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Trust me.... 'the scandal' though important to know about; doesn't wiegh at all in my decision to work at HealthSouth. ........... HealthSouth is sooooo much more than the actions of sooo few. I know they do good work.... & there are sooo many more people that work w/ HealthSouth that actually care about quallity patient care. I would be proud to be on their staff & maybe on tues I will be:yeah: Thanx for your opinion & thoughts.

Yeah I knew about the CEO... the staffing sounds do-able salary is right... schedule seems flexible, it seems like a very nice place to work on the surface. I think I'll just go- for- it... I'll give my final decision on tues. ....... If I don't like it I can always quit though as a rule I never make/ made a habit of it. Besides this job would be to supplement my hours at my current job.

Wondering because I have gotton a job offer from them. They seem to have excellent benefits/ flexible scheduling - so it seems hoping it's true. if I accept.... I'll be prn .........pay is very appealing...for prn... Work seems like there is a lot to learn Challenging yet excitingly different/ the facility is beautiful on the inside .... they said they still work w/ MARS which was kinda surprising I thought they may have converted to computer sys. ......... it seems like an interesting move. Anyone have any insight ...........into what HealthSouth is like????? _______________________________________________________ HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital is an acute rehabilitation hospital , and provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services along with home health. HealthSouth Sewickley a spacious family room, and an outside courtyard with shaded seating where patients and their families can enjoy the relaxing atmosphere. The hospital is one of the few freestanding acute inpatient rehabilitation centers in the region and treats more than 800 patients annually from the tri-state area. HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Sewickley offers a more intense regimen and higher level of care such as greater physician involvement and therapy time, as well as increased availability of pharmacy and laboratory services. Specialized Programs Stroke Orthopedics/Amputees/Arthritis Brain Injury Spinal Cord Injury Neurological disorders such as Multiple Sclerosis or Parkinson's Disease http://www.seniorcitizensguide.com/profiles/HealthSouth/sewickley-facility-exterior.jpg

I had NSO M. Inusurance ... somehow somewhere I didn't renew can't believe it... I decided to def. pick it up again ...... thanx for responses Just wondered where everyone stood w/ this.:wink2:

I'm really considering it esp since I'm thinking about working for an agency. What are your thoughts? Check out this article. Malpractice suits against nurses on the rise. Nov, 2007 * Nursing Practice--News You Can Use This article by Catherine Domrose is worth the reading as it discusses issues concerning malpractice suits against nurses and suggestions for alleviating the possibility of being sued. Because of the nursing shortage, nurses taking on more responsibilities and the acuity of the patients becoming greater, nurses must become more aware of the possibilities of human error. One of the issues addressed in this article include why nurses get sued. As stated by nurse legal experts who were interviewed for this story--"Some of the biggest lawsuits against nurses include medication errors, communication errors, failure to monitor and assess, failure to properly advocate for the patient, working while impaired, (whether by inadequate sleep or controlled substances) and negligent or inappropriate delegation and supervision." One of the suggestions for reducing the risk includes documentation. So many times we, as nurses, take documentation for granted and rush through the process; however, this may be our best defense if there is ever a lawsuit filed. All the way through nursing school we were reminded that "If it is not documented, we did not do it." With this in mind, although tedious, nurses should make charting and plan of care two of the most important parts of caring for the patient. In the article, it also lists ways to minimize the risk for getting sued: Thorough documentation, follow the chain of command, make the patient your partner, recognize system flaws and report them, and consider carrying individual malpractice insurance. The article also point out that nurses have to assume control of their practice by following the standards of practice as pointed out by the state and agency for which they are employed, calling the physician repeatedly (even if they might get angry), telling the supervisor they cannot work that extra shift and not letting anyone interrupt them while giving medications. Something to think about, ten years ago, 20% of malpractice suits were law suits against nurses. Today, that number has grown to over 35%. Nurses know more, do more, and have less time to do it (Pritzker | Ruohonen & Associates, P.A., 2006). Nursing Malpractice. 2006. Retrieved on 9/9/07

