BonnieSc

BonnieSc

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  1. Nurses not prepared for report

    BonnieSc replied to KatePasa's topic in Medical-Surgical

    NOT coming in early is "an error in time management"? Hell to the no. if anything--and I wouldn't actually go this far--isn't needing to come in half an hour early for a shift "an error in time...

  2. Floater to ms/tele needs advice after a disastrous shift!

    BonnieSc replied to heartsgal's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Well, hopefully the point of the incident report will be to check into things on the unit. I've had days like that on very well-run units... sometimes it just happens... but I've also had every day...

  3. Housing yourself.......

    BonnieSc replied to Cpf9's topic in Travel

    How do you make any money if you don't take the stipend? My hourly pay would be so low without

  4. time frame for first assignment?

    BonnieSc replied to HikingNinja's topic in Travel

    I had a similar experience with recruiters who seemed eager until push came to shove. It took much longer than I expected (and than recruiters led me to believe) to find my first assignment, but for...

  5. Going from med surg to telemetry

    BonnieSc replied to annieboo444's topic in General Nursing

    I think that will be plenty of orientation time--any more and you might get bored. A lot of it will be learning as you go, because you just aren't going to get the patient span during your orientation...

  6. Share your packing routine and tips

    BonnieSc replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    I saw on the other thread that there are other people who fly... do you take less than those who drive? I've definitely got to cut back (my family drove me to this, my first assignment). But maybe my...

  7. Freaking out

    BonnieSc replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    Curious about how other people who fly manage their packing, but see this is covered in a new

  8. Feeling stuck at times

    BonnieSc replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    I know what you mean, and it was one of the doubts I had going into travel nursing, but ultimately I felt like there were more possible gains. I'm used to being very active with code blues in my...

  9. New Grad Where should I work?

    BonnieSc replied to slushymaker75's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't necessarily agree with that--in my senior preceptorship, my preceptors taught me tons. Who else would have done it? The instructor isn't on-site the way they are for regular clinicals. Perhaps...

  10. Anybody noticed weird restrictions on your nursing?

    BonnieSc replied to Bluebolt's topic in Travel

    As an OR nurse you probably start IVs a lot more than other nurses, Ned--on the floor it would be unusual to start several IVs per shift for several years. I think perhaps you can only speak for...

  11. Anybody noticed weird restrictions on your nursing?

    BonnieSc replied to Bluebolt's topic in Travel

    I think it depends on the person, Ned. For some people losing skills is a legitimate concern, and while I know a skill once learned can be learned again, I wouldn't be excited about getting rusty on...

  12. Oh pleaeaasse, Flexcare

    BonnieSc replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    Is this in Springfield? I used to work there and my salary as permanent staff seemed very, very low (coming from California, and then again when I moved to Seattle). But costs were also very...

  13. first day

    BonnieSc replied to acern72's topic in Travel

    I'm also surprised that it's legal anywhere to not pay for orientation... I wonder if it's illegal in some states. Some places I've worked (as permanent staff) have been very strict about how...

  14. Anybody noticed weird restrictions on your nursing?

    BonnieSc replied to Bluebolt's topic in Travel

    Bluebolt--there is an IV team 24/7 that inserts all IVs! I admit it's nice not to have to worry about it when I'm busy, but I know I would lose my skills if I stayed here too

  15. first day

    BonnieSc replied to acern72's topic in Travel

    I had to read the policies beforehand, watch a ten minute video, and then whoosh! I was on the floor, on my current assignment. Kind of startling because I've always seen travelers get a whole shift...

  16. Anybody noticed weird restrictions on your nursing?

    BonnieSc replied to Bluebolt's topic in Travel

    I've only worked in teaching hospitals and have experienced a range. And some hospitals will have strict protocols for one thing and leave it wide open for another--I think you just can't predict....

  17. Travel without a car

    BonnieSc posted a topic in Travel

    I'm getting ready to leave for my first travel assignment (just 90 minutes from where I'm staying now) and feeling flustered at how I'm going to manage this when I take an assignment that is further...

  18. Will I ever be able to be a nurse again?

    BonnieSc replied to proudsahm's topic in Retired Nurses

    Yeah, two years is no big deal as far as licensure is concerned. Depending on where you live, it might not even be that hard to get back into the hospital. Most refresher courses are only for nurses...

  19. 1 year med/tele experience looking to travel in LA

    BonnieSc replied to Michi66's topic in Travel

    While I've worked with some travelers who only have a year of experience, they tell me their options have been limited because a lot of hospitals insist on two years (or five). And the listings on the...

  20. Could research publications make it difficult to find a job?

    BonnieSc replied to Nursey22783's topic in General Nursing

    Would love to hear the story behind that

  21. Could research publications make it difficult to find a job?

    BonnieSc replied to Nursey22783's topic in General Nursing

    If you were a co-author with your professors, that is EXACTLY what you should say, always. I don't know how you presented it on your resume or in your interview, but I would consider it deliberately...

  22. Could research publications make it difficult to find a job?

    BonnieSc replied to Nursey22783's topic in General Nursing

    You applied for two internships and got rejected from both? That's nothing! Look around here and you'll see your fellow new graduates are putting in fifty and sixty applications, and more, and not...

  23. finding a contract

    BonnieSc replied to Spika RN's topic in Travel

    It's quite difficult to find internships in a new specialty these days. I actually had what some would consider a dream situation--a job in a teaching hospital, level 1 trauma, awesome city. But...

  24. finding a contract

    BonnieSc replied to Spika RN's topic in Travel

    Yeah, but one of the reasons I chose now to do travel nursing is that I didn't want to commit to another year or two in a new specialty (if, indeed, I could get hired into one--I probably could have...

  25. finding a contract

    BonnieSc replied to Spika RN's topic in Travel

    Well, don't do what I have done in trying to find my first assignment--limit yourself too much geographically (I've been trying to get work in one metro area). It hasn't been as easy as I expected. In...