max1x

max1x has 21 years experience.

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1. Bill to Ban Mandatory overtime passed PA House Labor Committee

   max1x replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Pennsylvania

   Thanks for the reply Nancy. You're darn right it is mandatory overtime, and the fact that it is being done merely to cover holes in the schedule and call outs makes me feel I need a shot of compazine, cause I just want to vomit!! IMO it is not a coin...

2. on call pay?

   max1x replied to Pray's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thanks for the reply. The short answer is: no; and no. We have no contract to check, and we are not union. We are at the mercy of Fearless Leader, who euphemistically answers to the title of nurse manager. Needless to say, most of the staff are very ...

3. on call pay?

   max1x replied to Pray's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Well, get this! The hospital where I work in Philadelphia is planning to force us to take on call. This is being done because management has decided it is cheaper to force the staff to work overtime than it is to pay pool or agency nurses to cover ho...

4. Bill to Ban Mandatory overtime passed PA House Labor Committee

   max1x replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Pennsylvania

   Is being forced to be "on call" and getting called in to work on your day off (thus forcing you to work beyond 40 hrs per week) considered mandatory overtime? I tend to think it is, since 1) it's mandatory, and 2) it's overtime. The hospital where I ...

5. My first few days, as a new RN

   max1x replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

   I've been waiting for the Calif. staffing laws to spread to the rest of the country. As far as I know, no other state has adopted those (or similar) mandatory nurse-patient ratios. This is not surprising, since the healthcare industry has spent more ...

6. Don't apply here anymore or what??

   max1x replied to shortstuff31117's topic in General Nursing

   The OP stated she had already met with the nurse manager. In my experience, if the place really needed nurses, and they were actually hiring, the NM would be wanting to get the nurse onboard ASAP.

7. upset about title

   max1x replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

   As others have said, once you pass the boards you have every right to identify yourself as an RN. No employer has the right to prevent you from doing this. The RN title is granted by state law. Employers can't mess with that. Some employers try to ma...

8. My first few days, as a new RN

   max1x replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

   Lots of people ask me (perhaps because I'm a guy) if I like nursing, and if it is a good career. My standard reply "Well there is a REASON that there is alsways a nursing shortage". This is the reason why. Everyone knows why there is always a nursinf...

9. Need advice on medical insurance...

   max1x replied to weetziebat's topic in General Nursing

   I have seen these people advertize on TV http://www.assuranthealth.com/corp/ah/ I have no idea how good they are. They do advertize that they provide flexible health plans based on a persons needs.

10. Don't apply here anymore or what??

    max1x replied to shortstuff31117's topic in General Nursing

    My guess is that the place is not begging for nurses at the moment. If they were, they would be eager to get any warm body with a nursing license on the job ASAP. Also, they could be having a budget crisis (y'know, the kind that affects nurse staffin...

11. Thinking of Nursing need some Guidance?

    max1x replied to pw079's topic in Men

    If you want to make a lot of money, but have very little free time, go to medical school. If you can be happy with a decent salary (but a lot less than a doctors salary) and you value your leisure time, go to nursing school. I only work 36 hours per ...

12. Drug Testing At Hospitals

    max1x replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    When was the last time anyone saw employers random drug testing doctors or pharmacists? Drug abuse among those professions is just as common as with nurses. Most MDs and pharmacists would likely never tolerate such an insult as random drug testing. A...

13. Drug Testing At Hospitals

    max1x replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    It was Ben Franklin who said: "He who would sacrifice essential liberty for some temporary security deserve neither liberty nor security". As we are forced to give up more and more of our privacy rights; I fear the day will come when many people will...