Hello, Congrats on your first travel assignment. I did travel nursing for five years until I decided to settle in one place for a while and I really enjoyed it. Since you asked, here is some advice...
One night on med/surg I was taking care of a 76 year old retired nurse. Helen (not her real name) was in excellent physical and mental condition. She had actually JUST retired 3 months before her...
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I have many different themes, but the most repetitive is the theme song to the old children's show "Fraggle Rock". I had a co-worker several years ago who always pronounced the antibiotic "flagyl" as...
When I was still doing travel nursing, I worked at a hospital that was 90-95% staffed by travel and agency nurses-that is aways a HUGE red flag. Some nights on the unit I was assigned to, we were all...
Just when I think I've heard it all from patients' family members... We have a young patient with Downs syndrome on our Med/Surg unit right now; he is very sweet to take care of and has a nice smile...
Just to clarify, they were not roommates; both of the patients were in private rooms about three doors away from each other. I wish I could have moved them further apart per the son's request, but...
I was in your exact situation when I was in nursing school. I also had to be at 12 hours or more due to financial aid requirements. I took the opportunity to take "easy" classes that sounded...
I just got a job offer for a position in Florida starting January 4th. I really want to take it because I have a lot of family in Florida and the timing is perfect for me. However, I found out today...
I also believe it is time for me to change careers. I'm feeling what can only be described as apathy towards nursing. I do my job well, but I'm only going through the motions, my heart just isn't in...
The hospital was Craven in New Bern, NC. But.... I already have another contract!:w00t: This has got to be the fastest turn around EVER. I'll be working at Civista hospital in La Plata,
So, I foolishly took an assignment that requred pbds testing. I had heard all the horror stories but figured "hey, I'm smart, I passed nursing school and the NCLEX, I've been a nurse for 4 years and...
The Petoskey, MI strike was an embarressment for everyone involved. It broke a national record as the longest running nurses' strike in US history. ( I attended nursing school at the college in...
One of my all time favorite verses is 2nd Timothy 2:23-24 "Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. And the Lord's servant must not...
Just out of curiosity, has this pt. ever been worked up by an OB GYN? If the pt. is coming in every three weeks, it makes me wonder if she is having menstrual