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true...I hear the ER at memorial has hired lots of travelers to compensate for the loss of employees to the new North facility, but they also recently fired one of their experience rn's who incidentally had tried to initiate a union in Colorado Springs...coincidence? You be the judge; believe me, they will treat you however they want, and if you want to work in this town, you will put up with it.

I had not heard that, but it makes sense. The knowledge base for a specialty area would be more focused and indepth, instead of trying to learn a little bit of everything. The meds , treatments etc in each area would be more repetetive, making them easier to remember, and probably better understood. I think sending a new grad to med-surg would just be overwhelming and confusing, and when you do move into a specialty area, you would have to start all over

Thanks...all of the nurses in this unit are stressing, and are afraid of being "weeded out" based on bkat scores...this is entirely conceivable . Again, we prepared for nclex, acls,tncc,enpc,etc...why is this so different?

thank you for taking the time...I just want to know what to expect.I knew what to expect for nclex, tncc,enpc,acls, etc just by preparing a little bit, and it makes all the difference in the world. I appreciate your effort!

that would be so highly appreciated...I can't even tell you!!!

That is info I already have, but thanks. I want to see the actual test so I know where I'm at. I don't have to memorize things like all of the lab values, medical conditions, etc...I look them up every day as they come up. I use a calculator and clinical references at work...the bkat takes all of your refeerences that are used in real life away, adds a huge measure of anxiety and self doubt.I was going to take it at work, then they cancelled it, but so many places are usung it as ahiring tool I want to be prepared ...again this is like trying to get copies of some secret manifesto!

I worked in Fresno for 5 years,started out as a traveler. So much of the staff there is travelers, and I really think they got treated as well as anyone else.But fresno is not a huge place, about 700,000 with four hospital systems. Where I worked it was good, but I didn't work at kaiser. I knew people who did and they seemed to think it was pretty good;)

I'm not changing areas; I've been in adult critical care for over 14 years. That's why I am surprised that I am getting a hard time from the author of the test, who says it is an assessment tool for any critical care rn. Their website said any icu nurse could request a copy, so I filled out the form, sent a check, and they said they would need to investigate wether I could have the test or not...apparently this is a top secret classified document available only to an elite few!!!That's why I am seeking information through nursing forums and online.This is very strange, one can literally find ANYTHING on the internet, but not this closely guarded piece of work.If I can get any info it would be highly appreciated.

it's a beautiful city. The two hospitals work together closely to keep wages down and pass employees back and forth regularly.In Penrose the don't worry about the shortage, they just pile more pts onto the nurse...for instance the icu nurses regularly take three critical patients and do primary care, and that is not based on how sick the patients are, just room location.On one busy post-op floor,the nurses don't get a cna until there are 24 patients, and these nurse may have up tp 7 or 8 patients esch with no help. basically the conditions are deplorable, and you have no options, but the city is so beautiful and cheap, and so much to do it's a trade off:uhoh21:

i worked 5 years in fresno, our travelers were treated like everyone else, even self scheduling, etc.they were not singled out, just that all nurses got treated that way

This bkat is more shrouded in secrecy than anna nicole's diaries. I have done web searches for hours, unable to get any information. I evev sent an official request to the official website, and recieved an e-mail stating that they had to verify my eligibility to see the mystery document. Any info would be highly appreciated.