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  1. Sick Leave Question: different policy for different shifts!

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My SNF/ICF has a new policy for calling in sick: If a person is calling in sick for the day shift, they need to call in at least two hours before the start of the shift. If a person is calling in sick...

  2. "Medicaid decertification": Can a smart person explain this to me??

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in a for-profit 100-bed SNF/ICF. The DON announced that a large number of our beds are going to be "medicaid decertified." She seemed very happy about this, so naturally, I am suspicious! She...

  3. Ill Application.

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? replied to careprovider08's topic in International Nursing

    WOW! No need to jump on people who are trying to help you. It seems like you are looking for information in the wrong place. Perhaps you can try and find another person from the Philippines, who has...

  4. At age 39, should I start nursing program?

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from nursing school with an ADN when I was 40. It was a career change for me. I was pleasantly surprised at the number of "older" students in my program--there were many people who were in...

  5. termination

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? replied to susan5864's topic in General Nursing

    I am glad you raised this question (although I am certainly NOT glad to hear the reason for raising it.) I have always wondered what the best course of action would be, if the choice is between...

  6. Relief for retrogression hope???

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? replied to Yorkielover's topic in Immigration Advice

    But it's not about "service with humility." It's not about "a willingness to sacrifice so much" for a career. Good intentions alone do not make a good nurse. The days of Florence Nightengale...

  7. Relief for retrogression hope???

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? replied to Yorkielover's topic in Immigration Advice

    The vast majority of people in the US who attend nursing school do so because they have a genuine interest in becoming a nurse. From a lot of posts in this forum, it's clear that a love of nursing is...

  8. Relief for retrogression hope???

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? replied to Yorkielover's topic in Immigration Advice

    Let me share a secret with you...associate's degree nurses, diploma nurses, LPN's and med techs pretty much already run the healthcare system, with a smattering of BSN's and MD's thrown in for good...

  9. Relief for retrogression hope???

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? replied to Yorkielover's topic in Immigration Advice

    In order to fully understand HR 5924, I would encourage people to read the complete text of the bill, rather than just the small portion cited by Hoss. The purpose of the bill is to address the...

  10. MD RN Crossover

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? replied to asdpjr05rn's topic in International Nursing

    Wow! Your English skills seem fine, so I'm guessing that perhaps your attitude had something to do with your dismissal. There are many intelligent, highly-skilled ADN nurses out there. For anyone to...

  11. Clock out by 8am or get reprimanded!!!

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? replied to RnM21's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    At my SNF (where I have 41 residents) they have started having "mandatory inservices" or "meetings" at least once a week at the start of my shift. The shift starts at 3pm, and by the time I attend the...

  12. Filipino Nurses to Canada...."caregivers" or nurses??

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? replied to Hoss's topic in International Nursing

    Importing foreign nurses is most certainly NOT "a win-win solution for everybody!" It keeps salaries low for US nurses, because imported nurses from poor countries think $24 an hour is a lot....

  13. Does your facility acknowledge "National Nurses Week?"

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am curious whether most SNF/LTC facilities acknowledge their nurses during "National Nurses Week." A card? A 'thank you?' Anything?? I have worked at the same facility for 5 years, and the...

  14. Held Hostage By The Schedule!

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in a 99-bed SNF, and our schedules are posted in 4-week periods. There is no set pattern to the schedule (except that I always work 2nd shift.) Days off vary from week to week in a generally...

  15. Best-smelling liquid meds!

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is it just me, or does anyone else think Lactulose smells really good? Just

  16. New Sick Leave Policy: Strange Or Not? Whaddya Think?

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? posted a topic in General Nursing

    We had a meeting the other day at my non-union LTC/rehab facility, and the executive director presented new guidelines for the use of sick time. I am dying for some feedback on this! As in the past,...

  17. New Sick Leave Policy: Strange Or Not? Whaddya Think?

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    To clarify/correct #3--> it should read if an aide or nurse calls in sick, the charge nurse can require that person to bring in a doctor's note...etc.

  18. Vacation 'Denied' due to another nurse's medical leave: Fair or not??

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is a question about vacation time usage, and whether this is an unusual situation, or par for the course. I work in a 99-bed nursing home, and only one nurse is allowed to be on vacation at any...

  19. Nurse Phobias?

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? replied to pattycakeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I can handle sputum, GI bleeds, bile, eyeballs, feet, smegma, trach suctioning, earwax, belly buttons, clogged toilets, vomiting, and exploding O2 tanks. What I CAN'T handle is when a patient's...

  20. Best-smelling liquid meds!

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    Oh, yeah...Augmentin suspension, straight from the fridge...to die

  21. Vacation 'Denied' due to another nurse's medical leave: Fair or not??

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I really appreciate all the feedback. I am not faulting the nurse who is taking the medical leave--he needs the elective surgery, and has every right to take medical leave. The problem I have is...

  22. nclex passer applying for a tourist visa... should i declare???

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? replied to kecsrn's topic in International Nursing

    I agree--honesty is definitely the best policy! As long as you are visiting the US as a tourist, it shouldn't be a problem...and if you are caught lying, well, that's the end of your tourist visa!...

  23. NFAP: Foriegn Educated Nurses Needed

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? replied to SilverSurfer's topic in International Nursing

    "The group, the National Foundation for American Policy is yet another corporate front group whose sole aim is to promote the exploitation of cheap labor under the guise of "free market" principles....

  24. comment frm ABCs desperate hswives

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? replied to leiza's topic in International Nursing

    Wow! Talk about making a big deal over nothing! It was a joke, not an international incident. In one of the episodes last season, Gaby locked her husband Carlos out of the house, and he was trying to...

  25. Volume, Pass Rates & First-Time Internationally Educated Candidates' Countries

    Nurse!Nurse!Hello? replied to SilverSurfer's topic in International Nursing

    My interpretation is based on the following description of the tables, from the web page you cited, SilverSurfer: These tables provide the most recent data on the NCLEX testing volume and the...