Hellllllo Nurse

Hellllllo Nurse BSN, RN

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  1. Oh what they've done now!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to littleRNthatcould's topic in Emergency

    When I worked at an HCA hell-hole (med surg) they told us to say that "I have the time" BS. I'm happy to say I never said it. I did, however, say kiss my @$% to the

  2. Questions: Nurses leaving the Profession

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're

  3. US needs foreign-trained healthcare workers

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to mhwa's topic in International Nursing

    I believe that the hospitals could easily fill their vacancies with the nurses who are already here if they drastically improved working conditions and treated us with respect. I do not even think...

  4. US needs foreign-trained healthcare workers

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to mhwa's topic in International Nursing

    here is an article in which a filipina rn working in the us expresses her frustration with working conditions in the us. she is adressing the governors advisory council to promote nursing in new...

  5. US needs foreign-trained healthcare workers

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to mhwa's topic in International Nursing

    Here are some articles which explain why US nurses are leaving the hospitals. Study of U.S. Nurses Finds Young Leaving Profession http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?435&hlt According...

  6. US needs foreign-trained healthcare workers

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to mhwa's topic in International Nursing

    What many US hospitals do is run a ton of ads to "prove" that they are trying to recruit locally, then they do not contact the qualified applicants that respond More than once, I have received a nurse...

  7. US needs foreign-trained healthcare workers

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to mhwa's topic in International Nursing

    Absolutely correct. The US does not need to import nurses. Anyone who knows what the real deal is, knows this. The importation of nurses allows hospitals and other nurse employers to continue to...

  8. Help! lost 1st RN job

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to newb's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Since you worked there only six days, there's no need to add it to your resume or list it on applications. Learn what you can from the experience and move on. In your next job interview, ask a lot of...

  9. Contagious CNA showing up for work!!!!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    This is pretty typical in

  10. Giving meds late o.k.?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    True.

  11. Newly hired LPN is making more money!!!!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    It's a long standing well known statistical fact. http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/tnbiz/women/pdfs/wages.pdf "...Median weekly earnings of full-time female workers in the United States were $182 in 1979,...

  12. Safe Harbor

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to woody62's topic in Texas Nursing

    Why is it that so many nurses think the state boards are here to protect nurses? This is not there purpose. They are here to protect the public from poor nursing

  13. Safe Harbor Protections

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to mia98's topic in Texas Nursing

    I live in Texas. I know nurses who have invoked Safe Harbor and been fired for it. Invoking Safe Harbor is pretty much the same as quitting. There is a big thread in the nursing news section right...

  14. O Grady Peyton and Preferred Healthcare

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to a21chdchic's topic in Travel

    Yes, they are very

  15. Tech vs. Nurse War

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to BellaCerraRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I started dialysis in TX, and imo, the bad attitude of dialysis techs re: nurses is very common in TX, especially in FMC units. I became a traveler and found it is not that way in a lot of other...

  16. Are accelerated programs fair?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to caro3334's topic in General Nursing

    What is the name of your program and is it online? I tried to pm you, but you do not have private messaging

  17. IV fluid for a PT on a Fluid restriction? ! ? !

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I agree

  18. Bad start to new assignment and company!!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to love to dive's topic in Travel

    Sorry this happened to you! Who is your company so we will all know not to go with

  19. Cross Country vs American Mobile

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to jack4408's topic in Travel

    I've been a travel nurse for a few years. Both AM and CC have terrible reputations. I'd say the worst in the travel

  20. Is this nursing shortage scream blown out of proportion?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to BethulieRN's topic in General Nursing

    In the Texas panhandle there has been a surplus of nurses for years. Jobs are hard to come by and are very low paying. With the increases in nursing school admissions, new grads and foreign nurses. I...

  21. Health care on the reservation truly shocking

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Bridey's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a traveler on a reservation in AZ for six months. The care I saw and provided there was

  22. Attitude Problem

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to AngiePansRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    DeLana, Every agency I've contacted re: travel acutes says an RN must have one year recent experience in acutes, and I only have a couple of months. As many units as I've worked- I've never worked...

  23. help with finding a name badge

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to micco's topic in General Nursing

    http://shop.advanceweb.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=1798

  24. What is Nurse's RX like to travel with?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to htapme's topic in Travel

    Nurses Rx is owned by the "Evil Empire." Their pay rates are low. They do not pay all of the housing, etc. They expect the traveler to pay some of

  25. Attitude Problem

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to AngiePansRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi DeLana- Was this an FMC unit? Sounds like typical FMC. In most of their units, the nurses are so overwhelmed with work and so disrespected, that the unit becomes "upside down" meaning it is run by...