seeking33

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1. Seniority Counts For Nothing

   seeking33 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been an employee of a facility for a long time and have the most seniority. In the last 6 months, my hours have been cut to almost nothing. At times, to earn a living, I pick up shifts as a nursing assistant...and those hours are even being cu...

2. Census in Hospitals/Nursing Homes

   seeking33 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I heard that the censuses for hospitals and nursing homes are going down. Is this true? Are people not getting sick anymore?

3. "Natural Cures"

   seeking33 posted a topic in General Nursing

   What do you all think about the book "Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About" by Kevin Trudeau? Is it a good book with good medical advice? What are the benefits of natural or holistic remedies over conventional medicine? I have yet to draw ...

4. Resumes for Veteran Nurses?

   seeking33 replied to seeking33's topic in Career Support

   Daytonite--Thank you for the information! you've really been helpful. Thanks again for the useful response. This is what I've been looking for. I wish the best for you in your career.

5. Resumes for Veteran Nurses?

   seeking33 replied to seeking33's topic in Career Support

   I don't think that would be enough--I mean, she basically does the usual treatments/bedside care. I think that would be considered a moot point to a potential employer. Maybe she should limit her work experience to places she's worked in the last 7-1...

6. Resumes for Veteran Nurses?

   seeking33 replied to seeking33's topic in Career Support

   This sounds like a good idea, except she's never published anything:wink2: Should she cut it down to 2-3 pages max? I mean, she has jobs listed at facilities going back some 20 years. Would HR be turned off if they had to read all of that?

7. Resumes for Veteran Nurses?

   seeking33 posted a topic in Career Support

   I have a resume question concerning a friend of mine who is a veteran nurse of 20+ years. She has worked at several different facilities during her career and her resume is now running at almost 4 pages in length. As I understand it, employers gener...

8. Need Resume Advice

   seeking33 posted a topic in Career Support

   If you have been terminated from a facility, do you need to indicate that on your resume? What should you put down in that case? When a potential employer asks you for your reason for leaving a job either on an application or during an interview, wha...

9. I may be losing my job because of an interview with another job, HELP!!!

   seeking33 replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Nursing

   Miss JKm-- you have the right to apply to a facility of your choice. Whether they hire you is up to them and whether you say "yes" is up to you. It's a mutual agreement and no one can make arrangements for you but you and your place of employment. E...

10. Seniority and Overtime issues

    seeking33 replied to seeking33's topic in Career Support

    I would make a special trip on my day off, only I have a long commute and with gas prices being this high, I try to limit my driving :uhoh21:

11. Seniority and Overtime issues

    seeking33 replied to seeking33's topic in Career Support

    Hi, Tweety! What you say is true. Unfortunately, I'm never able to see the new work schedule book because for the longest time now, I've been scheduled to have a day off every time the new one comes out! So the nurses working that day get to se it an...

12. Seniority and Overtime issues

    seeking33 posted a topic in Career Support

    I'm an LPN at a small facility. I have been working there for a long time and have seniority over most nurses there. I depend on overtime pay to pay the bills and for other needs. Yet it seems I'm on the bottom of the totem pole when it comes to gett...

13. What squicks you out?

    seeking33 replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    2 things that really gross me out are placentas wiggling around in a pan after a patient gives birth, and suctioning mucus from trach patients. This is because we used to joke around and dare each other to drink the collected mucus for a million doll...