Back already.. wow how interesting this will be. They said it's... no problem working w/ your current schedule. & IF ever there is a problem w/ scheduling not to worry... they do have a back-up plan inplace which they have been utilizing while they try & find a nurse for the offered position...ME. Since I'm considering prn- the pay will be higher. All I need from my current job is Monday's & thursdsay's off. I'm considering taking this position because it will give me more days... which for some reason my current job won't give me... They seem to be more interested in hiring a nurse we don't need... that is taking all my hours. So anyway:.....The atmosphere is a lot more relaxed... that explains why the pay is 23 less than what I make now... BUT that's why I'm considering prn pool they willl offer me an increased salary... maybe this increased pay will match what I make now ?? ( waiting for a phone call to find out IF this is possible ) prn pool means- no overtime- (time & 1/2) or shift diff.. but I may be able to match if NOT exceed my current salary... HR Karen will call later w/ details on pay they can offer for prn pool ... if the # is right .... I may take this positon. With regular prn you get shift diff- & an extra .75 for being supervisor & Overtime w/ time & 1/2 ... (BUT even w/ all this IT"S STILL 23:twocents: LESS than I make NOW... ) I'm sure I may have to stay over at times ... but I'm hoping not all the time..... this makes prn pool a little more of a gamble. I think prn pool might be the best option for me. IF the pay is the right #.....:) heck all I'm looking for is to match my current salary. I really don't think that's wanting too much. I'll wait for phone call & hope for the best

Congratulations!!! :yeah::yeah: How exciting.

Interview/tour is at 1pm.... I'll update after it's done. I'm a STILL little ambivulious about taking it only because I can't TRUST the scheduling person to give me off the 2 days a week...I will work for this new position. I keep thinking what IF she schedules me On to work/ & I also have to work as a supervisor as well well obviously I can't be 2 places at once.........& I wonder if for this reason if I get fired for too many call offs... obviously 'they' have proven they can't be trusted.....If I get fired at one place does that count as getting fired at both places??? It's all under the umbrella of this one company name????

Ok I had to bump up my previous thread 'VENT~ it's so NOT fair...' So you know where I WAS... well things really haven't changed but I gave a quick update in that post.... Anyway 'the exciting news!' weeeeeeee. There was finally an internal job posting I figured... why not apply it was for PT daylight ICK :down:floor nurse. Entitled 'Resident Care Coordinator' ............... but the exciting part is while I was inquiring about that position I asked IF 11-7 was available the answer.... YES!!!! & EVEN BETTER IT'S A SUPERVISORY POSITION!!! I'm in charge of 2 buildings including the townhouses. The PT hours don't work for me because I want to keep my same weekends ........ as I'm not giving up my current PT position...( I hate what they are doing to me:banghead:; but love the people I work with.:heartbeat) BUT then they brought up you can go PRN which= same pay rate; time & 1/2 overtime but more flexibitity w/ your schedule .. or PRN pool = no shift diff or Overtime but MORE $$ .......... both prn & pool mean NO holiday hours!! I have an interview 1pm tomorrow to check out ... particulars. ... it should be a slam dunk IF I want it as this is considered an internal transfer... & they need someone. :twocents:If my current position won't utilize me as they should & give me the hours I want/ need ... I'll get them elswhere. :wink2: _________________

Ok so nothing has changed but I haven't given up either; I still make phone calls periodically. & today I was off so I called Eric the adm ceo, I recieved calls from Eric's- asst Beth... I called the DON, HR, .... & & now another person in adm. will call or so I hear...Carrie NOw the most exciting news.............. I must make a new thread for this!

