TheRickster

TheRickster specializes in PCU/Telemetry.

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1. About a year and a half of experience...

   TheRickster replied to TheRickster's topic in Travel

   I believe that I will do alright. No misrepresentation and I will look at every assignment as a learning opportunity.

2. About a year and a half of experience...

   TheRickster replied to TheRickster's topic in Travel

   I certainly appreciate the advice. Whether I am smart enough to take it remains to be seen. As for self-confidence, I simply hate the thought of billing myself as "all that and a bag of chips" and then falling flat on my face -- bad for me, for the ...

3. About a year and a half of experience...

   TheRickster posted a topic in Travel

   and I need to travel. I know that MOST travel nurses recommend at least 2 years to avoid the pitfalls that inexperience can bring, but I need to get out of here for a while and travel nursing seems to be the ticket. I have been an RN at Jewish in Lo...

4. Roll Call

   TheRickster replied to Tweety's topic in Men

   Excellent moniker, I am quite the XD-9 fan myself having owned mine since the first year Springfield bought the distribution rights. I am at about the 5000 round mark without a problem. Oops! Better keep it nursing related so let me add that after 1...

5. Ft. Knox, Louisville LPN pay, work ??'s

   TheRickster replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Kentucky

   I just graduated from Elizabethtown... took the NCLEX, passed it and have already been issued a license... all in the past 13 days. Good school.

6. Ft. Knox, Louisville LPN pay, work ??'s

   TheRickster replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Kentucky

   Actually, Louisville is about 40 minutes from Ft Knox, Lexington is about 2 hours. Opportunities exist on base at Ireland Army Community Hospital, as well as the previously mentioned Elizabethtown area. The town immediately south of Knox is Radcliff,...

7. Roll Call

   TheRickster replied to Tweety's topic in Men

   Mmmmmmmm...beer....

8. May Grad...How soon is too soon for job app.?

   TheRickster replied to TheRickster's topic in Career Support

   Thanks for the pointers, kids. I guess I will make a few calls & send a few e-mails and see which fishie nibbles. R.

9. May Grad...How soon is too soon for job app.?

   TheRickster posted a topic in Career Support

   I will graduate in May and would like to have an ICU slot already set up before the NCLEX (I am confident that I will pass). Anyone care to advise on how early I should contact recruiting personnel? Sure, I have a handful of business cards from th...

10. Med-Surg Case Study Scenarios Needed!!!

    TheRickster replied to TheRickster's topic in Student Assist

    Thanks again for the tips. Every bit of sound advice helps. Rick

11. Med-Surg Case Study Scenarios Needed!!!

    TheRickster replied to TheRickster's topic in Student Assist

    I appreciate the idea, but the thing is...we are on spring break for 1 week and the lab is closed during that period and MOCs are the following week, so -- I have about 9 days to get procedures clear in my skull and practice picking out priorities......

12. Med-Surg Case Study Scenarios Needed!!!

    TheRickster posted a topic in Student Assist

    Hi Folks, As a lowly 2nd semester nsg student we are approaching our MOC trials (Manager of Care). I need some med-surg scenarios with specific data and meds to be given to practice on. What I need is a "Patient A / Patient B" type set of scenarios ...