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    Tax home question

    perfexion replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    Thanks Ned. I did email travel tax but I haven't heard back from them yet. Moving while traveling is so much more complicated than I
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    My patient dropped her baby!

    perfexion replied to perfexion's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Exactly. That's what we're pushing for in our hospital. So how do we have non-separation with 7 couplets? We can't be 7 places at
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    My patient dropped her baby!

    perfexion replied to perfexion's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I came in to introduce myself I did a mini assessment- IV, Foley, as well as LOC. She was sitting up, smiling, and playing with her phone. She was able to hold a conversation with me. She...
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    Do you always keep emergency meds on hand for deliveries?

    perfexion posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have a colleague who brings cytotec, hemabate AND methergine to every single delivery. I understand wanting to be prepared but I think that's a bit much. Don't get me wrong. If I get a G12 or a...
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    Do you mix your own pit?

    perfexion posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    At your institution is your pitocin mixed by the pharmacy? If so, are you allowed to mix your own if you had
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    Labor and Delivery nurses: can you scrub?

    perfexion posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    We were in a situation where a patient needed a cesarean and there was no scrub tech. We had to call a nurse in from home because she was the only one who could scrub. Do you scrub? Would you be able...
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    Extension dilemma

    perfexion posted a topic in Travel

    I am currently on assignment in NY and I agreed to extend for 4 weeks. I haven't signed anything yet, but the manager asked and I said yes. But then I saw a really well paying assignment somewhere...
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    Want to be L&D rn but hate the OR?

    perfexion replied to Julcary's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Me too. Love OR but hate PACU. It's so boring. You're basically just watching someone breathe for 2 hours. The incessant beeping drives me
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    How do you treat your nursing students?

    perfexion posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work on an OB floor and I love having students because I can teach them to do all the little things that I don't have time to do, like vitals, pericare, newborn feedings and simple teaching. If...
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    Would you stay at an assignment you didn't like for the money?

    perfexion posted a topic in Travel

    I took an 8 week assignment at a small community hospital in upstate NY in labor and delivery. I've spent most of this assignment so far in postpartum and the other half circulating for cesarean...
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    Performing vaginal exams

    perfexion posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in a teaching hospital so the residents perform all the lady partsl exams. I don't even think it's even in our scope of practice in my state to be honest. However I'm looking into traveling and...
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    Moving while traveling

    perfexion posted a topic in Travel

    Right now I live in New Jersey and I'm on assignment in upstate New York. I plan to take my next assignment in Texas but I'm house hunting in California (my ultimate goal is to move to California and...
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    Timeline for endorsing RN license to CA

    perfexion replied to zornzo's topic in California Nursing

    I log into breeze every day and today I saw something I'd never seen before. It said temporary license pending. Then 20 minutes later a temporary license number popped up in the corner. And it's good...
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    Timeline for endorsing RN license to CA

    perfexion replied to zornzo's topic in California Nursing

    Never mind. I got my temp license!
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    Timeline for endorsing RN license to CA

    perfexion replied to zornzo's topic in California Nursing

    Yes! Something is happening on my account! I now have a temporary license pending! Anyone else had this update? How long does it take for the temp license from this
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    Do you mix your own pit?

    perfexion replied to perfexion's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Interesting. I ask because I'm on a unit now where we are absolutely never allowed to mix our own pit, even though we have 10 unit vialsin the pyxis. I had to wait 3 hours yesterday for the pharmacy...
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    How did you get your job?

    perfexion replied to scamper22's topic in General Nursing

    I went to a hospital affiliated nursing school that had a job placement
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    Traveler orientation

    perfexion posted a topic in Travel

    Do travelers have to sit through the long drawn out hospital values and missions part of the orientation every time they start a new assignment or is it just computer training? Do you take...
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    How do you know if you don't have a contract?

    perfexion posted a topic in Travel

    I'm new to traveling. I got an offer from a hospital for my first contract but then I kinda chickened out and turned it down. It was only $1,300 a week anyway which is pretty much my current staff...
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    I know I did the right thing

    perfexion posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I was an outpatient OB nurse, I had a patient who confided in me that she used Marijuana to combat her morning sickness. She told me that the doctor wrote her a prescription for anti - nausea...
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    Question to those who travel with spouse and kids

    perfexion posted a topic in Travel

    What does your spouse do? Do they work or do they just watch the kids? My SO watches our 2 year old and is completing his degree online but he's starting to get sick of not having his own money and...
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    Laboring Morbidly Obese Women

    perfexion replied to Davida67's topic in Ob/Gyn

    They all end up with sections at some point, don't they? I used to work in outpatient OB and I had to take out the staples of the post ops and the wounds of the obese patients would always dehisce and...
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    Tell me about your housing!

    perfexion replied to DrunkInHeaven's topic in Travel

    I'm in a regular hotel room. It's not bad. It has a microwave and a fridge. The hotel itself doesn't have many amenities. The pool is outdoor so it's closed already. It's just weird because I've...
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    Traveler orientation

    perfexion replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    Um,
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    Timeline for endorsing RN license to CA

    perfexion replied to zornzo's topic in California Nursing

    Congrats Sean! They cashed my check on September 3rd and I'm still