hope3456 ASN, RN

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    You think the "Nursing Glut" is bad now?

    hope3456 replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

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    Regional Attitude Towards Long Term Care Nurses

    hope3456 replied to Dreaming4acute87's topic in General Nursing

    I suspect you are correct. I have had the same experience - acute care nurses looking down their noses at LTC. Congrats and that is encouraging to
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    What do you do when ......

    hope3456 replied to justwonderin1980's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think a lot of nurses are in the situation that you just described. IMO nurse managers often do not want to report to BONs b/c that nurse can come back and give her side on the "other things" that...
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    Nurse to medical secretary?

    hope3456 replied to Mary C's topic in Nursing Career

    Along the same lines.... Has anyone known of nurses transitioning into billing/coding? My DH recently had surgery and some if his claims got rejected by ins. Turns out they were coded wrong. I...
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    My First Job as an RN!

    hope3456 replied to seanynjboy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats... Can I ask what state you are located in? From what I am gathering is that in some locales new grads have no problem....in others it can be extremely competitive to
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    You think the "Nursing Glut" is bad now?

    hope3456 replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    Another interesting article on the subject. There are more job postings for CNAs/MA's than for entry level
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    Can they report me?!?!

    hope3456 replied to SGroRN87's topic in General Nursing

    Some Nurse managers, in my experience, liberally use "license reporting" as a threat. IMO, they should be reported for unprofessional conduct when they make such allegations and there is no basis for...
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    Best CNA experiences

    hope3456 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    You work in a hospital so you are going to get "the cream of the crop." I worked in a LTC with a woman CNA who constantly told me how she was too good to be working there and she was just waiting...
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    Offered Interview 5-8's. Currently Work 2-3 12's

    hope3456 replied to alaskaman's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hospitals are going to be penalized for re admissions with the implementation of Obamacare so this is kindve like an emerging new specialty for nurses. I think the worst part of the job would be...
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    Has the job market gotten better for new grads?

    hope3456 replied to debi49's topic in First Year After Licensure

    South Texas is not a highly desirable place to live so there are not going to be as many applicants and probably higher turnover. What are the working conditions like there? It also depends on what...
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    Has the job market gotten better for new grads?

    hope3456 replied to debi49's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am in Wyoming. A lot of new grads from The west coast states are coming here, working for 1-2 years to get acute care experience and then return when they get a job back
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    How to document

    hope3456 replied to Dragonstrike's topic in General Nursing

    Be objective. State the facts, not your opinions. Look at other nurses documentation and learn from it. There are books on this - also try
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    You think the "Nursing Glut" is bad now?

    hope3456 replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    Yes it is confusing. We hear that BSN should be the entry point into nursing but I have read on another forum as well that there is starting to be an increased use of "techs" in the hospital setting....
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    Kind of New Grad

    hope3456 replied to Tassar4's topic in General Nursing

    Did you disclose that you were pg or that you have babies? I have been hearing quite a few stories lately about women being discriminated against due to pregnancy, although it is difficult to
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    Staying home with children for several years...?

    hope3456 replied to 42346_nurse_'s topic in Nursing Career

    Maybe it is just me but thinking back to 2001 ( when i started in nursing) when there really was a "nursing shortage" nurses were getting much more flexible schedules to work around parental...
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    Do nurses get fired often?

    hope3456 replied to queenjulie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was also fired over the phone! Actually, it was worded "seek other employment and then give resignation, or it will get ugly.". DON told me that "my coworkers didn't like me" and some other vague...
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    Warning on an LPN License.

    hope3456 replied to Tacc's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    A good example of why you should not depend on a nursing job for long term employment. Always have an emergency fund and stay out of debt. OP- did you file for
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    New Male Nurse = No Problem Landing A Job ???

    hope3456 replied to RetSGT's topic in Men in Nursing

    Esme - as a hiring manager how did education play into your decision - did ADN vs BSN matter to you or did you look solely at
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    80% BSN staffing by 2020

    hope3456 replied to jadelpn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sneeds....you are so right. Excellent
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    CNA unsure about furthering into the nursing field.

    hope3456 replied to koalalovely's topic in General Nursing

    Granted "there are jerks everywhere" and I had parents who constantly reminded me of that and always told me to "just ignore them" and"let it roll off your back" if ever I told them I had a problem...
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    CNA unsure about furthering into the nursing field.

    hope3456 replied to koalalovely's topic in General Nursing

    You might be able to find a better job as a nurse - one that you like and coworkers get along with One another - or you might not. RNs/LPNs deal with pretty toxic work environments as well - just...
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    Family Complaint... Why am I so bothered by this?

    hope3456 replied to Alex87's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've seen order for IV morphine read 1-2 mg every "x" hours. Seems
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    The Problem with Nursing

    hope3456 replied to The_Optimist's topic in General Nursing

    Marcos.....I do believe that is the most insightful post I have ever read here on
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    New Male Nurse = No Problem Landing A Job ???

    hope3456 replied to RetSGT's topic in Men in Nursing

    Someone really needs to do a statistical analysis on
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    New Male Nurse = No Problem Landing A Job ???

    hope3456 replied to RetSGT's topic in Men in Nursing

    Commuter is right about the rural areas. They are not as lucrative jobs as the big city hospitals but your chances are better at getting your foot in the door to gain that "1-2 year acute care...