Hellllllo Nurse

Hellllllo Nurse BSN, RN

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  1. What nursing shortage? Not around here...they don't need nurses.

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree w/ you,

  2. where to work?

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

    That "You will lose your skills in LTC" is a tired, old cliche'. I started my career in LTC, and have done psych, medical-psych, hospice, homecare, med-surg, rehab, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis...

  3. Raunchy advertisement

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Repat's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It is so ironic- when I did a presentation of the Image of Nursing, featuring pics of various ways nurses are portrayed by the media, my nursing instructor (with a PhD, no less) told me my topic was...

  4. What nursing shortage? Not around here...they don't need nurses.

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everything you said, and this Texas RN has observed and experienced many of the employment practices you

  5. What nursing shortage? Not around here...they don't need nurses.

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    I agree w/ you, and thanks for the

  6. What nursing shortage? Not around here...they don't need nurses.

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    I am further north of you, in Texas. There are no nursing jobs here. The only want ads in the paper are for jobs hundreds or thousands of miles away. Whenever my facility is hiring, we get many more...

  7. What nursing shortage? Not around here...they don't need nurses.

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    My best friend is an RN in Kansas. There is a surplus of nurses there, and the pay stinks, too. Here are the stats: Kansas 2005 Projected RN Staffing RN Supply 24,758 RN Demand 20,692 Surplus 4,066...

  8. Would you want your children to go into nursing?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to 2rntish's topic in General Nursing

    No, for all of the reasons given by others who expanded on their "no"

  9. Scary doctors!!!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my God

  10. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    People who are not nurses calling themselves nurses is one of my all time biggest pet peeves. I absolutely cannot stand it. It makes me sick. That's all I'm going to say about

  11. Personal malpractice insurance....yes or no?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to bam_bam's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. It's only $26. per year for excellent coverage. Surprisingly, nursing malpractice insurance was available as part of my homeowners' ins

  12. pain control

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

    I second that. As a former hospice nurse, I see no difference in how each gender experiences pain. I did, however, see quite a few husbands, sons, and brothers who pressured their wives, mothers and...

  13. I'm giving my notice tomorrow

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Sadie04's topic in General Nursing

    dragonfly- I admire you so much for putting your foot down! You are my hero today. Unfortunately, your name is probably mud to administration now. Do you think this will blow over, or will they try to...

  14. Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Originally Posted by fourevern4alwayz [Where I work, there are a lot of conflicts between a majority of the workers because most of the nursing staff are Phillipinos and it creates tension in the...

  15. Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Don't you think that employers can manipulate the situation to make it appear that no one has applied for advertised jobs, or make the compensation package and working conditions so poor that they...

  16. Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I am actually from Casa Grande, AZ. After doing some of my clinicals in the local hospital, seeing the horrible working conditions, poor quality of pt care, and the down-trodden, long suffering nurses...

  17. New BUSH Overtime TakeBack Law

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to alatta58's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Can you imagine nurses working until they are 68 or 70? Has anyone ever noticed that you rarely see a nurse in her sixties? Most have been taken out by back injuries, or have left the field due to...

  18. New overtime law "myths and facts" Yes, hourly RNs are affected

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Exactly. As for those of you who say the "shortage" will protect you from losing overtime- Nursing "shortages" have come and gone before. Employers and health care corporations are working very hard...

  19. Question about inmates

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to nursebaby22's topic in Correctional

    I happen to know of a nurse who had never committed a crime or taken drugs in her life. She was lonely, and rather unattractive. She began writing to a prisoner, and he moved into her house after he...

  20. Black Monday, August 23, 2004

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, ok, you have the right to shout! There's something I want to shout, too: HIPAA NOT HIPPA! Anyway, lol, the new overtime law is vaguely written, and although I have read it several times, I'm...

  21. Mandatory meetings and night shift

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Get a

  22. Black Monday, August 23, 2004

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    According to the DOL, RNs as "learned professionals", meet the requirement for excemption from overtime pay. Excerpt from Dept of Labor website: Registered nurses who are paid on an hourly basis...

  23. New overtime law "myths and facts" Yes, hourly RNs are affected

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Excerpt from Dept of Labor website: Registered nurses who are paid on an hourly basis should receive overtime pay. However, registered nurses who are registered by the appropriate State examining...

  24. Black Monday, August 23, 2004

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.aflcio.org/yourjobeconomy/overtimepay/ns05192004.cfm Bush Overtime Regulations Threaten Police, Nurses May 19--Under new Bush administration regulations on overtime pay, nurses, police...

  25. Black Monday, August 23, 2004

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't the DOL cut and paste above concerning current law, and not the law that takes effect on Aug 23rd. I have read numerous articles about the new overtime laws. My understanding is that employees...