CCL RN RN

CCL RN has 10 years experience as a RN and specializes in Cath Lab/ ICU.

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1. New to Travel Nursing

   CCL RN replied to LisalaRN99's topic in Travel

   The short answer is NO If you use your parents home, you have to pay them fair market value in rent AND they need to claim that money on their

2. Already make $42/hr. Is travel nursing worth it?

   CCL RN replied to Elbajista's topic in Travel

   Positions that require call will always be in

3. Cath lab vs ICU

   CCL RN replied to lah130's topic in Cardiac

   The cath lab makes the ICU look like a cake walk. Sometimes I dream of times without call in my old cozy ICU. For me, I'd be super bored going

4. Pre employment drug testing in Washington state. Urine or hair test?? Providence.

   CCL RN replied to kate_l_'s topic in Washington Nursing

   Neither. No drug tests for where I work What can they do anyway? It's legal after

5. Cardiac Cath Lab... What's it like??

   CCL RN replied to Kgibson089's topic in Cardiac

   You don't do "caths by yourself" and you don't "stand in one place for hours" I actually work in the lab, do you? I don't stand-at all. I work. Nonstop. Sometimes through the night. 12 hours would...

6. Impossible New Grad market Tacoma/Lakewood Area?

   CCL RN replied to Tracy1275's topic in Washington Nursing

   I hadn't even applied for my WA license when I was offered a position.Luckily, WA gets a temp license out PDQ. And it lasts a good while. The reg license takes a while. And it's somewhat of a pain...

7. GI cocktail

   CCL RN replied to queenjulie's topic in Cardiac

   Yes. That's the exact purpose of the GI cocktail. It will take down any GI related pain and help differentiate the location of the pain (cardiac vs GI) It's gross. If you ever give one to your pt...

8. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

   CCL RN replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   Wow. This is a mess. None of it makes any real

9. Cardiac Cath Lab... What's it like??

   CCL RN replied to Kgibson089's topic in Cardiac

   There's plenty of posts on here where we talk about a typical day for a cath lab nurse...but I will just say this: it is not an appropriate place for a new nurse. You will be running the balloon pump,...

10. Interview at a Seattle hospital?

    CCL RN replied to Joe33's topic in Washington Nursing

    Is tacky. Also-Swedish is big. If they tag your file as someone who was hired and immediately quit, then you may have burned that bridge. Don't forget Swedish is "affiliated" with Prov too. Thats a...

11. Day shift or night shift - Which do you prefer? Why?

    CCL RN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I work cath lab...so I work all shifts.I prefer my STEMIs at 2am. The drive home is peaceful, the hospital is asleep and quiet, the lights are low...it's

12. Can't find job as New grad RN in WA!! Please help~

    CCL RN replied to smhs's topic in Washington Nursing

    Not true. At all... Good to hear! Thx for the

13. New Grad who wants to get a job at home in Western WA

    CCL RN replied to hearts895, RN BSN's topic in Washington Nursing

    I understand your love for Seattle. I agree with ruby slippers though. Get that first year in at mayo and then you'll be a shoe in for jobs later. All people care about is that precious one year of...

14. seattle rn positions

    CCL RN replied to RyanPie's topic in Washington Nursing

    Hmm. I dunno what to tell you. I've seen plenty of jobs at the local hospitals. I applied for 3 different ones a few months ago, and got three job offers within a few weeks. (and I'm nothing special,...

15. Questions from afar...

    CCL RN replied to thisismeRN's topic in Washington Nursing

    1. Dunno about that one... 2. You are one step above the years of experience that you have, a new grad is step 1, 1 yr exp is step 2, etc... 3. If you hate traffic, Seattle is NOT for you! Traffic...