PacoUSA BSN, RN

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    How long did it take to get your Florida license?

    PacoUSA replied to BecomingNursey's topic in Florida Nursing

    Does Florida require verification of ALL licenses or just the original state of licensure? If it's all licenses, will it be longer than a week to get FL license if some of your states are paper...
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    ER Books for summer reading?

    PacoUSA replied to Jon_Styles's topic in Emergency

    If you ever want to take a break from reading, watch the old Emergency! TV show from the 1970's (full 6 season series is on Netflix). I've learned so much about emergency situations there and how to...
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    What agencies do you all travel with?

    PacoUSA replied to PICURN76's topic in Travel

    Thanks Ned, I was typing "Travel RN" instead. Sent from my iPad using
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    Where did you make the best money?

    PacoUSA replied to kateyes7's topic in Travel

    Only the scrub tops are white. The bottoms are navy blue. The uniform option for bottoms at NYP is actually navy blue OR white but I have never seen a nurse wearing white bottoms there! Sent from my...
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    Call offs

    PacoUSA replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    So if you miss a punch in because you forgot your badge and still complete a missed punch form, is that considered an occurrence?? Sent from my iPad using
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    What agencies do you all travel with?

    PacoUSA replied to PICURN76's topic in Travel

    I could not find these Travel RN premium job board groups mentioned above on Facebook. Or on Google. How else can I search them? Or perhaps someone can PM me links, please? Sent from my iPad using...
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    what form of license to expect

    PacoUSA replied to 01khakizz's topic in General Nursing

    You can look up anyone online who is licensed in NY on the BON website. I have worked at 2 NY hospitals, one as staff and one as a traveler. As a traveler tho, my agency wants a copy of my paper...
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    Call offs

    PacoUSA replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    As staff, I was allowed 6 call-outs per 6 month period max before termination ensued. Three call-outs (3 shifts in a row max would be one without a doctor's note required) and you were flying under...
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    what form of license to expect

    PacoUSA replied to 01khakizz's topic in General Nursing

    I just renewed my NY license. Only got a new paper license. The wall certificate is in my nursing portfolio with all my other licenses and CE certificates. Employers only care about the paper license,...
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    what do you say to friends who want to copy

    PacoUSA replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    There was a girl next to me in my A&P class years ago who I noticed was copying every answer on my multiple choice exam. I was circling my answers on the hardcopy exam and she was in sync with me...
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    New Grad - Just got a job at Starbucks. Help.

    PacoUSA replied to NightWatch's topic in Nursing Career

    The longer you're not working as a nurse after graduation, the greater the chance you will become a stale new grad. Keep your Starbucks job, but prioritize ... Seriously Prioritize ... your nursing...
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    Dating during school

    PacoUSA replied to level1's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Why would you want to date another nurse? IMHO, dating someone outside of your industry is a much more interesting relationship Sent from my iPad using
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    what form of license to expect

    PacoUSA replied to 01khakizz's topic in General Nursing

    New York sends one in addition to a paper license. Sent from my iPad using
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    Florida pay?

    PacoUSA replied to bfwdesigns244's topic in Florida Nursing

    If you are going into nursing solely for the money, you're not going to last long. We may not make luxurious salaries (although being a travel nurse helps) but in the end job satisfaction and not...
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    Travel nursing- Car question?

    PacoUSA replied to adzam08's topic in Travel

    When I go on assignment to San Francisco, I plan to leave my car home and use Zipcar whenever I need to travel out of the city, like to wine country or south to Santa Cruz. I cant imagine needing a...
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    Hawaii Contract

    PacoUSA replied to Jjpount862's topic in Travel

    I'm assuming that renting out your Dallas home while you're in HI jeopardizes your tax-free reimbursements and makes them taxable. But I'm not definite on that. Perhaps NedRN can clarify. Sent from my...
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    Not Hiring New Grads in ER's

    PacoUSA replied to cel589's topic in Emergency

    Every ED job posting I have seen wants ED experience already. So who hires into the ED with 3+ years tele
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    Valedictorian caught cheating

    PacoUSA replied to pinknursepower's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Good. Cheaters deserve to be shamed. No sympathy
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    Sexism in nursing

    PacoUSA replied to RNGuy12's topic in Men in Nursing

    It's probably sexism however when the nurses see you come to the unit and the first thing they mention is how glad they are to have some muscle to help move patients, as opposed to first mentioning...
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    Where did you make the best money?

    PacoUSA replied to kateyes7's topic in Travel

    Was it Columbia or Cornell? I'm open to try Cornell now after having been at Columbia for 2 contracts. I assume however that the pay is the same at both. I hate the 3 shift / 4 shift requirement every...
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    Recruiting and retaining nurses

    PacoUSA replied to NatalieN's topic in General Nursing

    Optimal nurse-patients ratios are at the core of nurse satisfaction. It's not pay, not for me anyway. I am a traveler and get different rates of pay depending where I go. At this point in my career, I...
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    travel nursing in florida

    PacoUSA replied to empatheticRN's topic in Travel

    What about Tampa? I've heard good things going on there. I'm hoping to go there next winter. Tampa
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    Which was more stressful: nursing school or actually working as a RN?

    PacoUSA replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

    Actually working as an RN, hands down! The first year more so than anything! Sent from my iPad using
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    Timeline for endorsing RN license to CA

    PacoUSA replied to zornzo's topic in California Nursing

    Is there any way sharroon can go to the BON offices in Sacramento when she arrives in CA and somehow get them to issue a temp permit considering she will be starting an assignment soon thereafter?...
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    Valedictorian caught cheating

    PacoUSA replied to pinknursepower's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Consider this your first then. My first job out of nursing school at the affiliated university hospital 3 years ago required a copy of my official transcript for interviewing, and one notating my...