Posted on 06/28/2010 12:38:32 AM PDT by 60Gunner
Wow. It's been over a year since I've last posted anything related to ER nursing. It's been a busy time for me, loaded with change. To spare the gory details, I will cut to the chase.
I have changed jobs.
After eight years with the same organization, I found that a combination of leadership changes (for the worse) and "hitting the ceiling" as far as my position and pay are concerned have led me to cast my gaze towards the horizon regarding my profession.
At the same time, I had been courted rather aggressively by a number of travel nurse organizations for the past year. Coincidence? Maybe. But the offers became more lucrative as time (and experience) passed. And I have to admit, I love road trips.
So, I finally took an offer.
I have to admit, it's a little daunting. After being in one place for so long, one gets a little set in one's ways. But I have always had a little wanderlust in me- a sense of adventure and desire to see as much as I can while I'm in this world. I guess it's time to shake the tree a little.
So I am a Travel Nurse now; a "hired gun," in a manner of speaking. I'll be able to lend my expertise to other ERs around the country, and at the same time, I'll learn from those places as well. This is a good thing.
My first assignment is down in Fort Defiance, Arizona. I am looking forward to learning about the Navajo culture, seeing some awesome sights, doing some hiking, generating some new stories, and perhaps meeting some FReepers in the area.
If any of my readers happen to live in the vicinity, give me a ping. I am looking forward to expanding my world a bit.
More ER Nursing Stories to come!
More ER Nursing Stories to come!
If you have a ping list, please put me on it? Thank you.
How exciting. I hope it works out well for you, and that you manage to enjoy your trips.
I bet you’re heard this one a 1,00 times ...
“I always get 4 mg of Demerol IV for my pain”
Friends of mine who have traveled loved it. Enjoy it. This RN is too married and the kids are too young for me to Travel.
-RN - Pittsburgh - UPMC
You’re on, Judith Anne. Thanks for your interest!
You’re a good writer. I’d love to see your stories collected in a book and published. We all have a million stories; you have a gift for the telling.
I'm a medical transcriptionist, so I never get hands-on experience, but some of the stories I transcribe are interesting.
We are hoping to end up in northern Arizona next year (tentative destination is Kingman).
Well, all the best to you!
If that’s all they want - let ‘em have it.
4mg is a puny dose.
...wait, that didn't come out right.
Cheers!
God Bless you in your travels. I have known single nurses that really took advantage and traveled the world. It makes it tough if you have a family.
Thanks for the update.
Best wishes and good luck with the new job.
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
Looking forward to it. Best of luck.
There is so much to do in Arizona it’s amazing. You are going to love it here - welcome!
One, they are paid way more than the local nurses. Two, the hospital will actually bump local nurses off a shift (losing a day's pay) in deference to a travel nurse. Three, the travel nurses are generally (although not in your case) either from a foreign country or just out of nursing school. Four, the travel nurses have a sense of arrogance based on their pay and the hype the the nurses receive from the recruiters.
Just some thoughts on what I hear from my wife. She has come across some travel nurses that she felt were a needed and welcome addition and they were very nice. But it seems about half fall into the above categories.
welcome to AZ from Bill in Tempe
Thank God!
Best of luck on your job change.
Looking forward to some more war stories.
Just last week I referred a conservative friend who was thinking about buying a Prius (yes, a Prius) to your Hybrid cars: Death in a Bunny Suit story.
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