caroladybelle BSN, RN

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    need help in job searching

    caroladybelle replied to Hina Ali's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Do you have a green card that permits you to work in the US, or citizenship
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    Escaping your past mistakes

    caroladybelle replied to Oogie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Was she with you when you were not clean and sober? Did she suffer during the time of nonsobriety? Did she put up excuses, poor behavior, during that time and has she had to change her life and...
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    Best and best paying hospitals in South Florida- Sarasota or Fort Lauderdale area?

    caroladybelle replied to Feibe's topic in Florida Nursing

    How many years of RN experience? Are you going to want benefits? Do you speak fluent Spanish? Most hospitals in FL pay poorly. There is also no shortage there. Pay rates are better in Ft....
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    Grad nurse residency wants 3 year commitment

    caroladybelle replied to lifelearningrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It has to do with the large number of new nurses that job hop. I work for a top 5 facility. Orientation to my unit requires significant facility costs in time, stress and energy over the first 18-24...
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    Hi! & Inquiries

    caroladybelle replied to Adamz's topic in International Nursing

    Please review the large number of threads from new grads that are unable to get jobs, often 6 months to two years post graduation, or longer. When the economy took a hit, many nurses that were part...
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    Eating our young and more...

    caroladybelle replied to campbellrn68's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If your OP is really on the money, then it was probably in your best interest to lose the job. After all, do you really want to work in that environment, and would you ever really trust management?...
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    Michigan RN

    caroladybelle replied to oohmyghie's topic in International Nursing

    Are you a specialty nurse with extensive experience in that specialty. And has the auntie got a verifiable need for that specialty. Has she attempted to hire a local nurse for that position, offering...
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    Fired for refusing??

    caroladybelle replied to Indyrn00's topic in Disaster Preparation

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    New Nurse and Compact State License?

    caroladybelle replied to NewYorkerGirl's topic in General Students

    You have to maintain legal residence in the compact state to utilize the compact "advantage". Thus if you continue to have your legal residence in FL and you apply for a license in a compact state ,...
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    Help with Ft-Myers/Cape Coral area.

    caroladybelle replied to NurseKitty2013's topic in Florida Nursing

    Escalating lights, I lived in FL for much of my life but live up in MD now. You may have a difficult time finding a FL job in the summer as it is "off season". The Snowbird Season ( mid November to...
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    O' Grady Peyton International Agency, are they any good?

    caroladybelle replied to goldenkeyz21's topic in Immigration Advice

    H1b is generally only for a specialist nurse/BSN, where there are no US citizens that meet the position requirements. Often these positions require several years recent (current or within the last...
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    Help with Ft-Myers/Cape Coral area.

    caroladybelle replied to NurseKitty2013's topic in Florida Nursing

    Have you gotten a job
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    Last name on ID badge?

    caroladybelle replied to ravenpuff's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Some states and some facilities require both
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    Pt's FB pictures of me

    caroladybelle replied to rse3's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I would stay so far away from this. Many schools would have a very serious problem with
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    Keeping It Legal

    caroladybelle replied to pearybRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Still awaiting a link to the MGH, Johns Hopkins study from a recognized and established
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    The Right to Die with Dignity- MD assisted suicide

    caroladybelle replied to SL2014's topic in Activism, Healthcare

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    ADN's being pushed out

    caroladybelle replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

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    Associates Degree Nurses

    caroladybelle replied to DoogieLove's topic in General Students

    There are problem a few hundred of these threads on this BB. Perhaps, you could review them for
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    Keeping It Legal

    caroladybelle replied to pearybRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Please provide links for such studies. I currently work for one of those facilities, and have worked for the other, and I have seen no data to support those
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    The Right to Die with Dignity- MD assisted suicide

    caroladybelle replied to SL2014's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There are any number of resources at their disposal. There are books, organized groups, internet groups, as well as clandestine providers of such activities. There is a well known book that was...
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    Tired of discrimination

    caroladybelle replied to Al.ginger's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you want to get ahead, and are interested in positions that others are obtaining, you need to go to those in charge and show interest, and ask what you need to do to advance. We...
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    Resume critique, applied to over 100 jobs without a single call back

    caroladybelle replied to Jmira.BSN.RN's topic in Nursing Career

    As a general rule, travel nurse companies require 2-5 years experience in a specialty to market someone well. While some may accept applications for new grads, finding a facility that will take them...
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    Calling a code

    caroladybelle replied to talulah1's topic in General Nursing

    There is no legal requirement in most states for a physician or facility to render what is considered "futile care". The patient may indeed be a "full code" all they want, but if the care that they...
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    Starting to think TN dislikes new grads

    caroladybelle replied to SunshineDaisy's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Is your spouse military? Unfair but true. Many businesses avoid hiring spouses of active military, because of worries about turnover issues. Most facilities invest a great deal in getting a new grad...
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    How to drop subtle hints with my nursing students about faith.

    caroladybelle replied to HappyWife77's topic in Spirituality, Religion