lossforimagination

Regarding the application process....I was told by a VA nurse recruiter that resumes are very different for the govt. Real world resumes should be no more than 2 pages, but govt expects maximum detail. Your resume should read something like the job...

I worked for an agency that paid per visit (no bennies except 0.52/mile). $120 SOC, $90 ROC, $80 Recert and $35 SNV. Apparently that was too much as the owner decided to have only LVNs do SNV to save money (@ $25 SNV). Today I interviewed with an ...

What is a RV? Recert? Regular visit? How can an LVN do a Recert?

I recently interviewed with an agency that paid per hour. The interviewer let slip that they had just had an audit by the TX Labor Board regarding pay-per-visit on the weekend. She said the Labor Board said they had to pay BY THE HOUR. I know most...

I've been paid by the hour and then switched to PPV and it came out pretty much the same, but no overtime is involved. The pay rate can be pretty good: SOC: $120, ROC: $90.00, Recert: $80.00, SNV: $35.00. I've seen people on salary and they ha...

What's bad is when they demand a different nurse for no reason other than because you try to ignore their obnoxiousness.

Have you seen how much insurance premiums are going up due to Obamacare?6.3% Health Premium Increases Projected for 2013

Yes, I'm a seasoned nurse in east TX experienced in home health and Med/surg and I've been looking for 2 months. No offers except possibly PRN infusion work, but they are really slow...I am not getting this: They had me sign an offer letter, then t...

I don't see why they need this. TX does not issue paper licenses anymore. Employers have to verify licenses online with the State Board of Nursing. I don't see how anyone can commit fraud under this system, unless the employer doesn't actually do ...

MBARNBSN...you must get all your info from the NYTimes. Killing off Medicare and Social Security? Really? Sounds like typical leftwing scare tactics. And you believe Obamacare will actually be 'affordable'? The insurance companies will be the b...

I only lasted a couple of months in a small town ER. That was more than enough. If you're livid when elderly people come in behaving like they own the place, yelling and complaining about everything and demanding to speak to the administrator....yo...

The salary positions I've seen expect the nurse to see 15+ patients per day!

The agency I work for is very small and ONLY takes Medicare referrals.

Some people self identify with passions in which they are unable to make a living. Aside from trust fund babies, most of us have to work for a living and nursing is a good choice in terms of financial stability. Not everyone wants to be 'remembered...

Some hospitals are not paying holiday pay anymore!

I tried working for a NF for about 6 months on the 3-11 shift. I really couldn't believe what a @#$%hole that place was. The understaffing was unbelieveable. There was no DON, and the ADON was just fired by the corporate idiots for virtually no rea...

Self employment pay means you are responsible for the employer's part of your SS taxes....as well as your own! Plus, if they do not take out a substantial amount for taxes, you will end up with a big tax bill to the IRS. This happened to me while w...

I've had accidental needlesticks twice when trying to retract a used needle while giving flu shots. The point is this can be more risky that just putting a regular used syringe into a sharps container. The syringe in question was undoubtably very ...

Why is it men don't seem to have a problem with the idea of unionization? Let's not forget that physicians are often unionized, as are most all airline pilots. Men certainly aren't about to be screwed by management in the way women allow themselves...

I had a terrible experience with them back in the late 90s when they were called "Regents".....I passed all 6 written exams with As easily. The clinical exam was the problem. I was working in a Med/Surg environment, so it wasn't for lack of clinica...

Seriously, if mere words make you cringe, what will you do when your patient with a bowel obstruction vomits up fecal material all over the floor, and the odor permeates the entire unit? What will you do about the odor of digested blood? The sight ...

http://www.mcmanweb.com/omega3.html Taking fish oil made a huge difference in relieving my depression. Sounds like BS; but it worked much better than antidepressants. The right nutrition is a huge part of the answer....of course, Big Pharma, the FDA,...

I think they should sue this arrogant guy for sexual harrassment!

Go to the feed store, Tractor Supply or someplace like that and get some Corona ointment. This product is over 100 yrs old and it's 50% lanolin. Very good, but very sticky. It's very much like Lantiseptic, but much cheaper.

If you really believe he will be good in a leadership role as he gains more confidence; then I think you should pull rank on the biotches to put them in their place (where they need to be) long enough for him to develop that confidence. If the staf...