Labmom1118

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  1. Wages

    Labmom1118 replied to awall04's topic in Nursing Career

    At mine and my husband's jobs, if you don't take benefits when you're first hired, you can't apply until the next open enrollment period which, for both of us, is June/July. So you could potentially...

  2. Wages

    Labmom1118 replied to awall04's topic in Nursing Career

    That's crazy! What kind of hospital doesn't offer benefits? I would definitely think long and hard about it as I was applying for other

  3. Wages

    Labmom1118 replied to awall04's topic in Nursing Career

    That does seem low but, if that's what they're paying in the area, you can't expect much more as a new nurse. I went to nursing school in Florida where the starting pay was around $17 an hour but...

  4. Peer interview

    Labmom1118 replied to sanmaru2001's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would look at this as an opportunity to really learn what the job is like. From somebody on the front lines. And to see how you mesh with the people you would actually be working

  5. New RN Grad Interview

    Labmom1118 replied to nurse4211's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Could you have put your available start date for after you returned from vacation? It's in poor taste to start making demands before you're even offered the job. The employer wants to know that you...

  6. CNA attire during interview?

    Labmom1118 replied to Shanty3710's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Congratulations. I purchased a pants suit for my pinning ceremony with the intention to wear it for interviews and it worked out

  7. PROBATION with RESTRICTED RN LICENSE - NOW RN REINSTATEMENT : FORMAL HEARING

    Labmom1118 replied to JC4me's topic in General Nursing

    Innumbreated?

  8. PROBATION with RESTRICTED RN LICENSE - NOW RN REINSTATEMENT : FORMAL HEARING

    Labmom1118 replied to JC4me's topic in General Nursing

    Why would an employer want to take on an inexperienced nurse with a restricted license when they undoubtedly have many qualified applicants without that baggage? And, like everybody has said, firing...

  9. Possible adult admit with minor child in tow

    Labmom1118 replied to Monkey Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    We have had this situation with admitting OB patients who are dropped off with their kids. We also have older children staying with their mother after delivery without another parent or support person...

  10. Second guessing myself need advice

    Labmom1118 replied to Moenine9's topic in Nursing Career

    You might look for a CNA job in OB. We love our CNAs and, while the job is completely different from being an RN, you can learn a lot and get your foot in the door if that's what you really want to do...

  11. Was your first job out of school your dream job?

    Labmom1118 replied to team_nurse's topic in Nursing Career

    Things worked out for me and I got my dream job at the time. I knew when I graduated nursing school that I hated med surg and really didn't want to do adults period. I really liked newborn nursery. I...

  12. Can I exceeding safe speed ticket stop me from getting a hospice job

    Labmom1118 replied to kimlpn2013's topic in Nursing Career

    A speeding ticket is nothing. As long as you were not arrested, it should not show up as anything detrimental on a background check. I would be unemployed many times over if they worried about...

  13. Can I reset my gpa if I never went to a community college before?

    Labmom1118 replied to Nursing pursuit's topic in New York Nursing

    Maybe for acceptance. But your previous GPA is not averaged with the classes you take at your new

  14. Leaving nursing. Has anyone else done it? How?

    Labmom1118 replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    8 years in. If I can get my stuff together and take the Praxis (find my ACT scores from 15 years ago to not have to take the Core Praxis) then I hope to start school to get my post-baccalaureate...

  15. I'm joining the club!

    Labmom1118 replied to FloridaBeagle's topic in School

    Movie reference - Mean Girls. "On Wednesdays, we wear

  16. Does being a CNA help with future RN jobs?

    Labmom1118 replied to bsnorbust's topic in General Nursing

    If the nurses on the floor know that you're in school, I bet they will think of you when something interesting comes up. "Hey, bsnorbust, we're doing (insert procedure) in room whatever. Want to come...

  17. Disrespectful patient

    Labmom1118 replied to hwknrs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Since everything has already been said, I am wondering about the OP's state laws regarding suicide attempts or ideation. I know that Florida has the Baker Act and Louisiana has PEC, both of which call...

  18. Clinical Dress Code

    Labmom1118 replied to ashleyg037's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Most nursing schools have stricter dress codes for clinicals than the actual nurses wear for work. My school required all white- white pants, white button-down scrub top, white nursing shoes, and...

  19. Can I reset my gpa if I never went to a community college before?

    Labmom1118 replied to Nursing pursuit's topic in New York Nursing

    I agree with the previous poster's points but I'm not sure I understand the question. Reset your GPA? Your GPA doesn't follow you between schools. Your GPA at your current school will stay your GPA...

  20. Nurse's Week Gifts from Employers

    Labmom1118 replied to twss2323's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We get a "Christmas bonus" of $100 (maybe 10+ years get more because I'm 7 years and got the same as the first years) which, coincidentally, is exactly how much it costs to renew our license which is...

  21. Nurse's Week Gifts from Employers

    Labmom1118 replied to twss2323's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think they're doing popcorn a few days next week which means we get old, cold, stale popcorn that the night house supervisor has to bring around. And a free lunch one day so we would get an old,...

  22. Do crnas deserve that much salary?

    Labmom1118 replied to jasy's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The doctors can intubate but not all of them are comfortable with it. They don't do it as routinely as the CRNAs so may request a CRNA to do it or be on hand. Of course nurses start IV. I said...

  23. So I kind of messed up

    Labmom1118 replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    Since most nursing programs get many qualified applicants and can only accept a small percentage of these, I would expect a positive drug test to be an automatic reversal of your admission. I know...

  24. How much is a normal raise

    Labmom1118 replied to Sully64's topic in General Nursing

    We didn't receive merit raises the last couple of years but they're bringing them back and we just got raises to keep us competitive because we were losing nurses. That amounted to a couple of extra...

  25. Do crnas deserve that much salary?

    Labmom1118 replied to jasy's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I work in a rural hospital in Louisiana. We only have CRNAs. They're in a group by themselves and do their own billing so their pay depends on how many cases they do and how much...