lands1980 replied to gauge14iv's topic in Texas Nursing
I believe that the NNOC with $30 yearly membership will do more for national safe staffing and nursing advocacy for the US and Texas. I have noticed you mention the CNA. NNOC is sponsored by CNA. NNOC...
lands1980 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Texas Nursing
I agree that if you work short term and this works for you about long term committments. You can pay and get local area nursing education without years of service or payback conditions. Beware...
lands1980 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Texas Nursing
To make it absolutely clear and you were first about private posts. You do not want to be contacted privately. I do not want to be contacted privately. This post is to GAUGE14IV from LANDS1980. Best...
lands1980 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Texas Nursing
I have worked staff and agency for HCA. I will never work again,be a patient and hopefully have friends or family as patients. I have a more than 20 years experience at multiple HCA hospitals and...
lands1980 replied to momto2beauties's topic in Texas Nursing
I transfered from TWU to ECC for a better education than a diploma mill. I got smaller classes and better instructors. Yes it was easier to work a full time job and got to school with people of...
lands1980 replied to momto2beauties's topic in Texas Nursing
Wish you the best. I am a ECC 1984 grad and what you said has not changed. I had a very limited OB experience. You have some real insight and critical thinking skills. Here was my survival trick for...
lands1980 replied to momto2beauties's topic in Texas Nursing
Nice to see nursing students already looking for the easier patients and not the learning experience. You learn from the students. Thanks and good to hear. Like the reality checks because I have to...
lands1980 replied to mark hamel's topic in Texas Nursing
There is a difference in unions and SEIU has not had the employee and nurses best interest in mind. Just paying dues and sitting in the lounge chair on the weekends is not proactive memebership. If...
lands1980 replied to paintedbison's topic in Texas Nursing
Texas Women's Hospital. I have had some very limited knowledge about your speciality. It's HCA. You got options. Avoid Saint Joseph. I actually worked a PP shift and got 10 patients and 6 were new...
lands1980 replied to paintedbison's topic in Texas Nursing
I called Safe Harbor at Methodist in the MICU due to an unsafe triple. I have never looked backed. The BNE wasn't shock after I called them and had little to offer about what to do. Found out I was...
lands1980 replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing
I understand. Best wishes. Maybe one day..........I can just take care of patients. Hoping to be part of the solution not the problem. You are justified with your
Worked ER on and off for severval years and it is horrible. Understaffed and the management just sucks. Not professional comment but accurate. There is a reason for the 16 hour program. Do want you...
lands1980 replied to mattsmom81's topic in Texas Nursing
The cat is out of the bag. I believe that some nurses foreign and domestic nurses had criminal backgrounds and false paperwork and slipped into nursing. I believed that nurses exchanged paperwork to...
lands1980 replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing
Send me contact info and I will send a nursing magazine artical about Group One and explain FCRA to new grads that will be a important as passing your boards. The BNE has not say over this situation...
lands1980 replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing
Every place is different but you need to know what your employment records say. Get new application form your old employer and see if they use consumer credit report. Group One is for profit because...
lands1980 replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing
Group One lists your salary at every hospital you worked at and at the current hospital. Tracking method and tool for controling salaries. I hope the HCA class actions suit will do something and open...
lands1980 replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing
I have witnessed Group One being notified when a nurse didn't show up for orientation and was blacklisted in every member hospital. Look at the list more than 70 in the DFW area and networks to other...
lands1980 replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing
Group One was created in 1989 by the DFW hospital council. Internet will probably be the salvation and making very public their track record. Getting involved with your representation would be a good...