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  1. Any clinical research nurses out there?

    Same thing.
  2. Any clinical research nurses out there?

    In response to there not being much room for growth in this field: have you considered becoming a monitor for one of the drug companies, to oversee study sites etc? I am looking that direction myself, after I get several more years of CRC work under...
  3. Comparing salaries...

    Well DON'T TELL, but I was started out at $51K, with one year RN experience and no research experience.
  4. New Grad recently offered a CRC position???????????

    I took a job as a research nurse after working on the floor for one year...and have no regrets at all! I don't really know that my one year of hell helps me out in this job, other than making me really really appreciate it! I too am learning lots.....
  5. Any clinical research nurses out there?

    I am a newbie research nurse; I am employed by a Hemophilia Treatment Center within a university, and we have several ongoing studies as well as a CDC registry to maintain. So far so good! I too love the autonomy! Plus, working in a university sett...
  6. Loan buyback/ starting pay

    Touro recently dropped their loan payment from $300/mo to $175/mo until Feb '10; then, they are discontinuing the program and payments will be ZERO. So for all of us who signed on at Touro for the loan repayment program, we are S-O-L.
  7. Research Coordinator Interview

    Hi! I am curious about your interview...what kind of questions did they ask? Did you get the job, or even want it post-interview? I too am considering leaving the floor for something a bit less stressful! Thanks!
  8. Help! Stuck between a rock and a hard place!

    Honestly, you should take any job offered to you now. Seriously.
  9. What shoes do you wear at work?

    New Balance runners for me...I have to use a Dr. Scholls gel insert but after 6 mos so far so good.
  10. 25K sign on bonus

    I remember a local hospital offering a NEW CAR as a sign on bonus, plus teacher hours (8 hr days, off for summers!) Yep, that was at least 12 years ago...
  11. What's the best way to resign?

    Thanks so much to all of you for your advice! I will try and hunt down the info online in the employee manual. My comment about "jeapordizing my license" has to do with patient abandonment. But I would not do that anyway, I do have some professiona...
  12. What's the best way to resign?

    Well, I lasted 8 mos. on the floor. Pure hell, hated almost every minute of it; I am lucky to escape with a mostly intact back; But I think I have a kidney infection...who has time to pee? :chuckle I now have a wonderful opportunity to work in acade...
  13. CSN NAC II

    oh, evidently sobbing throughout NACII is some sicko rite of passage that the instructors take extreme pleasure inflicting upon the lowly students.
  14. CSN NAC II

    i recommend getting ACLS certified prior to starting NACII; all that cardiac/code info will then be a review. once I took ACLS (after graduating) it all clicked into place and I wished someone had given me that advice.
  15. Beginning RN Salary in Louisiana

    WOW is "weekend only worker" and must have 2 years experience, works q fri/sat/sunday 12 hr shifts. good for some i guess! so night WOW are earning $49/hr! and that's fulltime, with benefits, etc. PM me if you are interested, I will try to get you ...