$$$ How are you paid? PICC RNs & IV RNs

Almost all of us are PICC certified, we staff 24/7, we do not get any differential in pay, but I don't think our critical care areas get any special pay incentive either. In fact, we don't get time and a half for working holidays, which I think is wrong. Even the military get "combat pay" and I think we should get incentive to work in higher stress areas doing more complex/risky procedures. We use ultrasound to place about half of our PICCS, and rarely have to send someone to radiology to have one placed because we can't get the PICC in.

I didn't mean to offend you about the "combat pay", I have many friends and coworkers in Iraq right now, and my first husband was active military and I only knew about "combat pay" from my previous experience as a "dependant". You are so right about the sacrifices of the military and their families, and 225 is certainly nothing to brag about. Shameful in fact. My only point was that if you have more certifications/skills, you should be compensated for them. jb