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  1. Do you work at Providence Spokane, Everett, or Olympia?

    lindarn replied to JimZ's topic in Washington Nursing

    Just for the record, Providence facilities are top heavy, if you know what I mean, and they treat their employees like crap. I would stay away from Spokane. The pay here is lousy, there has never been...

  2. What is a "foreign-trained nurse"?

    lindarn replied to helikias's topic in General Nursing

    Foreign nurses are hired because hospital admionistration wants cheap labor who will not complain. They petition congress to bring in foreign nurses to undermine the strength of the American nursing...

  3. Haiti/LPN

    lindarn replied to maheekappus's topic in General Nursing

    The Californai Nurses Association is asking for nurse volunteers to go to Haiti and help. Look them up online. They have a list of the necesary items that you will need. Passport, certain...

  4. help me KEEP my license plz?...

    lindarn replied to rickysyfee's topic in General Nursing

    If you have any documents from the DON, where she states the above riduculous demands, make sure you save them. It is called evidence. Complete your work, don't punch out, and keep track of your...

  5. Relocating to Spokane

    lindarn replied to ChristineAk's topic in Washington Nursing

    Spokane is NOT a nurse friendly town! The schools of nursing, the poor job market, make it a employers market. I would go down to Tri Citie, before I would go to Spokane. TriCities has to work at...

  6. Do you know any good EKG books?

    lindarn replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Dubins first name was Dale. And you are right-Dubins is the best book to learn EKG's. Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN Spokane,

  7. Washington Externships and Internships

    lindarn replied to hearts895, RN BSN's topic in Washington Nursing

    Evergreen Hospital on the coast offers internships. I think that the Franciscan network in Tacoma offers internships. In Idaho, Kootenai Medical offers them, and recently had four openings listed in...

  8. oh so now we PAY to do residency to get a job?!?! seriously?

    lindarn replied to bymysoultosqueezeRN's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Doesn't the ANA or NLN govern/determine, what is taught in nursing school? I thought that the curriculum was determned by the agencies that approve/certify schools. If that is not the case, I truly...

  9. Roll Call for all Military and VA Nurses and those considering the Service

    lindarn replied to RNPATL's topic in Government, Military

    DO NOT GET OUT OF THE MIITARY NOW!! 9 YEARS WILL FLY BY, AND YOU WILL HAVE A MILITARY RETIREMENT TO THE TUNE OF $5000+ PER MONTH, AND FREE MEDICAL CARE FOR LIFE!!. (sorry about the all caps). AF...

  10. BSN to JD or LNC

    lindarn replied to SRNA4U's topic in Legal

    I would like to correct a fallacy about "LNC Certifications". One does not need any form of certification to work as a Legal Nurse Consultant. That is perpetuated by the individuals who stand to make...

  11. Colleges in California that offer LVN-RN (Theory online/Clinical at local hospital)

    lindarn replied to NurseCubanitaRN2b's topic in California Nursing

    When I lived in Califoria, Long Beach City College had a "1 + 1", program for LVNs to earn their RN within the ADN program that they offered. At the time, computers were in their infancy, and the...

  12. Bitter endings, sweet beginnings, and blessings in disguise.

    lindarn replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    And if she had allowed her, "adult hungry post op patient", to eat whatever he wanted to, got sick and threw up, ended up back in surgery, etc. who do you think would have gotten thrown under the bus?...

  13. What do ICU nurses do?

    lindarn replied to mcpnurse's topic in Critical Care

    I am well aware of the limitations that med surg nurses face in their daily wordays. My point is, that I have worked very hard to be a successful ICU nurse. Doctors also work hard to learn their...

  14. What do ICU nurses do?

    lindarn replied to mcpnurse's topic in Critical Care

    Makes you kind of wonder why, when ICU nurse possess these advanced skills (that we spend ALOT OF TIME LEARING), we are paid at the same pay scale as med surg nurses, who cannot get their patients to...

  15. Grr! "Customer Service" Nursing Gone Crazy!

    lindarn replied to KaseyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    How about suggesting to administration, that if they want "customer service," and it is so important for them to have happy satisfied "customers", than tell them that they are shortchanging their...

  16. Grr! "Customer Service" Nursing Gone Crazy!

    lindarn replied to KaseyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    This garbage goes on be cause nursing attracta co-dependant individuals. And hospitals encourage this attitude to keep nurses, "barefoot and pregnant. Nurses like you and me got away from bedside...

  17. Grr! "Customer Service" Nursing Gone Crazy!

    lindarn replied to KaseyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I will repeat myself one more time- no one can take advantage of you without your permission. This nonsense will not stop until NURSES PUT AN END TO IT!! Just say NO! JMHO and my NY $0.02. Lindarn,...

  18. SC Nursing Board Abuses Power & Authority

    lindarn replied to kristie0701's topic in General Nursing

    For any nurse who was made to sign away her rights to take action against the BOn in your State: I would consult an attorney about this, and question the legality of it. Just because they made you...

  19. oh so now we PAY to do residency to get a job?!?! seriously?

    lindarn replied to bymysoultosqueezeRN's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    You have to wionder when it will finally accur to them, to actually encourage retention of nurses, rather than encouraging the revolving door that has become nursing employment. JMHO and my NY $0.02....

  20. Grr! "Customer Service" Nursing Gone Crazy!

    lindarn replied to KaseyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I will again repeat myself- this will continue until NURSES put an end to it. All of you must get together and DEMAND sanity be brought back into the work place. No one can take advantage of you...

  21. Grr! "Customer Service" Nursing Gone Crazy!

    lindarn replied to KaseyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    This will continue as long as you allow it to. Point out to administration that you are a licensed medical professiona, not a waitress. Period. Ask for a 15% tip off of the patients hospital bill....

  22. Grr! "Customer Service" Nursing Gone Crazy!

    lindarn replied to KaseyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Where does it say on your nursing license or the nurse practice act, that "waiting on patients and families", is part of the job. As long as nurse allow this to go on, administration will continue to...

  23. Still penny pinching

    lindarn replied to Williss2's topic in General Nursing

    And they probably complain that they never have any money, can't save, blah, blah. JMHO and my NY $0.02. Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN Spokane,

  24. Is healthcare a right or privilege?

    lindarn replied to Treat et Street's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Someone else pays for your children's education, unless you choose to pay to put them in private school. Older people with no children in school are paying for another generations childrens education....

  25. Are we experiencing mass burnout in healthcare?

    lindarn replied to SheaTab's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I expressed these very same sentiments several years ago on this listserve. Hospitals and health care providers replacing RNs with yet another "flavor", of unlicensed, assistive, personnel, with the...