RoxanRN

RoxanRN has 10 years experience and specializes in CCRN, CNRN, Flight Nurse.

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1. NursesRX

   RoxanRN replied to onegrumpyrn's topic in Travel

   I thought my first NursesRX recruiter was pretty shady. Because of him, I've been stiffed out of a recruiting bonus. My GF forgot to put my name on her application, but the recruiter (we had the...

2. Kansas City?

   RoxanRN replied to Travel4fun001's topic in Travel

   KS and MO are NOT compact states (wish they were). However, I'm hoping to travel into KCMO starting January. Nothing firm at this time. Feel free to PM

3. Nurses Rx...anyone travel with them????

   RoxanRN replied to gofast!'s topic in Travel

   I have never worked an assignment for them. However, a GF has and was't too thrilled. The high dollar completion bonus lure kept diminishing the more interested she became in the company/assignment....

4. Travel and taxes..... Question

   RoxanRN posted a topic in Travel

   Mods...... If this isn't the right place, please move it. I am a traveling RN. Per IRS, unless I want to pay a ton of back taxes, I cannot remain in one state (outside of my legal state of residence)...

5. Hospital cancelled my contract!?!

   RoxanRN replied to mrupp3's topic in Travel

   As a soon-to-be traveler, I'm loving all these threads!! I do have a question, though.... can I have written into my contract if I have no documented 'discipline' or 'personality' problems (like the...

6. setting up EVDs

   RoxanRN replied to slholmes's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

   What system do you use? How can you drain and get a pressure reading at the same time through the transducer? With the system we use, we have to turn the stopcock off to get ICP readings (as well as...

7. Patients on Vacation????(long)

   RoxanRN replied to emsboss's topic in Emergency

   as a matter of course, my dh and i carry a piece of paper in our wallets listing next of kin, contact numbers (including contact numbers of someone outside the family), pmhx, allergies, meds with sig....

8. SBAR Reporting in Critical Care

   RoxanRN replied to loriann's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   Below is my opinion..... take it or leave it. My facility uses it for ER to ICU/floor report. Meaning, they call and tell us the SBAR is on the way (fax or pneumatic tube). No phone verbal report....

9. Spoken of before

   RoxanRN replied to linkay77's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

   No extra pay here, either.... even for CCRN and

10. cpr training for nursing students- HELP!

    RoxanRN replied to nessa1980's topic in General Nursing

    If there were enough people close enough to me, I'd see what I could do about offering a CPR class. I'm an AHA

11. Do you shower when you get off work???

    RoxanRN replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a night shifter and all I want to do when I get home is go to bed!! I shower when I get up. I wash my hands regularly at work and, if needed, change

12. New to night shift

    RoxanRN replied to Cowboys_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ambien and Lunesta are my friends (and lifesavers!!). I've never been able to sleep well... even at night. My schedule for when I work 2 or more nights (12 hour shifts) in a row... I try to nap for a...

13. Cnrn

    RoxanRN replied to Jonty's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I agree, the test is hard!! It made NCLEX and CCRN look like cakewalks! :sofahider

14. Management of hyperthermia in neuro patients

    RoxanRN replied to harrn's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Can you provide the citiation from JCAHC as I'm unable to find anything about it on their

15. Dental Assistants Pushing Propofol etc...

    RoxanRN replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

    This doctor is an MD as are the other doctors in the group. I have never heard of oral surgeons being anything other than