kharma09

Hmmm, in many areas of nursing it is

I don't think that contacting the nurse manager yourself would harm your likliehood of being hired and might actually increase it. Some human resource areas aren't terribly efficient and I actually had an application lost once. Had I not wanted the j...

Just a few of the things I might ask include: - Staffing, acuity, patient ratios to nurses and aides. - Scheduling requirements and how it is done. Is there self scheduling? How many weekends a month, holidays a year, if you'll be required to float o...

Hmm ... interesting.

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As the nurse to patient ratio and acuity level continue to increase (as seen in my own personal experience) I don't feel that the payscale is in proportion to potential liability (whether due to time constraint and an untimely short cut or simply a f...

If we don't make 75% of our monthly unit meetings it counts against us at eval. time.

I see the above alot. I personally choose 12H shifts because although they leave me physically exhausted, the near daily mental stress of 8H shifts was burning me out fast. It's nice having 4 days a week off. If I couldn't do 12's i'm pretty certain ...

The term indentured servant comes to mind ...

I took mine in the late 90's and it was full of OB and Psych. questions (which i'd aced in school, anyhow). Other people i've known over the years have had other focuses entirely or even a complete hodge podge. To tell you the truth, there's simply n...

At 3 of the Florida hospitals where i've done medical surgical (1 south and 2 gulfcoast area) the computer saved us so much in charting time that we were given more patients. Of course, then there's more charting. As well, the more patients the bette...

Me: "Thunderwolf, I feel a need to respectfully disagree with you regarding your response to RN34TX." You: "And for additional info, members are not to criticize mods on the board...against TOS." Thunderwolf, I did not realize you'd interpret disagre...

"Small request here...could you edit it a bit. I'm glad you did not generalize it to all of them. Whew! But, as it stands, you set yourself up for an attack. Acknowledging your frustration with having experiences of lacking pca/cna and secretary supp...

Hi! I live in southwest Florida and would like to relocate somewhere mid to northern area. Is anyone aware of any employers who offer pensions for rn's? I work in a hospital but might be open to exploring another area if it'll help me to prepare for ...

Thanks rjflyn for your input. I am currently checking out state employment opportunities but the application/hiring process seems very lenghthy. It looks like i'm really going to have to buckle down if I want to get into something like that.

Moving to Jacksonville later this year. Is nursing seasonal there like in other parts of Florida? What are the hospitals with good reputations? Thnx! :)

Thanx Heath82371. My husband had said it wasn't a big tourist spot, too - so I was hoping nursing might be stable there.