julzhere

julzhere specializes in MedSurg.

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1. Contract tips

   julzhere replied to suzanne4's topic in Travel

   I used Nurses in Partnership having seen them on the top 10 list from highway hypodermics and I got the worst assignment at the worst hospital I've ever had - very unsafe. And I had more than a few...

2. Intelistaff nurses...did you notice....(other agencies as well)

   julzhere replied to housemomma's topic in Travel

   Interesting, 8 months between messages and things haven't changed a bit. Intelistaff/MSN is still not the place to go. And, honestly, the more I travel the more I realize recruiters are like car...

3. med/surg travel nursing - little to no unit orientation?

   julzhere replied to beachgirl01's topic in Travel

   Huh. Sounds familar. You wouldn't be in Englewood CA would

4. Am I too old to just be starting?

   julzhere replied to Roxy0628's topic in General Students

   Ahhh, I remember the days when I thought 30 was old. Now I think 54 is young. You have a lifetime to enjoy your nursing career. Good luck with everything and enjoy - it is a rewarding career

5. Where Do Nursing Students Work?

   julzhere replied to Dottie78's topic in General Students

   Very nice for you shelbias. Can't beat that. Do they want to work for them when you complete nursing school? Probably, but if a good hospital then that's even better for you because you'll probably be...

6. Los Angeles housing stipends

   julzhere replied to nyteshade's topic in Travel

   The agency I'm working for is giving $1600 for Inglewood. Other areas that are nicer will probably go for

7. Where Do Nursing Students Work?

   julzhere replied to Dottie78's topic in General Students

   Your right, pooptacular, bartending does pay better. I also did some of that, as well as working at the hospital while going to school, and it was very helpful and a nice distraction from the whole...

8. Los Angeles housing stipends

   julzhere replied to nyteshade's topic in Travel

   What are they offering

9. Where Do Nursing Students Work?

   julzhere replied to Dottie78's topic in General Students

   Good answer Smartin13. Where I went to school, in northern MN, I had to get my CNA license first, and worked at the hospital in town (also did clinicals there - only 1 hospital) while I went to...

10. I have relatives that always put me down

    julzhere replied to LulaNurse's topic in General Students

    You know what they say - you can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, but . . . My family, as with many, is not the most functional but they/we are all about supporting each other - even if we...

11. Half brained management

    julzhere replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Yet another example, and there are many, of the "guys upstairs" coming up with policies to control what goes on "downstairs" - when they have no clue what goes on and what we deal with to just try and...

12. Intelistaff nurses...did you notice....(other agencies as well)

    julzhere replied to housemomma's topic in Travel

    I started working for MSN just before they merged with Intellistaff. Once they merged, everything went down hill. Did some per diem work for them and one local contract in Minneapolis, but won't work...

13. Cancel Your Contract?

    julzhere replied to jamonit's topic in Travel

    Whatever you do, don't take a contract at Centinela hospital in Inglewood. I've heard good and bad about Kaiser too - mostly bad and am reluctant to take a contract there - but this hospital. OMG it...

14. Fellow Traveler, Do You Have A Contract For The First of The Year?

    julzhere replied to neurorn6's topic in Travel

    I'm working a contract now that took me 2 months to get and is not at all the "ideal" contract. The hospital is unorganized and for lack of a better word - "HORRIBLE" and I've found myself in a...

15. Any Nursing Agency that hires new RN's w/o experience???

    julzhere replied to batjhong's topic in Agency Nurses

    You might find an agency that will hire you, but doing agency work with no experience will be very challenging, and probably not a good idea. Even with experience, it's not an easy thing to