theVaway

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1. Should I report this nurse?

   theVaway replied to laladeedee's topic in Medical-Surgical

   I would use my hospitals reporting system for near miss and actual events or report it to nurse manager. yes it should be reported, not for punishment but to determine how to make improvements so it...

2. BSN to UT Austin and CNA

   theVaway replied to Yunikat's topic in School, College Programs

   Yes having BLS/CPR will increase your chances of being a more valuable candidate. University for me was a little more work but not ridiculously harder. yes working in a hospital is good while in...

3. VA Hiring Process

   theVaway replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

   awesome! welcome to the

4. Jury Duty as Salaried Fed Employee

   theVaway replied to Peppermint_RN's topic in Government, Military

   make sure your time keeper knows, it'll post over 80 hours with jury

5. Jury Duty as Salaried Fed Employee

   theVaway replied to Peppermint_RN's topic in Government, Military

   our union handbook describes jury duty and actually HR and payroll should know if you qualify for AA according to VA handbook, it also has guidelines regarding required work

6. VA Clinical Ladder

   theVaway replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Government, Military

   the Nursing Professional Standards Boards at each hospital aren't a make or break for promotion, you appeal back to them and then you appeal to VACO and the National board looks at your write up. I...

7. Which position do I accept?

   theVaway replied to lifesacomedy's topic in Nurse Management

   I'm partial. VA CBOC sounds

8. VA Palo Alto or UC Davis for a New grad?

   theVaway replied to YesYesRN's topic in General Nursing

   it's pretty easy to transfer within once you get into the system. Getting in is half the

9. Dialysis at VA Medical Center

   theVaway replied to Nick2you's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   our VA does contract with

10. Float Pool Nursing Pay

    theVaway replied to Murse0341's topic in Texas Nursing

    VA pay scales are public, look up title 38 nurse pay. good luck finding that kind of cash without working all the time

11. Nurses, do you feel respected by NPs

    theVaway replied to Buckeyeqt's topic in General Nursing

    I find they actually are more level headed with nursing and more respectful and willing to work through issues than

12. VA NNEI program and Post-9/11 MGIB use

    theVaway replied to SnakeEyes's topic in Government, Military

    NNEI doesn't afford any paid time off, VANEEP does. These can be combined but understand they are

13. VA shifts

    theVaway replied to OUxPhys's topic in Government, Military

    our VA allows leadership to decided work schedule based on patient population

14. RN 2 APRN in the VA

    theVaway replied to Buckeyern12's topic in Government, Military

    Also I have worked at the VA for 7 years and was able to accomplish nurse 3 in 5 but it took extensive national level

15. RN 2 APRN in the VA

    theVaway replied to Buckeyern12's topic in Government, Military

    You are wrong in that the RN and ARNP share the same pay scale. They do