BonnieSc

BonnieSc

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  1. How to work with two agencies, help!

    BonnieSc replied to Two4theroad's topic in Travel

    Thank you, Ned! I wish I'd read this advice before I left my full-time job. It's always sounded so bloody easy to do travel nursing (especially considering some of the lackluster travel nurses I've...

  2. How to work with two agencies, help!

    BonnieSc replied to Two4theroad's topic in Travel

    So it's normal for hospitals to be slow to interview? I thought it might be based on experience with being regular staff and waiting for the manager to finalize with travelers, but my recruiters seem...

  3. Anyone travel to Hawaii

    BonnieSc replied to MsConstrued's topic in Travel

    Having been in a similar situation... it sounds pretty good to me. Take the assignment, don't worry too much about making money for the moment, and give yourself these three months to get some...

  4. ST. Thomas USVI Travel????

    BonnieSc replied to robins7's topic in Travel

    No, I agree--you're unlikely to get reliable information from a traveler. Even staff nurses, you'll find once you are one, often aren't in the know about hiring. Ask around all you want, but I...

  5. Endorsement from Ca to WA

    BonnieSc replied to gabester88's topic in Washington Nursing

    I think California is getting things straightened out--I got my confirmation on their end about six weeks after I sent it in. It was taking three months earlier this year. As far as I know, there's...

  6. Is RN Network a decent agency ?

    BonnieSc replied to ewrn's topic in Travel

    I am working on getting my first travel assignment and have talked to several agencies. RN Network didn't have anything available for me immediately, but the recruiter I spoke to gave me some good...

  7. Recommendations for PCCN Study Materials

    BonnieSc replied to pinkpokadots's topic in General Nursing

    I took the test a couple of months ago, using an older review book (I think it must have been the Ahrens). I think the best thing to do is probably just go with ANY review material that's convenient...

  8. 2014 camp work thread

    BonnieSc replied to Alex Egan's topic in Camp

    Big Al, Girl Scout camps have an eight week season but girls only come for a week or two at a time. They're quite different from Boy Scout camps--more like the traditional camp model (no troop...

  9. Any ADN grads get hospital jobs?

    BonnieSc replied to freezebaby's topic in Washington Nursing

    I wouldn't worry too much about not being eligible for a residency program after a year. It's not that I don't think they're valuable, I just don't think they're necessary or add SO much value, and...

  10. Should I relocate from PA to the South to find a job?

    BonnieSc replied to kimann80's topic in Nursing Career

    Either way, it seems like it's true that not many people want to move there--isn't that why they need nurses? I moved to a nice town for my first job, but it was kind of in the middle of nowhere and...

  11. Why am I staying so late after shift ends while others leave on time?

    BonnieSc replied to RescueNinja2013's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Make sure your reports aren't taking too long... are they organized and efficient? This might have been a "rounding up" but it shouldn't take more than a few minutes to give report on a nursing home...

  12. Night shift and networking

    BonnieSc replied to jaratarRN's topic in General Nursing

    Networking is harder and (for me, anyway) attending classes and meetings is harder, but at this point in your career, I wouldn't let that decide for you. Day shift nurses are busier with busy work,...

  13. Question for night-shift and/or weekend nurses

    BonnieSc replied to bloodorange's topic in General Nursing

    As you say, most night shift nurses seem to consider never seeing the management one of the "perks" of the shift. I go maybe two months without seeing the manager at this point (I saw her much more...

  14. Bariatric Nursing

    BonnieSc replied to arnie1234's topic in General Nursing

    I am a certified bariatric nurse (even though, personally, it isn't a field that I'm interested in or that I feel good about being involved with). I worked on a floor that recovered 4-6 bariatric...

  15. Calling patients and/or co-workers "honey" or "hon"

    BonnieSc replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've lived in several different regions, and I pick up on others' patterns of speech pretty easily... to the point that I struggle to remember what is considered "appropriate" in whatever region I'm...

  16. New grad travel nursing.

    BonnieSc replied to nicolesn1986's topic in Travel

    Emphasizing that you know how to do blood draws and have tech skills is, to be blunt, the first sign that you still have a lot to learn about nursing before you can begin a regular job, much less a...

  17. Storing possesions

    BonnieSc replied to harleyrn83's topic in Travel

    I think there's a difference between storing stuff you can't fit into your own home and storing stuff because you're a traveler and only need minimal things with you. I don't need to take my sewing...

  18. Anybody works or knows somebody working at Virginia Mason?

    BonnieSc replied to Ecstatic2014's topic in Washington Nursing

    Yes, it's basically in downtown Seattle (the area is called First Hill and is a few blocks from downtown proper. Interesting that your friend at UW recommends it as it isn't one of the UW hospitals. I...

  19. Portland, OR?

    BonnieSc posted a topic in Travel

    I tried asking in the Oregon forum and got no responses, but maybe local nurses aren't too aware of travelers... I'm curious about which companies offer a lot of work in Portland, Oregon. I'd...

  20. Outside Food in the Hospital

    BonnieSc replied to BonnieSc's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the responses. I thought maybe I was off-base. My friend is a rule-follower and has never been a patient before... I'm guessing she saw the thing that said no one should bring in outside...

  21. Bariatric Nurse Certification

    BonnieSc replied to femalewolf2's topic in Gastroenterology

    I studied for and passed this a couple of years ago. It was harder than I expected. I'm a "good test taker" and anticipated that most of the questions would be the kind you can figure out the correct...

  22. Will I actually like this?

    BonnieSc replied to strawberryswing's topic in General Students

    I didn't like nursing school, but I liked the clinicals (although they were very stressful). This made me fairly confident that I would like nursing. I had a friend who quit after the first clinical...

  23. What helps you sleep after night shift?

    BonnieSc replied to Emma_H's topic in General Nursing

    I have a half-hour walk home that helps me transition. If you can't walk home, taking a walk anyway might be a good idea. I eat plenty--number one thing that wakes me up (or keeps me awake, if I wake...

  24. Any advice on which new position I should accept as a new grad

    BonnieSc replied to jtnewrn's topic in Nursing Career

    I think you're asking yourself the wrong questions. If there's really not a difference in hours, it doesn't matter whether you take full time or part time. That doesn't affect your resume or future....

  25. More ignorance. Any wonder the public is confused!

    BonnieSc replied to TakeTwoAspirin's topic in General Nursing

    I got the feeling from the letter that the woman is an LPN, or possibly an MA or someone with a lot of medical office experience. She doesn't say she has the same skills as an RN--she says she has the...