ANNIENURSEANGEL replied to ANNIENURSEANGEL's topic in Travel
No. My specialty is med/surg with surgical and orthopedic experience. I have not asked for any specific hospital. I just want to be near my family. They live in Delray beach,
Hello fellow nurses. I need to know how long do I wait for a travel company to find me an assignment. It has been almost 4 weeks. Do I tell them to forget about it, and just find a job when I get...
ANNIENURSEANGEL replied to crossfitnurse's topic in General Nursing
I have been working night shift all but 2 years of my nursing career. I have been in nursing for 8 years. Everyone is different, but the most important thing is to get enough sleep. Buy black-out...
ANNIENURSEANGEL replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing
I would love to have my own bakery, maybe make breads, pasteries, and donuts. I would love to be my own boss. My parents owned their own business, and it was alot of work, but also rewarding. If, I...
ANNIENURSEANGEL replied to CosmicCare's topic in General Nursing
Make your concerns known to the administration. This is the right time to do it. You need to feel comfortable in order to do your best work. I have worked in a LTC, and even with the pages of...
I went through the same thing. I took the NCLEX through Florida, passed, then endorsed my license for Nevada. It didn't take very long. I think it took about 2
ANNIENURSEANGEL replied to nurse441's topic in Nursing Career
Don't settle for being a MA. That gives you no nursing experience. Keep putting in those applications, and resumes. If you need a job, find one in the hospital. Do your networking that way, and they...
ANNIENURSEANGEL replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing
I just recently started to understand this concept of holiday pay. I don't get too frazzled about it. When its my holiday to work, I work. What I don't like about Holidays, is that co-workers with...
My dad and I had a talk one day, about my future. My dad tells me to pick a career that you will always have a job, and that you won't have to rely on a man, for your financial security. I took his...
ANNIENURSEANGEL replied to LostnNakedNursing's topic in Rural
Rural hospitals do have orientation for their nurses. It is just different from the bigger hospitals. Rural nurses will not let you go until they feel you are ready. Rural nurses like to know about...
ANNIENURSEANGEL replied to pinkberry555's topic in Rural
It sounds like you have a lot more questions about this new position. In my experience, the pay does not mean it is a good work place. You need to research turnover rate. The nurse-patient ratio. Good...
ANNIENURSEANGEL replied to nursenatty14's topic in Operating Room
congratulations! Is that where you want to be in your career? I am surprised you wouldn't want to take care of patients on the floor first. Good luck to
ANNIENURSEANGEL replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing
I agree with everyone's comment about night shift, so far. I have this feeling of a general disregard for night shift people, and the fact that we work just as hard as day shift. We catch a lot of...