Healthcare Traveler - June 2008 - (Page 22)

Daytrippin’ I am only scheduled for every other weekend. Dave and I plan our outings when I know I am not on call.” Antiquing is among Pamala’s favorite pastimes. “When my husband and I were in New York, we took a trip upstate to the Adirondack Mountains region and checked out all kinds of antique shops. There was also this “When my husband very cool, old-fashioned hardware store that we just loved. In and I were in New Massachusetts, there was a large York, we took a trip flea market where just about everything you could imagine to the Adirondack was for sale.” Also during Pamala’s New York Mountains region.” contract, she and Dave tried their – Pamala Glendening, CST hands at salmon fishing.“My husband is a retired welder, and when I am on duty, he often tries out local fishing spots,” she comments.“That particular time, I went with him. It was not a big stream, and there were people lined up on both sides. But I thought it was interesting and fun.” Next up for the family is an assignment in Billings, Montana. “I told Dave that I most certainly want to visit Yellowstone National Park en route,” says Pamala. “It is one of the destinations I have always wanted to experience.” All about the game Fred Wyrick, RN, CNOR, spends nearly all his free time hunting big game, such as antelope, elk, and buffalo.“I plan my days off around the various hunting seasons,” he explains. “If I’m not hunting, I am out hiking and tracking animals, or photographing nature. I like watching hawks and eagles, and I go fishing, too. Whatever I’m doing, I prefer being outside.” The operating room and emergency department (ED) nurse entered into nursing as a second career. “I always wanted to pursue it,” he says. “But when I was young, very few men chose it as a profession, so I chose other options. Finally, I decided it was a time for a change and went back to my original desires.” Fred has now been practicing for 15 years, 4 of which have been as a traveler. He is completing a contract at MountainView Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It is his second contract with The Right Solutions, a staffing company based in Tontitown, Arkansas. » Circle Career Card No. 631 22 Healthcare Traveler June 2008 www.healthcaretraveler.com http://www.nursefinderstravel.com http://www.nursefinderstravel.com http://www.healthcaretraveler.com

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