wanderlust99

wanderlust99

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  1. Therapeutic Oils in hospital

    wanderlust99 replied to Maeve1982's topic in General Nursing

    I saw a nurse use some kind of essential oil on a patient post op, recovering from anesthesia. I know her heart was in the right place. She was hiding that she was doing it, you could obviously...

  2. American Mobile

    wanderlust99 replied to Smiley6's topic in Travel

    Give it more time and you'll hate AMN like every other traveler ends up doing. And when you move to different companies you'll realize you've been short changed by AMN. Good luck. Keep your options...

  3. Quitting the profession

    wanderlust99 replied to Dewman's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I left sooner. Now I feel stuck in it for life and can't get out. I'm really not sure what else I would like to do and am so over it all nothing sounds appealing to

  4. Dallas- Ebola

    wanderlust99 replied to ParalyticAgent's topic in Travel

    Well, 2 nurses in the ICU are sick and I'd assume several others are in quarantine, unable to work, so you'd think they'd need help with staffing. It wouldn't surprise me if some quit

  5. Newbies Who Want to Pay ZERO Dues Schedule-Wise

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

    entitlement. get over it and stop whining. we all have to deal with crappy shifts as nurses. don't like it? go find a clinic

  6. Nina Pham being transferred to MD

    wanderlust99 replied to Ginger's Mom's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I thought she was being treated at Emory in atl? I hope she's ok

  7. "Clipboard Guy": What's wrong with this picture???

    wanderlust99 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    How long before CDC top officials are fired? This is such a

  8. Dallas Presbyterian Nurse Interview

    wanderlust99 replied to annie.rn's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Very brave of her to speak out. And important because I think this is how 99% of all hospitals across our country would have handled

  9. Dallas- Ebola

    wanderlust99 replied to ParalyticAgent's topic in Travel

    I started getting emails today looking for ER and ICU nurses in Dallas ASAP, but no mention of pay. I wonder if some of their staff has

  10. RN

    wanderlust99 replied to PinkSoda30's topic in Travel

    I always ask during the interview how many days of orientation on the floor I get and I expect them to honor their word when I arrive. I would have refused to be put in staffing without orientation...

  11. Media a bit too invasive of nurse's personal info following her catching Ebola?

    wanderlust99 replied to Blue Roses's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I read that article. It was basically an account of someone online stalking her Facebook and pinterest, google mapping her parents address and then googling what CCRN is.

  12. Dallas- Ebola

    wanderlust99 replied to ParalyticAgent's topic in Travel

    Really? I have not. I was thinking about this today. Can't you just see them saying "give him to the traveler" if a patient with Ebola comes in. And then imagine if it spreads maybe requiring...

  13. "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    wanderlust99 replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Are your hospitals doing anything to prepare staff? I know mine hasn't. Not even an email. Maybe this will get them in gear, but I doubt it. I wonder what PPE the nurse was

  14. Which unit has the most code blues?

    wanderlust99 replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    I'd guess ED. As for ICUs, probably CVICUs. Some of the trauma heavy ICUs I've worked in will have frequent codes, but honestly we don't get many in other ICUs I've been

  15. Post-operative gas pains

    wanderlust99 replied to Double-Helix's topic in Pediatric

    I didn't have shoulder pain, but chest pain post op. The only thing that helped was walking throughout the

  16. Traveler momentos

    wanderlust99 replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    I have all my badges from all my assignments too:) I keep them all in a box with other stuff, but I know one day I'll be happy to have them. I also tend to take business cards from the hospital or...

  17. Nauseous vs Nauseated (another grammar lesson)

    wanderlust99 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so glad you posted this. I always say nauseated, but my patients and families will usually say nauseous. I am so glad I am right! I've always felt uncomfortable saying nauseous but honestly have...

  18. Why do we hate admissions?

    wanderlust99 replied to firstinfamily's topic in General Nursing

    Some hospitals have an "admission nurse" for a reason. It's time consuming and takes away from your already busy assignment. Having the admission nurse come in and at least do your admission history...

  19. Mid life crisis....HELP! :)

    wanderlust99 replied to traumalifeintheer's topic in Travel

    I've met a lot of 50 something year old travelers with similar stories to yours. Why not try a smaller hospital in a small town in California along the

  20. Getting pulled...

    wanderlust99 replied to Bluebolt's topic in Travel

    I have never liked floating because I work my ass off whenever I am floated. And I mainly work in CA with ratios. That's one reason I'll never travel to the south, for fear of having more than 5...

  21. offered med oncology, no experience

    wanderlust99 replied to blue26's topic in Travel

    Tell the manager you have no oncology experience and see what he/she says. I took a job on an oncology ICU unit and everything ended up fine. I was very nervous because I had zero oncology...

  22. Don't Get Thrown Under the Bus

    wanderlust99 replied to GingerTravelRN's topic in Travel

    You can't win them

  23. Has being a nurse changed your outlook on...

    wanderlust99 replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. Nursing has changed my thoughts on many things. Different outlook on

  24. Would you like your job more if you were paid more?

    wanderlust99 replied to proud nurse's topic in General Nursing

    YES. But in general I like my job. Something tells me that if I was paid more I wouldn't be bothered so much by the things that bug me about my job (management, politics, personalities of certain...

  25. Have some traveling questions.

    wanderlust99 replied to LauraRN14's topic in Travel

    No, but have a friend who does per diem during the year, travels for a 3 month contract during the summer. Sounds like a good gig if you can get a hospital to keep you on during your travel...