wanderlust99

wanderlust99

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  1. How long is too long to travel?

    wanderlust99 replied to dmitchner's topic in Travel

    After you've traveled for awhile it gets really hard to want to go back to staff and deal with all the politics involved. And we have so much more freedom. But, I feel like traveling makes it hard...

  2. Help! Audited for CEU's I thought I had...

    wanderlust99 replied to abnormal_saline's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if you could search your credit card history for confirmation of payment or check your email history for an email of payment confirmation then send to the

  3. New RN (almost), 401k, and Retirement

    wanderlust99 replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Nursing

    As a new grad, I spent way too much on rent. Yes I had a killer apartment and it was fun to live in but I could have purchased a condo or townhouse with what I was paying. I didn't listen to my...

  4. Nursing/Waitress Fail

    wanderlust99 replied to Sarah091's topic in General Nursing

    I was a hostess for a year, then attempted to be a server one summer. I think I was 18. I was terrible! I remember crying after I dropped someone's salmon on the ground. I didn't know how to open...

  5. wish this forum would add a new sticky

    wanderlust99 replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    there are some travel nurse groups on Facebook you could

  6. Would you quit over white uniforms?

    wanderlust99 replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    What about all blue or all green scrubs for nurses? Why the white. No, I wouldn't quit, but I would rally with my coworkers to get the color changed to something more

  7. What was your first post? Do you remember

    wanderlust99 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I had a horrible username under a different account. I was in nursing school. I believe my username had the word "hottie" in it somewhere. LOL. If I saw someone with hottie in her username now, I...

  8. Working in a Teaching Hospital?

    wanderlust99 replied to License2Heal's topic in General Nursing

    It really is dependent on the particular hospital IMO. I've worked at both. And there are large hospitals that are "teaching" but I certainly wouldn't call them academic. It's a big difference IMO....

  9. Do you auscultate your NGs?

    wanderlust99 replied to Carpediem1012's topic in General Nursing

    My last facility I worked at, would only use dobhoff tubes, that must be inserted with a cortrack and you had to have radiology confirmation before using. Large bore NGTS were only seen after...

  10. Displaying credentials

    wanderlust99 replied to jetMA96's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I was taught in college and at my first hospital of employment (which is a large academic medical center) that it is RN, BSN. Not until I moved to the west coast did I see it

  11. Consents

    wanderlust99 replied to Quienes's topic in PACU

    I was going to start a thread about consents. We do hand written from a faxed order that is usually typed. It just doesn't make sense not to streamline it and let us print something from Epic that...

  12. Hard time getting a contract as a couple

    wanderlust99 replied to m2736185's topic in Travel

    Maybe it was your recruiter b/c I know couples who travel together with both amn and cc. The only thing is getting the same exact days. But some managers will work with you. If it's a place with...

  13. Housing Conditions

    wanderlust99 replied to trail_hiker's topic in Travel

    Travel companies can wire money into your account the same day. I would worry about getting reimbursed appropriately since everything else sounds like such a mess. Are you in contact with the person...

  14. Do You Ever Ignore Your Employer's VM When They Try to Call You In?

    wanderlust99 replied to westieluv's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I always ignore phone calls from my hospital. I want to hear a voicemail first. What if it was the manager, or I did something wrong?! I need to prepare my response. Or my ignore. I just don't...

  15. First assignment advice

    wanderlust99 replied to tara36278's topic in Travel

    If I could do it over again, I'd extend less and travel

  16. "hard science" requirements for RN's

    wanderlust99 replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, those are the basic science classes needed to get into nursing school. Sometimes the chemistry is combined, mine was only 1 semester if I remember correctly! It's been awhile! But bio, micro,...

  17. No 1:1 sitter for fall risk patient

    wanderlust99 replied to RNKX's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I would notify the charge nurse. And ensure the charge nurse notifies the supervisor. Chart both interactions. You also need to notify the physician that you can't follow through w/the order....

  18. Prophecy Exam

    wanderlust99 replied to DieselBurps's topic in Travel

    Is this for your agency or is it for a specific hospital? I haven't heard of this

  19. Never again with Cross Country TravCorps

    wanderlust99 replied to queenroe's topic in Travel

    Last year cross country cold called my unit and got a reference. For previous assignments, someone from the company would call me and ask me for a reference person and their number. I was shocked...

  20. ICU Acuity - Advise?

    wanderlust99 replied to ninja-nurse's topic in Travel

    I've worked ICU for 10 years, and your experience sounds great to me. What is wonderful is you have experience with strokes and EVDs. That will really help you find assignments. It doesn't matter...

  21. How to get in the zone?

    wanderlust99 replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's always tough going back especially if you've had a bad day or have had a few days off in a row. Once you wake up tomorrow you'll be back in work mode. Take it hour by hour LOL. Good

  22. Do you get sick alot working as a nurse?

    wanderlust99 replied to Healthcare102's topic in General Nursing

    more mental sick days since becoming a

  23. Affordable Care Act penalty as a TN?

    wanderlust99 replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    I had to have my gallbladder out as a traveler. I had company insurance at the time, which was cheap at 7/week, but really crappy. I don't remember my bill I think it was 40-60K, but I had to pay 8K...

  24. Microbiology before A&P

    wanderlust99 replied to vrios's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't heard of A&P being a prereq for micro but it's been awhile since I've been in school. I think I took micro and A&P1 in the same semester. I wouldn't drop it. Just get the class...

  25. $1302 every two weeks? =/

    wanderlust99 replied to RNAvatar's topic in Travel

    OP mentioned itinerant traveler. So your pay is going to be different than most of what we are used to seeing as travelers. I am not sure how that