fin0814

I have been in chronic pain management now for 7 years. I recently left a job not realizing that by me taking medications for chronic pain would affect me getting another job. I recently went through a complete background check and UA for a job that...

I was browsing around the forum reading different conversations and happened upon this comment in Nurse Management. I am not a home health RN yet, but will be starting my new position as home health RN later this month and I took offense to this sta...

Hey everyone, It has been a long time since I posted anything here. I have just been offered a job as a home health RN. This is a new field for me. I have ten years of experience in Med/Surg in a large hospital. They are offering me an hourly ra...

If you work for Davita can you explain how your days are scheduled? Do you work 8 hour shifts, 12 hours shifts.... or something different. If you work longer than an 8 hour shift do you get paid overtime after 8 hours? Do you have set days that yo...

This really ...... me off. I got hurt helping patients and here I am being punished and not allowed to work! What do I do? I guess I am going to have to suffer and get my pain management doctor to put me on something non-narcotic. I will just have...

Chronic setting

Hi everyone, I am thinking about going into Dialysis Nursing. I am a med/surg RN with 8 years of hospital experience and I just have to get out of the hospital setting. I have an interview with Davita next week. I have no experience with dialysis ...

I have been applying to the VA for possible positions as an RN. I have had two of my applications go into the referred status, wanting to see if I will be called for a phone interview. My concern is that I am also a chronic pain patient who sees th...

I HAVE ONE FOR YOU... I was working med/surg and another RN had a patient from out of the country. She begged me to help her and said that if I helped her she would do my next four "poopy" diapers since I cannot stand poop. Anyway, when I went into...

OMG.. This is such an overkill!!! This is the reason why I left acute care in the first place. Such nit-picky things. Why didn't the RN after you just come and tell you instead of going to the nurse manager? I know, because she wants you to get in...

Gerrardstown, WV here!

I was licensed in MD and applied for my WV license. My WV license came through about a week after submitting the paperwork. I had no problems getting my WV license. I am in the same boat as you. Live in WV, MD license, but needed WV license for po...

Dear JackieAnn, I am in the same boat as you. I am leaving floor nursing behind due to the reasons you mentioned plus more. No matter what we did management would never be satisfied. Patients were ALWAYS right no matter what... I cannot tell you t...

Hi Everyone, I really appreciate all your comments. I am SOOOO excited to be starting in this field after many years in med/surg. I am looking forward to actually talking to my patients, not having my call bell ring every two seconds. I am not goi...

Libby, Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to the board. Thank you so much for your input. I am not sure how you came up with 80-85K/year... If so that is more than I was making as a floor RN. How did you come up with that? Happy Holidays to...

I have just been offered a position at the VA Hospital in Martinsburg. They require 80 hrs. per pay period so they require four 12 hour shifts in one week and then two 12s and one 8 hr the next week. If I am working 48 hours a week in one week do t...

Thanks for the information. I kind of figured they would not pay the O/T since the total time equals 80 hrs. Not sure if I am going to take the job.... huge pay cut from what I am getting now, but so much closer to home. If anyone has any input on...

I have just been offered a job at the VA in Martinsburg, WV. They have just told me that they require 40 hrs. per week which is okay w/me, but if I do 4 12 hour shifts in one week do they pay 8 hrs of overtime in that week?