sassysteph7

there aren't many nursing jobs in western mass but if you find one they will take an associates degree. The eastern side of the state is hoity toity and want bsn's. most of the hospitals out that way are trying for magnet status and therefore will on...

unless you signed some legal agreement i'm not sure they can legally hold you from applying for a job. I'd review any paperwork you signed with this company.

When I worked LTC I always did meds first. Ask the floor staff, who know the residents well, if there is anybody in particular you should medicate first. Some of the residents have a fit if they get their meds 'late'. By the time my first med pass wa...

Does anyone know the going rate in Richmond....I've got about 4 1/2 years of experience. I'm thinking of returning to the east coast and richmond is on my list of places I'd consider.....any advice?

I'm so sorry to hear you got laid off. I was once laid off from a museum that I worked for. I was there 5 years and felt very betrayed so I can imagine what you're experiencing. I just wanted to add to the list of jobsites and recommend craigslist. I...

I'd find another job where you are happier and making more $.....your loyalty has to be to your family, yourself and then, maybe, you're employer. There are plenty of nursing jobs out there for ya! Good luck :)

who is your recruiter at AAS? I'm interested in travelling and have worked for an HCA facility before so I'm sure meditech would come back to me quickly......any info is appreciated. Thanks :)

fyi i'd remove your cell phone number from your message.....to send someone a message click on the envelope....good luck in San Antonio...the roads are crazy LOL

This may sound korny but as I age I have really discovered who my true friends are. The people I hung out with in nursing school were cool and we shared an awesome, and tough, experience together - but that's just it....it was a passing phase of my l...

Hospice nursing ROCKS!! I did it prn for a while and never had I ever worked with such a supportive bunch of nurses. I truly believe its my passion and hope to get back to doing it soon. My problem is that I found most hospices pay less than hospital...

do tell....what's wrong with LRMC? what kind of unit did you work on?

thanks.....i'm in the process of applying for jobs in the tampa area. I used to live in St Pete and want to get back to FL....San Antonio stinks!!!

I'm blonde LOl LRMC....Lakeland regional medical center?

I had a telephone interview for a burn icu unit and it sounded pretty interesting. I've been working in a MICU/CCU unit for almost a year now and love being challenged and the continual learning. My questions are: 1) the woman I spoke to today said i...

My family thinks i'm "rich" too LOL....and once I had to tell a very good friend that I was not her personal ATM machine. She'd call me several times a month to borrow $20 or $40. It got to the point where I didn't want to answer her calls. I was sca...

reading the funny stories honestly makes me miss working in Long Term Care. I currently work in critical care and i just get so frustrated. The hospital environment is NOTHING like a nursing home. Nurses are so judgmental, I see very little (if any) ...

try northside hospital in st petersburg. its only 20 minutes over the howard franklin bridge. they hired me after i had 2 years of nursing home experience and noone else would hire me cuz i didn't have hospital experience. i only stayed there a year ...

I have a friend who is with Nightingale and his recruiter is Joseph......hmmm I'll have to ask him if he's had any problems. I certainly haven't heard him mention anything. I was recently contacted by Amber from Nightingale but told her I'm not ready...

surgenurse2006 thank you very much for the article.....reviewed it and will definately reread it later this year when i'm ready to travel.

Once when I worked at a nursing home we had a resident who was a dnr but the nurse did not know that and did cpr and brought the patient back. the family was mad but did not sue the facility. I'd have done the same thing. chances are more residents a...

Recently I was assigned to care for a 42 year old male who came in with CHF exacerbation. Upon calling the EMS he made himself a DNR and arrived to my facility with the golden ticket to heaven. Well the next morning the young doctor arrives and revok...

thank you for all the replies. I guess I didn't say anything to the patient because I felt doing so was futile. why would it be futile you ask? It would have been so because the patient's mother did not want him to be a DNR. In my short ICU experienc...

man reading these funny stories make me miss working in LTC. Nursing has so many wonderful opportunities to bless people - and be blessed in return - I'm like a kid in a candy shop and I wanna work everywhere :)

I miss working in long term care. There was a lady, on a closed dementia unit, and sometimes I'd go there through my agency. Every single time I was there she would laugh and point and say "Look at the big lady with the big boobs!"....too funny! Anot...

I love it when patient's think we nurses are keeping them in the hospital longer than they need to and holding up their discharges. I've told a few patients that I do NOT work on commission and as soon as the MD signs the discharge order I'll have th...