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  1. Thanks to an awesome nurse recruiter!!! (and preceptor)

    wanderinrn replied to raianne's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck on your upcoming NCLEX and new job...I hope you have a wonderful career. I think oncology is one of those fields that require a special kind of person. I am afraid I would be too depressed...

  2. Having a hard time understanding MRSA......

    wanderinrn replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    Conjured up the same image for me, oneofthegoodguys! LOL.... But, on a serious note, I have noticed among ppl...patients as well as general population that there seems to be a 'stigma' attached to...

  3. Money or Life

    wanderinrn replied to ksc0723's topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever thought of trying PACU?...you usually do have some call....but if you work in a large enough facility with a larger staff then it rotates and isn't that often.. I am part time.....and...

  4. RV's anyone???

    wanderinrn replied to RNERHOUSESUPOR's topic in Travel

    I have heard that ND is really booming as far as jobs of all kinds are concerned, I heard their unemployment is about 3% or

  5. RV's anyone???

    wanderinrn replied to RNERHOUSESUPOR's topic in Travel

    I am hoping to start a travel assignment about Nov 1st. We have an RV, a 39' bounder, that we bought with the intention of using to winter in warm places. Hoping to get an assignment in a smaller...

  6. confused by call in policy....

    wanderinrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been ill recently with a sinus/resp infection. I worked last week Thur-Friday, was on call for Saturday then was scheduled for work M-Wed. Managed to get thru the call day Saturday...Found...

  7. confused by call in policy....

    wanderinrn replied to wanderinrn's topic in General Nursing

    Upon further thought, I have realized that maybe the charge nurse just told the supervisor that I was sick and 'had to go home'. If we go in and work at least four hours, it doesn't count against us....

  8. Travel Nursing

    wanderinrn replied to RN,Edie's topic in General Nursing

    I was in a similar position, as I had been PRN in SDS/Dismissal for about the past 9 or so years, while running a seasonal business. I have returned to working 24-32 hours/week in the SDS/PACU. My...

  9. RN thinking of going back to school for dental hygeine?

    wanderinrn replied to msrosebud28's topic in Nursing Career

    My daughter's friend is a DH, as of last year. She first worked as DA, and went to school while she was working. So, once she graduated she already had the job. I have suggested this career to a few...

  10. PER DIEM Question

    wanderinrn replied to pretty70's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Where I previously worked I did. Anything after 3pm during the weekdays I got shift dif and also for OT. I think that is a federal labor law, if you work more than 40 hrs they have to pay you OT. At...

  11. Got myself in a tough career spot. What would you do?

    wanderinrn replied to OliveRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with IIg....that is an excellent way to handle the situation. Hope it all works out well for

  12. Got myself in a tough career spot. What would you do?

    wanderinrn replied to OliveRN's topic in General Nursing

    First of all.....I would never think it would be ok to ask a person to lie for you, even if that person were a close friend. But to ask someone that you are 'not too close' to would, first of all,...

  13. sick, worried...

    wanderinrn replied to JeniRN's topic in General Nursing

    This happened to me once: where I worked we did 12hr shifts, but for holidays we each worked an 8 hr shift, like for Christmas it would either be christmas eve, day or evening. I was scheduled to work...

  14. what would you do?

    wanderinrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I work in a very fast paced sameday surgery center. We have a good bit of autonomy in this area, but I still like to have doc orders for d/cing meds etc. Well, here is what happened today and is...

  15. Staying late without pay

    wanderinrn replied to coolpeach's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I have had to deal with this in the past. I worked on a floor that was very similar to what yours sounds like. They would always give us that crap about clocking out. But, I never did get written...

  16. what would you do?

    wanderinrn replied to wanderinrn's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the input everyone. That was exactly what I thought, and as I even told the pt. I was 99.99% sure he wanted the macrobid to replace the bactrim, but, since I am not the doc, I HAD to...

  17. Should I get liability insurance?

    wanderinrn replied to chiuli's topic in General Nursing

    I think OP meant that she tested her own 02 sat and it was also in the 80's? and not likely that all the residents she checked would be in the 80's? At least that is how I read it. I agree that it is...

  18. Can the Army pay for the REST of my program?

    wanderinrn replied to sn_jo's topic in General Nursing

    I don't consider it to be dishonorable to join the army to get money for college. Many people do that. The army (or whatever branch) gets their 'pound of flesh' by the required service after the...

  19. Your Worst Mistake

    wanderinrn replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    I have made a few med errors in the course of 16 yrs of nursing...but one of the things I did that bothered me most was one morning, on a busy med-surg floor, rushing trying to stay 'on top of...

  20. Milk and Molasses Enemas

    wanderinrn replied to trixie's topic in General Nursing

    I had never heard of this til about a year ago. I, too, laughed when I first heard the doc tell me to try it on a pt. I was told it is a 'surefire' fix for an impaction. It wasn't very effective but...

  21. one of my clients i take care is entirely too abusive.

    wanderinrn replied to britty0804's topic in General Nursing

    I think the employer should also be reported. If she is running a home health agency, and suggests that you 'up the O2' to make a pt pass out, and that is her only suggestion for offering you a safe...

  22. CPR! quick question!

    wanderinrn replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    Just finished PALS a few weeks ago, and it was CPR.....get AED set up......even if it is right at the bedside it has to be opened, turned on, and if it is right at bedside possibly another person to...

  23. Can a nurse just be a nurse anymore???

    wanderinrn replied to NightNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Where I used to work, they had a 'volunteer' program for community activities. But, it impacted your raise, in that if you didn't volunteer you wouldn't get the 'max' raise. I was only PRN, and lived...

  24. Taking a Pay Cut To Get Out of Nursing

    wanderinrn replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    I became an RN in 1994, at age 32. Worked ~18 months in LTC, then stepdown unit in hospital for about 18 months, a year in endo same hospital, then radiology nurse different hospital for about a year....

  25. Should I take this position?

    wanderinrn replied to luvmydogs84's topic in General Nursing

    My first job as a new RN was in a large LTC facility. I applied for a position posted for RN with 2 yrs exp for a 'sub-acute' unit that was just getting up and going there. I was told (while being...