Runman1914 MSN, RN

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    Nightmare travel experiences?

    Runman1914 replied to aboucherrn's topic in Travel

    Welcome to travel
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    Dangerous patient ratios

    Runman1914 replied to LoriPRN's topic in Travel

    Run from hellray, deathray medical center!!! I did a contract there in 2008. It was my worse experience in my 10 years of travel nursing!!! They treat the travel nurses there like dirt. Most...
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    Naples hospitals?

    Runman1914 replied to flnursemichelle's topic in Travel

    This is soooo right!! I did a travel assignment there 10 years ago. The ratio was 10 to 1 on night shift. I often got floated in the middle of my shift. Sometimes i would even get floated to...
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    friend had great pay and decent experience

    Runman1914 replied to 4hams's topic in Travel

    I have worked in south Florida for 12 years now. I dont believe that for a
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    Cardiac cath nurse being put in procedures with no training

    Runman1914 posted a topic in Cardiac

    I have been working in a cath unit for 8 months now. I received little to no training before i was put in procedures alone. Now doctors are expecting me to preform like a seasoned veteran....
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    Cardiac cath nurse being put in procedures with no training

    Runman1914 replied to Runman1914's topic in Cardiac

    Thanks thats exactly what i did. I got out of that mad house. I returned to my floor back on Jan 3rd. I have friends still there telling me they are leaving soon. In my 18 years of nursing i...
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    walked into a mess as a new stress lab rn

    Runman1914 replied to tash, rn's topic in Cardiac

    I was recently in a very similiar circumstance with a crazy disorganized cath lab. I like you found out alot of things after i took the job. I worked there for 9 months and pure hated every day....
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    Cardiac cath nurse being put in procedures with no training

    Runman1914 replied to Runman1914's topic in Cardiac

    Thats good to hear. I didnt think all cath labs were as crazy and disorganized as the one i was at. I work at a teaching hospital. We do alot of high risk procedures(percutaneous valvuloplasties)...
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    Cardiac cath nurse being put in procedures with no training

    Runman1914 replied to Runman1914's topic in Cardiac

    Just curious with your cath lab what is your daily case load and how many labs does hospital have? We were doing 30 cases a day with a mere 3
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    Cardiac cath nurse being put in procedures with no training

    Runman1914 replied to Runman1914's topic in Cardiac

    I transfered back to my old tele unit last week. I seriously dont think all cath labs are like the one i was in. I was at the University of Miami cath lab. I was working 60 hours a week with call...
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    new to travel

    Runman1914 replied to dia.1720's topic in Travel

    Just FYI. I did 10 years of travel nursing. Most of my contracts were in south florida. Be prepared for the worse, most demanding complaining spoiled patients and families you have ever dealt...
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    is nursing supposed to be sad?

    Runman1914 replied to VPal's topic in General Nursing

    I would recommend another career to her
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    Anyone traveling only in Florida?

    Runman1914 replied to enchantedpixie's topic in Travel

    I did 10 years of travel nursing . 90% in south florida. The pay is bad and they treat travelers terrible. Especially in palm beach county. The travelers are given the highest ratios of pts, the...
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    Help? I need a change!!

    Runman1914 replied to BrookeeLou_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Nlmoore, I totally appreciate and understand what you are going through. I have been in nursing 17 years . Im very very very seriously considering going the OTA/PTA route. Im even looking into...
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    Men: Are catty / backstabbing / selfish female nurses typical, or not?

    Runman1914 replied to Streamline2010's topic in Men in Nursing

    After 17 years of nursing i would not recommend it to anyone. The profession in my opinion has changed for the worse. The new customer service nursing style has totally increased nursing burnout....
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    Finally leaving floor nursing after 17 years THANK GOD !!!

    Runman1914 posted a topic in General Nursing

    After 17 years of being a floor Nurse, a maid , butler, and every dept of the hospital im finally leaving floor nursing. Im moving to the cardiac cath lab. I have never in my life been so happy...
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    Finally leaving floor nursing after 17 years THANK GOD !!!

    Runman1914 replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    Im not sure. I kinda felt stuck in it with no experience in anything else. Then finally i got a break at the hospital im currently working. I have been talking to the cath lab supervisor for...
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    Finally leaving floor nursing after 17 years THANK GOD !!!

    Runman1914 replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    Its was tele not M/S but no real difference haha. But seriously thanks for the congrats !!! I still dont know how i lasted 17 years
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    Patient who shoves

    Runman1914 replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    You have every right to call police and file charges on an oriented patient. You dont need charge nurse or any hospital permission. If this happens again you are at fault for not calling police....
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    Patient who shoves

    Runman1914 replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    You are saying your hospital expects the nurses to take physical
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    Patient who shoves

    Runman1914 replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Some reason police was not called or at least security? Contrary to what patients believe they can be arrested . Npo is second only to Dilaudid for violent patients. I would have totally...
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    Best states for traveling???

    Runman1914 replied to curlygirl8's topic in Travel

    From my experience Florida is not a good travel state. I did 10 years of travel nursing, mostly in florida. All of the assignments were the same format. You get the worst patients, families, and...
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    ICU nurses- floating to floor

    Runman1914 replied to wanderlust99's topic in Travel

    I work in a step down unit and our ratios are 6 to7. If you only had 4 that was great !!! please tell me where that hospital is !!!! The best advise i can give is to stay out of south florida....
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    JFK hospital in Atlantis/Palm Beach FL

    Runman1914 replied to CVICU14's topic in Travel

    Florida is more like 30 to 40 years behind times. Its hard just to get basic supplies to do your job. As far as travel nursing is concerned , i would not recommend south florida. In 10 years of...
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    JFK hospital in Atlantis/Palm Beach FL

    Runman1914 replied to CVICU14's topic in Travel

    Im glad to hear things are going ok for you. I guess nights there is tolerable. I did my contract their on day shift 5 years ago and it was crazy. I did a total of 10 years travel nursing so if...