RNFiona

RNFiona

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  1. Favorite cities/locations you've traveled?

    RNFiona replied to Traveldee's topic in Travel

    that's actual not bad for

  2. Anyone know how to get a nursing job in Antarctica?

    RNFiona replied to mattfro60's topic in Travel

    They have hospitals there? I thought there just researchers, penguins and polar bears. Sounds

  3. Los Angeles travel assignment...

    RNFiona replied to NurseVirgo's topic in Travel

    Why so snarky? Was that really

  4. My interview at a Hospital with the lions

    RNFiona replied to garn12's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Group interviews can be tough and some nurses can just be downright nasty.Even if they felt you didn't have enough experience they could have conducted the interview in a less demeaning manor....

  5. Did being unattractive hurt your career?

    RNFiona replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Nursing Career

    I know your pain. ****** resting face. I have it too. I have an underbite. I can't help it:( I am always getting arrested by the smile

  6. 9:1 ER ratios in NY?

    RNFiona replied to BARNgirl's topic in Travel

    Again I focus on acuity not volume... Higher acuity pts should have lower

  7. 9:1 ER ratios in NY?

    RNFiona replied to BARNgirl's topic in Travel

    It would never work in a NYC ER... Way too much volume and not enough nurses... Someone has to take care of

  8. 9:1 ER ratios in NY?

    RNFiona replied to BARNgirl's topic in Travel

    anytime

  9. First Job - Not A Great Facility, Take It Or No?

    RNFiona replied to BrooklynRN11201's topic in Emergency

    Just because a hospital is pretty doesn't mean the patients are necessarily getting the best care....take the

  10. 9:1 ER ratios in NY?

    RNFiona replied to BARNgirl's topic in Travel

    It's all true. I worked all over NYC for many years. You need to be able to handle volume there. Just remember it's acuity that counts. I am in Cali and yes there is 4:1 ratio but when you get four...

  11. Northern california hospitals to avoid

    RNFiona replied to 1Travelnurse's topic in Travel

    my friend worked ER at Memorial. Said she hated it and that travelers were not treated

  12. advice needed ED travel nursing in Bay Area

    RNFiona replied to germsjackson's topic in Travel

    I have no clue what's going on in Oakland but there are travel jobs in ED. Lots of

  13. advice needed ED travel nursing in Bay Area

    RNFiona replied to germsjackson's topic in Travel

    I dunno. My agency has abuot 8000 postings for Oakland right

  14. Any opinions on Nightingale Travel Agency?

    RNFiona replied to Marissa00's topic in Agency Nurses

    Even if the company hires you, I doubt any hospital will accept your profile with no experience. Just sayin. Signing up with the agency won't necessarily guarantee you

  15. BSN required for Montefiore travel RNs?

    RNFiona replied to BARNgirl's topic in Travel

    NYC has been requiring BSN lately, even for travelers. However facilities are starting to make " exceptions" because they are turning away a lot of competent experienced nurses. NYC was hit hard from...

  16. California license by endorsement

    RNFiona replied to L&DWendy's topic in Travel

    I finally was able to speak to someone and found out that my initial application was destroyed because I waited too long after submitting it to send in the supporting documents. They said they had...

  17. Need Help- 2 Agency offers @ same Hospital

    RNFiona replied to Cassideca's topic in Travel

    I worked for Nightengale...they are shady...crappy housing....promised a rental car..then told no ...promised health insurance, waited a month it wasn't even insurance..it was a discount card...pay...

  18. Las Vegas ER

    RNFiona replied to RNFiona's topic in Travel

    Thanks for the feedback,

  19. Different Agencies, Different Payrates for same facility?

    RNFiona posted a topic in Travel

    How do different agencies offer wildly different rates for the same facility and same department? One agency quoted me a ridiculously low rate and said there was no room for negotiation because it was...

  20. Different Agencies, Different Payrates for same facility?

    RNFiona replied to RNFiona's topic in Travel

    Thanks!

  21. Los Angeles travel assignment...

    RNFiona replied to NurseVirgo's topic in Travel

    The tone of your post was rather off-putting and does come across as rude. Just

  22. Student Nurse Nightmare-Help!

    RNFiona posted a topic in General Nursing

    Recently my boss sent an email asking if any of the ER staff was interested in mentoring a 4th year RN student. I expressed that I MAY be interested and without further adieu she immediately assigned...

  23. Las Vegas NV travel assignment

    RNFiona replied to IblandonRN's topic in Travel

    I do ER and traveled at one place in NYC that did stuff like that. Like there could be 20 nurses on, 120 PTs in ER and two vents. And they would give me both vents in addition to my 10 other PTs. Or...

  24. BSN Requirement for Travel

    RNFiona replied to happymedium's topic in Travel

    A lot of the NYC hospitals were doing that before the hurricane and then they started making exceptions because they realized they had bitten off their nose to spite their

  25. Las Vegas NV travel assignment

    RNFiona replied to IblandonRN's topic in Travel

    Which unit do you work? And which