mskate

mskate

Burn, CCU, CTICU, Trauma, SICU, MICU

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  1. Nurses Rx...anyone travel with them????

    mskate replied to gofast!'s topic in Travel

    I was with nursesrx for a few assignments but was never very happy with the recruiters (i changed several times), QA was poorly managed and when I had issues it took forever to get it fixed. I...

  2. San Diego Travel Pay Rates

    mskate replied to BibaRN's topic in Travel

    Sharp Hospitals 30-32 blended Scripps 29-32 blended Alvardo 30-33 blended UCSD 28-31 blended there are out laying hospitals like Palmerado and a few others that may pay a little more or less....

  3. Is Anyone having trouble finding an assignment?

    mskate replied to kenesha212002's topic in Travel

    a good friend of mine's husband is a recruiter... he is having a really hard time. there were 8 medsurg postings in the state of california... 1 year ago there 380. he said hospitals are canceling...

  4. If you weren't a nurse...

    mskate replied to jhns9vl's topic in MICU, SICU

    if i was skinny, i'd be a stripper. if money was no issue, i'd be a preschool teacher. realistically, i'd be a

  5. culture-shocked...i want to understand why

    mskate replied to wishiwereanurse's topic in General Nursing

  6. Deal or No Deal - Naughty Nurse

    mskate replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    my bf had the sexy nurse idea too.. until he got used to me coming home, exhausted, asking him not to touch me until i showered and told him stories of the blood, guts, puke, pee and poo of the day......

  7. How to make the nurse's day.

    mskate replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    it makes me feel good that you are so concerned about your husbands health! he is 53 years old and s/p CABG 4 days - amazingly - he has had tele orders for 2 days but has been kept in the icu at...

  8. Feacal Management Systems???

    mskate replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    flexiseal is a brand. so is zassi. both of them are BMS, both very

  9. Feacal Management Systems???

    mskate replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    i used to prefer flexiseals but now i love zassis more. say you have a patient in hepatic enceph. severely. they need faster lactulose. - you need to give a lactulose enema. but they are too out of...

  10. Does anybody had seen a nurse with tunnel earrings?

    mskate replied to Hacker-Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    i am extremely heavily tattooed, i have multiple piercings and my hair color changes frequently. i have never had a problem working, at all. i was being hired onto a new unit from working in the...

  11. Uniform Guidlines where you work

    mskate replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    we dont have a uniform and most of the nurses i know, including myself, wear scrub pants, a knit tshirt top (no logos or designs), tennis shoes and bring a hoodie sweatshirt for if we get

  12. vents and cpr

    mskate replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    It is sounding to me like, you work as a school nurse of some sort and there is a kid there that is vent dependent and is trached? You are worried about what to do in case of a cardiac arrest or...

  13. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    mskate replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    who cares? and where does it stop? shave your hairy arms and wear long

  14. Can Anyone Tell Me WHY.......

    mskate replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    why do family members get mad when you ask them to step out of the room because we are coding the roommate? and then only want to stand outside the room because they think they can "wait until you are...

  15. vents and cpr

    mskate replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    if i do not have a monitor and i have a brady rate of 20 and she is symptomatic or doesnt look right, I will start compressions and speed her up a bit, i wont let her ride that low. If you have drugs,...

  16. Shut up when I am giving you report...

    mskate replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    I always just say "Let me get through this, I am getting to all of that and when i'm done, we'll talk about it." and keep going. They usually just shut up. :) I also start with a quick summary of the...

  17. IF you have one opportunity to shadow a floor or unit what would it be?

    mskate replied to RN28MD's topic in General Nursing

    i'd want to shadow in a

  18. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    mskate replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    i had a patient who was a skin popper once... she was skin popping inside an old infected wound repeatedly until they became bilateral circum. wounds down to the sheer bone and vascular system. she...

  19. contracts?

    mskate replied to mskate's topic in Travel

    yeah, i too am looking for a specific place! its a big city too! i was talking to a few other people who are having a hard time with contracts. apparently, hospitals in general are having a lower...

  20. contracts?

    mskate posted a topic in Travel

    is anyone else having a hard time finding contracts? i've been an ICU nurse for 5 years with experience in CCU, Trauma, Neuro, Burn, Surgical, Medical and Transplants and have completed 3 years of...

  21. Wages in SoCal/LA

    mskate replied to Creamsoda's topic in Travel

    if you find a travel assignment in socal that is paying that much - tell me where!

  22. Our census is very low, canceled right and left

    mskate replied to inthesouthrn's topic in General Nursing

    low over here in southern california too! i'm a float traveler - so when census is low, staff nurses get 1st pick, then unit travelers - then staff floats - THEN me. i'm getting canceled all the...

  23. Men intimidated by RN salary?

    mskate replied to ment2be's topic in General Nursing

    i almost fully support my boyfriend. although he does have a job, that money goes to his bills (car, credit cards etc...) and i cover the housing, my bills, utilities, grocery bills, etc... - and he...

  24. Sooooo done with the verbal abuse!

    mskate replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    i had a similar issue with a family a few months ago. i work in an ICU in an open 6 bed bay. my 2 patients were on the other end of this particular patient in question whom i had *no* interaction...

  25. Sub-anesthesia ketamine infusions

    mskate replied to InfusionNurse08's topic in General Nursing

    i've done it for pediatrics in burn units. the doc SHOULD be present,