PacoUSA BSN, RN

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    Yale-New Haven Hospital (CT) in 2015

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in Travel

    Bump! There's gotta be someone out
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    Travel Nursing Stipend and Child Support

    PacoUSA replied to TheDude,RN's topic in Travel

    Wouldn't the surplus portion of the housing stipend be considered income? If the stipend is $2000/mo and housing is $1000/mo, I would assume they could attach that excess,
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    Nurse Manager Reference Letter Format

    PacoUSA posted a topic in Travel

    So I am within 2 months of ending my first travel assignment and will have spent a total of 5 and 1/2 months there once I'm done (I'm definitely moving on to another hospital after this). My nurse...
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    Nurse Manager Reference Letter Format

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in Travel

    I guess then my NM did me a favor by providing me a copy without my asking, I suppose I should not expect that in every location
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    How does cardiac tele compare with med-surg?

    PacoUSA replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Cardiac

    I had to revive this thread as I have worked in both med/surg/tele (msT) and cardiac/tele (cT) and can speak to both experiences. By far, I love cT much more. My unit has an on-site tele tech whereas...
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    How was your shift?

    PacoUSA replied to CTnewgrad826's topic in General Nursing

    You know how many times I've felt that I should be working for jetBlue instead? :D lol ... seriously, how much coffee, tea and ice can I freaking serve? Sometimes more so than actual meds! And of...
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    Honest View of Nursing

    PacoUSA replied to Acromic's topic in New York Nursing

    This is awesome, you made some great choices :) Sent from my iPad using
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    I Want To Do Critical Care!!

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in Critical Care

    That is indeed the ideal situation and I would love to take that exam. However, without working in an actual ICU for a year or two beforehand and without any exposure to Swans and vents and such, I...
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    First assignment advice

    PacoUSA replied to tara36278's topic in Travel

    OH! You meant re-sign ... as in extend ... not resign like in quit ... lol. Didn't make sense the way you said it. Do what you think is best. I extended on my current assignment because I like where I...
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    Travel Nursing Advice

    PacoUSA replied to bshell79's topic in Travel

    If that was offered to me, I'd take it! It's somewhat higher than the rate I get now. Sent from my iPad using
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    How to ask questions...

    PacoUSA replied to morningland's topic in Travel

    The problem I have had on assignment are nurses that encourage me to ask questions and when I actually do they appear to be frustrated about being asked, as if I am asking a dumb question. I mean...
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    Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest

    PacoUSA replied to Whit88's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Thanks. I'll keep checking every so often. In the meantime, I did email their HR for more
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    I Want To Do Critical Care!!

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in Critical Care

    That would be my backup plan, to start out in a stepdown and work my way up to the ICU. But this plan is reserved for when I'm done with travel nursing. I'm only interested in cardiac though so will...
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    Quit Nursing?

    PacoUSA replied to tayabee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good for you! Only problem I see is that most nurse residency programs, at least the one I graduated from, only accept nurses who have never worked as an RN. I think this is a requirement of the UHC,...
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    Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest

    PacoUSA replied to Whit88's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I'm interested in the critical care residency at LVH. Does anyone know how I can apply for that? I have about 3 years experience in med surg cardiac tele and want to eventually work in a cardiac
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    huber needle

    PacoUSA replied to spma1234's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I get the impression that you have permanently signed off by the emphatic use of caps in your message and may never read my reply, but here it is: you asked a question on here and now you're offended...
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    No luck passing NCLEX-RN in Texas so decided to take it in Cali

    PacoUSA replied to bsn3332's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Say what? If you max out failing NCLEX in Texas 4 times, you're allowed to take the test again and again in other states? How is this fair or allowed? It's a national exam, you should max out and not...
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    Quit Nursing?

    PacoUSA replied to tayabee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, I'm almost 3 years an RN and I wouldn't touch a job like yours. You definitely need to get out of there ASAP. The fact that you put used needles in the trash, even if to remember to take them...
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    Never again with Cross Country TravCorps

    PacoUSA replied to queenroe's topic in Travel

    Think again. My previous staff job nurse manager didn't even acknowledge my resignation email, nor did she forward it on to HR for notice (I gave 3 weeks instead of the required two). It was 2 days...
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    New nursing school in Buffalo ny?

    PacoUSA replied to Nursing pursuit's topic in New York Nursing

    Yes, you'd be surprised sometimes. Sent from my iPad using
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    I Want To Do Critical Care!!

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in Critical Care

    Thanks for your input. I don't want to do MICU because it's too general, I'd rather work in a specific specialty I know I
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    New nursing school in Buffalo ny?

    PacoUSA replied to Nursing pursuit's topic in New York Nursing

    The BSN grads from everywhere else will still likely get first pick of jobs over the associate
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    Honest View of Nursing

    PacoUSA replied to Acromic's topic in New York Nursing

    You obviously attended an inferior ABSN. In my accelerated program, we received a thorough education and no less clinical attention than basic nursing students. My skills now differ in no way from...
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    If you could only have licenses in 5 states...

    PacoUSA replied to BigT's topic in Travel

    My list would be CA, NY, MA, AZ, CT. CA wins for high pay and mandated staff
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    States with a continual need?

    PacoUSA replied to BigT's topic in Travel

    I will send you a