All day loooooooooong... I hope typing this will help me put all this crap to rest but I doubt it. I'm trying to say ' it's not that bad it's only a job; my career; my passion but it's soooooooooooo wrong. ' I absolutely HATE (& I don't say that too often at all)- that I can't trust my job. They appear to be trying to aggravate some of the nursing staff- & now 'they' to have me on the chopping block. 'they' or someone in hr felt they needed to hire a new nurse FT- well no floor needs a new nurse we need a PT nurse that's it. Well anyway I've been PT (56-64 hours)prior to my surgery (cholecystectomy) & returning to work Nov 17 had to cut my hours to 32 while recooperating Never absent or missed work but just wanted to take it sloooow coming back- my abd is still sore at times after a looooooooong shift but I'm getting stronger; I've worked the past 5 days on 11-7; testing the waters; hoping to feel well enough to increase my hours back up to 64-72hrs. well I DO feel strong enough now ......... so I went to HR & asked if they could increase my hours to 64-72 a 2 week period they said YES. ok .... good cuz $$ is getting pretty tight.... So I go to work last night & find out 'they' hired a new nurse FT .... they said they hired her for the 4th floor ......... ( I'm on the 3rd floor ) ok but she'll orient on 3rd floor ..... cuz the 4th floor is short staffed a lot of the time & they can't orient & do a rushed job short staff .... I'm like yeah well that's why you hired another nurse ???... :icon_roll to help out the 4th floor so they won't be short staffed .......... So today... I go to work & this new FT nurse is not only on my floor she's taking over all my hours!!!! I went to HR & said what's going on ........ you just told me you would increase my hours yesterday to 64-72 hours like BEFORE my surgery....... she said Sorry can't do that it came from the director of nursing she is to FT on 3RD FLOOR!!! & if YOU WANT TO GET MORE HOURS WE CAN TRANSFER YOU TO ANOTHER FLOOR??!!! I'm like what the heck!!! YOU LIED TO ME!! Just yesterday you told me 'no problem' NOW YOU WANT ME TO VACANT MY FLOOR I'VE BEEN ON 4 YEARS-FOR A NEW FT EMPLOYEE YOU HIRED THAT WE DON'T NEED???!!!! :angryfire I said absolutely NO-WAY!!!! I will stay on the 3rd floor. & thinking I will quit my job; before I accept this crap......... 'they' & HR lady can NOT say they did not know in advance what they were doing & where this new nurse was going to be................ Everyone kept hearing... the new FT nurse WILL BE ON THE 4TH FLOOR- FOR WEEKS WE HEARD THIS.... & now I just have a feeling they are trying to push certain nurses out the door. They have no reguard for if you are an outstanding nurse or give 110% or not........ I tried calling the admistrator ... to find out if there is anything he can do- IT'S SOOOOOO UNFAIR BECAUSE 'THEY' DIDN'T EVEN POST A NEED FOR A FT NURSE IF THEY HAD I WOULD HAVE ACCEPTED..... & 'THEY' ARE SUPPOSED TO OFFER ANY NEW POSITION TO INTERNAL STAFF FIRST. EX: WHEN I WAS FIRST HIRED I APPLIED FOR A SUPERVISOR POSITION BUT 'THEY ' SAID........... SORRY WE HIRED SOMEONE INTERNALLY FIRST THEY HAVE SENORITY. I'M LIKE OK THAT'S RESONABLE ......................................................... BUT THIS CRAP- 'THEY' ARE DOING TO ME..... EXCUSE ME IS NOT!! I'm off now till next tuesday because that is the way do my awful schedule. I will try every day to contact Eric Adm. to see if he can do anyting. 'they' better not transfer w/o my consent I will give my notice & leave before they transfer me. ....... the 'other' floors are stressfull nightmares......... for me in particular. because I like organization; & order- & knowing the patients are being taken care of properly............. everything on the 'other floors' is soooooooo disorganized, sloppy, it is soooo agravating .......... on MY CURRENT floor I work w/ 4 ladies ...... they are excellent ....... personnally & professionally you can count on them in a crisis............... unfortunately if I am moved off my floor the 'other' don't have this at all ................. when I get pulled to these floors all I do is shake my head at all the disorder...........& lack of compasion for the patients. NO SORRY THEY ARE NOT MOVING ME TO ANOTHER FLOOR I'LL QUIT BEFOR THEY DO THAT ................ I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THINGS WILL PAN OUT FINANCIALLY....... BUT I WILL PROBABLY SIGN UP W/ AN AGENCY TILL I FIND A PERMANENT POSITION.. IF it comes to that.. THANKS FOR READING IF YOU MADE IT THIS FAR. I'M SOOOOOOOOO NOT HAVING A GOOD DAY THE TEARS WON'T STOP....

