December 21, 2006

Access Nurses Weekly Volume 7 Number 8 December 21, 2006

News

Ski New Mexico this Winter!

With everything from world-renowned resorts packed with fresh powder to quaint "Mom and Pop" ski runs with log lodges and river rock fireplaces, you're going to love skiing or snowboarding in New Mexico.

Take an assignment in Albuquerque or Santa Fe and you can be just minutes away from it all.

The snow keeps falling in the mountains and New Mexico's winter forecast is calling for above normal snowfall. Let New Mexico be your winter escape this season.

Share your stories. Send us your photos!

Share your adventures and travel stories with other healthcare professionals by sending in photos of your travel assignment. If your photo is chosen to be in the newsletter you will receive a special prize.

Please mail your photos to:

Access Nurses: Traveler Photos
5935 Cornerstone Court West #300
San Diego, CA 92121-3711

Note: Photos mailed to Access Nurses will not be returned.

Please include:
Your Name
Location of photo
Brief explanation

Disclaimer:
By submitting photos you are affirming that you own the rights to said photos and are granting Access Nurses permission to use these photos in our media with indemnification from any claims resulting from their use.

Hot Jobs

Contact your recruiter to inquire about the following jobs!

Boca Raton and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Boca Raton and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Telemetry, ICU
Positions: 12
Shift: 12 hour days and nights
Start Date: ASAP

Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland Telemetry
Positions: 2
Shift: 12 hour nights
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Brunswick, Maine

Brunswick, Maine Labor & Delivery
Positions: 2
Shift: 12 hour nights
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Rockford, Illinois

Rockford, Illinois ER
Shift: 12 hour nights
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Lake Charles, Louisiana

Lake Charles, Louisiana ICU, CV Preferred
Shift: 12 hour nights
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Knoxville, Tennessee

Knoxville, Tennessee PICU
Shift: 12 hour nights
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Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico PICU/NICU - $5000 bonus for 6 month contract!
Positions: 4
Shift: 12 hour days or nights
Start Date: 1/8/07

New York City, New York

New York City, New York Peds ER
Positions: 4
Shift: 12 hour evenings and nights
Start Date: 1/8/07

San Diego or Los Angeles, California

San Diego or Los Angeles, California Case Manager
Positions: 3
Shift: 8 hour days
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Overland Park, Kansas

Overland Park, Kansas Cath Lab
Positions: 2
Shift: 7a-3p w/ call
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Boston, Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts ER
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Shift: 1 - 8 hour day shift, and 2 - 12 hour day/night shifts
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Concord, California

Concord, California OR Circulator
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Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico OR
Positions: 2
Shift: 12 hour days and nights
Start Date: 1/15/07

San Luis Obispo, California

San Luis Obispo, California ICU
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Los Angeles and Orange County, California

Los Angeles and Orange County, California L&D
Positions: 10
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Youngstown, Ohio

Youngstown, Ohio L&D
Positions: 2
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Palm Springs and Los Angeles, California

Palm Springs and Los Angeles, California ICU
Positions: 15
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Featured Forum Topic

Snowbird Nursing

Hi,

I just recently finished up my first assignment in Brunswick, Maine which was awesome! I am an RN very new to travel nursing. I would like to travel next to somewhere warm. Maybe Arizona, Florida, or California. If anyone does the snowbird nursing thing and has any suggestions of where I should look I would really appreciate it. Thanks!

On the Lighter Side

The Unknown Reindeer

The game show contestant was only 200 points behind the leader and was about to answer the final question -- worth 500 points!

"To be today's champion," the show's smiling host intoned, "name two of Santa's reindeer."

The contestant, a man in his early thirties, gave a sigh of relief, gratified that he had drawn such an easy question.
"Rudolph!" he said confidently, "and ... Olive!"

The studio audience started to applaud (which the little sign above their heads said to do), but the clapping quickly faded into mumbling. The confused host replied, "Yes, we'll accept Rudolph, but could you please explain 'Olive'?"

"You know," the man circled his hand forward impatiently and began to sing, "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer had a very shiny nose. And if you ever saw it, you would even say it glows. *Olive,* the other reindeer..."