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  1. failed lift test, may have lost job offer..

    lovescapeRN posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm really sad guys.. I interviewed and got a verbal offer from this hospital a month ago. So took me about an entire month to do all the screening/background checks/drug test, physical. Mind you...

  2. Pay Differences Across California

    lovescapeRN replied to linRdsNay's topic in California Nursing

    ...:redpinkhe

  3. salary/job market differences between Northern and Southern California?

    lovescapeRN replied to westcoastgirl's topic in California Nursing

    its really nuts. really really

  4. failed lift test, may have lost job offer..

    lovescapeRN replied to lovescapeRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Oh they made me do 1 lift, 2 pull push test. I got 40's on the pull push test,which only measures strength, not to test for hidden back injuries.. No job neither if u failed this strength test. It...

  5. failed lift test, may have lost job offer..

    lovescapeRN replied to lovescapeRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    thank you for your comment, you're very

  6. failed lift test, may have lost job offer..

    lovescapeRN replied to lovescapeRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    :eek:thank you for your comment regarding bsn not wanting to change bed sheets/bed baths. please re-read your second paragraph and rethink what u just said. *smacks

  7. failed lift test, may have lost job offer..

    lovescapeRN replied to lovescapeRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    ..... =/ but i dont even have any back injuries! i'm just petite! it makes me wonder, a lot of facilities are promoting nurses to not use their backs, encourage use of lift teams, equipments... so...

  8. failed lift test, may have lost job offer..

    lovescapeRN replied to lovescapeRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    thank you guys for the reply. i explained the situation to my landlord and she sympathize for me..and she might help me out with the deposit.. perhaps finding a hospital that has a union is...

  9. failed lift test, may have lost job offer..

    lovescapeRN replied to lovescapeRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    thanks for the good laugh. my first laugh of the day. i didnt even realize they were trying to eliminate all those

  10. failed lift test, may have lost job offer..

    lovescapeRN replied to lovescapeRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I wasn't informed until I did my own research. I feel like I wasted a lot of time/ energy/

  11. failed lift test, may have lost job offer..

    lovescapeRN replied to lovescapeRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    i had to pull the weights up, then walk backwards with them, and walk forward with them. each test required me to do 10,20,30,40lbs. the minute your body "jerks' a little, the physical therapist...

  12. Stressed and Overwhelmed

    lovescapeRN replied to anotherone's topic in General Nursing

    i feel the exact same way. sometimes its so overwhelming that i don't take breaks/ eat, which then i will end being weak - not a good idea! i also feel like everything needs to be done. sometimes...

  13. can going to the hospital make you sicker??

    lovescapeRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i have encountered a patient who initially came in for just shoulder pain from falls. after 3 days, this patient was doing good, aaox4, i was about to discharge him. but for some reason they decided...

  14. can going to the hospital make you sicker??

    lovescapeRN replied to lovescapeRN's topic in General Nursing

    i dont know where it actually went wrong, i was actually involved in the care in the beginning, and just recently i had this patient again 3 weeks later. this guy is severely obese, reluctant to walk...

  15. Nurses: If jobs were equally abundant in America, where would you most want to work?

    lovescapeRN replied to Samian Q's topic in General Nursing

    CALIFORNIA!!!!! near beautiful beverly hills, hollywood, beaches, and sunny sun all day everyday. :) love love love my job

  16. "We self schedule on this floor..."

    lovescapeRN replied to Work in Progress's topic in First Year After Licensure

    that is very unhealthy to switch back and forth like that! can the people who deal with the schedules be any smarter than to burn nurses out like.. that?! i'm sorry to hear its a bad situation,...

  17. Is this fair to ask of a new RN?

    lovescapeRN replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    6 is A LOT for stepdown. are you sure??? I'm on a cardiac stepdown & im a new grad with 8 week orientation. and the ratio is 2:1 or 3:1 normally. 4:1 if they are stable. My usual load consist of 1...

  18. Is it ok to send resume directly to unit director, and not just online to HR?

    lovescapeRN replied to Irock's topic in General Nursing

    EMAIL is the best way. papers will get lost in the shuffle easy. I say DO IT. but a lot of times they might say, Oh... how did you know my name???? Is there any significant event going on with the...

  19. Stay on crazy med-surg or unemployment

    lovescapeRN replied to soragamii's topic in First Year After Licensure

    unemployment for possibly 1-2 years. OR a good paying job with a strong possibility to transfer internally. but hey, MS is like that everywhere.. alot of units are horror stories. but we gotta all...

  20. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    lovescapeRN replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was in a spinal cord injury unit, where a lot of patients cannot control their bowel/ urine. Every shift, we have to glove up, do digital stimulation. Basically insert with 2 fingers with a silver...

  21. Kaiser Employees

    lovescapeRN replied to SJSU_Mami's topic in California Nursing

    i heard some ppl got hired in RWC- Kaiser as new grads very recently. i wonder why they would even pick external over internal. that is strangee!!!! i know its kinda unfair to those whos been told...

  22. Is there ANY jobs out there!?

    lovescapeRN replied to e123o's topic in First Year After Licensure

    dont mind what the other poster said.... thats mean... you're smart for coming here for advice. if i knew this while i was in my last year in nursing school, i've been more prepared for the real...

  23. In Surgical tech. program and not too happy.

    lovescapeRN replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    it sounds like you're in it now because you've already invested $$ and time. like you said, you wouldn't do it if you can do it all over. BUT.... wait you didnt even start working yet! if you're...

  24. Which Nursing Jobs are the Least Stressful?

    lovescapeRN replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Nursing Career

    i LOVE postpartum. the parents buy nurses food, bring nurses flowers. patients give me hugs.

  25. How can I get a job as a psychiatric nurse?

    lovescapeRN replied to albanystudent's topic in General Nursing

    i did psych.. psych has its own mental stress though. its a whole different beast. you can have a manic person screaming and shouting in your ears over and over the entire shift. it got old for me...