singwithme123

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1. Time Frame to receive an Offer after an Interview

   singwithme123 replied to ItalianRN's topic in General Nursing

   I interviewed for a position a while back, and the manager told me two weeks ago that I was selected for the position, she was sending paperwork to HR, and HR would contact me "in a week or so" with the official offer. I still haven't heard from HR,...

2. Anyone else read this?

   singwithme123 replied to GenSurgRNFA's topic in Headlines

   You are probably correct. I could see this being written 8-10 years ago, but certainly not appropriate now! I know it is a tired old subject around here. Just thought it was odd to see a new article about it.

3. Anyone else read this?

   singwithme123 replied to GenSurgRNFA's topic in Headlines

   Is it just me, or is it odd that in this day and age an article like this is being published?? This was from 2 days ago.. The U.S. Is on the Verge of a Major Nursing Shortage - The Atlantic

4. 22,000 Nurses Refuse *Mandatory* Vaccinations

   singwithme123 replied to Surg-OncRN's topic in General Nursing

   Here is the bottom line IMO - Everyone has a choice whether they want to take a flu shot or not. And we all need to be willing to accept the consequences of our decision. Don't whine about the consequences that you knew were going to happen. Perio...

5. NCLEX 3 years after graduation

   singwithme123 replied to laurakb's topic in General Nursing

   You live in SC, so you are going to have to jump through the hoops required by the SC BON. I would suggest you call them and discuss your situation and determine what your options are.

6. Hospital that bans family members

   singwithme123 replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Relations

   Banning family or significant others is totally against The Joint Commission standards except in certain specific situations. If hospitals are certified by TJC, they are likely moving away from "visiting hours".

7. could get fired!

   singwithme123 replied to RNmoms's topic in Relations

   Well, you know, that was a really boneheaded thing for her to do. I know that she is your little girl, but your little girl screwed up royally and will likely face some pretty stiff consequences as a result. You aren't going to find any sympathy he...

8. Encouragement needed - Frustrated and insulted by hourly rates

   singwithme123 replied to kemansha1's topic in New Nurse

   OP - Have you actually been offered an RN position anywhere yet?

9. Encouragement needed - Frustrated and insulted by hourly rates

   singwithme123 replied to kemansha1's topic in New Nurse

   There are probably hundreds of new grad RNs on this site who would KILL to find an RN job in a hospital and be able to make $25/hour.

10. Encouragement needed - Frustrated and insulted by hourly rates

    singwithme123 replied to kemansha1's topic in New Nurse

    I'm sorry, but I also wonder what you truly expected from a nursing career. I mean really. And your statement about considering making $25/hour to a "volunteer" level of pay?? That is almost offensive. When I graduated as an RN in 1986 my starti...

11. Gatlinburg / Relocating

    singwithme123 replied to nurse.ethel.RN's topic in General Nursing

    The closest hospital to Gatlinburg is LeConte Medical Center, which is part of the Covenant Health system. It is a small facility, but a fairly new, nice building. It used to be a great place to work, then leadership changed, culture changed, and I...

12. Help needed from any with cath lab experience

    singwithme123 replied to CCL RT's topic in Cardiac

    When I worked in the cath lab years ago, we always had an RT and 2 RNs on the call team - Two RNs in case of an emergency situation. (We had multiple labs running during the day, so scrub techs were utilized in place of RNs scrubbing most of the tim...

13. I failed my 1st fundamental of nursing exam

    singwithme123 replied to stepmelisa's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps have a discussion with your instructor? We have no way of knowing how this happened...

14. Rant - How should *I* know?

    singwithme123 replied to canigraduate's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for this perfectly-said post!!! I hate the posts that ask things like that!!!

15. Frustrated beyond words

    singwithme123 replied to grneyes908's topic in General Students

    Sounds like it is one of those programs that is only teaching to the test (NCLEX), not actually instructing someone to become a competent nurse.