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  1. Our paychecks are wrong every pay day!

    azgirl replied to dbrowneyes712's topic in General Nursing

    When paychecks are consistently wrong I feel its deliberate, not a mistake. My husband worked for one that we had to sit and figure several times to figure out what he got paid. Someone bought the...

  2. Letter Carrier or R.N?

    azgirl replied to FutureNurse2006's topic in General Nursing

    I got a job at the post office as a TE (transitional employee). That meant we were temps with no chance at all of getting employed. We worked all holidays and only as needed. One day I would be forced...

  3. Beat up by a resident, what to do??

    azgirl replied to purple_angel24521's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Any time a patient/resident hit or injured someone the injured person had to go for a drug screen. Also attend the next safety meeting. Automatically the CNA or nurse was considered to be at fault....

  4. When you call in sick...

    azgirl replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    I had a supervisor who fired an employee because she had bronchitis. The girl obviously was sick and kept trying to return to work to please this woman and would get sicker. She called in a third time...

  5. When you call in sick...

    azgirl replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    One of my employers now states that you have to tell them at least two symptoms. Years ago I had pneumonia and when I called in my boss said if I was well enough to make a trip to the doctor I was...

  6. Alternate List

    azgirl replied to rn4cicu's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    For regular RN program my husband was an alternate and got in the first semester and during semester four found three other people who were alternates. Good luck and hope you get in as

  7. Worried about retirement

    azgirl replied to Reggy Miller's topic in General Nursing

    Looks as if I will also be working until I'm 80. But I have seen that the people working longer seem to be doing better mentally and physically. The first six months after retirement do a lot and then...

  8. Medication Aides

    azgirl replied to R.L.Silva's topic in General Nursing

    The assisted living med techs get to watch a video on the 5 rights and give a rubber butt an injection and they are med techs. Scary isn't

  9. Medication Aides

    azgirl replied to R.L.Silva's topic in General Nursing

    We have med techs in assisted living and its on the books to be in LTC in a year or

  10. Rude Cna To Nurses

    azgirl replied to inna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've seen those CNA's great at the technical part. Put on a great firm diaper however might as well be loading potatoes. Don't even talk to the resident or treat them gently and kindly as one would a...

  11. Why the high pay in Texas?

    azgirl replied to Salus's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    How is age treated in Houston or TX in general? I ask because I am 57 and my husband 61. Would we be able to get work in the hospitals there? In AZ age is no problem in nursing. In CA we found it was...

  12. CNA in LTC needing to talk

    azgirl replied to Krissy NY's topic in General Nursing

    Krissy, what you are experiencing is gang mentality. I have worked in that situation and it was so stressful. I hated going to work because of their pulling things like that constantly. I'm so sorry...

  13. What to expect from CNA courses...

    azgirl replied to Cryssi's topic in General Nursing

    The nursing schools here have as one of the requirements that you be a CNA. It is a great way to see if its really for you and always helps to have an income while you are in school and any time you...

  14. Why the high pay in Texas?

    azgirl replied to Salus's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Whenever I am blue and feel trapped here in AZ I go on line and look at the beautiful homes in Houston and feel ready to go on. I LOVE them. So much less expensive than here however the cost of...

  15. interview clothes

    azgirl replied to tonchitoRN's topic in General Nursing

    In one of my classes the instructor said that all people had bought something, worn it, and returned it. I stated that I had not ever even considered such a thing and she took a poll and nearly the...

  16. Uniforms

    azgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    When I started at my facility I was forced to buy their uniforms even though I had my own that color that I liked better. I was told that the uniforms were a benefit because they were sold to us for...

  17. Uniforms

    azgirl replied to azgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your input. I am so overwhelmed that a facility that sells itself as a Christian facility wants to treat employees like this. It was definite that I would not stay. I have no trust of...

  18. Uniforms

    azgirl replied to azgirl's topic in General Nursing

    There was no receipt of sale but it showed as uniform on the pay stub. I have another friend who suggested a copy of the lease agreement be asked for since that does not exist and I appreciate your...

  19. Mantoux

    azgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know how often you can safely get a new ppd? I work registry and am running into the individual facilities I work at each want to do their own ppd. I had the current documentation but had...

  20. I did it, I QUIT

    azgirl replied to Pretzlgl's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you. Wish I could right now this minute. One of my places now said we must lease our uniforms at a cost of $26 a year and all the uniforms bought from them must be returned or a $52 charge on...

  21. Hourly vs Exempt Salaries

    azgirl replied to pumpkin's topic in General Nursing

    I did salary once and the comp time was always lost. I would get an innocent look and be told "didn't you already use that?" It would be scheduled a month away (I think I needed to give them six weeks...

  22. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    azgirl replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Had never heard of shrimping.

  23. Night from H E double hockey stick...

    azgirl replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry snoop. After one of those do you run to the newspaper and try to find something...anything...else to do for a living? I sure do. I had a BS the other night of 17. He took so much of my time...

  24. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    azgirl replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Unfortunitely the animal abuse is not urban legion. They sell tubes in places like Castle Superstores with directions for lying on the bed pushing the tube up rectum and having a friend put the animal...

  25. Nurses in Other Professions

    azgirl replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

    Oops forgot. I worked with an RN taking telephone orders for equipment and also an LPN doing directory assistance. Both took the jobs because they were physically so much easier than