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Thanks Nurses for the Quick Responses... Glad you all Care!! Yes, there is a hospital Wide Hold on transfers... Because of Need for staff... And Yes, I have looked at surrounding Hospitals... I'm in the process of Setting up an interview at hospital Down the street... I would just feel better to Say I'm leaving When I actually have a job waiting on me... And I would just pick up and Go... But when I decided to Stay with the OR... I signed another yr lease on my Apt... So... For me to Leave now would cost me a couple of Grand!!... Which I would Have it... But I would rather travel in a more specialized area such as ICU, OR, or ER... Which I lack experience in ALL three... Thus, the decision on OR!!... But the Hospital I'm applying for... THe department I will work in is Cardiac... SO I figure Thats a good specialized area for support to GO PACU or ICU in the future!!... What you all think?

Well on December 12th, I was offered a job in the OR, so I took it. Vent Session Begins: Since then my current boss told me that she will not release me until she finds a replacement. The thing is several nursing schools in my area just graduated 100+ students. Did they hire any? :Crash:NO... The reason I'm told is HR lost all applications!!!:roll So I have to stay on a Short Short staff Med/Surg Unit... With Nurse/Patient ratios ranging from 5-8 on any given Night... Considering there is only 3 Night time Nurses... You may Have all 8 and Be solo... Highly Dangerous... BTW I'm the senior Nurse out of the 3... With just under 2 yrs Exp... :barf01: The hospital is Small!! And they rely on the PRC scores for floor success... Lately, PRC have obvisouly been down... And instead of asking for some input... We get our Butts Chewed...:argue: And as always... We are end and beginning of the year... So staffing has changed to "SAVE MONEY"... :deadhorseSo Having the 8 pts on the floor usually calls for a nurse and a Aid... It's Just you... Thats It... So you may Ask yourself... Shouldn't there be 2 nurses on the floor at all times?? Well they count Peds nurses for that... Which is down the hall about 300 Feet, take a right, then another 3 or 4oo feet... So in a Code... It could take up to 5 to 10 Minutes or longer!!! until you even see anyone to Get the Crash Cart... Which Has Happen... (the person lived, Thank GOD)... But the top reason I'm so Flustered... Is that, the boss dosen't see these issues to try to maintain a safe Floor... Or to atleast Strive to get me to the OR... Instead, she hires a dayshift Nurse... to be her personal Slave!!! Then Leaves Dayshift Short... Which of the 5 on Days... None of them would remotely offer to work a night for Help incase 1 of the 3 decide to Call off... Example: Leaving me with 9 pts... 4 totals... 3 confused... and 1 that probable could of Died anytime!! (DNR, with stage 4 cancer Liver, with Mets to the Brain)... To top the cake off... :banghead:Just several months ago... I was thinking about traveling... Well I said to myself... If I get the OR Job... I'll put off Traveling for a yr.... So I'm kicking myself...:innerconf Cuz If I leave now... With this Accepted position on Hold for me... I screw both my floor with 2 very Young nurses... and OR... which is Also... SHORT staffed... So... I'm a man... Who just feels like I should CRY...

This is to all those Senior Travelers... At of all your experiences with contracts what... Would be the perfect contract... We the first time travelers could use this info for some negogiations... Help us out... Thanks

Well just got off the phone with my first travel rec. It was exciting and nerve racking at the same time... No promises where made on both parts but I was wondering if anyone has any dealings with this company... I've had several... Several call from different agencies today... And TG was the one I called back so far... Iwas wanted to talk to a little bit of everyone... I plan on not traveling til Jan. 09 so I have a great deal of time to consider my options... Please Tell me what you all think... Much Love of Allnurses... Adam:yeah:

MMM... Lot Old Posts... Figure I'll Update it... Ashland Area Too... Just finished My First year As a Nurse... Love the Hell out of it... Working at Bellefonte Hospital Orthopedics... Thinking about Traveling Next Summer... Also next summer I will have My BSN... I like long walks on the beach.... Followed by a Candle light dinner ... Ladies :)

I use to have Asthma as a Child... But I do believe I have Grown Out of it... I'm in Fair Healthy Condition, Although my BMI according to the chart Say's Im Obesed.. lol I work out q day, Bike 5 to 8 Miles a Day... And Working on a Busy Ortho Floor... Question At hand is... Would Recuirtment See I use to Have Asthma... And run diagnostics on me... I have been told... I could still be Chemically Induce to an Asthma Attack... Another Couple of Questions... Have heard of anyone Joining the Forces with Just an Associate... Although I'm Just a few courses Shy of my BSN... One more... Does anyone ever Compare joining the Forces to Travel Nursing... Last one I swear... Have you ever been lied to... By the Recuirter... About mainly your First Assignment... Thanks... :nuke: