Does your hospital allow you to say "Merry Christmas"??

Any american nurses working in a hospital in the USA that tells staff they can no longer say "Merry Christmas"? Are there hospitals here in our country that are forcing their staff to only say "happy holidays" and not allowing the

How to tell my boss I want to transfer?

So just little background - I've been a nurse for almost 3 years now. Nursing is my second career as I worked in marketing and public relations for 10 years prior. I have a MSN because I decided to do an accelerated direct-entry MSN program for thos

Day nurses who switched from nights is it better?

Hey all, merry soon coming holidays, hope you are working hard for present monies I have been working as night nurse since my graduation yr and half ago and I must say life hasn't been all that great. I have been hating my job, apathetic at work an

Help! Court Date Conflicts With New Job

Hi everyone, I'd like to get some opinions. I just left my hospital job (12's, weekends, holidays, on call) for a clinic job with M-F regular hours. I am supposed to start January 5th. In November I received a rather expensive ticket for passing a

accepted job offer got questions

So I found out about an opening at what I think is a great place. Talked to the director of the unit I want to work in. He hired me on the spot and I got the official job offer a couple of days ago.

1. They want me to list every drug I take, all my P

Help with VA Hospital Application Questions...slightly confused new grad. :/

Hi there,

I'm filling out the VA Hospital Application and there are some questions I'm not certain I understand how to answer correctly. Advice welcomed on what these questions mean! New grad here unfamiliar with lingo.

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Nurse transition to hospital from a LTC facility

I am a new grad nurse in Houston, TX and I have just been told that it is difficult to get a job in a hospital once you have worked as a LTC nurse. I have just been offered a job in a LTC facility and am considering declining it for that reason. Beca

Just finished school and family doesn't need me anymore.

Help! I need all the advice I can get. I just finished my nursing program and am trying to get back into the groove of things and finding out my family has moved on without me. I am married with a young daughter (6) and we worked together to get me t

Go for it

Not involved in hiring at hospitals, but I would say that by applying for both is good. If you get one and not the other, you win. If you apply for only one and don't get it, you lose twice by only applying for one. Plus, whomever is reviewing your

Are per diem nurses considered staff nurses?

Hey everyone,

Is a per diem nursing position considered a staff nursing position? Thanks, and Happy Holidays. I think you are playing word games.If you are employed by the facility you are staff.If you are sent by an agency, you are not.

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