Bala Shark

Bala Shark

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  1. Need some advice - Looking for first job!

    Bala Shark replied to royr's topic in Men in Nursing

    Do you think you can send out more than three resumes a day, everyday? Since the need for RNs are great, they will call you for an interview..More interviews means more chances..Your last interview...

  2. Need some advice - Looking for first job!

    Bala Shark replied to royr's topic in Men in Nursing

    Are you sending out a lot of resumes? When I looked for jobs, I usually sent out a lot of resumes everyday..I looked in the internet..I usually got calls for an interview.. Even for a new grad like...

  3. Need some advice - Looking for first job!

    Bala Shark replied to royr's topic in Men in Nursing

    How did your interviews

  4. How Much Is The Salary For Lvn In California

    Bala Shark replied to sofianicole's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yes, San Francisco Bay Area...That was a new grad pay with 0 experience

  5. Does a college degree make a difference?

    Bala Shark replied to caliber's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Having a college degree, an employer would think you are more educated and know how to do college level work..That can be a big plus..But many LVNs/LPNs have no college degree and they just have a...

  6. Is 44 cents per mile good?

    Bala Shark replied to deniseS's topic in Home Health

    I get 0 cents a mile..:(I have to drive 60 miles one way also everyday..120 miles

  7. Work Environment

    Bala Shark replied to treysdaddy08's topic in Men in Nursing

    Dont talk or anything..Know your limits..Just greet your co workers...That is how I do

  8. How Much Is The Salary For Lvn In California

    Bala Shark replied to sofianicole's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My starting pay as a new grad LVN in California was $26.00 an hour and it was $28.50 an hour without

  9. Being "written up"

    Bala Shark replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    Well, a good employee can mean a lot of things..It all depends how managment views you..I know that excellent people do get fired...If you look at all the NFL football coaches, they do get fired but...

  10. Being "written up"

    Bala Shark replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are wrong..The way I was let go from the two places I worked was for a variety of different things...It was not for just one thing...I am going to let this go..I am just explaining things...

  11. Being "written up"

    Bala Shark replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but a good employee would not get written up..I am just saying that being written up is a very bad thing..It means that the employee is not performing to the standards of what is acceptable..Once...

  12. Being "written up"

    Bala Shark replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    Well, being let go from two jobs, that is how I saw it..Once you get written up, you will not get written up again..The next step is suspension without pay..And in my opinion, a suspension is...

  13. Being "written up"

    Bala Shark replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, being written up is the first step in getting fired..Management will write you up so it would be hard legally for you to take legal action about wrongful termination..Lets say you...

  14. untruthful charting....

    Bala Shark replied to DivaNurse2007's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The two nursing homes I worked in where very understaffed..I mean, a person would have to be superman or superwoman to do all the stuff in the day shift..I had to pass meds to 50 residents before and...

  15. Can you identify the significance of abnormal lab values in relation to patient care?

    Bala Shark posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My patient has pancreatitis...The abnormal lab values are ALT: 80 High Normal values: 7-56 Significance: Used to diagnose and monitor treatment of liver disease AST: 47 High Normal values:15-46...

  16. Social Worker as Unit Manager?

    Bala Shark replied to Nurse Smiley's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Usually the people who manage a place dont need a nursing degree..The director who did not have a nursing degree had a managment degree..She did the hiring at the LTC facility and supervised during...

  17. Social Worker as Unit Manager?

    Bala Shark replied to Nurse Smiley's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The place that I used to work at, the people who did not have a nursing degree often played a management role..Their titles were: Chief Director, Medical Records Director, Social Worker, etc..They...

  18. How hard is it to get first job as LVN?

    Bala Shark replied to fascinoma's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    So far I have been lucky...My hiring rate is 50%, meaning if I go to two interviews, one would hire

  19. Anyone ever try working 60 hours a week?

    Bala Shark replied to buff nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I want to work that many hours but the agency said I could not..It is because of overtime and stuff like that.. Maybe I should find a second

  20. Home Health Nursing?

    Bala Shark replied to hiyall's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hi I graduated last year..I like home health much better...I see 2 patents a day, one in the morning and one in the evening..I work 4 days a week and have 3 days off..The pace is a lot slower..I...

  21. Do you envy 1:1 sitters?

    Bala Shark replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    You can work at home health...You care for one patient..There is a lot of down time but you can chart at that time also..It also depends on the

  22. Are LPN's really nurses in the eyes of RN's

    Bala Shark replied to LUVyourCNA's topic in General Nursing

    A RN can override what a LPN decides on what to do with a patient...You have to keep that in mind..So in some places, they are not nurses in terms of independent

  23. Is the family the real supervisors in Home Health?

    Bala Shark posted a topic in Home Health

    I am a recent graduate...I dont have too much experience in nursing...But I did work at a couple of LTC facilities..I knew who the supervisors were.. Well with home heatlh..The family members are the...

  24. Is the family the real supervisors in Home Health?

    Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in Home Health

    My coworker did not see the hiring manager or the office in six years..He told me after he got hired, he never been back where the supervisors were.. Basically, I think there are a lot of...

  25. Work and Full Time School??? YIKES

    Bala Shark replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    If you are highly intelligent and dont need study time or completing school related assignments, then you can work full time.. Or somtimes you can pick jobs where there is a lot of down time and you...