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    Has anyone worked for Elite staffing in Shreveport?

    newtress posted a topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Wondered if anyone up in S'port has worked for Elite Health Solutions. I'm going to their office to do the paperwork and don't know if they are a decent agency or if you get enough
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    How does hourly vs per visit work out?

    newtress posted a topic in Home Health

    Hello to all. I am currently being quite picky about the numerous agencies I am contacting around town. I have resigned and left my current hospital job due to not being able to get off the 11p-7a...
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    Anyone familiar with United Home Care

    newtress posted a topic in Home Health

    Hello to all. I recently resigned from my job because I got pretty ill working the 11p-7a shift and they couldn't place me on another shift. So now I am looking at part time nursing positions and was...
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    New RN working in Home Health?

    newtress replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to respond to blackheatednurse's posts and a few others. I've done my rounds with at least 4 different levels of nursing including the most recent being psych which so far has been the most...
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    Giving notice related to health issue

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    In response to taiga I don't mean to offend you specifically for the advice and importance of trying to keep or maintain insurance. "My bad." You all mean well and care about an unfortunate...
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    Giving notice related to health issue

    newtress posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello to all. I have been nursing for a little less than a year after finally getting a position I really liked more than anything else. Until the last two weeks. I self evaluated my situation and...
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    Giving notice related to health issue

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you taiga for your reply and sharing. I must be having a bad day. The predominant message I am getting here is mostly about not letting insurance lapse or loosing it, or doing what ever means...
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    Giving notice related to health issue

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    I found this strange that after spending time on searches today, there weren't any local or hospital affiliated lupus support groups in my city. I don't live in bum ___ Egypt or anything. I never...
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    Giving notice related to health issue

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for the input and support. To answer the above, my doctor has told me straight out to get off the 11-7 shift. When confirmed today that I could not transfer to another shift or even go...
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    Giving notice related to health issue

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    My time at this facility has only been seven months. I spoke to the day house supervisor and rightly so, I don't have any recourse at this time other than to give notice which I did. I'm not in a...
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    Time for a change

    newtress replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    Hey sistasoul, my hat is off to you for staying as long as you have with your ortho/neuro floor. I myself was on the same floor at a local hospital for less time and I knew it wasn't a specialty I...
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    RPNs/LPNs vs. RNs

    newtress replied to rant's topic in Canada

    Well, I was watching some nurses being interviewed on TV in Minnesota and they were titled as RPN identified as Registered Practical Nurse if this helps. I am an LPN and thought, wow how close to RN...
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    CA.verification letter to Washington DOH mailed?????

    newtress replied to evanibay's topic in General Nursing

    As I was saying, that's what I got from "Notorius" Cal State board too. Specifically stamped Not Receieved, and to make matters worse; my entire pile of application paperwork was sent back to me also!...
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    CA.verification letter to Washington DOH mailed?????

    newtress replied to evanibay's topic in General Nursing

    Very similar experience I had endorsing my license to Cali also. They waited 2 months to finally send me a letter stating they never received my license verification from my state even after I...
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    new nurse, cna with attitude

    newtress replied to mandakaye03's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was the unfortunate recipient of this type of "blow off" disregard last December. You described my CNA to a T. I was the 11p-7a LPN on a hall with 52 residents, a lot of which are skilled Medicare...
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    Is it anxiety?

    newtress replied to Goodlord1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad someone mentioned the menopause factor. I was a pretty smooth w/o fear or trepidation going in to work until after my hysterectomy. It was like everything changed for me. I wasn't as sharp,...
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    why are jobs being posted if there aren't any?

    newtress posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hello all, I am in the process of leaving the state I currently live in and have been working as a nurse, to relocate back to Sacramento to be with my parents. They are both in their seventies with...
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    why are jobs being posted if there aren't any?

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in California Nursing

    I knew the truth would
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    Oh MY GOD!!! I WANT TO WORK HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    newtress replied to cicatrixx15's topic in General Nursing

    That was really really cute and well done! But you know, right after they stopped filming they had 8 admits back to
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    What is the med pass like at your DOC

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in Correctional

    Thank's so much for your insight into your morning med pass. Appreciate everyone's honesty and posts. But hey, continue on to tell those who don't know what it's
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    What is the med pass like at your DOC

    newtress posted a topic in Correctional

    I just finished reading a post in the general forum from an agency nurse who went in for a shift at a prison. She described "the med pass" and it sounded beyond the beyonds insane. I'm currently...
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    What is the med pass like at your DOC

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in Correctional

    I wonder if you could elaborate on the
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    My nurse partner showed up impaired

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in Pediatric

    You're right. It's not an easy thing. There are several nurses at my facility that are in the very program you describe. They are currently working with me. After many hoops they have to comply to,...
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    My nurse partner showed up impaired

    newtress posted a topic in Pediatric

    Hello to all. I was shcheduled to work on the adolecsent floor today. It is a rough floor to work. I was told I would have another nurse coming on with me to work. I was to do all meds, the front...
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    RN's barking unsafe orders at me

    newtress posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello to all. I am wondering if other LPN's have had experiences like mine. I have had three different RN's on three different floors "requesting" (more like yelling or barking because they are hype...