Aviationurse

They are always preying on the agency nurses and fishing out personal info...why we still dont get a full time job.....if we have insurance or not...blah blah blah.....

Today i had interview with the BOSS FROM HELL ( I work contract OHN for a company that went bankrupt x8 mos ).My hours were cut to zero as a result and now only work PRN in the company . I think i kicked ass in interview...it lasted maybe 15 mins... ...

I am volunteering on my days off to the MEDICAL RESERVE CORP....trying to stay positive also

Dear Occupational Health Nurses 1. Was it hard to jump ship from OCC NURSING to Hospital Nursing? The company that i work as contract went bankrupt and we were told " they wont cut our hours" but we know we will be thrown into the bus anytime...What ...

Thanks so much for your support and feedback.. Ive applied in dangerous neigborhood hospital and hoping i get a chance to go back to hospital nursing....( direct hire ) and not through agency.... Ive renewed my volunteer work in a flu clinic for DEPT...

Any nurses out there jumping ship from RN to phlebtomist....I am depressed with job search.....agency work cancelled...contract work almost zero hours... any thoughts appreciated

Ive applied to some dangerous neigborhoods and small community hospitals and still waiting....what a massive bummer.....

I was going to work FULL TIME from agency to hospital where i was doing agency work. They would do a 15 grand buyout to my agency . I would have to pay back the money if i break contract...the pay was low...no security back up working in kids psych ...

Hello Katkonk....42 pines reply got lost during the allnurses upgrade.... I gave my heart and soul to this OHN job...but it is a dream job for people here with CONNECTIONS.....i would like to stay in OHN but the nurses who retired jump ship fast....m...

Dear fellow nurses....I did agency and worked x4 shifts and the hospital wanted to buyout the agency for 15 grand...they offered me 31 dollars/hr ...no bennies...i turned it down bec i needed the bennies....The other x2 nurses from other agencies wer...

Thanks callioter.....im so dumb.....

PSYCH MD TO NIGHT NURSE telephone admission orders You called me for that? Put him on same **** as before...hanged up the phone after that.....

Report from Nights to Days ( IN PATIENT PSYCH UNIT ) Everybody slept....the night nurse yawned heavily also on tape for x5 minutes:redpinkhe

Praying that the new year will open doors for us...As for insurance...I have none and go to the public hospital and wait all day to see a doctor....

18 years here with a BSN and just getting hit and miss jobs with the agencies and being cancelled left and right....

Thanks you caliotter

Would you donate your last hard earned money to give presents and pot luck food donation for Xmas party to your Doctor and Nurse Manager that you are contracted/agency for Christmas ? I guess I have to give the 25 dollars donation for the Christmas g...

Thanks so much Caliotter and jahra for your kind replies

Sorry to hear about this...it is so hard that us agency nurses whether travel or local get screwed in every hole left and right...We learn a lesson and just have to move on...

I have no advice but hoping you feel better...:) As an older experienced nurse...jobs are hard to find ..the bills have to be paid...I just go to work and bend over.....

I recently attended a dinner dance fund raising event and met a lot of caregivers (some undocumented aliens) who call themselves CAREGIVERS OR CERTIFIED CARE PRACTIONERS in their business cards.....is this a new name for CAREGIVERS OR CNA? They eve...

I did a wike on CERTIFIED CARE PRACTITIONER and nothing on it....I know most of them are LIVE IN CAREGIVERS but they advertise themselves as CCP .....the event i attended was like a fashion extravaganza for the LIVE IN CAREGIVERS/ CERTIFIED CARE PRAC...

RGN = REGISTERED GENERAL NURSE SISTER - STAFF NURSE JUNIOR SISTER - JUNIOR STAFF NURSE SENIOR SISTER - SENIOR NURSE OR CHARGE NURSE I did RGN training back in the 80s in UK and was a SISTER there for a while while I work in OR and Oncology for a whil...

I hear you sis..... and i hope you feel better

Thanks Madwife for this great article.I did Peds Chronic HD, Acute and Chronic HD in the 90s with on call..i enjoyed my experience at that time. I came back recently to do PD/ HD and during my orientation...left pretty much alone with a PD TECH to tr...