Valhalla

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1. Please Help! Encouragement needed

   Valhalla replied to BlessedbyGod's topic in Geriatric

   Hang in there Baby!! LTC is a very unappreciated nursing job,but you will soon know yoour residents by sight and sound. Give yourself six months to aclimate, make good friends with your CNAs they will save your life more than once! Look,listen and l...

2. What you make as a nurse Vs. Cost of living

   Valhalla replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

   I'm an RN with 7 years in nursing, acute,longterm care and now PCU telemetry. I live in the Florida Pan Handle, a place called Niceville. The average House sells for 300,000. most cost much more. The pay for RNs starts at 16.00 and goes to 24.00 an h...

3. I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

   Valhalla replied to SeekingNur's topic in General Nursing

   The day a poor suffering pt. looks down on anyone CNA,Rn,LPN,LVN or the janitor who comes to their aid at a time they cannot help themselves. I will get out of Nursing! That goes double for the day Nurses feel too educated to aid poor suffering pts b...

4. Panama, Fl salaries?

   Valhalla replied to Cmunst45636's topic in Florida

   If your smart you will go to South Florida. at least there the pay is slightly better. after 7 yrs of Nursing experience I am still only getting 19.58 an hour with small shift diff. this for 12 hr. nights. the Florida Panhandel is a slave labor marke...

5. Pensacola/Emerald Coast RN Pay scales?

   Valhalla replied to HawaiiRN808's topic in Florida

   Hi! I'm an RN on the PCU at Ft Walton Beach Medical Center, the pay is very bad in this area, the average for starting pay is about 19.00 t0 21.00 an hour. