bristolrover

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1. Willing to move across country, help?

   bristolrover replied to hardkorthree's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   You may have better luck in the big cities of

2. From PACU to Home Health

   bristolrover replied to Holisticlifern's topic in Home Health

   Glad to hear of your new and enjoyable transition to home health.There are many nurses struggling with the 12 hrs shifts in hectic hospital situations and like you would benefit with the breath of...

3. Hard and Soft Skills

   bristolrover replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   Great,well thought out article.To a point the soft skills mentioned are very important as a business model and as a life model however based solely on this model it seems that admin.would do better...

4. Fired for med error

   bristolrover replied to KJAKE's topic in Patient Medications

   I believe that you were the VICTIM of the corporations that now ,for the most part,control hospitals like a fast food franchise,where the dollar bottom line ,shareholders equity,has made staff sitting...

5. The Long & Winding Road to a H1B Visa

   bristolrover replied to Dedicated.com's topic in General World

   I have enjoyed the privilege of working with many foreign nurses,mainly Filipinos,who have left their country to enable their families many living in poverty to survive solely through their financial...

6. Civilian RN jobs at SAMMC (Brooke Army Medical Center)

   bristolrover replied to godbless-yute's topic in Government, Military

   I worked at SAMMC ten years ago for 18 months and loved it.I worked on the ortho floor and found everyone great to work with.As a civilian RN probably working on an open ended contract with the...

7. New Graduate; HELP!

   bristolrover replied to kellycombs2's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I agree with the previous post.If you know that,s what you want GO FOR IT

8. daily routine

   bristolrover replied to HodagNurse's topic in Correctional

   Just prioritize the best you can.Then if that doesn't,t work keep trying different ways or get suggestions from others you work with or those here on line that are in similar jobs.As a med surg nurse...

9. My 3 years TRAVEL NURSING

   bristolrover posted a topic in Travel

   My 3years of travel assignments started about 18 months pre9/11 .As in all types of work there were good times and not so good times but fortunately mostly very happy and positive times for me.Prior...

10. Male Nurse will work for food

    bristolrover replied to Jasano's topic in Retired Nurses

    Jasano I really am sorry to hear of your frustration at knowing you are an experienced nurse and not getting the job you desire.As a male nurse who trained in England in the sixties I did find back...

11. A little anxiety applying for Nursing school as an older male

    bristolrover replied to Magnicious's topic in Men in Nursing

    You have made a wise decision.In 1965 I told my Dad I was going to be a male nurse and started that year despite my dad saying it would never last.Well still going strong.NO

12. Medicare and Magnet status

    bristolrover replied to mappers's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Pray for the patient,s being looked after by a hospital facility that is pushing it's nursing staff to get their BSN in order to push the facilities desire,for whatever reason,to Magnet status.Many...

13. My obamacare experience

    bristolrover replied to coast2coast's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As a supporter of healthcare for all,which should be a God given right to everyone born in this the richest and most powerful nation on the face of this earth I have a big concern.That deductibles set...