davebigs

Which state are you in? I work in home health in California and that would be illegal here.

I have been working in California for about ten years. I started out as a nurse in the upper midwest and have worked in several other states. I can tell you that there are a lot of people here, lots of traffic, cost of living is high, but it is the most awesome place to work as a nurse. There are so many different opportunities here that you will never be out of work. I work w6a large HMO (Kaiser) and it is the best and most satisfying job I have ever held. I am in the south San Francisco bay area the weather is mostly perfect. This year has been an unusually wet winter, in fact today is May 19 and some of my colleagues are out skiing in the lake Tahoe area. When I was in nursing school I never dreamed that I could ever earn what I make in my job. I make about 3 times what I made in Minnesota with a much lower work load.

Have you considered California? There are lots of opportunities out here.

I am biased because I am in home health. Home Health is the fastest growing area of nursing and has been for several years. I work in the home health department of a large hospital system and it's very exciting right now. Our hospital started last year doing all joint replacements outpatient and home health plays a vital link in this. Also this year we started implanting LVAD's (left ventricular assist device) and home health follows these patients very closely.You would not believe some of the things that we are able to do at home. There is also evidence that show that many patients do better clinically at home when compared to the inpatient setting.

thats cool, i am on the west coast too, santa clara, ca. i only have the nursing classes to take. term 1: - nvt2 professional roles and values (3cus) - gnt1 contemporary nursing issues (3cus) - hat1 community health nursing (3cus) - hgt1 community health nursing practicum (3cus) term 2: - nut1 nursing informatics (3cus) - ebt1 evidence based practice and applied nursing research (3cus) - cvt1 organizational systems and quality leadership (3cus)

That should have been 2/1/12

I am joining you..

I will be starting 2/15/12.

Not OK, that's called stalking, unprofessional.

That's exactly correct, 0.00 is a good number, or even $1, that's what i usually put down. Good luck.

Just have him take care of the household stuff, he could also try temp jobs.

I think you have way too much time on your hands. Unless the patient came to you with or developed a bowel problem then there is really no need to address it. Over charting if you ask me. Where I work it is charting by exception all the time. If there is nothing out of the ordinary with the BM, no need to even mention it. If it makes you feel better just say patient had a large, small or medium, formed or not BM on this shift.

I hear what you are saying and sometimes you can't really compare apples to oranges. Just keep in mind, when they offer to have less than half of your effective hourly rate taxed, that if something were to happen and you end up on unemployment then it would be based on $21/hr, also your SS will be based on that same $21/hr. I have had a few of those offers lately. One last thing is that when you pay less in taxes it also means that the travel company pays less in taxes also, so they are making a lot more money off you...Good luck..

Just go get tested and while you are at it get them to do a pregnancy test also, you never know.........

Medstaff is owned by CCTC, I have traveled with both.....

Personally I think you are more likely to loose rather than win in poker, but its your call. As far as the traveling goes, head to California, take the provided housing and keep a tax home somewhere where the cost of living is cheap. Best of luck....

I cannot understand why a nurse would be glad that another nurse's job was in jeopardy. My position is that if you thought it was inappropriate to take the picture then don't do it. But why in the world would you need to mention it to anyone else. It is an adult patient and patient safety was not an issue, so, why not just let it go.

Sorry to hear what happened to you. Take this as an opportunity for a new start somewhere else. Keep your your chin up, you deserve to work somewhere better than this place. Sending much love your way....

This is how I see it. Dreams don't pay the bills. CNA experience don't count towards nursing experience. If for some reason you don't get to work at that facility then you are going have to explain why you haven't worked as a nurse since passing your boards.

I am happy about this also. Someone has to counter Big Drug and Big Insurance. I am so shocked that all the reasonable people in this country have allowed the shouters to yell them into a corner with their lies. Kinda reminds me of a recent war.

You can do this, you will be just fine.

What makes you think you have to respond. Sometimes you just have to let things go. . If you respond to every remark you will never be at peace.......

Did you guys know that you can do travel nursing in home health ?

http://www.calnurses.org/facilities-bargaining/kaiser/kp_contract_summary_0906.pdf

Try to hang in there for a year if you can. Many nurses, and yes some charge nurses are really idiots. My hospital that I work at has a strict policy of going up the chain of command. If someone has an issue with a nurse, they have to at least attempt to address it with that particular nurse before going to a manager. Many times things can be solved at the local. Stay strong and use this as an experience.