JillRene

Ok Guys, I'll try and make this short, but it's my turn to vent..... I am a Travel Nurse, if you could call it that, I was with the same hospital for 3 years, just kept signing on for another 3 months. The hospital downsized,(combined floors), so th...

Hey !! Mandee and Becky, I left Charleston 3 1/2 years ago. I was a new grad, worked at Summerville Med. Ctr. I really liked the staff, but the work was hard, and the pay was crap. With 12 years experience you will probably make mid 20's. I loved...

Man O' Man!!!! That was a terrible cut on Travelers, and personally I think it was a crock of DU-DU. I was a Traveler for 3 years, and I have worked with many Travelers. We were just as competent as a staff nurse. I was very offended when the art...

The commercial that comments about the sleeping pill is suppose to be the commercial that is less offensive to nurses. The original commercial had the patient on telemetry, and then goes into V-tach while the nurse is washing her hair. The one that...

Hey SpaceNurse, You aren't annoying me. Makes me want to go out and try to get a job with Tenet. NOT!!!!! O' my gosh, I sure feel bad for those RN's. More power to them in finding other employment. I know it's easier said then done, but I wouldn...

O' What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive. The sad part about this is I'm not at all shocked. I wonder when corporate America will get it. How many times is this going to happen?? The only people that get hurt by this are...

Oramar: Finally, a reason why it all makes sense. Of Course!!! Management doesn't care about that pt., so you're right, why would they want to hire more Nurses. The floor nurse gets paid the same whether she has 5 patients or 10 patients, but t...

Gomer: I hear what you're saying, but 2 things are obvious. First, someone who developed all these reports and bullcrap paperwork had way to much time on their hands. Second, it's not an excuse to not do the job that you are hired to do. I can't ...

ZEE, I don't suppose you would like to come to the Pacific Northwest and train some Recruiters on how it is done??? It is just so typical that your evaluation would focus on the paperwork and not the fact that you actually recruited. I am more convi...

Thanks Jerry! Just to answer your question, I wasn't comparing Enron and American Airlines to recruiting, just to Hospital CEO's and Administrations, majority are just as dishonest as the CEO's that ran those companies. When you tell Nurses that we...

-jt: I can't thank you enough for your proof that things are so out of whack!! I knew the money was going somewhere. I've always been referred to as the trouble-maker, so much so that I will no longer take a staff position in a hospital. I do tr...

RN-PA, I agree, we should get to the root. It's time to start doing some research. Should we start with the hospital budget, health care insurance coverage, and the cost of pharmacutical products? I would love to meet a Journalist that would be wil...

RN-PA, I agree, we should get to the root. It's time to start doing some research. Should we start with the hospital budget, health care insurance coverage, and the cost of pharmacutical products? I would love to meet a Journalist that would be wil...

Boy, the more I sit here and think about this the angrier I get. As Nurses we have got to have more of an impact on the health care system. The good ole boy network has got to be closed down. I have no doubt that because nursing is a predominately...

Boy, the more I sit here and think about this the angrier I get. As Nurses we have got to have more of an impact on the health care system. The good ole boy network has got to be closed down. I have no doubt that because nursing is a predominately...

I agree with JadedNurse. I love Nursing but it is time we get what we deserve. And if you believe that just because the CEO's and the Administrators are saying they are losing money then you are more naive than I thought. I say give me your budget...

I agree with JadedNurse. I love Nursing but it is time we get what we deserve. And if you believe that just because the CEO's and the Administrators are saying they are losing money then you are more naive than I thought. I say give me your budget...

Igflamini: O' My Gosh!! I swear ever since HIPPA, get those type of phone calls every day. That is hysterical!

Igflamini: O' My Gosh!! I swear ever since HIPPA, get those type of phone calls every day. That is hysterical!

Hey Southernbelle, hold on now I don't think you want to go there. I'm not defending what Coug said, but for you to clump all RN's into one stereotype is just plain wrong. 90% of the hospitals I work at don't even hire LPN's because hospital policy...

Well Said Fergus51!!!!! I've worked in hospitals where Nurses are permitted to do what they want on their breaks including sleep. It's not like she's asking a CNA to watch her patients, a licensed nurse is covering. Are you saying Night Owl that ...

In response to Gardengal: It is obvious that you are a manager or was at one time. In your example of how you utilize staffing I say kudos to you, you seem fair and reasonable. BUT, a manager like that is one in 100. She shouldn't have to go thr...

That is exactly why I refuse to go on staff at a hospital. That is such Bull@#$*. I do contracts with one agency and perdiem with another. I've been a nurse for 5 years, and make more than Nurses that have 15 years in. Hospital Administration and...

Hi! I'm new here! Love this site!! As for the insulin, I'm a Travel and per diem nurse, I've worked at different hospitals and it varys. Out of habit I get it double checked along with Heparin gtt calculations. Sad Story: My boyfriends mom broke ...