KatieBell

KatieBell

Member

  • Content

    875

  • Visitors

    7,334

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    4

All Content by KatieBell

  1. Need info from ER RNs for RN-BSN paper

    KatieBell replied to Annabelle07's topic in Emergency

    This so varies from hospital to hospital. As a traveler I can give a few examples. At a large metropolitan ER we had a kiddo code and die (Was actually dead before arrival). We mobilized the hospital...

  2. Leaving a new orientee RN on the floor alone

    KatieBell replied to georgie3's topic in General Nursing

    Smoking aside, you should not have been left alone onthe floor. She should have had someone else cover for her. Did you ask her to help you? In situations likehtese really people do get oblivious....

  3. Nusing Compact

    KatieBell replied to tmbrea's topic in Travel

    I am from a compact state NC and have worked in NH and NMon my license. Not any issue with it. I have also done one contract with Novapro,which is a sub company of CCTC. It was alright but they are...

  4. Reality of Travel Nursing?

    KatieBell replied to LaLaEm4's topic in Travel

    I have yet to make LOADS of money. I make a bit more than I did at home. I maintain a tax home so I can have the tax free benefits, which is a hassle, but gives me a place to come home to. If you...

  5. Reality of Travel Nursing?

    KatieBell replied to LaLaEm4's topic in Travel

    It all depends on where you travel to as to how you are treated. In NH, I went with the staff to an awesome Halloween party, went canoeing down the Connecticut river, over to the ben and Jerrys...

  6. Contacting specific hospital for travel assignment?

    KatieBell replied to Sailingshoes's topic in Travel

    It is completely appropriate to call and ask what if any staffing agency the hospital uses. They may not use travelers, or may have no needs posted for months, but at least then you will know instead...

  7. Florida placements.....

    KatieBell replied to debbbsRN's topic in Travel

    If there is a hospital you want to be at, callit and ask who they contract with. Florida is heavily Vendor Managed by Cross Country (NovaPro). but I have had luck also with Sagent, and Med Staff....

  8. RE: Having to retake NCLEX as a traveler?

    KatieBell replied to nurz2be's topic in Travel

    Just two notes here: It really depends on the state as far as typically 2-4 weeks. In Pennsylvania for example, I applied for reciprocity and they took so long I gave up and got a different job. I...

  9. Travel Nursing Companies

    KatieBell replied to kidnurse04's topic in Travel

    As a NICU nurse, you are as you say, limited to where there are NICU's. I advise you strongly not tosign with just one company, but towork with at least 2. I work with 3. They are all aware I am...

  10. Am I ready to travel?? Need advice!!

    KatieBell replied to jarens819's topic in Travel

    Couple of things here. If your one year experience is at a very very busy hospital, Level one trauma center type place, yes, you are probably ready to travel to a small community hospital setting. If...

  11. Breaking in to IC....

    KatieBell replied to KatieBell's topic in Infectious Disease

    Thanks for your reply. Since I live in an area with mostly large teaching facilities, and smaller hospitals (300 beds) owned by the same facilities, this is where I have been applying. I own a home,...

  12. How do you deal with working weekends?

    KatieBell replied to jensfbay's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I guess because most of my friends are nurses/docs etc, this type of schedule never seemed to bother me. The last place I was staff at (Travelling now), we actually had no weekend requirements, but we...

  13. chartign question

    KatieBell replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    The only concern I woul dhave is if that was the only place you charted the medication. Meds should be charted pretty much immediately after they are given, so that no helpful sould gives your...

  14. Advice please!

    KatieBell replied to servicewithasmile's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would not, repeat not, take a float job as a new Nurse. After one year, maybe, but not as a new nurse. I would even be wary if such a job is offerred. A permanent float nurse has to be very very...

  15. Would like to hear some personal testimonies

    KatieBell replied to Ashes's topic in Travel

    I think it all depends. When I was first traveling, i used my Moms address as a home address (which I know is illegal since I had no intention of ever living at her home). I made TONS of money then....

  16. Items/meds To Donate- Where To Send?

    KatieBell replied to RN Randy's topic in General Nursing

    You are in West Virginia. Lots of Large Hospitals have a Med-recycle program done by Med students on those campuses. (Seen this at 3 places so far)...you can try that, though they dont do the drugs....

  17. Big hospital VS. rural hospital

    KatieBell replied to min1970's topic in Nursing Career

    I saw in your other post that you want to travel. So this advice is geared towards that. As a traveller, it helped me immensly to have had several years experience at a Level One Trauma Center....

  18. What type of nursing?

    KatieBell replied to min1970's topic in Nursing Career

    I am a current traveller so I shall try to answer this question. Specialty needs change all the time in travelling. Currently I see high paying jobs going to Med Surg travellers (really!) and Land...

  19. How are nurses supposed to be culturally sensitive if people are not towards them!

    KatieBell replied to roomtogrow's topic in Nursing Career

    Personally, I am not against dreads or a nose ring. However, I think they are more an expression of fashion, rather than culture in your case. Many hospitals now have huge appearance standards in...

  20. the almighty year of med-surg experience

    KatieBell replied to Cinnamongirl's topic in Nursing Career

    I did not do a year of Med-Surg. In the end this has not hurt me and so far for seven years I have worked Emergency or ICU. Now, I would not really highly reccommend doing what I did, which was...

  21. Am I too conservative?

    KatieBell posted a topic in General Nursing

    I started a new contract a week ago. This has got to be the strangest ED I have ever worked in because it is not very busy, leaving me with time when the ED is empty, so I have been using the time to...

  22. salary

    KatieBell posted a topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I'm coming back to NC,after some time overseas and some time as a travel nurse. Although I started my career in NC, I was quite shocked at the salary quoted to me by the recruiter at one Level One...

  23. Need Help With Patient Communication - Any Tips?

    KatieBell replied to Shaneomac's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    One of the best things you can do in lines of communication whilst you are learning, is to say to the patient, "Now, I'm going to be quiet for a moment, because I am really concentrating on hearing...

  24. New Nurse with Preceptor Issues

    KatieBell replied to gambitlizard's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You might take a moment, to ask her the next day after an outbreak, "Did I do something to upset you or offend you?" It is a very polite question, and gives her the opportunity to account for her...

  25. Codependant or just Caring? Nursing ED patients

    KatieBell replied to bagwash's topic in Psychiatric

    I do not work with patients with Eating disorders, clicked on this because I thoguht it was Emergency Department (ha!) but I would like to add for CHaya that these behaviors are VERY unhealthy for...