MarcyRN

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  1. Guam, anyone?

    MarcyRN posted a topic in Travel

    Hi, Travelers. Just got offered a 13 week contract on Guam today. In theory, it sounded super adventurous and exciting and amazing. Now that I have the offer, I'm freaking out a little. Has anyone out...

  2. On Contract when a Hospital Strikes

    MarcyRN replied to Bluebolt's topic in Travel

    So what happened? It's now a week after your original posts...are you gonna give us the update? Feel like I'm watching a soap opera.

  3. Navigating pay rates, stipends, taxes, etc. Mind blown!

    MarcyRN posted a topic in Travel

    Hello, travelers! I am a new traveler. Actually, I spent last winter in Florida, but was hired directly by a hospital system at a flat hourly rate, which I thought was stellar, and had to find housing...

  4. Navigating pay rates, stipends, taxes, etc. Mind blown!

    MarcyRN replied to MarcyRN's topic in Travel

    Wow, Ned. Thanks. I get it, I really do....just still feels and seems kind of shady to me. I want a deal like Blunt Force Trauma has....a decent, competitive rate, AND a paid-for hotel to lay my head...

  5. Navigating pay rates, stipends, taxes, etc. Mind blown!

    MarcyRN replied to MarcyRN's topic in Travel

    You guys are awesome. BFT, I'm looking into Fastaff today! Ned, thanks for all the sage

  6. Navigating pay rates, stipends, taxes, etc. Mind blown!

    MarcyRN replied to MarcyRN's topic in Travel

    It's weird, because I've been told two different things by two recruiters within days of each other. Both claim their information comes from "IRS guidelines." Recruiter A states that if your...

  7. Navigating pay rates, stipends, taxes, etc. Mind blown!

    MarcyRN replied to MarcyRN's topic in Travel

    Thanks for the reply, BFT! Could you clarify -- you're making $45 an hour/48 hour guarantee (NICE!) and you're housed in the Candlewood Suites (I think I would love that, too!)...does Fastaff pay for...

  8. Navigating pay rates, stipends, taxes, etc. Mind blown!

    MarcyRN replied to MarcyRN's topic in Travel

    Hi, Ned. Great points, but the 74K figure above would actually INCLUDE housing, which I have to find myself, as a stipend. So deduct from that my hotel or apartment rental costs and, depending where I...

  9. Navigating pay rates, stipends, taxes, etc. Mind blown!

    MarcyRN replied to MarcyRN's topic in Travel

    Oh, one more question. What about all the agencies that advertise $40 + an hour AND free, private housing? I always thought that in travel nursing, furnished housing was pretty much provided for you,...

  10. Navigating pay rates, stipends, taxes, etc. Mind blown!

    MarcyRN replied to MarcyRN's topic in Travel

    Thanks so much for alll the insight, seasoned travelers. I hadn't thought at all about that low hourly rate affecting things like overtime, workman's comp, etc. Overall, it's a lot to think about. I...

  11. Guidance for a new case manager?

    MarcyRN posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hello, all. I am to start a new hospice case manager position in a few weeks, and am freaking out a little bit inside. Looking for your thoughts on a bunch of questions...appreciate any help or...

  12. Guidance for a new case manager?

    MarcyRN replied to MarcyRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks for sharing your experiences, everyone. I have been at this job for about two months now. And I'm completely on the fence about it. I LOVE the patient and family contact. I mean, seriously, how...

  13. Always wanted to be a Hospice Nurse

    MarcyRN replied to beatrice1's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi, Beatrice! I'm very much like you. I went to nursing school in my late 30s with the sole intent of becoming a hospice nurse because of the amazing experience I had with the hospice nurses caring...

  14. meds for actively dying

    MarcyRN replied to pnhopeful's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Tewdles, I LOVE all your posts. You're like a hospice guru! I have learned so much from you and just wanted to say thank you! Pnhopeful: I agree. Use what you've got! I agree with NC29mom -- look at...

  15. I need help processing my first hospice patient experience.

    MarcyRN replied to pkateRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Ooops. Just saw that you were hired at a VA hospital. Sorry. Missed that. (I'm having wine with dinner!)

  16. I need help processing my first hospice patient experience.

    MarcyRN replied to pkateRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Honey, many (most?) residents are idiots! LOL. You'll get no argument from me! I think it sounds like you're doing an absolutely awesome job, especially as a new grad! Are you in a hospital setting? I...

  17. Want to gift my aides for Christmas

    MarcyRN posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi, everyone! I'm a relatively new hospice nurse (started September 17) and am mostly LOVING it. It's so much more than I ever thought it would be. There are good days and bad, like any other job, but...

  18. Want to gift my aides for Christmas

    MarcyRN replied to MarcyRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    LOVE this, Ruby. I planned on writing a heartfelt card for each of the aides I want to gift, too. Thank you for the reminder.

  19. Interest in hospice

    MarcyRN replied to KBICU's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I did a year in cardiac stepdown and two years in cardiac ICU before becoming a hospice nurse, which I just did on September 17 of this year. I LOVE it, but it is HARD work -- mostly the charting side...

  20. New grad in hospice = doomed?

    MarcyRN replied to aphillipi's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I agree. You're definitely not doomed! I went to nursing school knowing I wanted to do hospice. Through a series of circumstances, I ended up doing three years in a hospital; one year on a cardiac...

  21. How do you pronounce "centimeter" ???

    MarcyRN replied to shermrn's topic in General Nursing

    That's funny. I say "cent." When I first became a nurse, a LOT of people said "sont." It took me a couple of times to get what they were talking about, and it bugs me still today. I thought it was a...

  22. Guidance for a new case manager?

    MarcyRN replied to MarcyRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks so much for your response, SCLPN! I should have clarified in my original post: I am an ICU nurse on a cardiac ICU, but I went to nursing school to work in hospice. I have finally landed my (I...

  23. Getting discouraged!

    MarcyRN replied to RNintraining72's topic in General Students

    Hi! I was going to suggest the same thing as the previous poster. I'm an RN finishing a BSN and for my last class (community health) I actually rented my textbook for $26 for the entire semester...