hope3456 ASN, RN

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    Questions on Wyoming Medical Center, Casper !!!

    hope3456 replied to westwardbound's topic in General Nursing

    So basically the new grads have to pay the hospital back for orientating them?? Is it true that last year they got flooded with new grad applicants from all over the U.S.? I recall there being a...
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    SO am I the only one who loves LTC?

    hope3456 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I recently started working LTC again after working 2 yrs in a hospital m/s floor. I can't believe how much happier I am - the m/s floor really kicked my butt. Not that I minded the work or the...
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    Denver jobs for new grads

    hope3456 replied to verklempt's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Penny8611 - I commend you for doing your research and looking deeper into the issue. You make a good point about jobs only being POSSIBLE jobs. For example, I worked for a northern CO hospital and...
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    One word...one more word about jobs in healthcare..

    hope3456 replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    MBARN08 ~ I agree with you, I didn't mean 'obamacare' in a negative way. In context of the OP I was pointing out that there may be more nursing jobs opening up in areas such as hospice, home health...
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    Iwas fired for failure to provide care how do I answer at interview

    hope3456 replied to stephensr's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a facility where a lpn was fired for initialling the drsg change but didnt do it. This was a hard working, great nurse - i believe it was an honest mistake, a result of being overworked....
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    One word...one more word about jobs in healthcare..

    hope3456 replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    I am not judging, nor disagreeing with you......just suggesting what may be about to happen if Obamacare becomes a
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    One word...one more word about jobs in healthcare..

    hope3456 replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    On the home health agency topic - I suspect with the 'health care reform' when (or if) it happens, there will be alot more jobs in the 'pallative care' arena, such as home health and hospice. I doubt...
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    Ideal Places to Live and Work as Nurses

    hope3456 replied to brown eyed girl's topic in General Nursing

    Northern CO is an excellent place to live and work - Ft Collins is rated the #1 small city in America. Beautiful area, good schools, reasonable living costs......consequently it is quite competitive...
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    change in RN programs in Northern Colorado

    hope3456 replied to Benedina's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I graduated from FRCC ADN program in may '05. Apparently FRCC doesn't have the accelerated program anymore so that probably helps with the clinical placement problem - opening up more spots. Also...
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    Moving to Fort Collins, info. please.....

    hope3456 replied to JettaDP's topic in Colorado Nursing

    No kidding! I started working for PVH as a unit assistant/cna in 2002 - there were probably 75+ vacancies at any time on their job board and you could pretty much choose your unit. I graduated from...
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    Concorde

    hope3456 replied to tanner98's topic in Colorado Nursing

    In northern CO, Poudre Valley Hospital and Banner had such a program (you could get into an accelerated BSN program if you had a previous college degree and they would pay the tuition) and they...
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    What is it REALLY like for new grads right now?

    hope3456 replied to JamieA0321's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Is it just me, or does anyone else predict that there are 'lots' of CO student RN's in the pipeline and, upon graduation, things may be worse for them in the next couple years than they even are
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    Fired but asked to resign!

    hope3456 replied to RNStudy's topic in General Nursing

    I also was recently 'asked to resign.' Except I was asked to 'find other employment, then give a resignation notice.' This was after the 'senior nurse manager' called me and personally attacked me,...
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    Looking for LPN school in Colorado

    hope3456 replied to phines8098's topic in Colorado Nursing

    The last i heard they admit competitively~ I thought all CC's in CO were going this route instead using
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    Nurse Manager Accountability?

    hope3456 replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    Good point Truth66 - I've been thinking about this same topic. Another example is with staffing ratios. If things go wrong when we are short staffed - there isn't much recourse. It is the staff...
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    Can they drop your medical benefits after handing in letter of resignation?

    hope3456 replied to irish123's topic in General Nursing

    I recently quit a job - I was covered until the end of the month and then COBRA kicked in which I pay $382/month for. If they did 'drop' your bennies you can file a complaint w/ your state's...
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    If it's such a horrible job, why not quit?

    hope3456 replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in General Nursing

    You said it,
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    American BSN New Grad Studying Abroad

    hope3456 replied to LABSN2010's topic in Colorado Nursing

    The job market in CO for new grads is not great but yes, being male, bilingual and BSN will give you an advantage. Most hospitals generally hire new grads 1-2x per year. I would recommend making...
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    RN Boom to bust in california

    hope3456 replied to tim101's topic in General Nursing

    I hope people just entering nsg school realize what is going on - although most are still under the illusion there are 'jobs everywhere' which is what the news media is still suggesting - like in the...
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    Platt college?

    hope3456 replied to tbahde's topic in Colorado Nursing

    You don't have to get the Hep B again.....you can get a 'titer' blood sample drawn and if you have already had the vaccination it will show you have the antibodies to
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    Other careers in CO besides nursing??

    hope3456 posted a topic in Colorado Nursing

    Okay I am just curious. It looks like many posters on this board wanting to get into nsg school have other bachelor degrees or are 2nd career students. Do y'all have other jobs in Denver - if so...
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    New Grad moving to colorado

    hope3456 replied to hgerun5's topic in Colorado Nursing

    You will want to make sure you have a job first before investing too much into making the move to CO. The market for new grad RN's is competitive and sounds like many are having a hard time gaining...
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    My dream is turning out to be a nightmare!

    hope3456 replied to dddduncan's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Hospitals change their policies all the time so it wouldn't surprise me if what vanderth posted is true. The hospitals can be ruthless and could care less how much you spent on your education. I...
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    Typical 11-7 in LTC?

    hope3456 replied to career#2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This was my first job out of nsg school 4.5 yrs ago - I was in a tight market and it was all I could get at the time. In the meantime i got pregnant and then was scared of working the 12hr hospital...
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    Are "Baby Friendly" hospitals dishonoring cultural diversity

    hope3456 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I suspect alot more minority, low income and younger mothers would 'think twice' about just sticking the bottle in the babies mouth w/o even attempting to bf (which I have seen alot of) if they were...