[caliotter3]

One of my agencies, upon hire, gave me the competency test to take home. I still had problems finding the answers! Another agency's test answers were discussed with me by the HR person, not a nurse. He gave me erroneous info re insulin ?s. I did not argue, but put the little bit of info in the back of my head. He said that the answers were different b/c they were based on "recent studies". Insulin? If that were the case, then it would be common knowledge, in practice, and in textbooks by now. Another nurse told me that her comp test was placed into her personnel file during her hiring. The recruiter did not even bother to check the answers on the test for her. Later on, I had a discussion with the healthcare recruiters about the competency exams and the attitudes of nurses about them, to include the practice of "borrowing" copies of them to pass on to potential employees. Quite a discussion we had. I told him point blank that one time I was trying to get a nurse to come in for a job, and she said that she doesn't go to other agencies b/c she does not like taking competency exams. She passed her licensing exam once and that was enough for her. Oh, well.

[Sassy5d]

Gorsh.. My agency doesn't require anything but a yearly Tb! LOL
I'm sure the new agency I just signed up for will do yearly, as they are certified.. The competency test they gave me to start was rather lame.