Swellz

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    Florida Nurses: Hospital Acceptance only for those with BSN?

    Swellz replied to BrandNewMe26's topic in General Nursing

    I just realized I didn't specify that I'm in Florida. Yes, a BSN gives you more options. But if an ADN is what you can afford, go for it. Maybe you don't get into the more competitive, large teaching...
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    Florida Nurses: Hospital Acceptance only for those with BSN?

    Swellz replied to BrandNewMe26's topic in General Nursing

    The health system I'm working for is hiring almost exclusively ADNs, at least on my unit. But pretty much everyone who isn't a new grad is in an online RN to BSN program, so I wouldn't be surprised if...
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    Chemo for hospitalized patients.

    Swellz replied to YoBee's topic in Oncology

    Assuming this is directed at me, at my first job the majority of nurses were chemo certified. The chemo resource nurses worked 12 hour dayshifts M-F. Weekend days there was still a free charge who...
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    Chemo for hospitalized patients.

    Swellz replied to YoBee's topic in Oncology

    Good: My staff job we were 1:3-4 days, 1:4-5 nights (excluding special cases like IL-2, chemo desensitization, etc, where the ratio was lower). Chemo was administered by the primary nurse, but on...
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    Epidemiology Nurse, help

    Swellz replied to Curtis85's topic in Public, Community Health

    What information did you find
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    Working in MedSurg with ONLY RNs...

    Swellz replied to newgradnurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    One anecdote doesn't mean we are universally better staffed in the US, unfortunately. I knew of a hospital that went to the all RN model. The problem was they didn't increase the nurses to lower the...
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    3 jobs in 2.5 years?

    Swellz replied to venacava-x's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Your resume and networking hopefully will get you the interview, where you can explain why you have left those jobs if it is something that bothers them. If I were a hiring manager, which I'm not and...
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    Rude recruiter but good contract

    Swellz replied to jm0813's topic in Travel

    This is good to know. I stayed with a recruiter I didn't particularly care for because it was a good contract, and despite not working well with her I didn't want her not to get whatever commission...
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    I want to be a travel nurse. Advise?

    Swellz replied to blackberry74's topic in Travel

    Congratulations on your house! I just bought in Florida too. Definitely make your license compact. Florida during season is not really representative of the travel market as a whole, because that is a...
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    Researching Hospitals Before Signing Contracts

    Swellz replied to infinitynotzero's topic in Travel

    I find the opinions of others on facebook groups or glassdoor aren't particularly helpful. In med-surg/tele, experiences vary from floor to floor, so it's hard to take any review seriously. I know...
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    Cancelling a contract

    Swellz replied to nursy_2014's topic in Travel

    First off, you'll probably get better answers in the Travel Nurse forum. Secondly, read your contract. The repercussions of cancelling it will be there. You will likely be paying a fee to your agency;...
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    Milwaukee Move

    Swellz replied to Traumaqueen87's topic in General Nursing

    I can't answer most of your questions, but I did a travel contract at Froedtert and had a great experience. It was a very impressive hospital, but I worked on the neuro unit, so the ED is a different...
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    New Opportunity - Why am I so afraid?

    Swellz replied to LPNx12's topic in General Nursing

    I totally understand. I have a "need" to work in an ICU. I know it's not rainbows and unicorns but it is a professional goal of mine and if I leave nursing without having done it, at least for a...
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    Three 12s vs Five 8s

    Swellz replied to jive turkey's topic in General Nursing

    I love 3x12's just for the purpose of being off for four days. Otherwise, I'd never work a 12. I worked 2x12's and 2x8's at my old staff job, which would have been ok, but I had to rotate days/nights....
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    OCN 2017, insight

    Swellz replied to LovelyRN90s's topic in Oncology

    I'm about to start torturing myself with this.. is anyone
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    Not hearing from former nurse co-workers

    Swellz replied to BlinkyPinky's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've had the same situation happen. I went to become a travel nurse and initially when I'd come into town I'd send messages around, and every once in awhile somebody would make the effort. It tapered...
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    Student loans killing me!! stressed!

    Swellz replied to Nurselyfe92's topic in General Nursing

    I would make sure you do indeed qualify as a traveler. You work for the travel nurse agency, not the hospital. That distinction may be a problem, but I honestly don't know anything about it. It just...
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    Student loans killing me!! stressed!

    Swellz replied to Nurselyfe92's topic in General Nursing

    I had about 63k in debt to start and ended up paying close to 68k in total. A little was from my first degree, but I did a 2nd degree BSN, and of course I didn't want to go to community college, so...
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    New grad struggling to find jobs

    Swellz replied to Tanny22's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I agree with PP's that it's likely that you're being rejected for not having a license. There's some jobs that will consider you before passing your boards, but it always seemed to me that there were...
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    Pump recommendations

    Swellz replied to rnjones2011's topic in General Nursing

    And I came here to say anything BUT Alaris haha! The channel concept is a good feature, I just find they beep
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    Pay cut to travel??

    Swellz replied to NorCalKid's topic in Travel

    I don't take a pay cut, but I did make only a little over my staff pay on my first contract. Of course, that was Florida in the winter and I was a poor negotiator. I've never taken a contract since...
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    Miami, FL Travel Nursing?

    Swellz replied to gypsyBSNRN's topic in Travel

    I don't know ratios for Miami, but Tampa bay area it varies by hospital. My current floor is 4-6:1 days, 5-6:1 nights, although I just interviewed for another floor and was told up to 7 on nights. I...
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    Cartoon Caption Contest WIN $250! Nurses Week 2018

    Swellz replied to Brian S.'s topic in News, Announcements

    Sir, when I said I needed a sputum sample, this isn't quite what I had in
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    Areas of the country that hire new grad ADN's?

    Swellz replied to PianoTiles's topic in Nursing Career

    It doesn't have to be a rural area, you just have to find the right market and network within it. Outside of Philadelphia (Delaware county), northeast PA, and Tampa Bay area are places I've known new...
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    Take Travel Nurse Job to Move Cities?

    Swellz replied to schroeea's topic in Travel

    A friend of mine traveled to California for two contracts before staying on perm there. The trick is that if you actually move to that state and give up your tax home in your "home" state, you lose...