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    Suggestions for getting my foot in the door for OR??

    Argo replied to darthsunshine's topic in Operating Room

    Are you with Baptist or Methodist? I am originaly from SA and worked at NE Baptist for a bit. I would always bring my periop students(I was the manager and CVOR coordinator) into our CVOR to test...
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    New to Travel Nursing....Need Help!!

    Argo replied to 1SassyRN's topic in Travel

    I ended up going with American Mobile. They are big, have lots of contracts and I have found they take the business serious as do I. they pay me my hours worked, even if the hospital forgets to send...
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    Can someone help me?

    Argo replied to jme4ya25's topic in Travel

    48 hours scheduled? Odd I'd take this and work on the California license while doing this assignment. You MIGHT have it by the end of this
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    Snow bird nurses

    Argo replied to WannaBNursey's topic in Travel

    At some point in life money and extra expensive "stuff" stops to matter as much as time. My goal is to work 4 to 6 months a year tops when my expenses are down next
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    sedation and anesthetics

    Argo replied to francoml's topic in Critical Care

    Do RNs to it, yes. Is it against ASA guidelines for anyone but an anesthesia provider to push the drugs mentioned, yes. When you are doing it, you are putting yourself at risk with very little to...
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    Backing out of a Contract

    Argo replied to happymedium's topic in Travel

    Take a tent, weather in Maui is awesome. Sleep in a hotel on the nights you work and camp around the island for the rest of the time unless you find adequate
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    Agency won't pay... Holiday rate.

    Argo replied to shortstuff52's topic in Travel

    I'm not sure what you don't understand about this. You do not work for the hospital. It makes no difference what the hospital says. Your agency and contract does not cover it as a
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    Backing out of a Contract

    Argo replied to happymedium's topic in Travel

    With a quick search on craigslist I saw a number of places that would be affordable on a standard stipend. Even more so if you got together with another traveler.... Split rent in a 2 or 3 bedroom...
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    Vail Valley Medical Center

    Argo replied to Argo's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Depends on the department. Sept through early November. One.year may be enough but the.icu here isn't really an ice. There are less healthy patients on a tele unit in a city hospital
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    Car

    Argo replied to MyNiche's topic in Home Health

    All wheel drive with snow tires. Audi or subaru are the top choices for the mountains. My home base has been vail Colorado for the past 4 years. We drive on alot of snow up in the mountains. They...
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    Car

    Argo replied to MyNiche's topic in Home Health

    All weather in Florida is way different than all weather in western
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    How long is too long to travel?

    Argo replied to dmitchner's topic in Travel

    I think it will depend on you for the friend aspect. My wife likes having actual friends around. she is gonna try to do actual travel with me after our son graduates high school, until then I will...
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    Vail Valley Medical Center

    Argo replied to Argo's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Update for dixiejoe, having spent 4 years up here I'd suggest just doing seasonal work. This is a place that seems to put the higher paid people on the chopping block really quick. I have known quite...
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    OR Travel requirement

    Argo posted a topic in Travel

    I was curious if any of you have ever had a "laser eye exam" requested of you? If so what did you turn in for it?? We used to get them years ago when using CO2 lasers but I have not had one in many...
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    travel job offer...is pay too low?

    Argo replied to klang's topic in Travel

    I was thinking that housing at 2200/month would be like roughly $15/hr based on a 36 hour work week by 4 weeks so $2200/144hrs? That takes it up a bit
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    OR Travel requirement

    Argo replied to Argo's topic in Travel

    My recruiting people had no idea either. I got a comprehensive with retina scan. They seemed
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    On Call ?

    Argo replied to Bell13's topic in Operating Room

    This person is realistic. If the OP can't handle their comments, they can't handle the
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    C-Section experience count as surgery experience?

    Argo replied to VeniVidiVici's topic in Operating Room

    Sorry but as a person that does the hiring for the OR and has done it successfully for a few years, I do not count OB/L&D experience. If I am looking for periop101 positions to be filled then...
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    OR Coordinator

    Argo replied to orjude's topic in Operating Room

    It is definitely outside of your scope to "push the button" you can move and position it if your facility allows it. The physician can use the foot pedal also if your facility allows it. You have...
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    Moving to Colorado

    Argo replied to amandabrownrn's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Bang for your buck, try the Midwest or San Antonio Texas..... Both areas pay well and housing is still pretty
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    Do male nurses wear scrub jackets???

    Argo replied to Nolander's topic in Men in Nursing

    I wear one. When I leave the OR it is policy to put a scrub jacket on. Mine are even embroidered. I have never really cared what people think so I don't know how it is or isn't perceived. We also...
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    How many of you both circulate AND scrub?

    Argo replied to Nolander's topic in Operating Room

    Aubgurl, don't take it too personal. Scrubs have their place in the business of hospitals but an RN will always be the go to in a pinch. If I have two applicants, one scrub and one RN that scrubs.......
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    Are nurses allowed to have facial piercings?

    Argo replied to cascadingbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry but low self esteem and being self conscience about a large nose are two different things. Also, her self esteem wouldn't be based on her piercing. She would have gotten a piercing in because of...
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    Smokers need not apply?

    Argo replied to RainMom's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I agree with his person
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    Smokers need not apply?

    Argo replied to RainMom's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I doubt that obesity will be linked since at a certain point your covered by the ADA and it would be a severe penalty for the facility to "discriminate" against an obese