linda8532

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  1. NRP test online

    Does anyone know the answers to the 5th edition chapter 5 version of NRP? I took the test online and passed all of them (with an open book) but failed chapter 5 test. I don't know what I am doing wrong. Can anyone help? It is the intubation chapt...
  2. St Jude Medical Center, Fullerton

    what position did you apply for? Do you know anything about the hospital and surrounding areas? I heard there are alot of gangs in that area. Thank you and hope you hear something soon.
  3. St Jude Medical Center, Fullerton

    Can anyone tell me about this facility? How is management, staff, etc? I have a job interview lined up and would love info on it before I travel to go there if possible. Does anyone work there or live in the area? What would the area be like? Th...
  4. My Story - What's happening to my hospital?

    you surely must be talking about my facility--we have the same problem here. BAD MANAGERS, I am talking bad. There is so much favoritism going around that it makes one want to puke. Seriously, the higher ups are just as bad because they turn a blin...
  5. Travel Companies to Reccomend?

    My first and only travel agency was HealthProviders Choice, headquartered out of Minnesota. I was paid well, got the tax thing, had a nice apartment (in a bad area) but made alot of friends there. Being the first travel assignment and being away fr...
  6. Health South Rehab Hospital?

    mcmrnbsn--I would like to know what health south facility you work at that has only 6-8 patients? I work at one and we have a minimum of 8 patients, most of times 9-10, with discharges and admits all day long. We work 12 hour shifts and lately most...
  7. Any Nurses worked for JCL North Campus?

    mugg54--I too worked there and hated it. I got out before I received sign on bonus so I wouldn't have to pay it back. I worked night shift and the nurses were awful--most went into rooms and slept. The clientelle on the floor I worked on was awful...
  8. CNA ratio to patient

    I work in a facility that accepts no medicaid patients, it is strictly medicare/private insurance/private pay. I work the skilled side which means they are only there until their medicare/insurance runs out. Most are hips, fractured bones, strokes,...
  9. CNA ratio to patient

    Can anyone tell me in a SNIF unit what the ratio of CNA's to patients is? Does 21 seem too many? Where can I find this information?
  10. OB interview!!!! Help!

    I have been a labor nurse my entire career and am so burnt out on it. I am sick of being treated like crap from the patients families when their loved ones are in pain. I can do only so much without a doctor's order. You spend 12 hours catering to...
  11. Do You Need To Register Your Vehichle?

    I was in AZ for 13 weeks and got a ticket, yes ticket for having IL plates. I was told I would have to get AZ plates, emission test or face a fine. I thinnk it depends on who is doing the ticketing. My friend has CA plates and has been here over a...
  12. Travel Nurses!!! I Need Your Help!!

    some agencies will not pay travel expenses or free housing stipends if you live within a 50 mile radius of the hospital you are traveling to. I found this out when I tried to get a job close to home. If you live in a big area, that is great. I hat...
  13. Aquent healthcare....

    I took the job at JCL through Aquent, you are right, what they told me on the telephone and what they wanted me to sign was different. I was told I would not have to pay anything back, the letter they wanted me to sign states a "2 year commitment" wi...
  14. Are there any Illinois hospitals I should avoid?

    stay away from community hospital of ottawa, illinois valley community hospital and st mary's hospital in streator. These are very small hospitals and they will promise you the world then when you start work, you work a few days and then get "on cal...
  15. John C Lincoln/Mayo Hospital

    What can anyone tell me about these hospitals? I just took a position with John C Lincoln in their labor department. Been there a week and it seems okay. What I really want is to get on at the Mayo Clinic or hospital but have put several apps in a...