PacoUSA BSN, RN

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    Male student enters OB room. What do you think?

    PacoUSA replied to truckinusa's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'd rather drink lye than go through OB clinical again. The patients were ok, it's the OB and L&D nurses that were horrible to the male nursing students. I've been scarred permanently, I'm not...
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    What is the worst case of bullying you've seen in your nursing career?

    PacoUSA replied to Guest878640's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Had an educator at a former hospital berate me in front of my patient and his wife for something that ended up not being my fault. I spoke to her later in her office and told her that I didn't...
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    Nurses with ear piercings

    PacoUSA replied to hshuang's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Just sayin'
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    NY-Presbyterian RNs here?

    PacoUSA replied to nycmaybe's topic in New York Nursing

    NYP nurses definitely make much more than that. They make at least $80k/year and I think that estimate is conservative. Even one extra shift a month in overtime will yield you about $9k more a year!...
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    Asking a higher rate

    PacoUSA replied to guest769224's topic in Travel

    You certainly picked the right username ... 😕
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    When did this trend start??

    PacoUSA replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    This is nothing new. When I graduated with my first bachelors degree in the early 90s I recall several students had decorated their mortarboards with decorative tape. Nothing outrageous but still...
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    Need to move, but under contract

    PacoUSA replied to Bigfella's topic in Nursing Career

    Would it be a hardship to just live apart for a year? People do that all the
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    7 Social Media Posts That Will Destroy Your Nursing Career Before It Begins!

    PacoUSA replied to Michael M. Heuninckx's topic in First Year After Licensure

    But what if you use a pen name on Facebook and use a different email to login than the one you use for work? Couldn't that potentially hide you from
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    NY-Presbyterian RNs here?

    PacoUSA replied to nycmaybe's topic in New York Nursing

    BTW, my nurse manager did tell me before I left that if I ever wanted a staff position later on to give her a call. Not sure yet if I would as I still want to travel for at least another year, bit...
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    NY-Presbyterian RNs here?

    PacoUSA replied to nycmaybe's topic in New York Nursing

    Yes, I think it's doable @ $1500. You won't be able to live a life of luxury but you can be comfortable if you are smart with your budgeting. Lots of people that didn't grow up in NYC think the cost...
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    NY-Presbyterian RNs here?

    PacoUSA replied to nycmaybe's topic in New York Nursing

    The hospital is pretty good I'd say. The doctors are well-trained and respect nurses, that I can say with confidence. My particular unit was decent and I was happy to extend my contract for another 3...
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    NY-Presbyterian RNs here?

    PacoUSA replied to nycmaybe's topic in New York Nursing

    My last travel assignment was at Columbia, was there for 6 months and stayed with family 3 subway stops north of the hospital. Housing is fairly reasonable for Manhattan north of the facility. A 1BR...
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    EPIC

    PacoUSA replied to Grasshopper11's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I've used Cerner and Eclipsys on my previous jobs, currently use EPIC and by far EPIC is my
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    Travel Nursing Questions

    PacoUSA replied to Amjones92's topic in Travel

    For maximum opportunity, you should have at least 2 years of staff nursing under your belt before starting a travel nurse assignment, and even then you can only take assignments in the specialty you...
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    Mens nursing shoes?

    PacoUSA replied to BumbleBuddy's topic in Men in Nursing

    Nikes! Can't stand nursing shoes, they make my feet hurt more despite their intention. I'm much more comfortable wearing running shoes I like. Sent from my iPad using
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    Nurse Recruiter and HIPAA violation?

    PacoUSA replied to SookieBSN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Yes, I would definitely report that as a HIPAA violation. She had no right to access your medical file for this information, she had no business accessing that. I hope you have a paper trail. Sounds...
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    Microbiology is killing me

    PacoUSA replied to tbird88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My former classmate was diagnosed with breast cancer during her prereqs. She underwent a double mastectomy and chemo/radiation, all during our 1-year accelerated BSN program. She graduated on time...
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    Timeline For Verifying CA License to Another State?

    PacoUSA posted a topic in California Nursing

    Since California is not a Nursys state, I had to send them a paper verification form provided by Connecticut to endorse my license there. I mailed the form on Jan. 31 with a check for the $60 fee. As...
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    Extra work on assignment in Cali

    PacoUSA replied to tallynurse's topic in Travel

    Does low census usually occur more at a community hospital rather than a teaching facility? I would think a traveler could be floated off to another unit in this case. Probably an argument for going...
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    Timeline For Verifying CA License to Another State?

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in California Nursing

    I ended up calling the CA BON around April 5 (called as soon as they opened) and they told me that they had mailed out the verification to CT on March 30. Sure enough the next day my permanent CT...
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    Seriously considering getting into nursing. Anything I should know beforehand?

    PacoUSA replied to latios's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    You should really shadow a nurse for a day or two to get a feel for the profession and the day to day. That will really demonstrate to you whether it what you should pursue. I'm afraid you're going...
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    I failed my preemployment drug test :/ what now...?

    PacoUSA replied to Juankiters08's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Every time I've taken a pre-employment urine test, it is in a cup that measures the temperature of the urine. so how does one get away with using other people's urine brought in? Sent from my iPad...
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    Stony Brook University

    PacoUSA replied to Grodujerry's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What's there to be terrified about? Just do your best and think positive. It's not the end of the world. Micro is difficult, did you think we were going to say it's easy? Put in your time studying,...
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    Travel with American Mobile?

    PacoUSA replied to gogetter73's topic in Travel

    With AMN, the recruiter really makes or breaks one's experience with the agency as a whole. The agency itself runs a pretty efficient operation but every traveler will only rate their experience based...
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    Travel with American Mobile?

    PacoUSA replied to gogetter73's topic in Travel

    I'm currently with AM, starting my 3rd contract with them next week. I've had a decent experience with my recruiter. I went with AM to start out based on the recommendation of a former coworker and...