RNforhire07

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1. question about stethoscopes?

   RNforhire07 replied to student-with-no-life's topic in General Nursing

   Those steth socks were outlawed at one hospital I worked at as they said it was an infection control issue........ I've had my Littmann Master Cardio scope for almost 3 yrs now...Works like a champ! I've tried others and nothing compares to a Littma...

2. Questions: Nurses leaving the Profession

   RNforhire07 replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

   Too bad office nursing doesn't pay as well as hospital nursing..at least in my area I'd be forced to take a 10 dollar/hr pay cut!! And yes....not only are we expected to kiss the butt of the patient but we have to kiss the family's butt as well.........

3. Fired from longtime job, too much LOA r/t cancer, deaths in family. Not Fair.....

   RNforhire07 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   I know what you mean.......I was fired almost TWO yrs ago and am having a heck of a time finding another job at a decent facility. Add another person to the HATE Nursing crowd!

4. UPDATE on my job situation and woes!

   RNforhire07 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I posted here about a month ago regarding my job woes....being fired from one facility for giving two prn meds together (xanax and restoril) and how here it is almost TWO yrs later and I can't even get an interview at other local hospitals.....I've b...

5. Advice needed re:career (sorry long)

   RNforhire07 replied to RNforhire07's topic in MICU

   It's not a good one.....I've been rejected (yet again) by my hometown hospital...got the final thanks but no thanks email today on the 2nd position I put in an online application for last month........still haven't heard anything back on the online a...

6. WORK: Name tags

   RNforhire07 replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

   My badge has my picture on it, the name of my facility with logo, my full name, title and department. I cover up my last name.....and have two pins with RN and CCRN on them......no one has said anything to me about having my last name covered on my ...

7. Extra pay for certification?

   RNforhire07 replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

   That is what I get too at my current place....

8. Fired! Working again but HATE where I am right now!(Sorry LONG)

   RNforhire07 replied to RNforhire07's topic in General Nursing

   Like I've said earlier, moving is not an option.....I've got a child and a spouse....The ONLY other areas I'd consider moving to are ER or OB and my current manager is the boss of OB.....I have also heard from other people here that they won't allow ...

9. Fired! Working again but HATE where I am right now!(Sorry LONG)

   RNforhire07 replied to RNforhire07's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks....anyplace I've interviewed I have explained the situation that led to me being fired.....all managers seemed OK with it but I don't get hired because once their HR dept calls that employer, they're told I am not eligible for rehire and THAT ...

10. Fired! Working again but HATE where I am right now!(Sorry LONG)

    RNforhire07 replied to RNforhire07's topic in General Nursing

    I could try to commute to Cleveland, OH but it is 80 miles from where I live so the commute would be about 90 minutes to two hours.....don't want to drive that far in the winter, kwim? I got an email from a place where I applied online and it said, t...

11. Advice needed re:career (sorry long)

    RNforhire07 replied to RNforhire07's topic in MICU

    Thanks all for your support.......like I said, relocating is just NOT an option for me as I've got a family and a mortgage so relocating is out. Got an email today from one of the hospitals that I had submitted an online application for an ICU positi...

12. ANGRY! There's no place to eat or drink 'round here!

    RNforhire07 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    That is actually an OSHA policy, I do believe. I know at my place we are not supposed to have any food or drink in the patient care areas and that includes the nurses station......they don't really enforce it though. We only hide our drinks/food if...

13. Anyone happy with their facility administrative team? Unhappy? Neutral?

    RNforhire07 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Your coworker is right on!! I've worked in four different hospitals now and nursing administrators are pretty much ALL Devils Spawn!! Where I am at now, a small community 135 bed hospital, the DON could care LESS about our staffing or lack thereof. ...

14. Fired! Working again but HATE where I am right now!(Sorry LONG)

    RNforhire07 replied to RNforhire07's topic in General Nursing

    BTT Any one else have any advice for me?? I have not heard anything from the applications that I put out last week.

15. Advice needed re:career (sorry long)

    RNforhire07 replied to RNforhire07's topic in MICU

    Also, I don't want to make waves at my current job because obviously I've got a mortgage and a child to feed like most people do. And if I were to get fired from this current place.....well, it would REALLY look bad, kwim?