angel4gramma

angel4gramma has 30 years experience and specializes in Home Health.

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1. I HATE cleaning poop

   angel4gramma replied to Lilrn's topic in General Nursing

   I was a CNA for 7 yrs before getting my RN. I was traveling and right at shift change a pt who hadn't poop for 6 days finally (lactulose every 2 hours) started. The CNA called and I said I would be...

2. We’re all being “fired”! Is this legal?

   angel4gramma replied to Taylor22's topic in General Nursing

   When I was hired to Telemetry I had certain classes to take and had 6 months for the ACLS. I later got certified by my own choice. If you are not happy you should leave. Why not get certified if...

3. Order to miss visit

   angel4gramma posted a topic in Home Health

   Missed a entire week. To correct frequency how do I write an order to not have a visit that

4. calling managers

   angel4gramma replied to angel4gramma's topic in Travel

   How do you call and do it "Stealth"? Most managers don't even answer the phone in my experience. I know they are busy and like I said I have never received a call back.

5. Valley Healthcare?

   angel4gramma replied to gnovime's topic in Travel

   He did ask if I wanted to extend but when I said no he asked where I wanted to go. I replied I was looking for a staff job and he said to let him know if I was interested in traveling

6. Valley Healthcare?

   angel4gramma replied to gnovime's topic in Travel

   was with then for a year. They only offer me Kaiser which I did and regretted it. Also my recruiter set me up with a non Kaiser hospital and Cross Country was the in between. Lower my pay by 200.00...

7. calling managers

   angel4gramma posted a topic in Travel

   I have been asked to call the managers myself. I did this twice and never got the job. So today my recruiter asks me to call the manager but be "stealth" about it. Told her no that I didn't like doing...

8. What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

   angel4gramma replied to iPink's topic in General Nursing

   The hospital I am traveling at gave staff nurses a bag with a pen, candy and phone charger. Nothing as usual for the travelers and contract staff. My company nothing not even a Thank

9. Sick of being a nurse in the Prison

   angel4gramma replied to goldensfo's topic in Correctional

   I have worked with prisoners in the hospital and while some are disrespectful they are not anything like regular patients these days. Pts and their families are so difficult these days I want to leave...

10. Our boss is so awful!

    angel4gramma replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like my last staff job. I left on my own after I started traveling but she was doing her best to fire me. My "friends" coworkers avoided me because she threatened them. It hurt me at the time...

11. Oakland CA

    angel4gramma replied to Creamsoda's topic in Travel

    Not sure about Oakland but the San Fran area is great. I stayed in Hercules and it was okay. I wish I liked my contract better so I could have stayed. I might go back to a different

12. San Fran

    angel4gramma replied to Creamsoda's topic in Travel

    What didnt I like about the assignment? besides making 1/2 of what staff was making? They just started to do 8 hr shifts and no one wanted the PM shift so they hired a few travelers and 10 new grads...

13. San Fran

    angel4gramma replied to Creamsoda's topic in Travel

    I just finished a contract at Doctors in San Pable. new grades were hired at 59.00 hr. I got about 37.50 between stipen and hourly. Never again because I will research before I go. Hated the...

14. Titers

    angel4gramma replied to spejsa's topic in Travel

    I asked my PCP and my insurance did pay for

15. Am I In trouble?

    angel4gramma replied to gwafuh_rn's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, no except maybe he had renal issues. I have seen 3 times a week after dialysis but, can't recall once a