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1. Pulmonary Toilet? Huh???

   AvidExplorer replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

   This is basically a catch-all phrase, meaning anything & everything from incentive spirometry to chest percussion to postural drainage. The idea behind pneumonia prevention, cystic fibrosis treatment, etc, is to clear the lungs of fluid and secr...

2. Contract question/need info!!

   AvidExplorer replied to AvidExplorer's topic in Travel

   My bad!! I meant $900/wk, as it would be if one were in an accident or hospitalized. It's over $300/shift. Sorry for the typo!! (Math has never been a particular love, anyway!) Thank you for your interest; I am still talking to recruiters and I w...

3. Contract question/need info!!

   AvidExplorer replied to AvidExplorer's topic in Travel

   Thank you, Suzanne. Let me reiterate that I am not someone who misses work. It's rare. Or worries needlessly. The amount (over $900/12 hr shift!!) does seem extreme, and that's what I balked at. If you are a traveler and you miss, there is no sick pa...

4. Contract question/need info!!

   AvidExplorer replied to AvidExplorer's topic in Travel

   Thanks. That's what I am thinking, too. I have talked to another co. today that also bills you $170/shift if you miss. This just seems nuts! Not that I ever miss, but things do happen. What if you get in an accident on these insane freeways?? I...

5. Contract question/need info!!

   AvidExplorer posted a topic in Travel

   Hi. Brand new to the forum, but have travel experience. Last assignment was 2005, and things seem to have really gone downhill in the industry here!! I was all set to sign a contract, and when they faxed it to me, there is a clause that says if I ...