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I work in a small (8 bed) specialty unit. We use mandated overtime. During our busy time, about November-March, it is common to be mandated for 16-hour shifts more than once a week. We work 3-day weekends, and we can pretty much count on at least one...

Looking for some clarification on dose ranges for prns. Example... If an order says 1-2 Vicodin q4 hrs prn for pain: Can we give 1 tab at 8am and 1 tab at 10am? Or If we give one tab at 8am, do we have to wait until 12pm to give any more? I've had a...

I'm just curious about anybody's feedback or suggestions...trying to decide what I want to do... My apartment is $485/month plus electric (about a hundred a month in the winter, half that in the summer). Would I be better off financially: a) keepin...

Hey, MSUnurse: I have 7 mos med/tele experience and will have a year in psych in Jan '09. I plan to start traveling at that point... in psych, because I feel totally confortable and competent. So, good luck finding an assignment and I hope to hear ...

I'm interested in travel nursing in Denver. If my dream comes true, I'd move out there in January or Feb. I know it can be hard to get an assignment out there at that time but I'm gonna try! Does anybody know anything about the ski passes -the Col...

PS I thought you had to be a CO resident to get the Colorado pass but there's no residency requirement for the epic pass?? And- Does anybody know if/where there are psych RN jobs in the mountains?

Thanks for the mid-October warning. I'll be in Vail in September, so I guess I have till then to decide... Vail and Beaver Creek were $90/day last season (somewhat less for buddy passes or ski with a friend). That's why I'm thinking I might as well...

Cross Country Trav Corps has a list on their website... a list of walk-through states, as well as a list of estimated wait times to get temp and permanent licensure in each state. I wish I could remember exactly where on the website. And now that I'...

I'm being proactive and working with recruiters now. Hoping to be an early bird! I learned to snowboard at Vail last winter (with an inadvertent adventure with a black diamond on day #4) and I'm super excited to get back, hopefully as a traveler i...

Sorry if this question has been answered on a previous thread, but I searched and didn't find it... I've always thought I knew that you could maintain licenses in multiple states. But I found this, an excerpt from https://www.ncsbn.org/358.htm "A nu...

Got it. Thanks!

I am currently renting an apartment. I intend to give up the apartment when I start travel nuring and use my parents' home as a base for mail and bills and a place to stay when I return home between assignments, and I also need that address on my dr...

I'm almost decided on not maintaining a tax home (seems like too much work!) but I'm curious about a few things...If you're an itinerant worker, how does that work? Does the tax on the supplemental income get withheld or do you end up owing at tax ...

One of the RNs I work with told me that after a few years of working psych, I'll be "worthless as a nurse." Um, no. I don't totally understand why psych nurses are so often worried about losing their medical skills. Shouldn't we be more focused o...

I worked as an LPN in psych for a year before graduating as an RN. Then I worked med/tele. I learned a lot, got really good at IV starts, piggybacks, blood tx, hep drips, etc. But I missed psych, so I came back. I'm glad I had that expereince in ...

Check with a travel tax professional. I think I read on traveltax.com that you can rent out part of your home. Like if the lease said you were renting out one bedroom or whatever, but you're maintaining the rest of the home for YOUR living space, t...

i know super 8s allow large dogs, usually there's a little extra charge. try: www.petswelcome.com http://www.dogfriendly.com http://www.bringyourpet.com

You know what they say... men who change diapers change the world. I know a lot of women who assume that medical men are more compassionate or what than nonmedical men. I know a lot of women who sterotype an image of the perfect man and demand that ...

Unless you are on call, you not legally obligated to your employer on your days off. It is illegal for a nurse to practice while drunk, even if you're on bedpan cleanup duty. The license you will lose will cost you a lot more than the respect of a j...

I know that some rural hospitals rarely hire new grads, wheras larger facilites often have special programs and/or resources for more extensive orientation. I also know that some people who graduated with "C" averages were more competent as new grads...

This reminds me of a morning back in nursing school, when I was in a hurry to get ready. My male dog usually tries hard to get my attention when he senses that I'm in a hurry. That particular morning, he kept running up and down the stairs at top s...

I got a BA in English from a private college and then went through an ADN program. Some nurses with less formal education than I have seem bothered in one way or another but I guess if other people want to be intimitated and/or feel insecure, that's...

Thanks! Your feedback is probably going to save me a lot of stress in the long run. I think forgetting about a tax home sounds a lot easier. If it's cheaper too, that'll just be a nice bomus. :-)

So, I'm likely to owe $4,000 in taxes if I don't maintain a tax home? Does anybody have any advice on if it's worth it to maintain an apartment for about $600 a month? I guess that's not a fair ? because it would depend on so many factors. Any feed...

Do what's best for the patient. If a doctor or a coworker or whoever doesn't like it, that's not the point. You look out for the best interests of your patient and go home feeling good about the job you've done... Even if you think you sounded stup...