phalanx

phalanx has 7 years experience.

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1. Why Can't I Get a Job?

   phalanx replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   If you can't hack 12 hour shifts and that's all that hospitals have...I don't really see the mystery? I bet you could get a job as a staff nurse in LTC any day, and those are usually 8 hours so it's less on your feet on a daily basis...but expecting ...

2. El Centro Lvn-Rn Bridge Fall 2018

   phalanx replied to J.rizzled's topic in Texas

   El Centro is still seen positively by most employers in the community. However a lot more hospitals are wanting BSN now so even the ones who hire ADNs are making you sign a promise to get it. BUMC only hired internal candidates with an ADN. And UTSW ...

3. El Centro Lvn-Rn Bridge Fall 2018

   phalanx replied to J.rizzled's topic in Texas

   The school offers clinicals at some area hospitals but due to issues with faculty rudeness they have lost a few sites. Bridgers only get to choose peds OR OB, iff you choose peds clinical, it likely won't be at a hospital, you will go to a doctor's o...

4. El Centro Lvn-Rn Bridge Fall 2018

   phalanx replied to J.rizzled's topic in Texas

   I graduated from the bridge program (with honors, before anyone calls any of this sour grapes.) It's extreeeeemely disorganized. Get ready to annoy your employer with constant last minute schedule changes, things taking hours longer than they are su...

5. Catholic Nurse Sues Duke University Hospital After Refusing to Assist with Abortions

   phalanx replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Headlines

   Post traumatic stress so bad she can't return to work? Really? I should claim post traumatic stress from working for a Catholic employer that wouldn't cover contraceptives even though MY religious belief is that everyone's healthcare decisions are th...

6. With a MSN, why do I need a BSN?

   phalanx replied to INrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

   I wonder this as well because I know two nurses who were affected by this. Both were ADN prepared nurses who had many years of experience, returned to school when their hospitals mandated it, one obtained a MSN in leadership, the other in education....

7. Spring 2016 El Centro College/ NLC ADN

   phalanx replied to Shauntil07's topic in Texas

   @shauntil, I was wondering if you ended up deciding on PA school or going ahead and going for the RN? Allnurses' post functions aren't working right on my phone so I can't stalk your recent posts lol but I'm just curious

8. Fingerprinting, Background, Blue Card

   phalanx replied to JaeRN's topic in Texas

   Email the webmaster from the board of nursing if it's taking a long time. If you call they will leave you on hold for a million years.

9. Which hospitals in DFW hire ADNs?

   phalanx replied to phalanx's topic in Texas

   I've applied for Parkland numerous times and never heard anything back, but I didn't know about some of those other systems having clinics! Will do, thank you.

10. Which hospitals in DFW hire ADNs?

    phalanx replied to phalanx's topic in Texas

    I am an LVN already; I applied at several hospitals for tech and monitor clerk types of positions trying to get my foot in the door but they won't hire me to work below my licensure and the ones that do hire LVNs won't hire me as an LVN because I don...

11. Which hospitals in DFW hire ADNs?

    phalanx posted a topic in Texas

    Just want to hear input about where I should target my job search after I graduate I've done some research but I also heard in clinicals that some of the hospitals that say on their websites that only hire BSN outright, actually will hire you with a...

12. DNI Dallas Nursing Institute RN program

    phalanx replied to Aidens.Mommy's topic in Texas

    millennial3, are you a nurse now? where did you end up going to school?

13. Am I wrong for thinking that this APRN was wrong?...

    phalanx replied to bekind_andtrue's topic in Relations

    I was confused by the abbreviations when I was a new grad--my program didn't teach us any because "you're not supposed to abbreviate!" Then I got in the real world of SNF where everything is abbreviated. One way I got myself up to speed was reading a...

14. Dallas hospital pay rate

    phalanx replied to mihaSK's topic in Texas

    Dang, I make $24 as an LVN. I kinda thought it would be a bigger pay grade jump!

15. Best thermometer?

    phalanx replied to RoxanneBB's topic in Geriatric

    A facility I worked at previously decided we couldn't use our own equipment. They bought 2 Dynamaps to be used for 120 residents. :facepalm:And the medaides commandeered them for 95% of the shift so it was just ridiculous for them to be threatening n...