Nurturer3

I worked for Aurora for 14 years, both as an RN and as a Nursing Assistant. I highly reccommend you consider other places of employment. Enough said.

At my hospital we are asking screening questions of every patient. If they answer yes to two or more of the 6 screening questions, then they must be tested for H1N1.

When applying for other jobs, still list them as a place of employment. When it comes time to reference check, can you tell the prospective employer that your last supervisor no longer works there? Then they can contact HR and just verify employment dates etc. They could get character references from other people or other past employers.

I agree with everyone. Does not make any sense at all. I have never heard of that logic.

We have all done it. Each and every one of us. Don't beat yourself up over it.

LOL. These are hilarious!!!

Gifts that family members/patients drop off such as food, bakery etc. is perfectly acceptable. But something of higher cost or something valuable is inappropriate and most facilities have codes of conduct in place to prevent this. It is not rude to decline a gift offered by a patient or their families.

In my facility, for IV meds we dispose of the liquid in the trash bin, then the vial in the sharps container. For pills they are placed in the sharps container intact.

Depends on the facility you work for. In my hospital no nurse can be placed on light duty. You can only return to work at 100% capacity. In the meanwhile you use up your vacation time, then short term disability kicks in at 60% of your base rate.

You are correct. You only take the NCLEX once, pass it, then receive your license. Keep your license current and active.

Sadly, what I am I saying is that the amount of money the insurance company will pay annually has a limit. Once, that limit is reached, they no longer cover anything. The cap amount is very high and the limit would be reached in cases of transplants, or another major life changing event. One of my co-worker's husband, who she carries on her insurance, has a chronic medical condition that requires monthly IV infusions. She has never reached the cap limit, but she does have to pay 3x the monthly premium that I do because she is considered "high risk".

I don't think just because we are nurses we get any better benefits than anyone else. Where I work, at a major medical center and the largest employer in my state, the insurance is not good at all. My co-pays for prescriptions are much higher than my non nursing friends. I can actually go to Walmart and pay full price for some of my prescriptions and that is still cheaper than using my insurance. My insurance plan caps off at a certain amount per year and then you pay 100% of everything if you reach the maximum.

I understand what you are saying. But I don't think PRN is a good idea. I tried it once and you absolutely do not get the hours you think you will get simply because you are paid at a higher rate, and afterall it is all about the budget. What about reducing your hours and picking up extra days for call in bonuses or reducing your hours and picking up extra hours (for call in) in another unit?

Ruby, according to the website, I "do not have permission to send private messages.":typing

Actually I am not looking at UAE. I tried there for months unsuccessfully. I only have an Associates Degree, so the pay offered for a position with that type of degree was terrible. So onto Saudi I went, where, according to the nurse recruiter they do not care if your degree is 2 or 4 year. Do you have experience with Saudi?