twograce

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1. Hey, Managers! What's up with the "weeding out" of good nurses?

   twograce replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   mmanagers get the idea they want to dictate what happens on "their" unit. They can't do that if they have "seasoned" staff, who will stand up against their bogus ideas of granduer. Whereas, new grads and travelers, are not as bold.

2. Colorado - Illegal Immigrants no longer eligble for state health care

   twograce replied to hope3456's topic in Activism

   you know I think we should do a little more advocating. after all, the united states is built on immigrants. Our ancestors were all immagrants. or have we all forgotten this. if they are illegal, make them legal and then they can pay like the rest ...

3. Uninsured patients increase in number....

   twograce replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism

   wait until you are on the recieving end.....

4. Question about Family Medical Leave Act

   twograce replied to lifesaverwv's topic in Activism

   you know, fmla laws apparently differ in each state. for instance, i wa fired from my job after 11 years of service, i might add, while on fmla leave, i went to the labor board with it, and the attorney i talked to said, it didn't matter, they can f...

5. Any information on Intelistaf?

   twograce replied to EnergizerNurse's topic in Travel

   :balloons: I have worked for intelistaf since 1981. off and on. they don't pay as well as some of the other companies but they do stand behind you, for the most part and its the little things they do that really add up. like remembering your birthd...

6. How can you say you're not paid well?

   twograce replied to malusport's topic in Emergency

   MY GOD, IS THAT ALL YOU MAKE IN NEW YORK? I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE CLOSE TO $40. AT LEAST. WITH THE COST OF LIVING ETC. they pay that much in the southern states. $24-$35,/

7. New ACLS and BLS Tests are OUt

   twograce replied to bobnurse's topic in CCU

   try nurse testing.com

8. Travel nursing experience

   twograce replied to nursekrin's topic in Travel

   actually some agencies will take you at 6 months. it depends on how hard up they are for nurses. you can learn alot on the road and when you quit learning you may as well quit all together. course i had lots more experience before i went on the road ...

9. "Are you saved?" How do YOU deal with these types of questions

   twograce replied to porterwoman's topic in General Nursing

   most of the time when someone asks you that they either want to put a feather in their hat before going over to the other side or, they need comforting from you. most people want to know who is actually taking care of them. are you a CHRIST fearing p...

10. Call Pay

    twograce replied to erjulie's topic in Emergency

    check with your ed director. It really dependes on your department, hospital, etc. some do pay from the time they reach you, rarely, others pay from the time you punch the clock. don't be mislead.