Future_Nurse007

Future_Nurse007 specializes in Telemetry/PCU.

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1. Group one -black list for nurses in dallas

   Future_Nurse007 replied to nitenurselorraine's topic in Texas

   Group One is a one-stop shop for employers to find out about a potential hire...I'm sure it was created with good intentions, but I have seen this used by managers to carry out a personal vendetta against a former employee, and have been threatened b...

2. Lost job over HIPAA violation, what is employment potential?

   Future_Nurse007 replied to RockyMountainHigh's topic in HIPAA

   Here in Dallas, there is something known as GroupOne. Every hospital in the DFW area uses it as a background check on an RN as part of the hiring process. I don't know how widespread it is for other states/areas, but they can pretty much black list ...

3. How much is your pay?

   Future_Nurse007 replied to rainbowcak3's topic in General Nursing

   Nope, that was one of the better starting rates I found...a couple of hospitals even started at $19.50/hr...With experience, there is much better reimbursement for agency/contract or PRN RN's. But new grads in the area start off close to the same rat...

4. How much is your pay?

   Future_Nurse007 replied to rainbowcak3's topic in General Nursing

   I work in the Dallas area and as a new grad BSN started at $22.85/hr and $3000 sign-on for signing a 2-yr contract. It sure beats the tech pay I was making working my way through nursing school!

5. Do you work when you have The Crud?

   Future_Nurse007 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

   I personally try not to, but what do you do when your hospital call-off policy is so strict that it only allows for 1 day/yr for an absence - excused or unexcused - before going down the road of verbal warning, written warning, suspension. I've seen...

6. Dumbest thing a student/newbie ever said/did?

   Future_Nurse007 replied to Abishag's topic in General Nursing

   I think the worst thing I saw a student nurse do was before report in the morning announce that she was not going to do any bed-baths or any other "tech work". It's a busy Step-Down-ICU unit where there are techs, but often they're busy taking care...