PapaPhil

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1. Contribution of the International Nurse

   PapaPhil replied to PapaPhil's topic in General Nursing

   i understand that each foreign-educated nurse costs a hospital about $20,000 to $22,000 delivered. could that money be better spent on americans and the american nurse education infrastructure? they...

2. Contribution of the International Nurse

   PapaPhil posted a topic in General Nursing

   What is your opinion from your experience. Does the foreign educated nurse generally contribute positively or negatively to the U.S. nursing

3. No More Nurse Volunteer Programs! DOH Orders Termination of "Nurse Volunteer Programs

   PapaPhil replied to pipau's topic in International Nursing

   well, lady_avoidant and others, there is your

4. how can I become a certified dialysis nurse?

   PapaPhil replied to Joie777's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Great response Tish -

5. BSN Required for Dialysis Nursing?

   PapaPhil replied to PapaPhil's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Thanks Tish and all for the

6. I wasn't hired because I failed the personality test???

   PapaPhil replied to loveishope's topic in General Nursing

   Wow Kooky Korky did you hit the nail on the head about HR departments. I also agree with ESME 12, soon people will be getting hiring scores like credit scores. This entire employment / hiring...

7. No More Nurse Volunteer Programs! DOH Orders Termination of "Nurse Volunteer Programs

   PapaPhil replied to pipau's topic in International Nursing

   Be hired and be paid . .

8. No More Nurse Volunteer Programs! DOH Orders Termination of "Nurse Volunteer Programs

   PapaPhil replied to pipau's topic in International Nursing

   The volunteer nursing program filled the hospitals with no cost labor. Wage paying hiring programs were stopped because of volunteer nursing programs. Now they are going to have to pay for what they...

9. I wasn't hired because I failed the personality test???

   PapaPhil replied to loveishope's topic in General Nursing

   absolutely, the most important thing about texas are the friendly people. i am from texas. the town i am from is my last name. i go home to texas several times a year, especially for various tha...

10. BSN Required for Dialysis Nursing?

    PapaPhil posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Does anyone know if there are States, dialysis companies or healthcare systems / hospitals that require a 4-year BSN to be a dislysis nurse? Same for certification; do any of the dialysis nursing...

11. I wasn't hired because I failed the personality test???

    PapaPhil replied to loveishope's topic in General Nursing

    New grad - think cost of living. Texas is a lot cheaper than NY. Also its about a different life style. Some peeps like 'them wide open spaces.' You don't know what beauty is until you see of herd...

12. I wasn't hired because I failed the personality test???

    PapaPhil replied to loveishope's topic in General Nursing

    the problem with these tests are that they are purely subjective, not objective, also. these ''humanmetrics types" got their start with jung and briggs myers. i dated one of them in college for about...

13. I wasn't hired because I failed the personality test???

    PapaPhil replied to loveishope's topic in General Nursing

    if i were a young man again, i would go to law school rather than get a useless mba. after graduation and passing the bar i would make my goal, before i die, to unionize the nursing profession in...

14. Do you work at Providence Spokane, Everett, or Olympia?

    PapaPhil replied to JimZ's topic in Washington Nursing

    We stopped placing nurses at Providence Hospitals especially in Washington state. For a recruiter to walk away from a paying client, they have to be pretty bad. We just got tired of hearing the...

15. I wasn't hired because I failed the personality test???

    PapaPhil replied to loveishope's topic in General Nursing

    What can I say, this stuff can't be made up. Another with a loser HR department is Trinity now purchased by Lifecare. Nothing improved, it just got worse. I find it funny that many HR types will not...