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  1. How to put travel nursing on resume...

    RNDude1 posted a topic in Travel

    I just returned from Northern California where I completed my first travel assignment working the one-day labor action on Sept. 22. My question: How do you fine travelers put such an experience on...

  2. ICE " in case of emergency " apps worth it ?

    RNDude1 replied to Trekfan's topic in Emergency

    Ditch the special app. Just create an ICE entry in your contacts with the needed information. Most EMS folks can work the popular phone

  3. I'm New To ER...Share some tips please?

    RNDude1 replied to al7139's topic in Emergency

    AL7139, to help with organization make yourself a "brain sheet," just a sheet for each shift with boxes and lines that separate your rooms. you can make notes on it to make it easier to remember who's...

  4. To ENA membership or not?

    RNDude1 replied to nnl erRN's topic in Emergency

    Admittedly, there are some lame professional organizations that seem as though they are selling memberships more than aiding the profession. The ENA is not one of those. I believe the journal alone is...

  5. ER Nursing Texts for the New Grad

    RNDude1 replied to herowneulogy's topic in Emergency

    I would second the previous suggestion that "Fast Facts for the ER Nurse: Emergency Room Orientation in a Nutshell" is an exellent choice. It is easily carried in its smaller, paperback form; it...

  6. Supplies You Can't Live Without

    RNDude1 replied to felineRN's topic in Emergency

    "On the subject of computerized drug books, you'll want one that has IV compatibility checking built in. Mine has saved me dozens of phone calls to the pharmacy" How true. I would suggest "Skyscape."...

  7. sending an online thank you after interview

    RNDude1 replied to MorningLight's topic in General Nursing

  8. sending an online thank you after interview

    RNDude1 replied to MorningLight's topic in General Nursing

    Despite the saying, a follow-up email "is a second chance to make a first

  9. sending an online thank you after interview

    RNDude1 replied to MorningLight's topic in General Nursing

    I always do it. It reinforces your continued interest in the job and establishes yourself as a respectful person--one the interviewer would like to have on their team. Most importantly, in the text...

  10. Do Nurses Still Make *Real* Beds?

    RNDude1 replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    SCDs distroyed the "hospital

  11. Would you advise anyone to get into nursing?

    RNDude1 replied to -RN-'s topic in General Nursing

    I graduated nine months ago after a long career in both radio and print journalism. I chose nursing for the career reliability it offered and because I wanted to help people. Would I choose nursing...

  12. Can someone teach me about Hep-Locks?

    RNDude1 replied to nycNurse2b's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    PICCs are the only thing I see hep-locked these

  13. Is home health profitable?

    RNDude1 replied to brotherbear's topic in Home Health

    While many non-medical companies slave their milage pay to the government standard (about 50 cents/mile), I have found that home health companies don't--and they are slow to raise their milage pay to...

  14. Duke pay for nurses is shameful

    RNDude1 replied to Shelley1960's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I, too, came here from California. I agree that the pay out west is much better, but so is the grief related to a powerful union controlling your profession. The CNA is the second strongest union in...

  15. Yuba College nursing studen

    RNDude1 replied to LatinaRN978's topic in California Nursing

    How is the Yuba program these days? I started in about 2004 (I've since graduated from another program in another state) and the program was so horrible. I can't tell you how many people got tossed...

  16. Waiting for NCLEX-RN Results in CA

    RNDude1 replied to fireline's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I feel--and remember--your pain. Only those of us that have endured the trial, that is nursing school, can understand. Keep the faith! The "trick" works with 99 percent accuracy (the 1 percent being...

  17. Waiting for NCLEX-RN Results in CA

    RNDude1 replied to fireline's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    ABSOLUTELY it works! DO IT NOW! I used it, people in my class that failed the first time used it twice and say it works in both instances. I had an instructor tell me one day all of her students have...

  18. Rowan Regional Medical Center, telemetry. What's up with all the openings?

    RNDude1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm filing an application at Rowan hospital in Salisbury on their telemetry unit. I was told a large number of nurses left the unit recently. Does anyone know the full story BEFORE I get embroiled in...

  19. Telemetry Nursing

    RNDude1 replied to newpncnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Both my wife and I use Skyscape for our Blackberry phones. Through their portal you can purchase Davis' Drug Guide and dozens of other applications, plus you'll receive a lot of free apps too. We've...

  20. <NEW GRAD for a year now, NO JOB!

    RNDude1 replied to Winnie93's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Get your ACLS. It's not too hard, offered at most facilities, and will provide you with a broad swath of job opportunities from telemetry floors to critical care. Best of

  21. Hooters as Job History...Could this hurt my chances of getting a job?

    RNDude1 replied to AMD88's topic in Nursing Career

    Seriously, I have only been in a Hooters twice, but I was very impressed by the quality of training the girls have received pertaining to customer attention and care--a quality that translates to...

  22. Have any of you gone straight into home health or ONLY had home health experience?

    RNDude1 replied to efda3's topic in Home Health

    I started as a new grad in home health, but my company (Gentiva) gave me orientation. How could they not?? I stayed for nearly eight months before I became concerned that the lack of exposure to...

  23. New Grad in Home Health

    RNDude1 replied to pemoRN's topic in Home Health

    I started as a new grad in home health, but my company (Gentiva) gave me orientation. How could they not?? I stayed for nearly eight months before I became concerned that the lack of exposure to...

  24. New grad Home health nurse

    RNDude1 replied to Nursee13's topic in General Nursing

    I started as a new grad in home health, but my company (Gentiva) gave me orientation. How could they not?? I stayed for nearly eight months before I became concerned that the lack of exposure to...

  25. <NEW GRAD for a year now, NO JOB!

    RNDude1 replied to Winnie93's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Where are you located? The BSN seems like a good idea--hey, what have you got to