freckles23

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1. Lapse in coverage, from NJ

   freckles23 posted a topic in Travel

   Travel RN from NJ. I heard NJ is a pesky state when it comes to health insurance. U get fined for not being covered. Looking for advice for anyone with info on the matter. Everyone always says...

2. Question about local agency nursing

   freckles23 posted a topic in Travel

   I am from NJ (tax home, pay parents shared expenses) and have been traveling for year and a half. I found a location I like in WA and coming up on my 1 year. I would like to stay in this area for a...

3. Compliance and moving across country

   freckles23 replied to freckles23's topic in Travel

   I have a place I put small deposit on so its not like im arriving with no where to go. I figured if I start a week later, I can make a vacation out of it. Im not strapped for money currently and can...

4. Compliance and moving across country

   freckles23 posted a topic in Travel

   So I signed contract with an agency. I received onboarding info 2/14. Facility deadline is 3/7 and my start date is 3/13. I have called/emailed numerous times my recruiter and compliance on clearance...

5. Big or small hospital?

   freckles23 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am an RN with 5 years tele/med surg experience at a level 1 hospital which is #1 for cardiac and work on a tele floor. I feel stagnant and stuck in my current position and feel like im not learning...

6. Wait for open position?

   freckles23 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone. I have been a tele/med-surg nurse for 6 years. I moved to a bigger level 1 hospital 2 years ago from a small community hospital. My dilemma is that I feel im super stagnant in the...

7. Food donations

   freckles23 posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

   How are food donations being handled at your hospital due to the pandemic? I know some places are setting up gofundmes. I ask this because the other day I had a coworker call a place and ask if we can...

8. Venti vs nonrebreather

   freckles23 posted a topic in General Nursing

   In the event a patient is SOB Or distress, would you place a NRB or venti on them without a Dr order? I dont want to overstep my boundary but also dont want the pt in

9. Staff drama

   freckles23 replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

   Nurses will also come up to me during my shift and say hey can I have this person to give report to or that person to give report to when meanwhile I am taking care of my patients and I have not even...

10. Staff drama

    freckles23 replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    I did not sign up to be charge, I just happen to have more experience so they assign depending on whos staffed on that day. The new grads are all young (20s). Mgmt tells us to write emails so they can...

11. Staff drama

    freckles23 replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    I have also written several emails to management regarding certain coworkers not fulfilling their job needs and it seems like they want multiple emails before they even take action of anything. I try...

12. Staff drama

    freckles23 replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    They complain to all charges. Some might handle it better than others. I hate confrontation so alot of the time I throw my hands up like “i dont know, you figure it out if u want it changed so...

13. Staff drama

    freckles23 replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    We are a brand new unit so they took us from our 17 bed unit to a 38 bed unit and we have maybe 7 experienced nurses and the majority are the new grads. We get pulled to help the new grads, answer...

14. Staff drama

    freckles23 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anybody else feel like nursing is making them jaded? I am a pretty easy-going person and usually get along with everyone but I realize my role as charge nurse has made it very difficult to have...

15. MSN

    freckles23 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have my BSN and work on a TAVR unit. Been a nurse for 6 years. Not sure what direction to take my nursing career. I believe its important to keep educating and getting the highest degree possible to...