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  1. Empoyers Who Request Credit Reports!!!

    dphrn replied to Euskadi1946's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't the back ground check come AFTER a job has been offered to a potential employee? Every job I have had, it wasn't until after the offer that I had to fill out the back ground information and...

  2. Empoyers Who Request Credit Reports!!!

    dphrn replied to Euskadi1946's topic in General Nursing

    LarryG, Thanks for all the helpful

  3. Empoyers Who Request Credit Reports!!!

    dphrn replied to Euskadi1946's topic in General Nursing

    Brownms46 stated that everytime your credit is checked, it lowers your score. I have had my credit checked so many times it is not funny, but my credit remains excellent. I don't think a credit...

  4. Pain Medicine for a dying patient ...

    dphrn replied to Tweety's topic in Pain Management

    With the scenero stated, I would provide the pain medicine without

  5. Nurse patient ratio

    dphrn replied to gaulkari's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! I always asked nurse patient ratio on interviews and got the typical six patient answer. It was never the case once I started the job. I have worked at five different hospitals because my...

  6. Nurse patient ratio

    dphrn replied to gaulkari's topic in General Nursing

    All the floors I have worked on have been six patients on day shift. Night shift started at six but eventually went to seven, and on miserable nights, eight. Four patients sounds ideal, but I am...

  7. Chest tube question????

    dphrn replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    My concern would be how long the patient would have been in her room before the next shift was through in report and actually assessed her and called the doctor. Chest tubes are tricky little

  8. Help!

    dphrn replied to haa's topic in General Nursing

    haa, This is the IL applicant number: 217-782-8556 Endorsement can always be trying. My husband is a military man, so I have had to do it four times now. I always call them and latch on to one or...

  9. Help!

    dphrn replied to haa's topic in General Nursing

    Unless there is another international nurse who has not worked yet, and is trying for endorsement in IL, I do not think anyone will know the correct answer to that. I would call the IL. BON and speak...

  10. med-surg floor

    dphrn replied to nursepenny's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with Wendy M. on this one. It is posts like yours that I know I have made the right decision not to work on the floor at this time. I have been an RN for five years and all have been on the...

  11. Phasing Out

    dphrn replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    Good topic! My husband spends a lot of time on the computer. Our computer is in our family room, so we are in the same room at least. Here's the way I look at it. My husband is a great man. He...

  12. Can a CNA take the ACLS???

    dphrn replied to a_clay's topic in General Nursing

    You must be an RN to administer the drugs. So, I would say no. I would concentrate on your studies at the moment. When the time comes when ACLS is something you are able to do, take the course...

  13. Nursing Student Dies in auto accident

    dphrn replied to BNS_Rob's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry. Were you a classmate of hers? What a tragedy. My thoughts and prayers to all her friends and

  14. Need some support for schooling

    dphrn replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Nursing

    You can do this! I am positive many nursing students have gotten D's at one time or another. It seemed every semester I was worried about a test grade or a final grade. There is something to learn...

  15. disciplinary nightmare

    dphrn replied to rosieposie's topic in General Nursing

    To me, it seems like there may be more to the story. You state you were "misunderstood", but you put the RN after your name. What does the medical asst. making more money than you have to do with...

  16. 75 questions.....please help!!!!!!

    dphrn replied to Charmed's topic in General Nursing

    Same here. Mine shut off at 75 and I also passed the first time. I have always heard that is a good

  17. LVNs in oncology

    dphrn replied to Megs's topic in Oncology

    In the out patient clinic I work at, we have an LPN who does injections, hydration, port flushes, etc. It depends on the facility and what their needs are. Something to look into if you are...

  18. pay scale- why so hush hush??

    dphrn replied to lanilpn's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you Peeps Mcarthur. Great

  19. passed my classes this quarter

    dphrn replied to unknown99's topic in General Nursing

    I am so happy for you. That was always a good feeling.

  20. pay scale- why so hush hush??

    dphrn replied to lanilpn's topic in General Nursing

    I made the decision when I moved here that I was not going to work on the floor any more (at least for now). I have been interviewing at out patient clinics mostly. So the pay scale is not well...

  21. pay scale- why so hush hush??

    dphrn replied to lanilpn's topic in General Nursing

    I recently relocated to VA. I have been on appx five interviews in the last three months. I agree with you dragonfly, when I ask pay scale, they act as though I catch them off guard. They act...

  22. unhappy nurse

    dphrn replied to nurse unhappy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hi everyone. I am new here and am loving it! Thought I would pipe in on this one. I have been a nurse for five years. The first four years were your typical years on the floor. Fortunately, all...

  23. Hmmm...where to work?

    dphrn replied to ChicagolandRN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I have been an RN for five years. I have been in tele/high risk cardiology for the last three years and med-surg the previous two. We just moved to Prince William County four months ago. I wanted...