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today Kaiser West LA had an open house. I went there, I had an interview with a med-surg floor manager. She was eating orange when she was interviewing me, I felt she is so unprofessional. She didnt ask me many questions and just 4 questions and just common behavioral questions. and then she asked what is my questions? I asked about the genearal info about the floor, she says the floor has only two CNAs and sometimes only one CNA available or even no CNAs. I had thought Kaiser is a great place, but why they dont even have enough CNAs? I heard they have a lot of needs, but the manager sounds like not so interested in the interview, maybe she is just not interested in me. And the HR receptionist is so rude. I had been to other Hospitals open house, I think Kaiser one is not very well organized. Other hospitals, they have the managers on-site to talk to the candidates, but Kaiser they ask you to fill out applications first and then they let the manager have a look at your application and if the manager think you are qualified, they will tell you to go to the floor to manager's office to have the interview. Sounds Kaiser is so arrogant. I have been to another hospital open house, they give us a tour for the whole hospital and introduce the floors that anyone maybe intereted. But Kaiser is kind of like they have so many candidates, they dont care about you at all. Actually I have a full-time job right now, but just too far to drive, the other day it took me two hours to drive home from work, and after 12 hour shift, you feel so tired and dont want to drive two hours to get home. Kaiser West LA is just 20 minutes drive locally for me. So I went to the open house, but sounds Kaiser open house is not that good, or maybe there are too many better candidates than me. Is there any Kaiser RN out there to give me some input? Does anybody how much the night shift differential for Med-Surg RN in West LA Kaiser and Weekend shift differential? Any of your help and response will be highly appreciated!

anyone knows a good home health agency in los angeles? I want to work as home health nurse, I have california RN license. Any of your help and response will be highly appreciated

Is the offer ok? I am new in Los Angeles area, I dont know if it is ok.

hi, I am a new RN, My CPR is expiring and I want to get a ACLS for my job hunting, I relocated here from out of state, I dont have a hospital yet, I know usually if you have a job then you can get CPR and ACLS certificate for free. Do you guys know any place that offer CPR and ACLS? I want to get a cheap one, thank you in advance!

patient nurse ratio 4:1 in California next year? Is that true? I know right now, it is 5:1/ Can everybody talks about the patient nurse ratio in your hospital and floor? Right now, my hospital med-surg floor it is 5:1 in the day shift and 6:1 in the night shift/

how can you finish ADN in just 8months, I know the Accelerated BSN takes at least 1 year. Which nursing school did you go to?

Compete America Ask Congress to Reform Broken H-1B/EB Visa System. Today, Compete America, a coalition of more than 200 corporations, universities, research institutions and trade associations, asked Congress to reform the broken H-1B and employment-based immigration system during their lame duck session. The letter states, in part:" If we are serious about remaining the world’s innovation leader, we must fix our broken employment-based visa system, and we urgently request your support for reform this year." November 13, 2006 Dear Member of Congress: As the 109th Congress approaches adjournment, we urge you to complete action on an issue of critical importance to U.S. competitiveness – remedies for the outdated and counterproductive H-1B visa and employment-based (EB) green card programs. U.S. employers are unable to hire any additional highly educated H-1B visa workers until October 2007 – even if these sought after individuals may have received advanced degrees from U.S. universities. Moreover, EB green card processing backlogs continue to force tens of thousands of valued employees – including scientists, teachers, engineers and medical professionals – into legal and professional limbo for years. The need for action in 2006 is urgent. The undersigned organizations urgently request your support to ensure that U.S. businesses and universities have continued access to necessary talent, and for the U.S. to remain the world’s innovation leader. We urge Congress to pass the provisions that would relieve the drastic H-1B and EB green card problems before adjournment. To remain competitive in the future and to help keep jobs here in the United States, U.S. employers must be able to recruit and retain highly educated workers, many of whom have been educated and trained at our own universities. Never before has our country been in such a fierce worldwide competition for top talent. Our competitors have stepped up efforts to attract these workers, while the current U.S. visa system prevents U.S. businesses, universities, medical institutions and research centers from doing the same. Thank you in advance for your support of this critical issue. If we are serious about remaining the world’s innovation leader, we must fix our broken employment-based visa system, and we urgently request your support for reform this year. To learn more about the U.S. competitiveness crisis, please visit Compete America - The Alliance for a Competitive Workforce.

somebody told me that a RN work in Boston can get as high as $80/hour, is that possible? I think it is kind of hard to believe

Nurses to vote whether to strike By James Vaznis, Globe Staff | November 13, 2006 Nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital, who have been negotiating a contract since July, will vote today on whether to strike. The vote by secret ballot would authorize the union's negotiating committee to call a strike. Should a strike call prevail, the approximately 2,700 nurses would be poised to follow the steps of those at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, where nurses went on strike one day last month. Nurses at both facilities belong to the Massachusetts Nurses Association, the state's largest nurses union. "Nurses are angry and frustrated," said Barbara Norton, a registered nurse who is chairwoman of the nurses union at Brigham and Women's. "I've never seen such emotion in the nursing staff. They've just had it." Norton said staffing levels of nurses are chronically poor, threatening patient safety and causing high staff turnover. Nurses at Brigham and Women's are paid 10 percent less than those at similar-sized hospitals in Boston, which is contributing to the turnover, Norton said. "Staffing levels at the hospital are adequate and we have the proper care," Peter Brown, vice president of public affairs for Brigham and Women's, said last night. The union, he said, has not brought forward any staffing proposals during the negotiations. "The staffing levels are a deflection for the union's number one issue, which is a double - digit pay increase for one year," he said. The average full-time nurse at the hospital makes $90,000 a year, while more experienced nurses make $125,000 a year, excluding benefits and overtime, Brown said. The two sides have agreed to extend the contract's expiration date to Nov. 27. It was set to expire on Sept. 30. The union is seeking a 5 percent annual pay increase, while the hospital is offering a 3 percent annual increase in a two-year contract. Other issues the union is raising include short-term disability benefit s, treatment of new hires, and protecting some nursing positions from being converted into nonunion management positions, Norton said. The vote result will be announced tomorrow morning. Union and hospital officials are scheduled to negotiate again on Thursday. UMass Memorial Medical Center and about 850 nurses there reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract less than five hours after nurses walked off their jobs on Oct. 26. The union ratified the contract in a vote of 544 to 1 on Friday. The agreement calls for an across-the-board 3 percent annual pay increase, in addition to 5 percent step increases up to a maximum of 15 steps on the pay scale. The hospital has said the agreement is worth 19 percent in salary enhancements over three years. UMass tried to pre empt the strike by declaring a state of emergency and ordering nurses to stay at their posts. Some nurses complied, but others followed the union's instructions to strike. The last nursing strike in Massachusetts was in 2001 when Brockton Hospital nurses walked off their jobs for 103 days. Nurses to vote whether to strike - The Boston Globe

Election Results Bode Well For Comprehensive Immigration Reform The democrates easily won the majority in the House of Representatives last night. Since immigration reform died in the House of Representatives this year because the Republican leadership prevented the issue from coming to a vote. The change of leadership virtually assures that a bipartisan majority in the House will join the Senate in passing comprehensive immigration reform in 2007. According to the bill already passed in the Senate, the Schedule A category and their family members will be exempt from immigration quota for seven years. We can expect that the House will pass similar bill and the President will sign that into law, so the schedule A category retrogression will soon disappear in 2007. Good news for nurses, let us celebrate!

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