kdblueey

kdblueey

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  1. Please share your happy travel moments! New traveler with some serious jitters!

    kdblueey replied to RNnewgrad's topic in Travel

    I absolutely LOVE the way you word things. It seems as if you've made traveling exactly what you want it to be. I hope that after a few assignments under my belt, I'll feel the same way. Kathy...

  2. Transportation/Boarding

    kdblueey replied to Bella RN's topic in Travel

    I'm on my first assignment too, but in Amarillo, Texas. It wasn't my first choice, but since I needed to start work ASAP, and they were the first to call for an interview, I took the assignment. I...

  3. Transportation/Boarding

    kdblueey replied to Bella RN's topic in Travel

    Most travel companies offer a rental car, at some expense to you. Check with your travel company. Or you can fly, like some nurses do. It's up to you what you want in your travel 'package'. But keep...

  4. Exit Interview

    kdblueey replied to travelcrazyRN's topic in Travel

    It would bite you in the butt, if for whatever reason, you decided to go back years from now, and try working at this hospital again. I think this is what the other poster meant by this statement. I...

  5. Please share your happy travel moments! New traveler with some serious jitters!

    kdblueey replied to RNnewgrad's topic in Travel

    ]Everything NEW in life is bound to be scarey, or we wouldn't be human. If we stopped being scared, then we should start worrying about it. As many travelers have posted here, there are good and bad...

  6. Please share your happy travel moments! New traveler with some serious jitters!

    kdblueey replied to RNnewgrad's topic in Travel

    I noticed that you said you sold everything, gave up your apartment, and put your things in storage. Are your things still in storage? If so, by not having a permanent residence, doesn't this affect...

  7. Should I become a CNA before school starts?

    kdblueey replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    I would recommend working as a CNA. I have heard that some nursing schools are requiring you to work as a CNA before being admitted to nursing schools. Almost like a prerequisite. By working as a CNA,...

  8. Do you think this was un-professional?

    kdblueey replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    There was probably more to the 'scene' than what you actually saw. These nurses and doctors might of not had taken a break in many hours, and the one time that they had a few extra minutes..you looked...

  9. New Traveler

    kdblueey replied to travelnurse229's topic in Travel

    I don't think your reading negative things about traveling per se. It's having to deal with those travel companies out there that are not out there for the nurse, but rather for themselves. I have...

  10. Which specialty?

    kdblueey replied to photobug85's topic in Travel

    I don't necessarily agree with ERRNTraveler. If you are a med/surg nurse, you can get an assignment anywhere. It also goes for ER, ICU, and OR. Not sure about L&D. I do know (and have recently...

  11. what the HECK is PBDS?

    kdblueey replied to texascowgirl's topic in Travel

    If you want to find out what hospitals are doing the PBDS testing and more information about it, do this: go to pantravelers.org You have to register first, but it's free. After you register. on the...

  12. Recruiter getting tired of my questions

    kdblueey posted a topic in Travel

    Hello everyone: I am a new traveler. I had a travel assignment back in 2000. Before the assignment that I am on now, I had a 'travel' assignment, but it was only 60 miles from my home, so 'I' did not...

  13. Which specialty?

    kdblueey replied to photobug85's topic in Travel

    I am new to traveling, but I have seen travel companies seekiing NICU nurses. I agree with the other post, in regard to doing and finding something that you love. Some of the specialties that I have...

  14. Recruiter getting tired of my questions

    kdblueey replied to kdblueey's topic in Travel

    I'm not trying to renegotiate anything. What I keep "questioning" is things like, having to pay back verification of licensing, and travel monies that they gave me up front. No other company that I...

  15. Med-error & down n the dumps

    kdblueey replied to Advocate1's topic in General Nursing

    I know that regardless of how many nurses tell you that you did the correct thing, that your only human, that mistakes happen, etc., etc., etc...your STILL going to beat yourself up. Your human, it...

  16. Do you think you are adequately compensated in your job as a nurse?

    kdblueey replied to *TK8's topic in General Nursing

    No, we as nurses, are definately not compensated. I recently started back to school to get my BSN. I wanted to become a nurse educator. But after I found out that nurse managers get more pay than a...

  17. New Traveler...............Need Advice Please

    kdblueey posted a topic in Travel

    hi everyone: i am getting ready for my first travel assignment in seven years. i had my first travel assignment in 2000. it didn't go well for various reasons (my daughter was going to go with me, but...

  18. shift for new graduate in Med/surg?

    kdblueey replied to joun's topic in Ohio Nursing

    there aren't many rn positions that happen to have 'rotating' shifts. most, if not all, are either 8hr shifts. but facilities today are usually 12hr shifts (7a-7p, or 7p-7a). some facilities offer 4...

  19. Best degree for a Nursing Management Position?

    kdblueey replied to Bnmakr1's topic in General Nursing

    :welcome:Most of the RN's that receive their BSN, their focus is usually on a 'management' related field. I am in an accelerated RNBSN class, and their are twelve of us in the class. Most of them want...

  20. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    kdblueey replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    the same thing applies to online dating services. if i happen to see a good looking guy (rarely ), but their profile shows nothing but mispelled words and bad grammar, than i just bypass that profile...

  21. what do you all think about 12 hour shifts?

    kdblueey replied to emmycRN's topic in General Nursing

    i think 12 hr shifts are great in one important aspect, "you only have to work three shifts/week". but the negative side is this: we, who work 12hr shifts, know how utterly tired we are all of the...

  22. Would you call in because you didn't get any sleep?

    kdblueey replied to Elvish's topic in General Nursing

    For those of us who work nights, we all know that we are ALWAYS tired. It is a known fact. Even on our days off, we seem to always be tired. So to answer this question, I would have to say "No, I...

  23. Is anyone else uncomfortable with this?

    kdblueey replied to jill48's topic in General Nursing

    it actually pissed me off when i first heard/read about this. this is part of being a nurse, whether lpn, or rn. we all had to take dosage calculations class, as well as pharmacology. i wouldn't want...

  24. A Different Approach to the ADN vs. BSN Debate

    kdblueey replied to Sheri257's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    well it seems as if we can't possibly get off this touchy subject. i think we should just agree to disagree. i have my associates degree, but i am going to start classes 4/17 to get my bsn, only...

  25. would you be a RN for $11.00/hr?

    kdblueey replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    This is simply an 'insult' to the nursing profession. PCT's probably make that much money. I know if you work in a doctor's office, you will make less, but not $11.00 an hour. Who is under paying...