peachesRN

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1. Hello SC Nurses!

   peachesRN replied to pipersjo's topic in South Carolina

   Hey everyone! I'm also considering a move to SC (Columbia area). Does anyone have input on what I can expect as a LTC RN? Are there departments at the local hospitals that don't require recent acute care experience? From my brief internet research th...

2. Nurse-Patient Ratio in SNF???

   peachesRN replied to dcoffee's topic in California

   hey all! is there an area in cali that tends to staff better than others? the san diego area is so not one of them. how about no. cal? thanks everyone

3. How does this job offer sound to you?

   peachesRN replied to Spring_Peeper's topic in Geriatric

   question...are all of the ltc assignments for travelers this bad?! i'm not a traveler but have left the snow in new england for sunny so.cal but the staffing here is awful. where was your favorite?

4. Need some travel advice from black nurses

   peachesRN replied to abbottcr's topic in Travel

   just lost the extended version of this response so...i'm not a traveler (yet) but i am looking for good staffing and would like to avoid that race thing. sorry that i don't have an answer for you but may i ask; where was your favorite spot? are any o...

5. Nursing Homes Without Nurses???

   peachesRN replied to VickyRN's topic in North Carolina

   this situation saddens me as i was looking forward to moving back east. i've been in ltc so long that it scares me to think that i may have to go back into hopital work. i just can't do the med tech thing. i've thought about nursing school instructor...

6. screening applicants for telephonic triage

   peachesRN replied to cab6e3's topic in Triage

   Hi Fonenurse! Thanks again for all your help. Seems that you have chosen the perfect career for yourself in advice nursing. You have been open and informative. Now, since I've been of no help to cab6e3 or Rigby, my apologies and well wishes to them....

7. screening applicants for telephonic triage

   peachesRN replied to cab6e3's topic in Triage

   fonenurse, Thank you so much for your response. If "CV" refers to my resume, I'll take another look at it's format. I just don't get the big deal about being from LTC. Assessment is assessment and we certainly do so daily. Is it that we don't see cas...

8. Nursing Homes Without Nurses???

   peachesRN replied to VickyRN's topic in North Carolina

   thanks for the info but can "they" be stopped at this point?

9. Nursing Homes Without Nurses???

   peachesRN replied to VickyRN's topic in North Carolina

   What training is given these "med techs"? Can they function in the same capacity as a nurse? As a charge nurse and with patient acuity rising, nothing's like having another nurse available to share the load. Where are these Nursing Associations when ...

10. screening applicants for telephonic triage

    peachesRN replied to cab6e3's topic in Triage

    I am so sorry. I have failed to make my question clear. I have been applying to these Telephone Triage Co's to get hired on... without a nibble. Given that my girlfriend nor I have any ER, critical care, or public health nursing experience, what make...

11. screening applicants for telephonic triage

    peachesRN replied to cab6e3's topic in Triage

    Good question. I'm an RN in So. Cal via Ct. Most of my career has been in LTC, but I have done admission screenings when I worked in Detox a few years back. The Telephone Triage Companies that I have contacted bearly acknowledge my inquiry. On the ot...