texascowgirl

texascowgirl

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  1. Contracts with sign-on bonuses

    texascowgirl replied to texascowgirl's topic in General Nursing

    no, i got my 5K the first month and have to pay the whole thing back even if i leave 2 days before 2

  2. Press Gainey AARRGGHH

    texascowgirl replied to susi_q's topic in Emergency

    no i am not kidding. we have secret shoppers and callers. plus we dont get any breaks. i work 12 hour shifts in the ER and get no breaks. i have questioned this but all the other staff say that there...

  3. Contracts with sign-on bonuses

    texascowgirl replied to texascowgirl's topic in General Nursing

    i dont know if i can call the labor board anonymously. will find out. i have over a year left on the contract, but i dont want to sign another one year lease on my house and be stuck here. i cant get...

  4. Press Gainey AARRGGHH

    texascowgirl replied to susi_q's topic in Emergency

    the facility i work at now actually has secret shoppers and secret callers and people have been fired for things because of it. needless to say, i am not going to be working here much

  5. Pay for Correctional nurses?

    texascowgirl replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Correctional

    if you are working in Gatesville, you are working at a TDCJ unit and in this region of the country, health care is managed by UTMB. UTMB has the payscale right on the website! did you not apply thru...

  6. Are you paranoid yet?

    texascowgirl replied to GlowBear500's topic in Correctional

    wow you really DO know what it's all about. i have worked correctional health for many years (not currently though, but will go back) and let me tell yall..there is an unwritten code of ethics within...

  7. Catholic hospitals-yes or no?

    texascowgirl posted a topic in Nursing Career

    what would working in a catholic hospital be like? is there any reason to be concerned about the atmosphere in one? i have a job offer and have heard some negative things about catholic...

  8. Please recommend hospitals in Atlanta or Savannah

    texascowgirl replied to geekgolightly's topic in Georgia Nursing

    great hospital-i just left there less than two weeks ago, to move back to Texas. GREAT GREAT hospital. run very well, with great folks. cost of living is outrageous in Savannah, but i personally...

  9. Any Texas prison nurses here?

    texascowgirl posted a topic in Correctional

    I need to know..have an offer to go back to work in Texas prisons...and the other is an ER offer at a hospital in Texas which offers big sign on bonus and relocation...I am torn between going back to...

  10. Please recommend hospitals in Atlanta or Savannah

    texascowgirl replied to geekgolightly's topic in Georgia Nursing

    yeah and how bout their new very good upgraded night diff and gas mileage money? they are really working at keeping nurses

  11. Bemiji/cass Lake/leech Lake Mn Ihs

    texascowgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    my friend is a PA and is going for 3 months to Leech Lake..what should she know about this area and its

  12. Bemiji/cass Lake/leech Lake Mn Ihs

    texascowgirl replied to texascowgirl's topic in General Nursing

    she is supposed to start Oct 1. female. hasnt found lodging yet. all she knows is she would be working in leech lake. please tell me ANYTHING you know. she would be there for three months. she is...

  13. Christus Spohn?

    texascowgirl posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    any feedback on this large hospital

  14. Need Expert Advice ....from student

    texascowgirl replied to Carla25's topic in Correctional

    Female gynecological problems and treatment...and how bout focusing on UTI's, and prevention and management...there are lots of things that can clear up a UTI before it advances to the level of ABX...

  15. Is American Mobile REALLY that bad?

    texascowgirl posted a topic in Travel

    yall best tell me....cuz i am working with them on a potential assignment. the recruiter seems really nice and

  16. Christus Spohn?

    texascowgirl replied to texascowgirl's topic in Texas Nursing

    did you work at Shoreline or the one closer to Padre? what unit/specialty did you work in? did you find the nurses to be satisfied? treated well? patient care good? please tell me more. important...

  17. New Grad Friendly Hospitals in Georgia

    texascowgirl replied to NurseBunky's topic in Georgia Nursing

    well, you may just find yourself looking forward to going back to Texas once ya get to the Lowcountry. i cant imagine liking this area more than ANY part of Texas. bring yer skeeter repellent and...

  18. New Grad Friendly Hospitals in Georgia

    texascowgirl replied to NurseBunky's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Memorial University Health Medical Center...530 beds...run the RIGHT way. they love their nurses and the hospital runs a tight ship. i love working for them, too bad they aint in Texas, otherwise i...

  19. Please recommend hospitals in Atlanta or Savannah

    texascowgirl replied to geekgolightly's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Memorial University Health Medical Center in Savannah is where i work and is a TOP NOTCH hospital. I have NOTHING but good things to say about this hospital and how it treats nurses and how it runs...

  20. Help RN in Preparing c Corrections Job

    texascowgirl replied to ssalicia's topic in Correctional

    excellent advice... yes, like is have said before here, they are issued dumbo ears and xray vision...dress with baggy scrubs, minimal makeup, no sexy hairdo's. trust me, you dont want them to be...

  21. what the HECK is PBDS?

    texascowgirl replied to texascowgirl's topic in Travel

    this PBDS things sounds like a bunch nonsense. i would REFUSE to work for any hospital that requires me to take it. i have my TNCC, ACLS, PALS, BCLS, and 14 years RN experience in many critical care...

  22. what the HECK is PBDS?

    texascowgirl replied to texascowgirl's topic in Travel

    well i figured it wasnt state mandated, but am curious as to what entities seem to like to use this? certain big hospital systems? if so, which ones? e.g. HCA,

  23. what the HECK is PBDS?

    texascowgirl replied to texascowgirl's topic in Travel

    well i looked at those threads but i still dont really understand what it is or which states use it. i have NEVER EVER heard of it or taken it and i have practiced in many states, but mostly Texas. to...

  24. Travel in FL??

    texascowgirl replied to smille33's topic in Travel

    my aunt works in West Palm Beach in the winters as an RN. she says that nurses there have to kiss butt to the rich whiney spoiled demanding clientele and the patients give nurses tips. oh hayull no, i...

  25. IHS -- Chinle, Shiprock, &c

    texascowgirl replied to Selke's topic in Travel

    why does Anderson and Bates website say only MD's and CRNA's? i was going to take an assignment at Shiprock, but i didnt want to travel from Farmington, where they were going to house me. i think it...