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    SO much anxiety I don't want to go back

    perfexion replied to Mary C's topic in Travel

    Hang in there! I'm also a new traveler starting in L& D next week. I'll probably be going through the same thing. Be strong! I hope it gets
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    Ever Been Recognized?

    perfexion replied to laKrugRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I always try to leave my descriptions vague enough so they people won't know it's me. It's a shame though. All my best nursing stories are so outlandish they'd definitely give me away! Like the one...
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    Neopuff and pressures. Looking for basic simple instructions.

    perfexion replied to tinkerbell419's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ask an NNP on your unit. The NNP showed me how to use the neopuff when I first started L&D but they're the only ones who use it so I don't remember the settings. The nurses just use the ambu
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    ADN+ARMY

    perfexion replied to Jjpount862's topic in Government, Military

    No. They don't recruit ADNs anymore. They used to have a STRAP program in which they paid for ADNs to get their BSN but they cut that program out. Now you have to have a BSN to walk through the...
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    Any Fastaff nurses?

    perfexion replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    I have a cat. The hotel is charging me $150 a month. Otherwise I'd have to board her for 2 months and that's $36 a
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    ANY L&D TRAVELERS?

    perfexion replied to harperrn14's topic in Travel

    I'm headed to upstate NY. I'm originally from Jersey so I'm not too far from home. Where are you from originally? Were you a staff nurse before you started
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    I'm panicking! Now I can't resign!

    perfexion replied to perfexion's topic in General Nursing

    So apparently I can totally quit without my boss even knowing. I just have to send in my letter of resignation to HR and have the director of nursing sign some papers. That basically means that my...
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    I'm panicking! Now I can't resign!

    perfexion replied to perfexion's topic in General Nursing

    I called HR. They sent me a bunch of exit forms to sign and I have a paper to turn in after I return my uniforms and ID badge. But there are some forms that my supervisor have to sign. That's where...
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    Are u happier as a traveler?

    perfexion replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    Oh good. That's exactly why I want to get into travel nursing. I hate the BS of being staff. It's very cliquey where I work. And even worse, the cliques are divided into race and they all speak...
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    ANY L&D TRAVELERS?

    perfexion replied to harperrn14's topic in Travel

    I'm an L&D traveler preparing for my first contract next week. Where is your
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    Any Fastaff nurses?

    perfexion replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    I don't mind the 4 12s because I usually do 4 days (mostly in a row) at my staff job. I always volunteered for overtime. But that's a plus. I don't mind busting my butt and passing out in a big...
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    I'm panicking! Now I can't resign!

    perfexion replied to perfexion's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing yet. Another manager told me today that my manager isn't coming back until Wednesday. That's going to be REALLY too late. That's technically my last
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    Per Diem non-bedside?

    perfexion replied to luvsfallin's topic in General Nursing

    I do per diem home care. It's a little more complicated than just putting your availability down
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    Nursing License Application Timelines

    perfexion replied to winniegirl92's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm, methinks I'll be taking a travel assignment in Colorado. Every other state I've applied to is taking too
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    Chloraprep for C-sections

    perfexion replied to Mary C's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The wand is easy. I don't think there's much rhyme or reason to applying it. I start at the incision and work my way up using horizontal back and forth strokes. Most of the docs who apply it don't...
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    Chloraprep for C-sections

    perfexion replied to Mary C's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At my facility we have an applicator wand that applies chloraprep so I never touch the incision area. I don't need to wear sterile gloves although I usually have on clean gloves just
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    I'm panicking! Now I can't resign!

    perfexion replied to perfexion's topic in General Nursing

    She had another manager on stand by in case someone needed something signed but that manager had her own unit to run. She was the one who told me my boss was away until next week. She wasn't much...
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    I'm panicking! Now I can't resign!

    perfexion replied to perfexion's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it would've made a difference if I sent an email. She still wouldn't have received it until next
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    I'm panicking! Now I can't resign!

    perfexion replied to perfexion's topic in General Nursing

    That's usually how the night shift communicates with the manager. We either tape things to her door or slide something under the door if it's private. And she communicates back by taping a notice to...
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    New grad in an OBGYN totally OVERWHELMED

    perfexion replied to Jennelea's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh and I wasn't trained for the job either. The position was vacant when I was hired so there was nobody to show me how to do things. That played to my advantage though because like I said, it gave...
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    New grad in an OBGYN totally OVERWHELMED

    perfexion replied to Jennelea's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow. Your story sounds like mine. I got an OB nurse office job straight out of school too. I also considered it my dream job but it was definitely super stressful. My practice had 10 doctors, 6...
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    CA RN license

    perfexion replied to nerdynurse22's topic in General Nursing

    There's a whole thread on the California nursing board on this website about this. You should check it
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    Don't tell the manager about your second job

    perfexion posted a topic in General Nursing

    My colleagues and I were sitting around complaining about the schedule as usual. My manager has a tendency to ignore our requested days off so this is a common occurrence. One of my coworkers was...
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    Timeline for endorsing RN license to CA

    perfexion replied to zornzo's topic in California Nursing

    Alishia I think that means they are combing your transcripts with a fine tooth comb, which, we all agree, is dumb, unnecessary and just plain insulting, but whatever. It just adds another month or...
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    Tell me about your L&D unit

    perfexion replied to adpiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in a large metropolitan hospital. We have 10 labor rooms, 3 OR s, 3 triage beds and 4 PACU beds. We do about 3000 births a year. Tonight happens to be a busy night but we usually have 9...