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  1. Seriously considering travel

    baker1bv posted a topic in Travel

    Hi all, Travel nursing has always been on the agenda for my career, however I was planning on waiting till my kids got a little older, but now I’m seriously considering starting now. I’m...

  2. Moving to Henderson, NV

    baker1bv replied to Hellothere27's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I work currently for vhs it isn’t bad, their benefit package isn’t amazing, but ur isn’t horrible either. HCAs pay scale is similar but their benefits are better. St rose has recently closed a...

  3. Moving to Henderson, NV

    baker1bv replied to Hellothere27's topic in Nevada Nursing

    If it’s a valley health hospital that’s probably pretty close. I would ask the recruiter how many years of experience they are crediting you for. I have learned the hard way they tend to under...

  4. Per diem in Cali

    baker1bv posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hi I'm an experienced adult critical care nurse, ranging from cath lab and IR to CVICU and MICU. Someday I would love to travel nurse but I have small children. After seeing the recent post of the...

  5. Moving to Henderson, NV

    baker1bv replied to Hellothere27's topic in Nevada Nursing

    If you want cath lab or IR stay away from Henderson hospital, you will never get full time hours, they don't have any where near enough volume to sustain full time

  6. Per diem in Cali

    baker1bv replied to baker1bv's topic in California Nursing

    I would rather not have a long commute, but I don't require nice upscale accommodations, just a private bedroom. I was going to try to research which hospitals are using a lot of travelers, and going...

  7. Per diem in Cali

    baker1bv replied to baker1bv's topic in California Nursing

    not going to lie, i doubt I could do more than 2 16 hour shifts in a

  8. Per diem in Cali

    baker1bv replied to baker1bv's topic in California Nursing

    Oh yeah, I'm well aware of cancelling, I have worked Per Diem in Nevada. I think you have to find the right job where canceling isn't a big issue. One option for me was talking call for Cath Lab or...

  9. Per diem in Cali

    baker1bv replied to baker1bv's topic in California Nursing

    Sent you a

  10. Per diem in Cali

    baker1bv replied to baker1bv's topic in California Nursing

    Yeah I know it's tough, my girlfriend actually is looking in more the Napa area, she knows Icu manager there. I'm lucky I have a good job but I like adventures, so if it took me a year to make this...

  11. Per diem in Cali

    baker1bv replied to baker1bv's topic in California Nursing

    Yeah I am, and I have a friend who is too. She already has her

  12. Per diem in Cali

    baker1bv replied to baker1bv's topic in California Nursing

    Per Diem Nurse's Pay-Stub Goes Viral: $19K in 2 Weeks!? | Nurse.org Ridiculous right? I can totally Airbnb it in a twin bed a couple times a month, if they money is

  13. Another question about Amiodarone

    baker1bv replied to Nrsasrus's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    At every hospital I have ever worked at, pharmacy had a policy in place to draw a dig level at least weekly. No MD ordered required, since MDs can over look home meds. Ask the primary or cardiologist...

  14. Valley View Medical Center - Fort Mohave

    baker1bv posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    HI After giving up searching in Nevada I applied to the hospital and was interviewed and hired on the spot. In my shock of finally getting a nursing job I forgot to ask how much I would be making any...

  15. What I have learned to HATE about Nursing

    baker1bv replied to OhioCCRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I worked the floor, we had certain cnas, that could take a blood pressure off 220/110 and not feel the need to notify us until like 645. Most were great and knew the levels at which we needed to...

  16. Selecting a Vegas hospital

    baker1bv replied to CEBRN's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I have never worked at St Rose, but my nurse buddies who have, canceling has not been a problem lately. Census is up even though it should be the low season in vegas, so I don't think canceling has...

  17. AWHONN/ACOG staffing guidelines in Las Vegas Hospitals

    baker1bv replied to Queen2u's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in nevada and any nurse that has worked in a different state we are 10 years behind the rest of the country. Nevadains don't put any level of importance to health care (or education). As for...

  18. Medication given against wishes

    baker1bv replied to nurse7272's topic in General Nursing

    If thr hospital refuses to take appropriate action then take it to the state's board of nursing, not only what yhe nurse did wrong its

  19. burnt out after one year?

    baker1bv replied to bellymariee's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I understand what you mean working med/surg you spend all your time gettinf your must does done and you all yout paperwork done you never really know your pts. I have been a working floor rn for a...

  20. Can NPs prescribe medication?

    baker1bv replied to rondo341's topic in General Nursing

    most states allow nps some prescribing rights, but each state is

  21. Future RN thinking of starting as a LPN

    baker1bv replied to beveled's topic in Nevada Nursing

    you may want to find out how long the wait list is for the bridge program. When I was in school it was 2 years and its the only lpn to rn bridge program in the

  22. Future RN thinking of starting as a LPN

    baker1bv replied to beveled's topic in Nevada Nursing

    yeah i do and I think by the time you graduated it willbe even

  23. Future RN thinking of starting as a LPN

    baker1bv replied to beveled's topic in Nevada Nursing

    New grad hirin has gotten much better recently. In fact valley hospital is hiring 12 more new grads. I wouldn't do the lpn program. Those jobs are impossible to find, just my 2

  24. Planning on moving to Vegas

    baker1bv replied to Queen2u's topic in Nevada Nursing

    When I had my son in Aug, both of my l and d nurses were travelers, so they can definitely use l and d nurses. As for your certifications, I was thinking about trying to get into and l and d and those...

  25. New grad program at Sunrise Hospital

    baker1bv replied to scorpioRN78's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I had worked 3 months in an LTAC and valley still put me through their new grad program. I believe they try to put anyone hired into the valley system with less than a year of experience through