PacoUSA BSN, RN

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    Returning to Perm In a Different Specialty After Travel

    PacoUSA posted a topic in Travel

    After I spend some time as a travel nurse, I will definitely want to return to a permanent job and enter a new specialty. I'm currently 2+ yrs on med-surg-tele and am interested in working eventually...
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    Quality of Your 1st Hospital As A Traveler: Does It Matter?

    PacoUSA posted a topic in Travel

    So in contemplation of my first assignment, I am torn with regards to where I should start. My thought is that I should start at a big-name top-ranked hospital, that way subsequent hospitals will be...
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    Strategic Healthcare Staffing?

    PacoUSA replied to mskate's topic in Travel

    I know Strategic has a separate temp staffing division for another profession, and from what I recall they also did not have good reviews from temp workers either! Your best bet is to go or start off...
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    I'm an Out-of-State Resident: Can I Fingerprint in MD?

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in Maryland Nursing

    That is awesome! Thanks for the update, Bio! Now I know what to do if I need to get that done :) Sent from my iPad using
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    I'm an Out-of-State Resident: Can I Fingerprint in MD?

    PacoUSA posted a topic in Maryland Nursing

    The BON website states that if you're an out-of-state resident, you should email them to get fingerprint cards. This will likely take time to receive and process. But if I will be in Maryland soon...
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    Best travel nurse agencies

    PacoUSA replied to agatka's topic in Travel

    I agree with the above, the recruiter will be your best ally in the whole process regardless of agency. That is my experience. I got my recruiter through a referral from a former coworker. She was...
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    Is Job Hopping the Norm for Nurses?

    PacoUSA replied to westieluv's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    What I should have said is that Baby Boomers tend to be more loyal "to their employers" ... yes. To their employees, likely a whole other story .... I also did point out that there are exceptions to...
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    Is Job Hopping the Norm for Nurses?

    PacoUSA replied to westieluv's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    While I wouldn't say that job hopping looks good on a resume right now (it definitely does not), it is a generational thing. What I mean is that the days of people staying at one job for 20, 30 or...
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    Press Release - allnurses Survey Says Nurses are Bullish on the Industry Outlook

    PacoUSA replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Please tell me that I'm not the only one that had to Google "flummoxed" ... #theverbalsatsectionwasnotmythang Sent from my iPad using
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    Nclex

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

    What is this, the freakout thread?? Sent from my iPad using
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    Is being in a clique bad?

    PacoUSA replied to lampard's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I think the issue here is that for most Americans, the word "clique" has a negative connotation ... as in, we are exclusive and closed out to anyone else. This I think is where we come from. Sent...
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    Is being in a clique bad?

    PacoUSA replied to lampard's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Definitely not true. I never sat with the same people all the time, I liked the variety, got to know many people in my class ... and I would hardly call myself a social butterfly. Not only did I...
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    Is being in a clique bad?

    PacoUSA replied to lampard's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I was in school with 4 girls that were practically joined at the hips. Wherever you saw one, at least one or all of the others were nearby. It was weird. Sometimes they would pee together, not lying!...
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    Meds left in IV line

    PacoUSA replied to Perrythedog's topic in Patient Medications

    Meropenem is not a refrigerated drug at my hospital, and we reuse secondary lines with prior dose residue all the time, provided of course the line is less than 24 hours old. Never seen that harm a...
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    Low Morale

    PacoUSA replied to Trauma16RN's topic in Emergency

    Our unit has very low morale. One of our managers goes around making sure people are thanked consistently, I know they mean well but it feels so empty anyway as the problems on the unit that need to...
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    Why is Med-Surg so hated?

    PacoUSA replied to Nola009's topic in Medical-Surgical

    How is that possible to do if you want to transition to a floor that requires higher skills than med surg, like ICU or ER? You cant just pick up shifts, probably the best you can do is shadow and...
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    Returning to Perm In a Different Specialty After Travel

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in Travel

    Yes, this is exactly my point. I don't want to return to med surg tele after I decide I no longer want to travel. And this is why I'm afraid to start traveling because I fear I'll remain a med surg...
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    AUG 9,14-NYHQ RN open house

    PacoUSA replied to teletipid's topic in New York Nursing

    Actually, no, don't know about it. I'm considering that hospital as a travel nurse assignment possibly so I'd be interviewing in a different light
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    Ever work with people who talk about church all the time?

    PacoUSA replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have to assume you're referring to my post, and I sincerely apologize if you took offense to that. It was NOT my intention to bash an entire religion and I feel that I did no such thing in my post....
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    AUG 9,14-NYHQ RN open house

    PacoUSA replied to teletipid's topic in New York Nursing

    Superwoman, you are very popular in private, lol Sent from my iPad using
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    Press Release - allnurses Survey Says Nurses are Bullish on the Industry Outlook

    PacoUSA replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    They SHOULD make an announcement, similar to alerts that we get when there is a new $100 cartoon contest. At least those I always see. I would have definitely participated in the survey if I knew...
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    Assignment of isolation pts

    PacoUSA replied to delphine22's topic in General Nursing

    On my unit, pregnant nurses are never assigned to TB patients, but still assigned to any other iso. Sent from my iPad using
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    Press Release - allnurses Survey Says Nurses are Bullish on the Industry Outlook

    PacoUSA replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Love it! Great idea! Sent from my iPad using
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    Press Release - allnurses Survey Says Nurses are Bullish on the Industry Outlook

    PacoUSA replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    For the record, I didn't know about this survey. Sent from my iPad using
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    Ever work with people who talk about church all the time?

    PacoUSA replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm curious ... Is this "coworker religion" issue more prevalent in hospitals that are religiously affiliated? Mine is definitely not religiously affiliated and it's not a problem, like I posted...