Swellz

oncology, MS/tele/stepdown

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    Do you regret travel nursing in medsurg or stepdown?

    Swellz replied to Mortaaaay's topic in Travel

    If you do not like med-surg or stepdown as a staff job, will you like it when you are working with total strangers in an unfamiliar environment while dealing with a charting system you may not know,...
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    New Onset Afib

    Swellz replied to donotenter's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder what your reasoning was for not calling the doctor? I know it shouldn't matter, but are you a new nurse on night shift or something? Sometimes you think there's a barrier to calling, but if...
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    Work from home as a RN

    Swellz replied to PurpleScrubs's topic in Nursing Career

    Do you have oncology experience? I work for a company doing chart abstraction on a part-time
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    Is there any risks in becoming an Oncology nurse?

    Swellz replied to lindsaymRN's topic in Oncology

    I've never been paid more for having my chemo cert, but every hospital I've worked at paid a bonus for having your
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    Patient with platelet count of 3?

    Swellz replied to FirstLadyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Very
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    Patient with platelet count of 3?

    Swellz replied to FirstLadyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Onc makes you completely rethink what a "normal" lab value is
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    How are you managing your documents?

    Swellz replied to lowlanderRN's topic in Travel

    That was a smart idea for an app. Thanks for
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    Patient with platelet count of 3?

    Swellz replied to FirstLadyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Standby assist and someone stays with her until she's back in bed, bed alarm at all times. That's what we did with our patient who had a plt count of 1. I don't really get why this patient can't sit...
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    Day shift?

    Swellz replied to Workitinurfava's topic in General Nursing

    You're so not crazy. If my body tolerated nightshift I'd do nights and be happier for it. Alas, it's the dayshift life for
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    I always get called if someone is sick

    Swellz replied to Grogon's topic in General Nursing

    Your boss sucks and it is her responsibility to staff her unit, not yours. Don't answer work calls on days you have no intention of working. If I were you I'd find a new
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    How are you managing your documents?

    Swellz replied to lowlanderRN's topic in Travel

    I have a folder on my computer. I don't keep skills checklists as most of my companies have had them online. I keep all my expiration dates on a comprehensive version of my resume and on LinkedIn. I...
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    Two Job Offers

    Swellz replied to Natkat's topic in General Nursing

    If you're in a financial position to take the research position, I would take it. It seems unlikely you'll be more miserable than you are currently, and even if it doesn't work out as you imagine it...
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    Neutropenic patients in semi-privates

    Swellz posted a topic in Oncology

    My current travel assignment is at a facility that doesn't routinely isolate neutropenic patients. The floor is usually full or close to full and the majority of the beds are in semis, so if they did...
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    HCA StaRN contract

    Swellz replied to nursingsprettycool17's topic in General Nursing

    I have met people who broke their contract, never paid HCA, and were never forced to pay it back; these nurses didn't care to work for HCA again, so they didn't care about the repercussions. What does...
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    To Travel or Not?

    Swellz replied to Stella_Blue's topic in Travel

    I think it's something everyone should do, at least for a couple contracts. It's not as glamorous as it's made out to be, and likely not as lucrative as you think, but it's a lot of fun and a great...
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    Controlled med not documented

    Swellz replied to Chocolate1's topic in General Nursing

    On the plus side, you will never make that mistake
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    PCCN study materials

    Swellz replied to choksantos's topic in General Nursing

    If you search PCCN you'll see there's a few posts already about this certification; I haven't taken it yet, so I can't speak to it's usefulness. If you have access to CE direct through your job,...
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    Not being paid anything for overtime hours worked during orientation. Is this legal?

    Swellz replied to GbabyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't go to HR, since they aren't the person whose going to be fixing your timecard. Your policies are likely available to you via your hospital's intranet or something anyway. Klone's advice to...
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    The Weekend of... 7-5 to 7-8-19

    Swellz replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I just can't believe you still have to be a door!
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    Job Flip-Flopping: When Will I Find My Place?

    Swellz replied to tinyRN72's topic in General Nursing

    The struggle is real after travel nursing. I've been looking in to getting a regular position, but I've been too spoiled through traveling and now in-house traveling. I don't want to take a pay cut...
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    MPH/MBA or Psych NP?

    Swellz replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

    I've always considered getting an MPH. I just find the curriculum so much more interesting than MSN programs, but I also have no interest in teaching, being an NP, or administration, so it's easier...
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    Travel Nursing

    Swellz replied to Klori's topic in Travel

    A good friend of mine went to CA as a traveler and ultimately got hired on to one of the hospitals she worked at. Depending on where you're planning on living in CA, it can be hard to get a job as a...
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    "Not sure what unit you will be hired into..."

    Swellz replied to TitaniumPlates's topic in General Nursing

    HCA does that with travelers in SW FL, or at least they did when I worked for them. They hired multiple ICU nurses who spent their entire contracts in stepdown, and then floated the stepdown travelers...
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    Do you have a side hustle?

    Swellz replied to Mrsvirgomama's topic in General Nursing

    Basically I read through a chart, pull out certain data points, and it gets aggregated for research purposes. I found my company on linkedin when I was looking for something else. My company is all...
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    Do you have a side hustle?

    Swellz replied to Mrsvirgomama's topic in General Nursing

    I do chart abstraction remotely. I used to work a lot of OT but find I just can't force myself anymore; this somewhat makes up for that extra cash I was accustomed to