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Does anyone know the answers to the 5th edition chapter 5 version of NRP? I took the test online and passed all of them (with an open book) but failed chapter 5 test. I don't know what I am doing wrong. Can anyone help? It is the intubation chapt...

Can anyone tell me about this facility? How is management, staff, etc? I have a job interview lined up and would love info on it before I travel to go there if possible. Does anyone work there or live in the area? What would the area be like? Th...

what position did you apply for? Do you know anything about the hospital and surrounding areas? I heard there are alot of gangs in that area. Thank you and hope you hear something soon.

you surely must be talking about my facility--we have the same problem here. BAD MANAGERS, I am talking bad. There is so much favoritism going around that it makes one want to puke. Seriously, the higher ups are just as bad because they turn a blin...

My first and only travel agency was HealthProviders Choice, headquartered out of Minnesota. I was paid well, got the tax thing, had a nice apartment (in a bad area) but made alot of friends there. Being the first travel assignment and being away fr...

mcmrnbsn--I would like to know what health south facility you work at that has only 6-8 patients? I work at one and we have a minimum of 8 patients, most of times 9-10, with discharges and admits all day long. We work 12 hour shifts and lately most...

Does anyone have any experience with them? they are recruiting me and stated to me that the "sign on bonus" that I receive comes directly from them and if something happens it does not have to be paid back. I find this incredibly hard to believe. ...

mugg54--I too worked there and hated it. I got out before I received sign on bonus so I wouldn't have to pay it back. I worked night shift and the nurses were awful--most went into rooms and slept. The clientelle on the floor I worked on was awful...

Can anyone tell me in a SNIF unit what the ratio of CNA's to patients is? Does 21 seem too many? Where can I find this information?

I work in a facility that accepts no medicaid patients, it is strictly medicare/private insurance/private pay. I work the skilled side which means they are only there until their medicare/insurance runs out. Most are hips, fractured bones, strokes,...

I have been a labor nurse my entire career and am so burnt out on it. I am sick of being treated like crap from the patients families when their loved ones are in pain. I can do only so much without a doctor's order. You spend 12 hours catering to...

Any hospitals in the Lacy WA area? My friend just bought 3 homes there and told me it is beautiful. I could rent a home from her. I am a 10 year experienced labor/delivery room nurse. What pay could I expect? I make $36 an hour here in Phoenix.

I was in AZ for 13 weeks and got a ticket, yes ticket for having IL plates. I was told I would have to get AZ plates, emission test or face a fine. I thinnk it depends on who is doing the ticketing. My friend has CA plates and has been here over a...

some agencies will not pay travel expenses or free housing stipends if you live within a 50 mile radius of the hospital you are traveling to. I found this out when I tried to get a job close to home. If you live in a big area, that is great. I hat...

I took the job at JCL through Aquent, you are right, what they told me on the telephone and what they wanted me to sign was different. I was told I would not have to pay anything back, the letter they wanted me to sign states a "2 year commitment" wi...

What can anyone tell me about these hospitals? I just took a position with John C Lincoln in their labor department. Been there a week and it seems okay. What I really want is to get on at the Mayo Clinic or hospital but have put several apps in a...

stay away from community hospital of ottawa, illinois valley community hospital and st mary's hospital in streator. These are very small hospitals and they will promise you the world then when you start work, you work a few days and then get "on cal...

I have been here since January, I have worked with tons of nurses who have worked at Good Sam's. They have nothing nice to say, seriously, they may be magnet, but they are short staffed and it is like a conveyor belt, too many patients and not enoug...

exactly, there is a reason some pay more and some don't. Also look at the turn over rate, why do some hospitals frequently advertise in one department to the next. Talk to people, how do they like their job, etc. I always look at the whole picture...

Are there any decent small rural hospitals in or around San Diego? Am labor nurse looking for a small hospital in this area.

Well I am not a level 3 but have ten years of experience and make a heck of alot more than what you have quoted on here.

I just started another facility and in orientation I swear to god there were 4 other people that had the same story as me about Scottsdale healthcare. Also, how would you like to depend on your paycheck-after all it is the last one, have them take t...

I am not ACLS certified, it was never required by my employer although I always wanted to take it. I quit that employer and relocated to Arizona through a travel assignment. I am not about to start another position and hopefully can take it as I pl...

This is to the Scottsdale Shea poster, evidently you are a "perfect fit." Imagine being told after 4 months of employment, relocating from another state to take that job, that your jobs skills are excellent, "it's just sometimes people are not a per...

Banner has a psych facility in Scottsdale. don't know much about it. But Shea Healthcare at Scottsdale is the pitts to work for. I worked there 4 months and was let go because "I was not a perfect fit." My work skills were fine, no complaints the...