rjflyn

rjflyn ASN, RN

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  1. First time traveler needs advice?

    rjflyn replied to Doodleit's topic in Travel

    Well on the question of the hubby and child the answer depends on how ones marriage is, if his job is as mobile as yours and ect. Beyond that I wont touch that one. As far as companies, like Sue...

  2. Anxiety attack or not??

    rjflyn replied to hospitalstaph's topic in General Nursing

    L&D, I was rereading this thread at something just hit me, you know one of those duh moments. In one of your posts you mentioned what he does for work- heating and cooling. If thats correct one...

  3. Help please, Nurse Compact

    rjflyn replied to chad75's topic in General Nursing

    OK a compact state license is only good if you are working in another compact state and you remain a resident of the original state. In your example you say you are moving to DC if you become a...

  4. Techs starting IVs

    rjflyn replied to PedsERRN's topic in General Nursing

    Must be your hospital Angie, at mine in the ED the techs start IV's all the time. Course all have four important intials after their name EMT-P. Now for the wierd, worked at one hospital in Michigan...

  5. Need advice on moving a large item....

    rjflyn replied to rnjoy's topic in Travel

    I probably wouldn't buy it. As a travel nurse its not something one is going to want to move every 13 wks or so. Besides my travel company so far has placed my in apartment complexes that have...

  6. Tee vs. No Tee

    rjflyn replied to Atlnurstudt's topic in General Nursing

    Being male I wear a t-shirt as I have a fairly hairy chest. As a couple posters mentioned white scrubs are pretty see through. From my clinical we were not allowed to wear scrubs so to speak, the...

  7. What Is/ Was your grading scale in nursing school?

    rjflyn replied to brina's topic in General Nursing

    That pretty much was the grading scale for the community college that I went to for nursing school. One exception being clinical was pass/fail there was no score so to speak. It was up to the...

  8. Go to er/fastrack?

    rjflyn replied to elizabells's topic in Emergency

    If you cant hold off id recommend going to a walk in clinic or urgent care. ER tends to be busy and you might end up waiting half the night just to get seen.

  9. Advice about employment contract

    rjflyn replied to letina's topic in Florida Nursing

    All I can say is get any promises in writing. If you want anything changed have the changes made and signed off on as well before you sign anything.

  10. Stress in Nursing

    rjflyn replied to rmcgrog's topic in General Nursing

    Well im in ED so its the never ending flow. Worse is the patients that come that dont/shouldn't have to be there. The need to get a primary care physican, and one that can see them in a timely...

  11. Need Advice from Experienced RNs!!

    rjflyn replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    Some things to ponder. Apparently that must be the sterotypical hospital that gets mentioned when the nursing shortage is discussed. Lots of nurses who are older, burning out and no one to replace...

  12. Disposing of IV bags?

    rjflyn replied to PJMommy's topic in General Nursing

    Oh they have a label just no specific pt identifier, ie typically we label with the med info and pts last name, date, time and initals, nothing that is going to beable to specificly link the bag to...

  13. Anxiety attack or not??

    rjflyn replied to hospitalstaph's topic in General Nursing

    Being an ED nurse I am going to comment. Based on the complaint as noted he most likely wouldnt have gotten a EKG done in any ER I have worked in the last several years. Course I can't say that with...

  14. Disposing of IV bags?

    rjflyn replied to PJMommy's topic in General Nursing

    I guess this is another reason to work in the ER. Its a rarity that any IV's have more than a pts last name on them since most get labeled by us as we mix/hand them. The rare instance is when we have...

  15. Need help with med calculation, please!

    rjflyn replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well if its an answer to an interview question, my answer would be as follows. "It does not matter what the baby weighs as I do not give medical advice over the phone." "Further more I never guess on...

  16. relocating to florida

    rjflyn replied to brannach's topic in Florida Nursing

    So far so good. My first assignment was up the other day. Getting ready to start my second. The first hospital really wanted me to stay on as staff. But knowing what I make as a travel nurse and what...

  17. How did you find your "niche"?

    rjflyn replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Mine kind of started as a child of the 70's. Mine began with the show Emergency- note the signature at the bottom of my posts. Wanted to be a paramedic before there were paramedic's other than LA....

  18. What's the StraightDope on recapping needles?

    rjflyn replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    And those 18ga needle you use to draw up meds hurt alot. As far as injecting one self inadvertantly when you stick yourself I dont think its much of an issue as the last time it happened to me I bled...

  19. Air in line in Plum Pumps

    rjflyn replied to oldnewnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a step backwards- I thought they quit making those pumps and all the "new" ones are rebuilt ones. Personally I hate those and every opportunity that has come up to put input in to new...

  20. What is a Thumper

    rjflyn replied to FirewalkerRN's topic in Emergency

    Ah the thumper- one of those things that collected dust on the ambulance back in my full time Paramedic days. :chuckle

  21. National RN Salary Trends ADN or Diploma vs BSN

    rjflyn replied to Darcifly's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to respond based on my eight yrs exp at 7 different hospitals. None of them had any official scale based on degree for entry level. They did have degree requirements for certain positions...

  22. relocating to florida

    rjflyn replied to brannach's topic in Florida Nursing

    A little side note just heard on the new this morning that in the next 25 years there are going to be 11 million more people in FL than there is now.

  23. Housing stipends in NC and FL?

    rjflyn replied to rnerin's topic in Travel

    From the other travelers I have talked with that work for my same company its around $1100 to $1300 for Florida. Also they have mentioned that its often times not worth the hassel to find ones own...

  24. relocating to florida

    rjflyn replied to brannach's topic in Florida Nursing

    Yes Florida has a very diverse population. Just finishing a travel assignment in North Florida. During orientation was told that the population of the state is one of the most diverse in the country....

  25. Rash????

    rjflyn replied to longforseaair's topic in General Nursing

    Could be any number of things from contact dermatitis ie poison IVY to varacella zoster ie shingles. I would go see a dermatologist for a correct diagnosisl. For what its worth I hope its not...