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  1. interview for telephone/triage nurse tommorow

    movealong replied to carpe diem's topic in Telephone Triage

    Sounds professional, but caring. Smile when you talk. They'll probably ask you some triage

  2. Would like to work at home

    movealong replied to rnwithhope's topic in Telephone Triage

    Intellicare also has nurses doing disease management from home. They will be hiring soon, if not now for the disease side of their business. You may have to go into one of their office sites for...

  3. Need advice about interviewing with Kaiser Permanente

    movealong replied to bigislandgyrl's topic in California Nursing

    I worked for Kaiser for 13 years, both in their hospitals and clinics. Best jobs I ever had. It's been 8 years ago, so I don't know how they are now. I left because I relocated and there were no...

  4. Is this a joke? Please give your opinions...

    movealong replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    I do telephone triage from home. But starting next month, I'll switch to disease management, still from home, just a different division of the same company. Look under the telephone triager section...

  5. question for RN's who started out as LPN's

    movealong replied to mkf0605's topic in General Nursing

    It helped me to be an LPN first. I was totally comfortable with giving patient care, totally at home in a hospital setting. I was familiar with drugs, and medical procedures. How could that not help?...

  6. Is this a joke? Please give your opinions...

    movealong replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be relocating soon. I won't get any help with any relocation fees because I work for a company that has us work from home. So I can take my job with me. My salary stays the same no matter where I...

  7. MLK in LA

    movealong replied to jackeye's topic in California Nursing

    MLK has a rep for sure. Their trauma dept handles lots of gunshots and stabbing wounds. Very very

  8. Where's the best pay for RN's WHEN you also consider cost of living?

    movealong replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a link that where yo can punch in your salary for where you live and then compare it to where you want to move....

  9. should i give up my nursing career?

    movealong replied to Ms.RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ideally, your preceptor should be helping you and directing you to making decisions on your own. You should be talking over any certain situation and discuss it in a way that involves a decision...

  10. Would you drive 100 miles for a great job?

    movealong replied to NannaNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I would drive that far. Just depends on the job: Is it really that great? Will you gain some really wonderful skills in an area of nursing that may lead you to the smae type job one day...

  11. Flu shot facts

    movealong replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.fda.gov/cber/vaccine/thimerosal.htm#intro

  12. Do nurses take work home?

    movealong replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    I do have some work that would fall under "take home" but I'm sure it's not on the level of what teachers do. I have to take classes for my CEU's to keep my licenses up. Those are done online. But I...

  13. Flu shot facts

    movealong replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    AS GB syndrome: In 1976, vaccination with the swine flu vaccine was associated with getting GBS. Several studies have been done to evaluate if other flu vaccines since 1976 were associated with GBS....

  14. Flu shot facts

    movealong replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, thimerosal free flu vaccines are available. "Today, with the exception of some influenza vaccine, none of the vaccines used to protect preschool children against 12 infectious diseases contain...

  15. Flu shot facts

    movealong replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    The CDC and the WHO formulates the flu vaccine every year, targeting the 3 main strains that they think will be the most prevelant that year. They have a success rate of >90% in this. The flu...

  16. Have you guys received your flu shots yet?

    movealong replied to SoldierMedic's topic in General Nursing

    I usually get a flu shot. This year it might be awhile before the vaccines are readily available. They had problems with contamination this year, I think almost half the vaccines were taken back....

  17. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

    movealong replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

    No, but there is an exception. If a coworker was in a tight spot and needed someone to take her hours, I might do it, but only as a favor for that person. Otherwise,

  18. Layoffs tomorrow!

    movealong replied to RNKitty's topic in General Nursing

    I was laid off in a clinic setting: Yhey replaced as many RN's with LPNs as they could. It turned out to be the best thing for me. Found another job 2 months later, paid 10,000 more a year, more...

  19. Need advice

    movealong replied to fairyprincess2003's topic in General Nursing

    I support a woman's right to choose. I don't like to see abortions used as a form of birth control. However, it's her decision. If she asked for your opinion, I'd say fine. If she didn't, I'm not sure...

  20. Working night shift and eating-how do you do it?

    movealong replied to eng_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would eat a full meal on nights, maybe around 1-2am, depending on how busy we were. However, I lost weight on nights. not from lack of eating, but because of lack of sleep, I think. I'm 5'8" and I...

  21. question for LPN to RN's

    movealong replied to MQ Edna's topic in LPN to RN

    I did a bridge program. Everyone knew I was an LPN I think. No problems whatsoever. I took some ribbing, just because everyone wanted to know why I waited so

  22. Anybody else work with a "super nurse?"

    movealong replied to Rapheal's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a super nurse. I admired her depth of knowledge. However, she was not a pleasant person to be around. She knew she was smart, and made sure everyone else knew it too. And she let others...

  23. IELTS, TSE: A Regulation? or a Discrimination?...

    movealong replied to chronicTX's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Only 1 nurse stands out in my memory, and she was Chinese. very nice lady, but her English was not up to par. I could understand her, but thought she had a problem understanding us. Errors were made...

  24. salary for ward clerk?

    movealong replied to cola78's topic in General Nursing

    A good unit clerk is worth her weight in gold, IMHO. I remember one extremely busy floor I worked on. The unit clerk there practically ran that unit. She kept everything organized that was within her...

  25. The fingernail police!!

    movealong replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse since 1976. So nuts to the nurse that thinks her years are superior. I've always liked shorter neat natural nails, so this was never an issue for me. Anyway, this job is not about...