Dixielee

Dixielee BSN, RN

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  1. Getting to an assignment

    Dixielee replied to mac23's topic in Travel

    I have always driven so I will have my own car. Some companies pay for a rental, but you will find they shortchange you somewhere else. If you have a reliable car, then take it. You will want to visit...

  2. Nurse I - Nurse V

    Dixielee replied to djCRNA's topic in General Nursing

    Most probably, this is a clinical ladder and may vary from hospital to hospital. Typically a new grad is a Level 1 and is expected to function independently but utilizes resources etc. Level 2 may be...

  3. Five week ER orientation

    Dixielee replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    5 weeks does seem very short. I assume the first week of that will be classroom general hospital orientation where you do all the HR stuff, check offs of accuchecks, CPR, etc. That will shorten your...

  4. How Long Will You Nurse?

    Dixielee replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I voted "never", because "until I can afford to quit" was not a choice. I have been doing this almost 32 years and would love to do something less physically demanding than ER, but can't think of what...

  5. Trauma: Life in the ER.

    Dixielee replied to Jen2's topic in Emergency

    I was on an episode of Paramedics a few years ago in Oklahoma City. We knew they were filming the ambulance crews, but it never occured to me that they would follow them into the ER. We got a call...

  6. Salary?

    Dixielee replied to X-treme's topic in Travel

    To echo what Suzanne said, so much is dependant on location. I have taken as little as $23/hr for Asheville NC to as much as $38 in Bakersville Calif. with the same company. I took the low end in...

  7. Collecting co-pays at the ED registration desk.

    Dixielee replied to TlhRNED's topic in Emergency

    I was not implying that you were a grocery store. Don't be so defensive. You asked for feedback and you did not give any other information for us to form an opinion. I was just telling you how I have...

  8. Collecting co-pays at the ED registration desk.

    Dixielee replied to TlhRNED's topic in Emergency

    I have never seen nurses have to do this task. Either there is a discharge window that all patients have to go by or there are financial counselors who see the patients before they leave the building....

  9. Collecting co-pays at the ED registration desk.

    Dixielee replied to TlhRNED's topic in Emergency

    Why are you against this? Do you have to pay at the grocery store, your favorite eatery etc when you check out? What is the difference? Your patient will have already received care, so there is no...

  10. Impact of computers on pt care and workflow

    Dixielee replied to HINFgirl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I posted on the Nursing Infomatics forum about a disasterous system we have. Nurses and patients are leaving over this. One night last week we had 38 patients sign into triage and left either before...

  11. Can someone Please help me????

    Dixielee replied to Anonymous2013's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry for your loss, I know you must be suffering even though you were not close to your sister at the time of her death. Have you tried to speak to someone at the medical examiners office? They...

  12. How do I wear this?

    Dixielee replied to not now's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats!! Now the real fun begins. Good luck on your new adventure. You will be exhausted, frustrated, challenged and rewarded, heartwarmed and heartbroken, but you will never be bored! Not many jobs...

  13. How do I wear this?

    Dixielee replied to not now's topic in General Nursing

    Take a small cotton ball and bobby pin it to the crown of your head. Then inside the cap there should be a small piece of material you can attach another bobby pin to(found at the very front of the...

  14. I hope I haven't made a mistake

    Dixielee replied to cabbage patch rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    For what it is worth....I am a travel nurse, have had many jobs, many different specialties, and I feel like a new grad every time I walk into a place. I have been very well received as a traveler and...

  15. Computers in the ER

    Dixielee replied to Dixielee's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Thanks for the replies. I know there have to be some good systems out there, this is just not one of them. Apparently certain people in the ER administration have committed to this system regardless...

  16. Er-ward Vs. Er Adults!

    Dixielee replied to janetrette's topic in Emergency

    I have never heard of what you are talking about so I can't offer any real insight. The only thing I can think of, is that ER's all over the country are holding patients longer and longer because of...

  17. ICU gets differential and not ER??

    Dixielee replied to jentenrn's topic in Emergency

    My paranoid self said that hospitals that offer differentials like this are only try to divide the nursing staff and create havoc. They will automatically create allies of the staff that gets the...

  18. ICU gets differential and not ER??

    Dixielee replied to jentenrn's topic in Emergency

    The ER is the only department in the hospital with an ever expanding accordian type door. We can not close it. We can make people wait, we can line them up and down the hall, but we can never get...

  19. Is Nursing a way too time consuming/regretful career?

    Dixielee replied to Sarah09's topic in Nursing Career

    I think the flexibility of nursing is one of the strong points. I cannot remember working a Christmas day, but I have worked every New Years eve and Day for 30 years! It is a matter of priorities. I...

  20. ICU gets differential and not ER??

    Dixielee replied to jentenrn's topic in Emergency

    I am lucky to sit 15 minutes to chart in our ER. Most of my charting is done standing up at the counter. We routinely hold ICU patients for 24 hours or longer, have codes or near codes come thru the...

  21. Benefits

    Dixielee replied to sdb's topic in Travel

    Actually I am an ER nurse, but it seems like we do see lots of kids, and being a "retired" mother, I get to play mom and nurse to some of the little ones. Why don't you check several travel company...

  22. Benefits

    Dixielee replied to sdb's topic in Travel

    I am most definately more satisfied as a travel nurse than as staff. One of the big benefits, maybe THE biggest benefit is that you do not get sucked into the politics of a hospital job. No matter...

  23. Exit interview!!!!

    Dixielee replied to pkoehler's topic in Nursing Career

    I have had several jobs over the years who offered exit interviews but did their best to discourage them. You had to really push to get one. At that point you KNOW they do not want anyone pointing out...

  24. Travel Nursing vs. permanent position

    Dixielee replied to sandi917's topic in Travel

    I have to agree whole heartedly with the previous posters. I have been a nurse 31 years and started traveling 5 years ago. I have met lots of single travelers as well. I can't see myself doing...

  25. Travel nursing vs same old job

    Dixielee replied to Blackcat99's topic in Travel

    Most travel assignments are at least 13 weeks. You can find shorter ones but you have to look hard for them. Also, every assignement I have been on offered an extension at the end. At that point you...