Shane505

Shane505

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  1. Are Male RNs or BSNs Preferred for State Prisons?

    Shane505 posted a topic in Correctional

    I just got a letter of employment inquiry for a full-time RN position at a California state prison. It caught me by surprise because I just passed the assessment test online with a 85% three weeks...

  2. First med error

    Shane505 replied to WittySarcasm's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    @WittySarcasm I don't know how strict your DON is at your facility but I hope it's nothing major besides non-threatening paperwork. I understand it's not the facilitiy's fault when a nurse makes a...

  3. First med error

    Shane505 replied to WittySarcasm's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The DON will find the med error. My girlfriend made her first med error on her second month on the job. It was some drug for Parkinson's that can't be held. Her resident was asleep so she held it. A...

  4. Hourly rate for RN in LTC Bay Area

    Shane505 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So I asked for $35/hr on my application at a SNF in the Bay Area here in California. I'm a new grad with a BSN with only flu-shot experience. I have 3 yrs experience as a caregiver with a home health...

  5. Hourly rate for RN in LTC Bay Area

    Shane505 replied to Shane505's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I guess it depends on the facility. So I didn't get to interview. I only had two days notice of the interview! What employer would give someone only two days notice for an interview?! And not let them...

  6. Hourly rate for RN in LTC Bay Area

    Shane505 replied to Shane505's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yeah I know what you mean about working in LTC as a reality with a BSN. I gave up on new grad programs at hospitals this year. There just aren't enough positions. I applied at the UC davis residency...

  7. LTAC interviews

    Shane505 replied to SimplisticRnx's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Thanks for all the responses everybody. I got an interview coming up at a LTC myself and these really help. It really caught me off guard because it was a position I applied for back in February and...

  8. Rank/sequence numbers?

    Shane505 replied to slotowc's topic in Correctional

    Is this in California? If it is I called them to ask about that and they said the first number is your ranking and the second number is the number of other people with the same ranking. So you are...

  9. Are Male RNs or BSNs Preferred for State Prisons?

    Shane505 replied to Shane505's topic in Correctional

    Thanks for the responses. I just saw on the news yesterday that there was a riot at Sac state prison in Repressa /Folsom which is the instituition that sent me the employment inquiry. It was their...

  10. help finding a lpn job in las vegas

    Shane505 replied to abohl's topic in Nevada Nursing

    How do you send personal messages on here? Hey Abohl. How long did it take for your endorsement to go through? I'm a bsn and I'm taking my NCLEX for New Mexico in July. I plan to move to Vegas and to...