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Leaving travel nursing
I did this for my last assignment. No AC though, just two fans (one in the ceiling, another small one by my face). Had no trouble finding places to park, and saved a bunch of money.
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Extension contract, less pay
Hi guys, I'm a traveller halfway through my first assignment. It's going well, I work in the ER of a small community hospital and the director and staff are all very happy with me. They asked me if I wanted to extend for another 3 months and I said yes. When I got the contract in my email today, the housing and meal stipend are for less than my current contract. I am not going to work for less pay, and will contact my recruiter about this to get it addressed. If they don't offer me the same terms as my current contract I'm ready to seek another assignment. My question to you all is, have you ever had this happen to you before upon reading an extension contract? If so, what did you do about it and how did it all turn out?
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How do you get out of the room politely?
No one expects the doctors to stay in the room and chat with patients all day; we nurses are busy too! I tell them I have some work to take care off, that I'll check on them in a bit and here's your call bell in the meantime.
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reference letters for ER travel
Thanks, the idea for me getting their bullet points and then expanding them into a letter worked well.
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reference letters for ER travel
Hi all, I'm set to leave my beloved ER job where I've worked for two years because my family needs to relocate (need to be closer to my elderly mom). So I've decided to travel in the area where she lives. Two charge nurses and two ER docs have agreed to act as references for me, the only thing is they want me to write the letters because they are too busy. I've found a few sample RN reference letters online but they are not specific to travel ER nursing. So my question is, what bullet points do you think I absolute need to include in these reference letters I'll be writing for myself?
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My stutter--my biggest challenge
I stutter. It's mild, and I can hide it much of the time. It gets worse when I'm anxious, which happens a lot because as we all know nursing can be a very stressful profession. The way I deal with it is to constantly work on my speech: by slowing down my rate in general, plus I do valsalva maneuver exercises (google this, it's one form of treatment stuttering). Also, I meditate, exercise and generally stay away from caffeine, which tends to make me more anxious. Don't give up! In my previous career as a writer, I once interviewed a lawyer who had a pretty severe stutter, but he managed to have a pretty great career despite the challenges.