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I've heard that at Kaiser hospitals, their registered nurses can work 'runs' of overtime, where they can work even 30 days plus in a row and accumulate a lot of money! Would UCLA or UCSF do that? Are there lots of overtime opportunities at the latter...

But let's be fair and say that exercise is also draining, time-consuming, doesn't work unless you can radically change your diet to cut out carbs and cook lots of protein-based foods (they say it's 80% diet), and can remember to consistently bring an...

I know for the first time you renew, you don't have to do anything. I was in NP school throughout this time, so I know that because of my graduate-level courses I took throughout this two-year licensing period, I'm good to go for most of the CEUs. Bu...

I know that a lot of states have suspended getting their own state licenses because of COVID and are dispensing emergency authorizations to practice there. With Washington State, I'm kind of confused. They have a law called the Uniform Emergency Volu...

I know that Mometrix has a whole bunch of books out there such as the PMHNP Secrets, the ADULT PMHNP Secrets, and the Practice Questions book. I already bought the ANCC IQ and did the practice test on that, but was extremely disappointed when I ...

Okay, I've got a new one for you: On your first day, whether it be at orientation or your first day on the floor, are you supposed to bring something for the staff? Like a box of donuts or cookies?

Most informative! Okay, so let me ask you a new question, about references. For my first travel gig, on the applications they asked for references, and since I'm employed as a staff RN (who submitted his resignation before traveling)...

Okay, so I've got a new question for you: A lot of specialities in travel nursing say they want "recent experience" within that speciality. For instance, I used to work medical ICU as a new grad nurse, but that was four to five years back. Now, there...

Wow, thank you so much!! That was incredibly informative! Coincidentally, I am doing my first travel assignment with Cross Country, too! What I've found is that the recruiters totally vary in terms of engagement (I talked to a few of them on the...

Ah okay! That makes so much more sense! If only they just put an asterisk by all the items on the contract that are non-taxable, that would really help. It's nice of them to give an allowance because I thought they would just say, "Oh, just use the m...

If both the allowance and the hourly rate originates from the hospital, why is there a separate line for "allowance"? Why don't they just tack it on to the hourly rate?

I'm sorry, I might need some more clarification on this. Suppose a contract gives you an allowance of $400 every week. They aren't just going to give you that money as they would post-tax salary. I would have to furnish receipts and file for ev...

If a travel nursing contract has 'allowance' and lists that for a weekly amount, what can you use that allowance for? And how do you get that money? Does it come to your paycheck automatically or do you have to have certain reasons to get it?

I am going to be traveling for the first time in a few weeks (and am quite excited about it!). How do you make sure that you're going to get reimbursed for everything that you file for? Is it all spelled out in the employee handbooks of the various ...

They got back to me today by email stating thusly: "Good morning You do need to go in to a certified fingerprinting location. They will need the official’s signature. If you have any other questions, please reach...

I have a question about the fingerprints process. So I got an email for the fingerprinting (I'm a Texas RN) and on the FD258 form there's a box that says "SIGNATURE OF OFFICIAL TAKING FINGERPRINTS". Do I also sign that box? I was under the impressio...

So anyway, I'm a guy in nursing school, and I'm currently 'undeclared' re: my track for this accelerated MSN program. Of the tracks I could apply to at my school, I can choose from Adult Health, Public Health, Child Health, and Maternity. Public Heal...

Hi! I was simply curious about this, as I know certain nurses can perform abortions (not just OB-GYNs). I'm not looking to start an abortion-related debate or anything here. But what kind of education does a person need to become a nurse capable of ...

Hi, I ended up taking the GRE exam yesterday at a Prometric testing center. I won't get my analytical writing section scores back for a few weeks, but that's OK, since the entry-level MSN programs I'm interested in have explicitly stated that they wo...

It's not an ECG per se, because an ECG would have 15 or so different leads that get placed all over the patient's body in order to get a reading. But there's this thingy... it's like an ECG, but there's only 3 leads and it goes into the cardiac monit...

ohhh ok :)

So if I'm in nursing school currently and am interviewing for a night-shift clinical assistant (CA) position, would it be okay to tell the interviewer that I can't do Mondays and Tuesdays because those are the days I have evening classes for nursing ...

Hey kiralandis, I know that you added me as a friend on here. I wrote you a message but it says your inbox is full so I can't send it. Could you clear it up and message me? I'lll write it back to ya!

So for my pediatric care plan write-up I have to fill out info on each of the drugs. One of them was a maintenance fluid called D5 1/2 NS + 200 mEq KCl (D5 half normal saline and potassium chloride). The problem is, my Davis's Drug Guide book doesn't...

Okay, so for my peds class I have to do a concept map along with my care plan/Nursing Process Report. It says to list abnormals as well as significant normals as well. How do I know which labs are going to be 'significant normal' labs to consider? Fo...