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When I worked in hospitals, I would always have trouble sleeping/nightmares the night before. I was fine once I got there, but I DREADED going so much that it affected my sleep. I've never had that problem in any other setting

I once took a med test that was more challenging than others that I had taken. Fortunately, they let us work in groups and an ICU nurse was able to figure out some of the more complicated questions :) The test included both calculations and drug in...

I think IF you have the time to listen than it isn't a problem. I don't listen to too much just because our responsibilities are so huge that I wouldn't be able to finish all my treatments and sick calls and then I would probably be fired. I usuall...

"I'm sorry, but I don't have childcare." Hard to argue with that....

I'm of the opinion that the facility administration determines if a patient is to be bathed. If they want their patients to be bathed, they will provide adequate staffing--most do not! The nurses that believe they would always provide a higher leve...

Hi everyone, Does anybody know anything about the seasonal positions in Yuma? I looks like they can run up to 9 months (website info) and the housing looks great. Would love to hear from someone that works there or has had a seasonal position. I'm...

I completely understand what you are saying and I posed this same question to my employer. Basically, we get one or the other. Had the holiday been the day before I think you would have received holiday pay for that day and the next shift would hav...

It really sounds as if you didn't do anything wrong as far as good nursing care is concerned. Maybe you weren't following the policy, but it doesn't sound as though the policy is clear. You had an order for a medication that was available in your f...

I was in a similar position to you a few years ago and always volunteered for first call-off. The bad thing, was we were on an hour recall, so if the census went up we had to go in. Didn't like that part!! I don't think it reflects badly on you at...

I wouldn't quit a job over $2.00 an hour unless I was absolutely miserable. After the govt. gets their hands on it, it will be closer to $1.00/hour which just wouldn't be worth it to me.

My husband is retired military, so we pay $460/year for family health care through Tricare. Dental is $95 or so per month. If we didn't have it through him, my current employer's health plan is close to $500 per month (employee share) for a family....

I'm sorry you are dealing with this. I'm not a night person either. Perhaps a switch to home health or something similar? There are many programs out their dealing with children and perhaps you would be a good fit.

Way too low unless it really isn't a "nursing" job. Maybe something that doesn't require a nursing license, all weekends and holidays off, flexible schedule..........MAYBE, but probably not. I don't think I would consider anything below $25 and hou...

I wasn't able to attend the meeting, so I missed what happened. I'm surprised she said those things. We were told they forgot to mail the offer letters and then mailed them Tues. or Wed., but nobody has seen it yet............ It will be interesti...

It's hard to believe it will get better with Wexford considering they underbid CMS. Don't know the pay scale or shift diffs, but the PTO is SUBSTANTIALLY reduced and no matching of 401k with Wexford. We'll see how it works out.

They can be similar, but they can also be very different. Just be prepared to make decisions independently, without other nurses or a Doc at times. I work in a facility that has both a dispensary and an infirmary and it can range from ER type visit...

Out of curiosity, did your facility just hire a ton of people? We were told that maybe they were hired so people could use up their PTO, but one of the new people commented that they were told they could apply for any job since no one would have se...

Yep, in Maryland. I was talking to one of the providers and he said Sept. 26, Wexford is supposed to notify the state of staffing plans. He said the date had already changed once and who knows if it is rumor or accurate.

I don't know anything, but I'm guessing you must work for the same state as I do. We're being told maybe in Oct. they will come in and explain pay/benefits and allow us to apply for our jobs. Have no idea if that is accurate.

I forgot to add that one must have an ADN with a non-nursing BS or BA. Excelsior's program is 39 hours and I believe Gonzaga is 36 hours, but I might be off slightly.

Both Gonzaga and Excelsior offer a MSN with no BSN, but one must have a BA or BS in another major. Gonzaga is about 2x the cost of Excelsior, but is a real B&M school based in Spokane, WA. The shortest bridge I have found is UOP (3 courses), b...

Thanks for sharing!! How many hours did you feel it required each week? Is your new program accredited? I'm really trying to decide between Excelsior and Gonzaga, but leaning toward Excelsior d/t cost.

Thanks for the info. How many hours were you spending each week on each class? I'm sure that was frustrating being stuck without your texts. Did you find the classes challenging? I can't honestly say that I'm looking to be too challenged

I know one of the classes requires statistics as a pre req, but do you think I need to take it BEFORE starting the program? I really appreciate all your help!

MAYBE somewhere like El Paso, TX. The house may be large, but it won't be a mansion. You could probably afford a house cleaner there and the car would be up to you. Now, would the large, 5 bedroom house appear to be upscale? No, it would look lik...