Swellz

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    calling managers

    Swellz replied to angel4gramma's topic in Travel

    I'm trying to get my own contracts, so I cold-called several managers and got almost exclusively voicemails. One called back, but only to say they didn't have any more positions open! Oh well. The...
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    Nursing Director removed my pts restraints

    Swellz replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    My old NM took it upon herself to contact a doctor to have a 1:1 d/c'd because the patient was sleeping and it was "not a good use of staff". She did this without telling the nurse, who was in with...
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    If not nursing what other career would you have done?

    Swellz replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in General Nursing

    I want to own a bakery/bar combo, with recommended drink/cookie pairings and such. Specials for healthcare
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    Travel Nursing

    Swellz replied to SuccessInProgress's topic in Travel

    Where in PA are you headed? NEPA has some good rates at the moment. I'm so sorry for what you are going through. Best of
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    VA BON Help!

    Swellz replied to Purple_Clover's topic in General Nursing

    Mine took about six weeks when I got it earlier this
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    Easy to keep getting travel assignments to same city??

    Swellz replied to Insanotron's topic in Travel

    When I did my contract in FL, I worked with a lot of travelers who returned to the same hospitals for high season every year, then went home when it was over. If a hospital has repeated needs during...
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    FNP vs WHNP

    Swellz replied to jessibell3's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I worked with a now-FNP who was applying for jobs and was told to apply at an OB-GYN office as they would train her. She didn't end up pursuing that, but I think it is an
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    Homehealth Case Mgt

    Swellz replied to snmzelle's topic in Travel

    I know this doesn't help your general question, but I have to disagree with you about housing. I've gotten great deals the past eight months I've been traveling by finding a place on airbnb or vrbo...
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    Nyc new grad rn jobs

    Swellz replied to veronica_123's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Scranton, PA. They need nurses, not that far from NYC, rent is way cheaper. It's not a very exciting place, but I'm betting you can negotiate a relocation bonus to work at one of the hospitals there....
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    Research patient or see patient first?

    Swellz replied to RNingBSNing's topic in General Nursing

    At my old job, the assignment was made ahead of time, so I would come in 10-15min early to look up my patients - labs, test results, H&P, orders, etc. I liked being able to leisurely look that all...
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    new grad having extreme difficulty

    Swellz replied to momo42's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you do get to the point of relocating, try Scranton. It's not that far from you and they are dying for staff nurses at some of the hospitals. And rent is a whole lot cheaper than NYC. Sidenote -...
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    Antecubital vein for chemo

    Swellz replied to sporush's topic in Oncology

    I thought the concern was damage to the elbow joint? I can't recall ever giving chemo via an AC PIV but we had a lot of nurses who were good with IVs when I worked
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    Psychologist thinking of late in life career change....advice?

    Swellz replied to live4ward's topic in General Nursing

    I have to disagree with those who are recommending accelerated BSN programs. I paid a fortune for my accelerated BSN program, and I would worry about getting into that debt in my 50s, although I'm...
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    Undecided! PCU or BMT/Oncology as New Grad?

    Swellz replied to nursejess28's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations! You are really fortunate to have two great opportunities, even though they aren't your first choice. I really can't guide you on which is better; I was just impressed you had two...
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    I miss floor nursing...I think?

    Swellz replied to tshunni's topic in General Nursing

    What about a per diem position and pick up a shift every week or every two weeks? I know it's a lot of hours/days to work but maybe that's a good option to try out before leaving your current
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    Told to fake vital signs

    Swellz replied to gypsierose's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My old staff job fired multiple techs/CNAs for making up vital signs. That's
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    Coping w/th working outside a desired specialty

    Swellz replied to destirichardson's topic in General Nursing

    The advice about changing your username, if it is based on your real name, is wise; you never know who's watching, and who will misinterpret this post as a complaint about your current job. I'm sorry...
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    Travel nursing

    Swellz replied to nursetaylor91's topic in Travel

    I'm someone who likes my comfort zone, my friend group, and routine. I'm not exactly the type of person who I would think would be good at adapting to life as a travel nurse. But I wanted to do it...
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    What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

    Swellz replied to iPink's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a traveler, so I didn't get the hospital-provided gift, which was a water bottle. They did have a bunch of food stuff going on that week (Cinnabons in the cafeteria!) but I didn't know about it so...
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    Discrimination for being a new mom?

    Swellz replied to Karn88's topic in General Nursing

    It stinks to not have the shift you want, but why not just take it as it is and talk to your manager about a dayshift job in the future? I agree with PP that asking a year ago is not recent enough to...
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    Required to stay after night shift?

    Swellz replied to notanumber's topic in Canada

    Do you have mandatory overtime in your province/country? Does your facility have a policy on this? This sounds like a terrible
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    New Grad, Can't Get Hired?

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

    Philadelphia has a lot of nursing schools and consequently a lot of their own new grads, plus everyone coming to work from South Jersey and Delaware. I would look in surrounding areas rather than in...
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    100k in loans worth it?

    Swellz replied to ravindram's topic in General Nursing

    Does your local community college not offer ADN programs? You would save a lot of money as previous posters have stated. I got an accelerated BSN rather than going to my CC and got in a lot of debt....
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    How was your Travelers' Orientation?

    Swellz replied to hgraves64's topic in Travel

    I ended up getting a lot of tips on dealing with the emar from travelers on my first assignment. They definitely knew the
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    How was your Travelers' Orientation?

    Swellz replied to hgraves64's topic in Travel

    I just started my second contract. For my first, I had two 12 hour shifts of clinical orientation and was offered a third if I needed it. It was more about getting used to the charting system than...