Kittyfeet

Has anyone ever done Travel nursing in or near Monterey, CA? I would love any info. Right now I have Tele and Intermediate Care experience but I'm open to other options.

I was quoted 20/hr for San Jose plus a housing stipend. I am new to travel nursing and California as well. I am wanting to work in Monterey.. if you feel comfortable with it, would you mind telling me which company you talked to that had offers in ...

I want to bump this back up there... I just responded to an offer from this company I found online too. I can't really find any reviews. Anyone have any experience with Strategic Healthcare or know of any good agencies on the Central Coast in CA?

I was one of those delusional people that didn't realize that my feelings wouldn't stop when I got my RN. I never thought about how much I might *not* like some of them. After working for years doing front desk customer service type things I should...

Yeah I think it's very unsafe to have a picc line when there is nobody to care for it... if it hasn't been touched in two days it's going to clot off! I don't know how the chain of command works in your hospital but if I were in that situation I wou...

I was scared to do it too, I always would ask my preceptor to come make sure I did it right, lol. I use Alaris pumps too and once you get the hang of them it's pretty easy. Your hospital probably has a clinical nurse educator that would be more tha...

I grew up in Centennial/Englewood... very pretty, close enough to the mountains to easily take lots of weekend trips, and the schools were great. There was always a ton of community stuff going on too. Although I moved 10 years ago, I think it's gr...

Flag the drugs in your book that you most commonly see used at the hospital... for example, if it were me I would flag things like lopressor, lisinopril, darvocet, lovenox, rocephin, etc.. so it's quicker when you go to look them up. And be sure to ...

Ask the pharmacy to put it on the mar so you can scan it? I have seen them put a bag of saline on there specifically labeled "for carrier". And also "for blood". I think it's just a matter of remembering to put it on there rather than just pulling...

I completely agree... they just want to get a reaction and they get really amused when it's anger and they push and push. I have only been a nurse for 4 months but I experienced a lot of harassment while working in customer service type jobs. I usu...

Oh and in response to financial concerns (as I read through more of the posts) the vet clinic I worked for was corporately owned and no, they don't make as much as RN's but they did have good benefits and job security, and even my friend who works fo...

I worked in a dog kennel and a vet clinic when I was studying nursing. Your schooling will not go to waste, trust me, ESPECIALLY the micro! Have you ever thought about becoming an RVT? I am frequently amused at how similar working in a "people" ho...

I just came across that issue not too long ago.. my patient was having surgery in the morning and their HS blood sugar was in the 200's. I asked the charge nurse and she said to cover it. I would think 300 would be way too high to leave! Besides l...

When I hung albumin with my preceptor it came in the glass bottle and we hung it with the tubing the pharmacy sent and hung it to gravity directly to the patient's saline lock. I just watched the drips and made sure it wasn't going too fast and it w...

Thanks to everyone for all the support and words of encouragement. I just keep going in every night and hoping for the best. I've had smooth shifts and bumpy ones. I am noticing a little improvement though. And I've realized I don't mind being in...

I am yet another overwhelmed new grad and I have read the pages upon pages of people saying "stick it out a year" and "you'll feel better after 6 months! I have been out of a 10 week orientation for about a month now, working nights with 5 to 6 pat...

There are 3 new grads working days right now at my job. I got hired for nights, but I like the extra pay and not having as many orders being written throughout my shift. I used to get up at 5am every morning and be totally exhausted by like 9:30 at...

It drives me crazy when people say they had "lasix" on their eyes.

Maybe you could tell them that your start date will be 2 weeks from when you sign your papers then? That's what I did, I never got a letter.

Hi! I've been off orientation about the same amount of time and sometimes I feel like I really got screwed with my patients too, and wonder if med/surg is for me. I have noticed they try to give me 5 when they can. I think you should talk to your ...

12 hour shifts are rough for me too, but I also think I would be a lot more tired having only 2 days off a week and working at the pace that I do, than just getting it all over in 3 days and having 4 days off. Plus I feel like even 12 hours isn't en...

I am pretty sure I couldn't be a CNA either. Of course I do bathing/assisting with toileting/bedmaking, etc at work and of course I did it all in school too but I think all night long with 15 or so patients it would drive me crazy. A lot of people...

I really want to get insurance.. we purchased it through the school as students and I feel like if we had to do it then, there was probably good reason and we should still do it. However I heard someone say something like "if you have nothing to go ...

Honestly, I'm still a new nurse (3 months so far on Telemetry floor) and I'm still trying to work this out for myself. I am still kind of slow and I would also appreciate any advice on how to assess fast, but thoroughly. Right after I give report I...

There are lots of LPN's where I work, but if you are having a hard time finding acute care maybe consider looking at rehab or a doctor's office if you really don't want to work in a nursing home. But I think any experience would help you out in the ...