Spikey9001 BSN, RN

I currently work at a LTC that is staffed by primarily LPN's. I graduated last year and began working here at the beginning of this year. My base pay is about $5 less an hour than what I think it should be based off what local hospitals and other LTC...

I have a Littmann Classic II and I was fooling around with it for a while. Well, when I put it on to listen, the diaphragm side doesn't "listen" but the bell does... How can I fix it so both sides work? I don't think it's broke or anything like tha...

I have been working for a small mom and pop-esque home healthcare agency part time for about six months now. My role there is basically of a case manager. I open up new home health aide cases to staff as well as short term skilled nursing cases, foll...

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Long story short, I got a job as a tech at a hospital during nursing school for the sole purpose of working there as an RN once I graduated. Well I got written up earlier this year which prevented me from doing the new RN grad program (I applied in j...

Recently, I was up in arms about my background preventing me from getting into nursing school. Welp, I got the background check done and it came back clear as a whistle. I ordered it around June and the results were emailed the the school AND me. ...

Hello, I have been searching for full time work in a facility setting for almost six months now. I was working in a correctional setting until November when I lost my security clearance due to getting arrested. I have since then resolved the legal ma...

Don't do it. I did and pretty much black balled myself from ever working at the facility because of it.

Recently, I interviewed for a hospital job that I had been striving to get for years. The interview went great and I was offered a position within a week pending a background check. Well, fast forward to the end of month (I got the offer at the begin...

Theft by deception. No, I won't go into details.

Well, I guess I won't pursue or let this matter bother me any further. I'll just let future employers know exactly what happened and just hope they hire me. People get arrested all the time for things they didn't do or because of misunderstandings. ...

In the application, it didn't ask for arrests, only convictions, which I have none of. So I didn't disclose it. And like I said, arrests cannot be used in a discriminatory matter.

Yes, I'm in at will state. And according to the email, it was made "in whole or part, based on information obtained by [background agency] and/or in a consumer report prepared by [2nd background agency]. Neither agency made this decision and cannot p...

Good point. Yeah, when all this stuff came to light, I figured they were firm in their position. Even after I divulged every detail and apologized for any miscommunication on my part.

I am a minority and I haven't formally requested to get my security clearance back but maybe I should.

Tried this method. Didn't work for me. If anything, it just expedited the rejection process. I mean I can now say I know the emails of a few department heads and managers now.

Until recently, I worked in NJ at one of the worst nursing homes in the state. I only accepted this job because the hospital I worked at and other hospital systems would not hire me because I did not have a BSN. I worked for this nursing home for rou...

I see your point, but moving is a lot easier said than done. You kind of need money to move. I did use the wrong word when I said "fair." What I meant was more of the lines of "just." But I hear where you're coming from.

That's just not fair. I shouldn't have to move or relocate to satisfy the sake of someone who doesn't like me. I'm not saying I'm entitled to a job, but I want to at least have the opportunity to showcase my knowledge or ability before management or ...

When asked about it in interviews, I tell them basically what I said in the OP. Anonymurse, I tried to PM you but it said you're storage space is full and you must delete some messages.

Yeah, I've heard about the blacklisting thing too, which I think is BS. And the patient was catheterized.

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Long story short, I graduated May 2012 with my ADN. I was licensed last September. After almost 8 months of applying to hundreds of hospital positions, I gave up and decided to branch out to local LTC facilities. I was able to land a job last month ...

1. southern NJ 2. Roughly 8 months 3. LTC 4. $24/hr with a $2/hr "bonus" 5. None. 6. Nope.

Thanks for these clarifications guys. I specifically wanted to be on the med cart because I didn't want supervisory responsibilities. Like some posters mentioned earlier, I want to be responsible for "my" assignment, not the entire facility. And beca...