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  1. Mid Level practitioner best for surgery.

    PNW_NPstudent replied to apjacobs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm finishing FNP school shortly and have been in IR as an RN for 5 years. NPs and PAs both do IR. I find that preference for one over the other seems to be regional. I will be doing a final clinical...

  2. Should I become a nurse if I can't work night shifts?

    PNW_NPstudent replied to Kellywon's topic in Nursing Career

    No. You don't have to do nights! There are lots of jobs out there for RNs that are during the daytime. If you are very particular about doing one particular area of nursing, you may have to be more...

  3. Clinic RN / Primary Care?

    PNW_NPstudent replied to fetchfelix's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Consider if you are going to have to work during school. Most clinicals are during weekday office hours. Hospital hours are far more flexible. Just a

  4. FNP Clinical Sites

    PNW_NPstudent replied to ESnt16's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Simmons College does. They have placed me with all of my preceptors except the specialty rotation that I wanted, which I

  5. traveling nurse orientation pay?

    PNW_NPstudent replied to CaRN2015's topic in Travel

    Ive personally only seen this done in per diem agency work, not travel

  6. Self schedule

    PNW_NPstudent replied to Kmrn11's topic in Travel

    All the places Ive been have been pretty great about scheduling. Like if I was on nights, I would get 3 in a row, or 2 then a couple nights off and then 4. Day shifts have sometimes had me a little...

  7. Seattle travel contract

    PNW_NPstudent replied to frangelicag's topic in Travel

    Try to get something in the U district (near UW) or in Sand Point which is near Childrens. Bus system is very safe for the most part. Meaning I rode it every day for 3 1/2 years with no issues....

  8. Drying Chlorhexidine

    PNW_NPstudent replied to PNW_NPstudent's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks guys. I knew I wasn't crazy! Written policy for the department now!

  9. Drying Chlorhexidine

    PNW_NPstudent posted a topic in Operating Room

    Reaching out to OR peeps. I work in a procedural area, not OR, but we adhere to "maximum barrier" for procedures. One of the techs applies chlorhexidine and fans it dry because "my drape wont stick...

  10. Giving Notice without a "travel job" lined out

    PNW_NPstudent replied to Steph RN's topic in Travel

    My hospital required a 3 week notice for all non-provider professional staff, including RNs. If you are very open and flexible about what and where your first assignment is, 4 weeks notice is plenty...

  11. BSN needed for travel nurses

    PNW_NPstudent replied to gizmopacurn's topic in Travel

    BSN requirements are increasing. The hospital I work at now (currently staff, but leaving for travel position and traveled for 5 years) requires BSN. This requirement is for staff and travelers....

  12. What do you think? Is this a good deal?

    PNW_NPstudent replied to yellowbus's topic in Travel

    That is very low for the greater Seattle area. My contracts have included between $2 and $10/hr more in the hourly rate, the same or higher housing stipend, plus about $35/day non taxed meals and...

  13. Stipend restrictions

    PNW_NPstudent replied to jeddine's topic in Travel

    As an aside, while there may be no tax rule about 50 miles, some companies have that rule in order to pay tax free meals and

  14. Rules for staying at the hospital you were hired as a traveler for.

    PNW_NPstudent replied to kkremer77's topic in Travel

    Yep. Just depends on what your travel contract says. I did a travel assignment and hired on FT. No fee paid. No stipulations in my travel

  15. Simmons College Online Grads.

    PNW_NPstudent replied to aryica36's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Oh, and I'm part time in the

  16. Simmons College Online Grads.

    PNW_NPstudent replied to aryica36's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm in the same cohort as Tasha. I'm still working FT, Monday to Friday from 8-430. I do leave a couple hours early one day a week for class and then I have weekend classes too. I would say most of...

  17. Difference btw IR and Intensive Care IR nurse

    PNW_NPstudent replied to emb92250's topic in Radiology

    Call the recruiter and ask what skill set is needed. Maybe it's a job that is in IR but they are willing to settle for ICU background to recover some pts. That's how I got my

  18. Endorsement from Ca to WA

    PNW_NPstudent replied to gabester88's topic in Washington Nursing

    Nothing makes it faster and it takes about 4

  19. Low pay in Seattle?

    PNW_NPstudent replied to freespyryt's topic in Washington Nursing

    Payscale is dictated by the union contract for many RN positions. Do you have a BSN? My hospital pays more for that. Also, you could see about relocation expenses reimbursement (even after the fact)...

  20. Simmons College versus University of Cincinnati FNP Program

    PNW_NPstudent replied to TereseRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I work M-F days and school is working out fine for me so far. I do have to take off a couple of hours early once a week for class due to my class time. I dont know what I am going to do when I start...

  21. Where do NPs look for jobs?

    PNW_NPstudent replied to HeartNursing3's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I look at Indeed Jobs all the time. There are many recruiter postings on all these sites, but there are plenty directly from the employer too. Does her place have a

  22. Orientation

    PNW_NPstudent replied to AngiereeRN's topic in Travel

    I don't think it's that unusual to not know exactly where you will be working or your schedule. I have had some assignment that were exceedingly organized with printouts of my schedule, cheat sheets...

  23. Stay a float or specialize?

    PNW_NPstudent replied to Sand_Dollar's topic in Travel

    Stick with floating. You will be seen as a valuable, flexible asset for many, many travel

  24. ICU Travel Nursing

    PNW_NPstudent replied to jsurn's topic in Travel

    In my experience, I was not treated any differently than the staff nurses in getting patient assignments. Sometimes long term vent dependent pts, sometimes pts with Swan, 10 drips with maxed pressors,...

  25. Differentials and holiday pay

    PNW_NPstudent replied to Underthemoonicp6's topic in Travel

    Concur with