1. Where do you Live? 2. When you started...As a new LPN~ What was your job setting- where did you work? What was your starting salary? 3.NOW TODAY~ What's your job setting now? Where do you live? How many years of experience do you have? What's your current salary? _____________________ Just wondering where everyone falls I was looking on-line for LPN job outlooks & found this: Just curious where everyone falls. LPN Salary Overall, LPN salaries are based on years of experience, location, the type of facility and shifts. According to Salary.com, the current median expected salary for a typical Licensed Practical Nurse in the United States is $37,028. ( I'm right there ) As stated at PayScale.com, LPNs in the states of New Jersey and Washington have the highest median annual salary at $40,000 and LPNs in Pennsylvania have the lowest median annual salary at $30,989.00. ( ***I LIVE IN PA & RIGHT NOW I'M AVERAGING $37,500:D always wish it was more but it's ok- Guess it JUST DEPENDS ON WHERE YOUR JOB SETTING IS- SALARY EVEN IN LTC VARIES GREATLY IN ANY JOB MARKET- just need to keep your eyes open & hunt around ***) A recent survey reveals that a NEW Licensed Practical Nurse earns about $11.88 (*** :typingWHEN I WAS A NEW LPN IN 1992 MY STARTING SALARY WAS 9.54 I worked in a hospital.*** & as a new starting CNA in 1986-LTC- I made 5.25~um.) but can very greatly based on location, as follows: Starting salaries; New LPN New England - $14.65 Middle Atlantic - $12.08 East North Central - $12.60 West North Central - $10.84 South Atlantic - $11.53 West South Central - $10.11 Mountain - $11.76 Pacific - $14.16 LPN Job Outlook A recent survey indicates that approximately 702,000 jobs were held by licensed practical nurses, by 2016 LPN jobs are expected to grow to 854,000 jobs with the greatest needs being in LTC. Hospital jobs for LPN will continue to be rare and are steadily decreasing and this will continue to be the trend as hospitals are shifting to an all Rn staff but Employment opportunities for licensed practical nurses are expected to be excellent in the years to come. Between now and 2012, the number of LPNs is expected to increase at a steady pace due to the growing elderly population and baby boomers, which requires more care from trained, Licensed Practical Nurses, and the general growth of health care. Job growth will be faster than the average in physician's offices and outpatient care centers. There is an expected growth of 10%-20% through the year 2010 for LPNs. Nursing schools are graduating far more LPNs than they have in the past in order to keep up with the demand in the job market. As long-term care of elderly patients will be an increasing concern to the nation's health care

employment licensed practical nurses held about 749,000 jobs in 2006. about 26 percent of lpns worked in hospitals, 26 percent in nursing care facilities, and another 12 percent in offices of physicians. others worked for home health care services; employment services; residential care facilities; community care facilities for the elderly; outpatient care centers; and federal, state, and local government agencies. about 19 percent worked part time. outlook employment of lpns is projected to grow faster than average. overall job prospects are expected to be very good, but job outlook varies by industry. the best job opportunities will occur in nursing care facilities and home health care services, while applicants for jobs in hospitals may face competition. employment change. employment of lpns is expected to grow 14 percent between 2006 and 2016, faster than average- for all occupations, in response to the long-term care needs of an increasing elderly population and the general increase in demand for health care services. many procedures once performed only in hospitals are being performed in physicians’ offices and in outpatient care centers such as ambulatory surgical and emergency medical centers, largely because of advances in technology. lpns care for patients who undergo these and other procedures, so employment of lpns is projected to decline in traditional hospitals, but is projected to grow faster than average in most settings outside of hospitals. however, some hospitals are assigning a larger share of nursing duties to lpns, which will temper the employment decline in the industry. employment of lpns is expected to grow much faster than average in home health care services. home health care agencies will offer a large number of new jobs for lpns because of an increasing number of older people with functional disabilities, consumer preference for care in the home, and technological advances that make it possible to bring increasingly complex treatments into the home. employment of lpns in nursing care facilities is expected to grow faster than average, and provide the most new jobs for lpns, because of the growing number of people who are aged and disabled and in need of long-term care. in addition, lpns in nursing care facilities will be needed to care for the increasing number of patients who have been discharged from the hospital but who have not recovered enough to return home. licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses employment 2006 749,000 projected employment for lpn/lvn 2016- 854,000

I'd work 32 hours just to hold onto PT status. That way you are more valued as as employee. imo & if things changed & you needed more hours; it would be easier to change your position. Usually prn personnel are the first to see their hours cut. & their services not needed.

do you think night nurses try their best to maintain a happy and clean ward please post here what you think and why Working the night shift- Absolutely- if not for the night shift many med errors would happen. We on the night shift catch many med errors by red lining/ counter signing the charts. We keep the 1st & 2nd shifts running smoothly. organized- If not for the night shift many things would be missed, omitted. & Mistakes med errors- lapses in scheduling tests would occur. Our night shift is made up... highly professional, experienced nurses; that actually care about hight quality care. So I can't speak for all nurses- everywhere obviously. But in my experience Night Nurses contribute much. & I'm happy to say it's the same when I changed jobs- or even got pulled to another floor. JMHO

Yes & I'm sure I will in the future.

Med/surg Cardiac- our ratio goes as high as 1 nurse/ 10 patients depending on census. Too much for primary care nursing, esp. when you consider the the acuity of care- & that these pt's are considered critical. & most have complex cardiac & multiple medical problems.

That just seems to the standard saying ... 'night nurses do nothing.' But it can be tranferred to what the 'other' shifts say about their counterparts trailing behind one shift.

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