1studentnurse

1studentnurse has 2 years experience and specializes in inpatient rehab (general, sci, tbi, cva).

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1. Working in a VA Hospital, do you like it?

   1studentnurse replied to daisygarten's topic in Government

   Please note: your mileage may vary (YMMV) is absolutely true in VA. Some are the best (we have 6 Magnet facilities) and some are not. As a bedside nurse, you'll get great benefits, but you may not be able to use all of them. It all depends on what ...

2. Got accepted into VA, Quit current job?

   1studentnurse replied to MystyqueOne's topic in Government

   FYI...from experience: If you are absolutely sure you will do your orientation on xx date, give your notice two weeks in advance. If possible, once you do that, let your current manager know that you'd like to stay PRN because 1) you value your time...

3. Anyone work at the VA?? Need info

   1studentnurse replied to Sl1011's topic in Government

   It can take a long time from start to finish to get a job at the VA, but very few places will offer benefits even close. I get a higher rate of pay since I have a BSN. Most other hospitals in my area do not care, since they say an RN is an RN. Not s...

4. why is the VA taking so long to hire you?

   1studentnurse replied to sushi4breakfast's topic in Government

   While my userID says student, I am indeed an RN. What I'm talking about is from the perspective of an RN, not a student. I think racist people will be racist no matter who or what color/race person they deal with. I work with everyone equally. I'm no...

5. why is the VA taking so long to hire you?

   1studentnurse replied to sushi4breakfast's topic in Government

   True, especially when, on some units, NAs have assignments just like RNs and LPNs. Overall, the RN is responsible if one of the NAs patients goes down and for any of the patients on a unit, since we take report on everybody, not just those to which y...

6. First Year Nurses, what footwear do you swear by?

   1studentnurse replied to NsgChica's topic in Uniform/Gear

   sonoran: Thanks for the note--shoebuy actually has 20% off today, so those Bastads are under $100. Enter 2009 as your coupon code. I like Danskos, but I'm going to try a pair at this price. They also have free return shipping if you don't like them. ...

7. New Grads at VA Hospital

   1studentnurse replied to SeychelleRN's topic in Government

   I hate to tell you, but it depends. There are a number of factors that determine how fast the background gets done. This time of year, the holidays play a part. I had this happen to me last year when I had applied to the VA. My background information...

8. How is it like to work on a rehabilitation center?

   1studentnurse replied to male_nurse22's topic in Rehabilitation

   Some people think rehab hospitals or rehab centers are a little like nursing homes, but I've never worked in one, so I can't comment on that. I have worked in a private rehab hospital attached to a hospital (with OR, ICU, ER) and it is very much a "...

9. How much of nursing can be outsourced to other countries?

   1studentnurse replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

   All I can say is watch the House and Senate bills in your state. Most states require that RNs who do telephonic work be licensed in xx state or commonwealth. I'd suspect most of these foreign nurses would have to be licensed in states where this is n...

10. Do VA hospitals hire new grads?

    1studentnurse replied to CNAinNeb's topic in Government

    Yes, they call them Graduate Nurse Technicians (at least at our VA --in VISN15). My state has a graduate nurse policy for new grads (you can practice as a GN until you take NCLEX). I started somewhere else for eight months and then went to the VA. I ...

11. Question for Any of You That Have Switched Careers to Nursing?

    1studentnurse replied to PhilaGuy's topic in Men

    I switched from IT after eight years in the trenches doing everything from PC support to web work to application support and technical writing for some Fortune 500s here in town. (I worked the previous seven years in international sales and marketing...

12. Liability insurance for military nurses?

    1studentnurse replied to dv1039's topic in Government

    This is so true. I am in the same camp as you, since I had coverage even as a student. I just don't trust someone to take my side if they can possibly get out of it... whether it be a school or a hospital or other corporate entity. They can always go...

13. Liability insurance for military nurses?

    1studentnurse replied to dv1039's topic in Government

    If you apply to the VA, there is actually a spot to put your malpractice insurance info. I assume (no one has confirmed) that they check out your record with the malpractice insurance company. Many people will tell you not to get it, but many people ...

14. Volunteer RN to help elderly people exercise

    1studentnurse replied to jensfbay's topic in Rehabilitation

    I was a rehab nurse in an acute facility, and as a nurse, I never participated in therapy per se outside of having the patient perform ADLs (dressing, tooth brushing, feeding, etc.) In our facility, the OTs actually evaluated all the ADL work and the...

15. First Year Nurses, what footwear do you swear by?

    1studentnurse replied to NsgChica's topic in Uniform/Gear

    Danskos, with compression socks. I have two pairs I wear all the time for work and rotate (keeps them smelling better). I could not make it without my Danskos. I bought my first pair in nursing school. They are heavy relatively speaking, but they ar...