the college network to advance to RN. Has anybody else done this? any suggestions to make it easier? I would not be doing it this way i would rath...

9. Favorite Nurses?

   pjs91n replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in Agency

   Did travel assignment with Favorite, I had no real problems, but I got to know local office and dealt with them. Rx was wonderful, try Medical Express and Medical Staffing, I did assignments with both. Good Luck. If you want local, network ask local ...

10. need info on malpractice insurance...

    pjs91n replied to Fancy Face's topic in Agency

    I am a LPN and I have insurance with NSO (nurses service organization) I have been using them for 12 years,and I was also a traveler. They are located in Hatboro, PA. They also offer Retirement Accounts, Disability Insurance, etc. 800-986-4630. The...

11. Is there REALLY a nursing shortage?

    pjs91n replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

    After reading many reply's regarding this topic, I feel that there is not a "real" shortage, although we could use more "good nurses. The schools of nursing need some instruction on working in the "real nursing world" they teach that the Med/surg fl...

12. Is there REALLY a nursing shortage?

    pjs91n replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

    I received a reply to my thread. I am ready to apply to nursing school to become a RN the problem is that in the state I live in the waiting list to get in two years long and I am to old ( I feel ) to wait that long to get in. I was told that there a...

13. Quit my job for agency.

    pjs91n replied to Billy5949's topic in Agency

    Did you try more than one agency? Look in the last few pages of your nursing magazines. Call the local ones around your current location, sometimes they are looking for a nurse to "travel" with a sick family member. Good Luck Enjoy your holiday

14. philly, pa chpn exam march 2007

    pjs91n replied to twigmaster99's topic in Hospice

    You did not say if you were flying in or not, I know that most hotels there are very expensive. I visited there in August 2006 and I stayed at the Embassy Suites near the airport, this might sound far but it isn't really. They have a shuttle that goe...

15. Is there REALLY a nursing shortage?

    pjs91n replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

    I live in NJ and find that where there is not a shortage,there are a few specialities that could use help. I used towork med/surg. As aLPN I traveled for a while and came back home. If they would let seasoned nurses back into the hospitals it would e...