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  1. Might be interesting to some of you......

    cydney7 posted a topic in Travel

    Re: Advice, thoughts, wisdom........ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cydney: Onward HC, and the others I am not too sure about. On Assaignment has a...

  2. Might be interesting to some of you......

    cydney7 replied to cydney7's topic in Travel

    Thanks for the info, BagLady. I'm getting so much from these posts! How long have you been travelling? How's the pay with Cross Country? Benefits? Do they do what they say they're going to do?...

  3. they don't tell you EVERYTHING!!!!

    cydney7 replied to momjacksonlpn's topic in Travel

    Hi all-- I would be really interested to hear about bad and good agencies to travel with. I haven't done it yet, but I'm definitely interested. Has anyone heard anything about Onward Healthcare? It...

  4. Might be interesting to some of you......

    cydney7 replied to cydney7's topic in Travel

    Jen-- What was so hard about it for you? For me, it was having to make lightning fast decisions.........the stress of that was just too much to handle! I don't think I'm very good under that kind of...

  5. Might be interesting to some of you......

    cydney7 replied to cydney7's topic in Travel

    Baglady-- I did L & D for about three months, and I was in orientation the entire time because I just wasn't catching on. It definitely wasn't for me, and I definitely don't feel comfortable...

  6. Might be interesting to some of you......

    cydney7 replied to cydney7's topic in Travel

    I'm really curious to hear more about your experience in Alaska. How small is the hospital that you work at? I'm from Mississippi, so I'm sure those winters would be crazy. Alaska is actually one...

  7. Possible career change to hospice

    cydney7 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Well, here I am, another nurse looking to possibly change jobs and work for a hospice agency. I interviewed today at Sta-Home (does anyone know much about this agency? just curious), and it went...

  8. Possible career change to hospice

    cydney7 replied to cydney7's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    doodlemom-- Thanks for responding. From what I understand, the census is pretty high. I live in Jackson, Mississippi and they cover 10 counties. It's a busy office from what they told me. They also...

  9. Anyone else frustrated with being a new nurse?

    cydney7 replied to asilmk's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi to all, Thank you, Didi, for saying what you said. It was just what I needed to hear. And to answer your question, my first and second nursing job were at different facilities, then I moved to...

  10. Anyone else frustrated with being a new nurse?

    cydney7 replied to asilmk's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't know that I would really be considered a "new nurse", but I definitely still feel like one. I've been nursing since June 2004, and since then have had three different jobs (well, four if you...

  11. Considering home health nursing

    cydney7 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi all. I'm a fairly new nurse--I just graduated last May. I worked in on a hospital med-surg floor for over six months and enjoyed it a lot. Now I'm working in the NICU, and I really don't like it as...

  12. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    cydney7 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hey all, especially BluEyes-- I got the job in labor and delivery! I went to the interview and she offered me the position, so I took it, of course. I'm excited, but nervous. I start July 5th. I'm...

  13. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    cydney7 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks a lot. Will talk to you again soon. Probably will post something tomorrow to let you know about the

  14. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    cydney7 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the response, Blu. I'm so glad that I found this website. There are so many different people with so many different kinds of advice, you know? I'm excited about the possibility of working...

  15. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    cydney7 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi all. I've been reading some of your posts and have already discovered some great new information. I have an interview this Thursday on an L & D floor at one of the hospitals here. It is...

  16. Considering home health nursing

    cydney7 replied to cydney7's topic in Home Health

    Hey there--- I'm finally getting around to posting a reply. Thanks to you, and the others, for all the info. It's such a wealth of good information, and it will serve me well if I ever decide to do...

  17. Considering home health nursing

    cydney7 replied to cydney7's topic in Home Health

    Hi. Thanks for your response! Like I told Traveler, I'm just on a search right now.........trying to find what makes me happy. I know the NICU doesn't. I miss the interaction with patients most of...

  18. Considering home health nursing

    cydney7 replied to cydney7's topic in Home Health

    I love interacting with the patients......that's the most important thing to me, and it's the thing that I miss most since I've been working in the NICU. One thing that worries me, though---what kind...

  19. Considering home health nursing

    cydney7 replied to cydney7's topic in Home Health

    Thanks so much for responding! Most of what you said sounds great to me. I know that you said the paperwork is horrendous, but I think that with time (like anything) you learn how to do it quickly...