burnoutward BSN, RN

I am on my second assignment and about to extend my contract with AMN . The current issue is that I am not happy with the area I am living in, that I want to be in an area of the city that there is closer to things to do. I told my recruiter this and...

Who are you traveling with? My recruiters act like there are never assignments in Hawaii.

Thanks, maybe it's just me venting, but yeah, would love their info.

First off, I give you props for your specialty, end of life care has been one of the most rewarding experiences of nursing for me. Hospice/End of Life has such a big spiritual component as you are dealing with crossing over into something we don't kn...

Hey I'm @ Stanford in Palo Alto, CA and this area is GORGEOUS and weather has been awesome so far. Starting my first day on Monday. My specialty is Oncology/MS but always looking for other travelers to meet up with. :)

Traveling has been the best experience of my career so far as a nurse. I was very afraid when I first left and started. The learning curve is steep but if you are a smart person, determined, or just hell-bent on making it, you'll be fine! I have lear...

Hello, So I am on my first travel assignment and completed week 1. I spent the week filling out paperwork and taking tests to learn the epic system and was on the floor for 8 on Thursday and 12 on Friday. I was a bit of a nervous wreck as I am still ...

Thank you thank you everyone for your encouragement. :) It is going pretty well, overall. I will say the EPIC system is probably what is kicking my butt the most (used Meditech up to this point) and getting use to new people, new environment, and new...

I wasn't impressed with Advantage RN when I was applying through them. My first recruiter who was sweet was then out on "medical leave". The second recruiter was highly disappointing, told her in July I'd be ready to travel mid-September. She never f...

Hello All, To join the many others on here looking for ways to improve life upon their unit, I am looking for help. I work on an Oncology Med-Surg unit in a hospital where the dollar bill is more important than safe staffing. Our morale is circling t...

Hello, So I have spoken with a nursing recruiter and was told the only school loans covered are undergraduate BSN student loans. It seems rather bizarre to me as you can only borrow 65,000 in undergrad according to my financial aid advisor. But, I wa...

Hello, So I am looking at joining the Army Nurse Corps. I have not started applying (will be doing that in January) I am in schools currently for my masters. However, it is not in nursing, it is actually in Herbal Medicine and yes, it is accredited. ...

Wow, so I appreciate the replies and the honesty given. I cannot fire my manager and I do not know how to effect staffing as simply put, we don't have the staff and what we have is stretched so thin, I don't know where we can get more from. Until the...

when i first started, i was changing a patient and going rather fast because i was thinking about all the other things i had to do that day. i reached between his legs to grab the diaper to pull out....i didn't grab the diaper. the nurse who was help...

Hey, So I have been doing a lot of research still about joining the ANC but a couple things would like to get clarified still. 1) How likely is it for an experienced nurse to get stationed at their first choice? If I wanted to go to Landstuhl Regiona...

Hello all, So I have been an oncology med-surg nurse for the past 2 years and I am thinking about exploring the world of Nurse Corps although I have a few questions first and hopefully you are able to answer them. :) What is it like for an experience...

I am going to the only accredited program for a Masters in Herbal Science in the USA starting in September! I am so psyched. Just thought I would pass it on.

Patchouli wearing hippie Happy go lucky fool proud to be a nurse by trade Spiritual not religious cat owning liberal 1 nose piercing 2 tattoos swimmer and painter CPI certified knows the 5 rights smore loving flowerchild proud to be a nurse love lear...

Brilliant :)

Oh we are supposed to include funny stories about preceptors? This preceptor I was with was a total tight wad and a bit obnoxious at times. Patients and their families complained about her to me when she was out of the room then expressed sympathy t...

hahaha! that is awesome, although would have been great if you said you can't fire me, I QUIT. good luck i'm sure you will find something way better. :)

congrats you are truly an inspiration :)

We can only give 12.5mg IV per pharmacy protocol at my hospital. It is a pain the ass, I'd rather just pull up and give IM personally, seems to be more effective and stays with patient longer.

You brought tears to my eyes with this beautiful story. Congrats to Janet, I know she is being the nurse that she was determined to be somewhere.

Same, we get ours from pharmacy as well. :/ Good Luck!