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Hi everyone, I was finally granted a 'robotic' telephone interview this morning for a CM job with a major insurance company, after I applied several times and waited a couple of months for a reply. Shortly after the interview, I received a phone cal...

Hi everyone, I'm a Florida nurse who's employed full-time by a large hospital in the Ft. Lauderdale area. I've been called to Federal jury duty, and I've just been seated on a trial which the judge says will last for 3 weeks or longer. Naturally, I...

Thanks Atomic Tom. I did tell one of the judge's assistants that my employer expected me to work during the weekend during my jury duty service and she wasn't sure whether this was legal or illegal. She only said that my employer couldn't force me ...

Hi Kara, I've been a post partum nurse for the last 12 years and I love it. One way to get your foot in the door is to talk to the nurse manager of the post partum or L&D unit you're interested in working at. Many hospitals will provide on the ...

I have to agree with you SaoirseRN....but after being a nurse for 30+ years I guess I'm used to being trampled on. :***: It's helped me to verbalize my frustrations about this here on this forum and I really do appreciate everyone's input!

Update: One of our HR specialists left me a message today and said that I am responsible for working on weekends, but she didn't get into any specifics. Fortunately, I'm not scheduled to work at all on this weekend, and I'm going to have to speak w...

So snuggles...is it your contention that someone who has a desk job and gets to sit for most of their day is never really doing any work??? Do you know anything about mental fatigue? For as much as I'm finding that my tour of jury duty is interestin...

I never wanted an exemption, I've wanted to do my civic duty from the start...and besides that I'm already sworn in on a jury.

Thanks SouthernPoint! The only restrictions that the judge mentioned were not to discuss the details of the case with anyone and not to try to research anything about the case online. Nothing was mentioned about working or not working on my off day...

While it's never good to make a med error...it happens to the best of us ---even the most seasoned nurses! Fortunately the patient was not harmed and you can look at this as 'an opportunity for improvement'. I know that after this experience you'll...

What does that have to do with anything Bluegrass?

Martyrdom seems to be the norm in nursing. Why are there so many nurses that have no self-respect??? Yes, give a little extra here and there whenever you can....but know when to set the limit!!!

As an update....we had to listen to a lot of testimony today, and I didn't have the chance to call HR and have my questions answered. I get to go in just a little later tomorrow a.m., so I'm going to call HR and fire away with all my questions. I p...

Oh...so I guess that when they're looking for someone to work seven days at your facility Bluegrass, you're always the first one to volunteer??? Please read what I posted previously about working excessive hours. In short, we all need to pitch in a...

Just to clarify Kooky Korky....yes, I did present my summons to my employer as soon as I got it. It was only after I appeared in court on day one and was selected to serve on a jury that I was given a hard time. Today the judge's deputy provided m...

LOL Grn Tea...I promise I'll get some answers to this matter and post an update!

I agree with you Been there, done that! Although people get sick 24/7, we as nurses shouldn't be compelled to work exceedingly long hours just because managers and administrators fall short of their obligation to adequately staff patient care units....

Hi everyone, I'm an RN from S. FL and I recently coached my sister-in-law through nursing school. I'm proud to say that she made it through school with flying colors and she took her FL state boards this morning. She's frantic because the compu...

Thanks for your input everybody. I'm happy to report that she PASSED! Robyn

Just as a follow-up,,I decided to search the web for more info on this and here's some info I got about the length of the NCLEX exam from allnursingschools.com : So, it appears that if the computer shuts you down after just 75 questions you fall on...

hi everyone! this is my first time posting here and i wanted to say that i'm glad i found this forum. this seems to be a great way to share support and information, and i look forward to reading many more of your posts. i was curious to know how ever...