DelGR

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1. VA/Govt Nurse Satisfaction

   DelGR replied to Ellen Bobinski's topic in Government

   I have not. Did you look it up on the internet? Here is the url. http://www.visn1.med.va.gov/boston/ Generally, any of the VA websites gives you a general idea of the services they offer to vets and the make up of the staff.

2. VA/Govt Nurse Satisfaction

   DelGR replied to Ellen Bobinski's topic in Government

   VA Nurse, I agree with you 100% about trying to get any advancement in the VA. They apply the Nurse Qual standards too strictly and are biased against anyone they have had past dealings with. Anyone who has become a thorn in managements side will not...

3. What are the pros of getting your BSN?

   DelGR replied to browsing's topic in General Students

   ADNs and BSNs do the same. Responsibility is the same. Same license. Like all have said before. you may have more options for specific positions from your employer. I have known ADNs who were the only ones to apply for Nurse Manager positions and got...

4. What are the pros of getting your BSN?

   DelGR replied to browsing's topic in General Students

   To Browsing, I commend you that you are going to try. Yes, I do think an ADN is higher learning (post high school). Anyway, I'm not annoyed. I hope you were not offended by my remarks. I just wanted to caution you about what to expect both in school...

5. What are the pros of getting your BSN?

   DelGR replied to browsing's topic in General Students

   Browsing, Unfortunately you are not going to get out of doing papers, giving presentations, and doing projects in any higher learning institute. You would be doing even more if you were enrolled in an online course. The University of Phoenix online i...

6. VA Nurses out there????

   DelGR replied to scoobyfl315's topic in Government

   I never worked as a GNT. However, several times I have worked with them at my VA. Those that I've worked with stayed at the VA and are still there many, many years later (15 years or more). I've been in the VA since June 1977.

7. Masters Programme

   DelGR replied to healinghand's topic in New Jersey

   Have you thought of an Online course through the UOP (University of Phoenix)? I'm on my 4th class. It is intense but flexible with my life style. You have to have a computer and a contingency plan if something goes haywire. There are no excuses for n...

8. VA/Govt Nurse Satisfaction

   DelGR replied to Ellen Bobinski's topic in Government

   Yes, you are eligible I believe after working at least one year at the VA. The MSN may or may not be funded depending on who else may want to sign up from your facility. They (the VA) have a priority to give the funding to those seeking BSN degrees f...

9. Liability education

   DelGR replied to kathys's topic in Legal

   Generally, You do get that information. It isn't spelled out that succtinctly in your courses but it is there. I remember certain signs and symptoms that we were cautioned to notify the doctor about. The implication is there that if you don't then yo...

10. VA/Govt Nurse Satisfaction

    DelGR replied to Ellen Bobinski's topic in Government

    I have now taken 3 courses towards my master's degree in nursing through the University of Phoenix Online. The VA is paying for it through the NNEI program. The main glitches to the funding is a problem at the beginning of each fiscal year (Oct. 1st)...

11. VA Nurses out there????

    DelGR replied to scoobyfl315's topic in Government

    I like being a VA nurse. I've been in the VA almost 27 years. I don't know anything about the student nurse technician program. I think we briefly had that program in the mid 1980s but it was abandoned when there wasn't a nursing shortage anymore. Se...

12. VA/Govt Nurse Satisfaction

    DelGR replied to Ellen Bobinski's topic in Government

    I hope you are doing something about your situation rather than just putting up with it. Don't you have a union? Have you written up the nursing assistants? Did you fill out an unsafe staffing level with your union (if you have one)? Have you notifie...

13. VA/Govt Nurse Satisfaction

    DelGR replied to Ellen Bobinski's topic in Government

    :wink2: Welcome aboard the VA system. I've been with the VA for almost 27 years. It has good and bad parts not unlike any other facility. I hope you are enjoying your new job. If there is any questions you have, I'll try to answer them. Del

14. Heck of a Question

    DelGR replied to Banginplates's topic in Government

    If you work for the VA, you'd be under the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) now. It use to be called the CSRS (Civil Service Retirement System). You could at one time work for either the military as a civilian or work in a military hospital...

15. Help with a Master's degree

    DelGR replied to Annya's topic in Government

    I'm still trying to get the okay to start my Master's program from UOP with the VA helping to pay for it. They (VA) put it all on hold this past May until they get the funds okayed by Congress. The employee education dept. is suppose to submit our ap...