Gomer

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  1. Pay day and Mandatory Staff Meetings/Inservices

    Gomer replied to Love-A-Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest everyone check the wage and hour laws of your own state. You should be able to find the number in your phone directory under "government" or "state government" by checking Dept. of...

  2. What does a Nurse Recruiter actually do??

    Gomer replied to JillRene's topic in General Nursing

    What nurse likes paperwork? But paperwork is essential in the hiring game. Unless you have clerical support it will fall to the recruiter (nurse or not) to check the references, do the background...

  3. Nurses Don't Accept Gifts

    Gomer replied to roxannekkb's topic in General Nursing

    Acceptance of gifts over $50 in value is grounds for termination at my hospital. Doesn't matter if you are a nurse, a PT, a food service worker or the gardner...the policy is written for

  4. Nursing as a customer service profession?

    Gomer replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in General Nursing

    Healthcare is a business pure and simple. Competition is everywhere and if you don't have good customer service from all the employees; you wont have customers. Ergo, you wont be in business long....

  5. Speciality Differential?

    Gomer replied to Chiaramonte's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. It doesn't matter which department one works in, education and certifications should determine the extra money. To me all RN's are equal no matter where they work in a

  6. 2 very important questions: salary negotiations and "offer"letter ?

    Gomer replied to scrubs12's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent decision! USC is a good hospital and you should get loads of educational/experience opportunties. Only downside, is the Tenet ownership. But then you only need to stay a year or 2 for the...

  7. 2 very important questions: salary negotiations and "offer"letter ?

    Gomer replied to scrubs12's topic in General Nursing

    Which hospital did you decide on? And

  8. 2 very important questions: salary negotiations and "offer"letter ?

    Gomer replied to scrubs12's topic in General Nursing

    Negotiate? Negotiate what? You are a new graduate and will need to be taught the skills to become an effective nurse. Go with the hospital you feel the most comfortable with and which can offer you...

  9. RNs demand union action against their own "homegrown" scabs

    Gomer replied to -jt's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Some benefits...."oh! I can't run for leadership in an organization I don't believe in and was forced to join", "oh!, I can't vote on any contracts/elections that the union forces upon me", "oh! I...

  10. Questions asked by Nurse Recruiter...what is the norm?

    Gomer replied to funnygirl_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Only questions about your work history, work experience, clinical abilities, and education should be asked. Questions about your physical abilities may be asked in regards to "...are you able to do...

  11. Strike Nurses?

    Gomer replied to Rudegal2020's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN!!!! AND WELL

  12. Strike Nurses?

    Gomer replied to Rudegal2020's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry Stargazer, my response was tongue-in-cheek about Oregon. Of course they are supported by taxes/tax payors. That was my point. Possibly I misunderstood -jt -- I felt he was making too big of...

  13. Strike Nurses?

    Gomer replied to Rudegal2020's topic in General Nursing

    Oh -jt, how you go on....I doubt if you and I would agree on which direction the sun sets. Yes, if you want to consider Medicare/Medicaid revenue as money from the tax payer I can understand your...

  14. blackmail by hospital

    Gomer replied to poppyrn's topic in General Nursing

    1. Check your employee handbood or HR policies/procedure manual. Anything in either about giving notice? Or how much notice one needs to give? Also check if there is a transfer policy/procedure and...

  15. What pension/medical retirement benefits to you get?

    Gomer replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    I work for a non-profit, private hospital. Wages & benefits are OK, but retirement...what's that? The corporation that owns us contributes 5% of our yearly earnings (not including OT) into a...

  16. What pension/medical retirement benefits to you get?

    Gomer replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    I work for a non-profit, private hospital. Wages & benefits are OK, but retirement...what's that? The corporation that owns us contributes 5% of our yearly earnings (not including OT) into a...

  17. Foreign recruitment of nurses-thoughts?

    Gomer replied to flopmingale's topic in General Nursing

    Tenet Corp. just sent 8 of their California recruiters to Great Britian, Scotland, Ireland to recruit. They got an average of 18-20 nurses per hospital and are doing green cards for all. Of course,...

  18. opening up nursing the profession to spanish speakers?

    Gomer replied to brown rice's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I agree...you can't tell people to go back to where they came from...frustration lead me to type that. I just don't understand what changed in this country. My father came here from Poland and...

  19. opening up nursing the profession to spanish speakers?

    Gomer replied to brown rice's topic in General Nursing

    Two standards that made America were public schooling and a common language. Public schooling gave all an opportunity at being educated (unlike in the European class system). Common language brought...

  20. are doctors more valued then nurses?

    Gomer replied to brown rice's topic in General Nursing

    NurseRatchett, your comment about MD specialties is interesting. I agree that I see more female primary care docs, however, even in the wonderful world of MD's there is a pecking order. Primary care...

  21. are doctors more valued then nurses?

    Gomer replied to brown rice's topic in General Nursing

    Doctors = mostly men Nurses = mostly women Has nothing to do with the value of the job; has to do with

  22. Nursing, No Longer A White Woman's Job?

    Gomer posted a topic in General Nursing

    Discussion overheard at lunch today: ER RN (white female) "discussing" her opinion with Respiratory Therapist (white, male) and EMT (black, male) that within 10-years white women will no longer be in...

  23. Nursing, No Longer A White Woman's Job?

    Gomer replied to Gomer's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I didn't mean to cause such a brouhaha. And I'm even sorrier that some of you took this as a race issue. What I understood the conversation to mean was that nursing, was one of the two...

  24. Older than dirt quiz

    Gomer replied to KaraLea's topic in Nursing Humor

    I gave this quiz to some of the people I work with. One young (born 1977) woman got a 4 as a score. When I looked at her quiz I noticed she indicated she knew what a Packard was. I asked her how...

  25. The more experience you have the less you are paid???

    Gomer replied to TRN's topic in General Nursing

    You might look at other things when considering your compensation package. True, you may have maxed-out on your hourly rate and either get a lump-sum bonus or a very small %, but don't you have (1)...