Rewards?

Nurses New Nurse

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Ok- We all talked about how we would reward ourselves after school, but who really did it? And what did you do?

I have bought several things from eBay including a "new" set of flatware. ;) Also, I went to Panama City. FL for a week to spend time with my brother-in-law and his wife and kids.

Ok, I want to hear about new cars, new husbands/wives, new houses, clean houses, books, whatever we all did as rewards for ourselves....

Misty

:kiss

Just thought this thread was a testament to what we THOUGHT would happen when we graduated... we used to talk and dream of what we'd do with our "signing bonuses". Um, those of us who were lucky enough to get jobs, 7 years after this thread, were most likely NOT offered signing bonuses...

I DID, however, treat myself. I bought a pair of black tooled Danskos, even before I got my job. Worth every little penny, as my back and legs tell me every day at the end of my 12-hour (thank you, God!) shifts.

Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

Gives you some perspective, right? I became an RN in 2008 and got a job right away (I was a tech in an ER, and my job offer was this: "We're not letting you leave," ha ha), but there were no bonuses to be had. However, I was lucky enough to be sent to an ER nursing fellowship that I'm sure came out of our department's budget in some way. So the investment in my success was enough of a bonus!

Really makes you appreciate some things, doesn't it?

Wow! I'm scared I won't be able to find a job when I get out of school! Are sign on bonuses still around for experienced nurses?

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