IndigoCarmine

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  1. iphone as PDA

    IndigoCarmine replied to hell000nurse's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I can barely describe how completely infuriated I am with Skyscape on the iPhone issue. The fact that they are fleecing a single group of customers for yearly money boils my blood. I was VERY excited...

  2. 8 vs. 12 hour shifts

    IndigoCarmine replied to jstradley's topic in General Nursing

    Ha! I guess I'm the odd man out, here. I've always worked nights, save for a 6 month stint on postpartum evenings. Ugh! Evenings? Five days a week? KILL ME. Nights are for me. I loooooove nights....

  3. 8 vs. 12 hour shifts

    IndigoCarmine replied to jstradley's topic in General Nursing

    I've done both and I will never, never, never, never never work straight time again. Ever. You couldn't double my salary to work 8-hr shifts. Seriously. Why? Because you invariably have to work every...

  4. L&D traveller panic-stricken about the economy

    IndigoCarmine posted a topic in Travel

    Jeez...what do I do? Where do I go? My nails are bitten down to the quick. I have sweaty anxiety dreams. My NYC contract ends in early January and I REALLY do not want to renew. I want to head towards...

  5. what the HECK is PBDS?

    IndigoCarmine replied to texascowgirl's topic in Travel

    this is appalling for so many reasons! where to start!? no reimbursement? sent in an email? not on the phone? i hope you called them and gave them what-for.

  6. Medical termination of pregnancy.

    IndigoCarmine replied to moodyred01's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I want to take issue with the idea that has been suggested here more than once that "just switching assignments" is the way to handle the situation, as if no harm is done. Your beliefs are your...

  7. male labor and delivery nurses

    IndigoCarmine replied to booluvstrains's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ditto here in NYC. Our sole male RN is

  8. Can you work in L&D as an LPN?

    IndigoCarmine replied to ksauce20's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had two LPNs on my L&D unit in NYC. One had been there since Jesus was a boy, and one was a reasonably new hire, fresh out of school. They put pt's on the monitors and did VS for triage, placed...

  9. Anyone heard of Access nursing

    IndigoCarmine replied to trixytop4's topic in Travel

    There are now THREE active Access threads! Make sure you read them all as I know I'm getting tired of typing about them. I've not had any trouble with them. I, however, don't use their housing. I take...

  10. Access Nurses travel company

    IndigoCarmine replied to kaliee's topic in Travel

    There's a second active Access thread. Check there for additional

  11. any ideas about access nurses agency?

    IndigoCarmine replied to girley1's topic in Travel

    I've been with Access nearly a year and have no real complaints. My recruiter is helpful and easy to reach. I take the stipend and find my own housing (always the way to go if you can swing it) so I...

  12. L&D traveller panic-stricken about the economy

    IndigoCarmine replied to IndigoCarmine's topic in Travel

    Ugh. I just wrote a huge reply to this that got eaten by the internet. I'm the original "panic-stricken L&D traveler". I'm also still a little panicked, months later. I'm going to try and remember...

  13. NY, NY hospitals

    IndigoCarmine replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Travel

    Totally understandable! But my point is (and I was born here and lived my whole life here so I know) is that there is no "thick of it all" in New York City anymore. There is "night life" in all of...

  14. NY, NY hospitals

    IndigoCarmine replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Travel

    Pretty much, yes. Every state has its own licensing requirements, and you need a valid license in whatever state you happen to be working in. Some states, though, are known as "compact states" and you...

  15. NY, NY hospitals

    IndigoCarmine replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Travel

    Ummm...wouldn't recommend it based on what, exactly? Based on the fact that you've actually lived or worked anywhere other than Manhattan? No? Didn't think so. All New Yorkers know that New York City...

  16. Fellow Traveler, Do You Have A Contract For The First of The Year?

    IndigoCarmine replied to neurorn6's topic in Travel

    I extended, too. It was too much of a scramble and too much worry to do otehrwise. I'm hoping, hoping, hoping that April will bring more

  17. Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

    IndigoCarmine replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well...yes and no. While I'll conceded that most OB residents are schooled in the method of "what can go wrong" to the point of near exclusivity, the fact is that *those* particular residents...

  18. Fellow Traveler, Do You Have A Contract For The First of The Year?

    IndigoCarmine replied to neurorn6's topic in Travel

    My current contract ends Jan 10th and after that, I have nothing. I'm going to try and stay put one more contract, but the nurse mgr warned me that she'd not being given free reign to hire enough...

  19. Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

    IndigoCarmine replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah:

  20. Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

    IndigoCarmine replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    " The anesthesia people where I work are far more pushy about it than any of the nurses. They wander through and will go ask a patient, without talking to the nurse first, if they want an epidural,...

  21. Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

    IndigoCarmine replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You are 100% missing my point and you are 100% over-reacting. Also, I'm not 100% certain that you actually read my post at all. I'm far from negative, I'm as flexible as they come and I deal with pts...

  22. Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

    IndigoCarmine replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    PS: The best birth plan I ever saw wasn't called a "birth plan" at all: it was a document titled "Birth Preferences". A far better

  23. Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

    IndigoCarmine replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Birth plans? Oh, they're just dandy, as long as they aren't INSANE! NO you cannot burn candles or incense. NO you cannot drink merlot to relax. NO I will not be tailoring my language to suit you....

  24. What is with these unmotivated recruiters?

    IndigoCarmine replied to cosmicmama's topic in Travel

    Yeah, cosmicmama, I don't think it's the recruiters. I think there are precious few jobs. I had desperately wanted to get out of NY for the winter and have checked out CA, FL, MA and NY and gotten...

  25. AWHONN Staffing Guidelines Please check this out:

    IndigoCarmine replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I beg of you to find this statistic for me