LouDogg BSN, RN

SRNA, ICU and Emergency Mursing

CRNA Hopeful.... Aspires to pass gas professionally.

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    Westminster Nurse Anesthesia 2018

    LouDogg replied to fourthtimesacharm's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I imagine they are... When was this that you
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    Becoming a travel independent contractor

    LouDogg replied to Ursula11's topic in Travel

    Awesome thank you for that insight. Makes sense as SF is the most expensive area in the
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    Westminster Nurse Anesthesia 2018

    LouDogg replied to fourthtimesacharm's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

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    Westminster Nurse Anesthesia 2018

    LouDogg replied to fourthtimesacharm's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Has anyone heard anything or have any updates on the timeline for interview offers? It seems we should have heard something being the interview is less than 2-weeks away.
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    Becoming a travel independent contractor

    LouDogg replied to Ursula11's topic in Travel

    Thank you!
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    Becoming a travel independent contractor

    LouDogg replied to Ursula11's topic in Travel

    A number, range, average, or Minimum rate. I'm sure you know what number you negotiated in your most current contract. What is that number? That's what I'm looking
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    Becoming a travel independent contractor

    LouDogg replied to Ursula11's topic in Travel

    You could have just said no... lol. If it's location/time you need. Location:Los Angeles..... Time: Today I've told you my exact salary, but you want to keep your information top secret... that's...
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    Becoming a travel independent contractor

    LouDogg replied to Ursula11's topic in Travel

    I read before that you have no set bill sheet. I understand you negotiate. But perhaps you would share an average rate? Or minimum bill rate you would set for an ICU or ER shift vs a traveler ICU/ER...
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    Becoming a travel independent contractor

    LouDogg replied to Ursula11's topic in Travel

    I understand that, and those are numbers I'd like to see as well. I'm not really interested in traveling as I have a mortgage to pay, but still want to know the numbers in case I get nurses that I can...
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    Becoming a travel independent contractor

    LouDogg replied to Ursula11's topic in Travel

    Well I suppose I'm asking the wrong people. I felt my home hospital was not telling me because they don't want the staff to know what they are paying the registry nurses in the same department. At my...
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    Becoming a travel independent contractor

    LouDogg replied to Ursula11's topic in Travel

    Thank you for that awesome blog. I have one question: How to set a rate? I read your blog but that was over a decade ago and rates have changed dramatically. I am having issues in that I have asked...
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    Westminster Nurse Anesthesia 2018

    LouDogg replied to fourthtimesacharm's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Just bumping the thread. With first interviews to be held in 14 days or less, we should hear something soon. And with about 2000 views in this thread I imagine more people here have applied and are...
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    Westminster CRNA program

    LouDogg replied to jhawkins5's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I applied. Hopefully it's as good as people say... and even more hopefully, I get in.. lol Rotations are all over the place and I'm not excited about that part--especially since I'm uprooting my wife...
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    Midwestern crna interview

    LouDogg replied to MURSE_1988's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Wow you applied to a lot of places...lol. I keep reading through these threads and seeing you on almost every one...lol. Well... Congrats for even getting that far. Hopefully you get bumped in. In...
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    Westminster Nurse Anesthesia 2018

    LouDogg replied to fourthtimesacharm's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thanks for the update...Ok well that's not too bad... I guess I'll just have to find something to occupy my mind to help from being even more of a nervous
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    CRNA pursuit

    LouDogg replied to Millenial nurse's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Ya, you can read the threads from applying groups and see that many people apply for years in a row to multiple schools and some get picked for several schools on their first try. It's a crap shoot,...
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    Westminster Nurse Anesthesia 2018

    LouDogg replied to fourthtimesacharm's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Any word from mister
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    Mandatory Hurricane Evacuation - Can I be Forced to Work?

    LouDogg replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in Nursing Career

    Built to withstand a cat 4 hurricane is like saying fire rated for 30 minutes. Those ratings are only given for certain amounts of time in that condition. This hurricane is moving so slowly that the...
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    Westminster Nurse Anesthesia 2018

    LouDogg replied to fourthtimesacharm's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I don't know what's more concerning, the extra wait time or the fact I didn't get that email you're talking about. Was it a single email sent to you in reply or was it a blast email to all applicants....
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    Westminster Nurse Anesthesia 2018

    LouDogg replied to fourthtimesacharm's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Awww really?! But that storm just hit...lol. They were supposed to have those results some time ago.. Geeeze. I feel bad for Carolina and all but come on... delay for a week!!?? That storm is supposed...
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    Westminster Nurse Anesthesia 2018

    LouDogg replied to fourthtimesacharm's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    So today is DDay. Do you have any idea how long it takes to hear from Westminster and when interviews might be if we're
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    Westminster Nurse Anesthesia 2018

    LouDogg replied to fourthtimesacharm's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Are those questions/instructions on the college website or
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    Westminster Nurse Anesthesia 2018

    LouDogg replied to fourthtimesacharm's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    There's more than 1? I thought it was a 700 word deal answering all those
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    Westminster Nurse Anesthesia 2018

    LouDogg replied to fourthtimesacharm's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Isn't that Canada?
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    Westminster Nurse Anesthesia 2018

    LouDogg replied to fourthtimesacharm's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I just read that other comment... eeeek. I thought all LoR had to be through that electronic thing? No? Oi... well that's five days. That's plenty of time. Even to go a few states. Are you in