elish954

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1. Colorado - Illegal Immigrants no longer eligble for state health care

   elish954 replied to hope3456's topic in Activism

   i guess the bottom line is.... thank our government. let's face it. if you are big business, there are more bucks to be made if you can get away from paying the us citizens a decent rage. hire illegal immigrants. no problem. nothing will happen to yo...

2. Magnet hospital

   elish954 replied to mugwump's topic in General Nursing

   Oh indeed, a letter was sent, and I know read. One nurse manager on the floor showed it to a colleague of mine. The nurse manager was happy that I put in writing why I terminated and that it was due to severe staffing concerns, and being unable to pr...

3. Magnet hospital

   elish954 replied to mugwump's topic in General Nursing

   I actually, in the recent past, terminated my position at a Magnet hospital, and was recently informed that at least, six more nurses on my unit also did as well. The working conditions were frightening, to say the least. The floor I was on was so...

4. Shocked and angry. Need new job.

   elish954 replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

5. 38 too old for school?

   elish954 replied to akanarn's topic in CRNA

   please do not think you are too old to start nursing school at the young age of 38. i know a lady who started when she was 54 and did great. actually, i started the bsn program at 39 and graduated when i was 45. i wanted to wait until the children w...

6. Help with "Bait & Switch" tactics at new job

   elish954 replied to TennNurse's topic in General Nursing

   By any chance, did a corporation take over this facility? Seems like things are going from bad to worse with our profession. Corporations are buying up the hospitals and long term care facilities in droves. Lots of $$$$$ to be made here. :angryfire ...

7. Nursing issues that need change

   elish954 replied to efy2178's topic in General Nursing

   thanks for the response efy2178. i am going to get on a newspaper search for debuque to see if i can find the article you mentioned so i can copy/print/forward it to many of the rns in my area who are not unionized. :roll :roll :roll

8. Nursing issues that need change

   elish954 replied to efy2178's topic in General Nursing

   I was so glad to see this subject matter concerning issues that need to be addressed with our profession. I am so frustrated with my profession that I have found it difficult to stay at numerous facilities due to low staffing, by choice, in our are...

9. Please! Feedback, advice, input....need it!

   elish954 replied to JMP's topic in General Nursing

   Well, I understand where you are coming from when it comes to some of the salaries hospitals pay. I was totally shocked to discover how low the salrary for an RN in San Diego was. One nurse on another forum shared how her friend, also an RN had to w...

10. Nurse Impersonators

    elish954 replied to NancyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there EMass. Please know that not all who enter and contribute to this post are bashing you. You should be proud of what you are doing and not allow what others state to be personally directed to you or other CMAs. I would hope that it is not rea...

11. Nurse Impersonators

    elish954 replied to NancyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Nancy. I could not agree more concerning what the dress code at the hospital setting has done to our profession in more ways then one. i just replied to a post earlier concerning a disgruntled nurse being upset over having to wear whites. I, for...