widi96

widi96

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  1. Mandatory Reporting

    widi96 replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    I don't even know this girls parents and as I have said - I will report it. My question was relating to the fact that as a 'mandatory reporter' we are not allowed to stay anonymous - I didn't know if...

  2. Mandatory Reporting

    widi96 replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    This girl knows that she has a safe place to come to if she needs it - and has stayed many nights with our family. If she finds out that one of us reported it, she would feel betrayed and lose the...

  3. What are your thoughts on giving cards/gifts to pts.?

    widi96 replied to newtelenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have a story from the other side of this discussion - I was a patient several years ago (5 yrs) and it was a very dark part of my life and everything had been going wrong. One of the caregivers...

  4. post sigmoidoscopy help

    widi96 replied to tahnz0's topic in General Nursing

    Tahnz0, I think your post was perfectly acceptable - you stated the question - what you thought was the answer and a complete and thorough rationalization for that answer. I'm sorry I can't help you...

  5. Am I reading this right...?

    widi96 replied to xptp29a's topic in General Nursing

    I actually agree with you. While getting paid over time for anything over four hours seems a little excessive, that does seem to be what it says in the contract. They can not say that it is for over...

  6. Question please help!

    widi96 replied to futurenurse85's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's great to be able to help out - but just a heads up - you might want to reword future posts - I could see how this could be construde as a HIPPA violation - too much information. Maybe if...

  7. Liberty Hospital RN New Grad Pay Rate?

    widi96 replied to imastudentnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Liberty does offer tuition reimbersement and student loans I believe, but you must be working as a part time tech while in school. (I worked full time, but my technical status was PRN, so I was not...

  8. Any Info about Penn Valley Community College and the ADN program?

    widi96 replied to purpledragon's topic in General Nursing

    I was at Penn Valley 2001-2002 and absolutely hated it. I do not recommend their nursing program at all. I lived fairly close to the school, but instead decided to leave PVCC and drive over 50 miles...

  9. Deciding - Penn Valley versus Research

    widi96 replied to kjfhome's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure it's probably too late since it is not September, but I have nothing nice to say about Penn Valley's program - it just gets worse the farther into you get. I finally quit and went to a BSN...

  10. Liberty Hospital RN New Grad Pay Rate?

    widi96 replied to imastudentnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Grad Nurse pay - $20.76 Base. Add $0.25 when you pass boards. $3/hr night differential, $2/hr weekend differential. Raises once a year (January I think), plus market adjustments once a year...

  11. Wages for new RN's at Liberty Hospital

    widi96 replied to brookorrn's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked at Liberty for over 5 years as a tech and recently graduated and now am working as an RN. Wages are $21.01 plus differentials as a basic starting point. Night diff is $3/hr, weekend...

  12. PRN wages

    widi96 replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital the PRN employees do not receive any benefits or sick leave. They do however make substantially more. This helps make up for no benefits and never being guarenteed hours and having...

  13. Where are all the ED PCA/PCT . . .etc

    widi96 replied to Morecowbell's topic in Emergency

    I worked as a tech in the ER for two and a half years before becoming a nurse - my suggestion is, if they ask you to do something and you aren't in the middle of something else, do it. If it is...

  14. to get hired as a new grad...gpa requirements?

    widi96 replied to beachbum3's topic in Emergency

    I interviewed for two floors at one hospital and three floors at another (five interviews basically). One of them asked about my GPA. It was nice that it was in the interview though instead of a...

  15. License

    widi96 replied to yogaluvr's topic in General Nursing

    How soon after graduation are you planning on moving? If it is less than a month, I would definitely recommend taking boards in MO. I have a friend that took boards in Missouri then ended up...

  16. Leaving AMA and insurance threat

    widi96 replied to gtmoore's topic in General Nursing

    Not a rumer about sending the police after patients leaving AMA with a line. We have done it on more than one occassion. Too many IV drug users using the health care system to gain better access for...

  17. Leaving AMA and insurance threat

    widi96 replied to gtmoore's topic in General Nursing

    In our ER we are REQUIRED to inform the patient about their insurance (whether it be out of network coverage or AMA). Management also keeps hassling the nurses because it is getting forgotten and...

  18. charge rn differential?

    widi96 replied to timdmb's topic in General Nursing

    We have a special 7-3 CRL who does charge duties on top of a lot of other management responsibilities. She is there Mon-Fri. Our night charge doesn't get paid anymore than anyone else, usually gets...

  19. Seriously Ill Patient vs A New RN Who Clearly Did Not Know How To Work in That Area

    widi96 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Our ER and ICU leave curtains open - if you are truly that sick - they need to be able to see you. I understand you were sick, but it sounds like you are being very judgemental. This new grad didn't...

  20. Reasonable requests made to the med-surg nurses?

    widi96 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, nurses are busy, but that is a simple request that would take no time at all. I would gladly leave a note for other

  21. What unit has the most codes?

    widi96 replied to Athenas83's topic in General Nursing

    It's a toss up between ER and ICU at our hospital. Our oncology floor actually don't have a whole lot of codes, but I think it is how you divide it up. The oncology floor probably has more deaths,...

  22. Do pediatric nurses get paid less??

    widi96 replied to melc2009's topic in General Nursing

    Same input as above. I think the peds unit in our hospital pays the same, but it is a very small unit that is closed a lot. We have a major pediatric hospital in our area (Children's Mercy) and I...

  23. Less Applicants for Nursing Programs?

    widi96 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I ended up with about a 3.35 GPA in my nursing classes, passed boards on the first try with only 75 questions and it took me two years to be accepted into a BSN program (and that was after all of the...

  24. Need counseling on a life decision

    widi96 replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    You need to do what you feel is best for you. My suggestion would be Missouri though. I had to work full time and go to school full time and really busted my butt to do so. I had very little extra...

  25. ED internship for student nurse

    widi96 replied to 2B_RN_2008's topic in Emergency

    If you have any place around that hires techs in the ER that you would qualify for - I would HIGHLY recommend it. I would also recommend being cross trained as a secretary. As a tech you learn the...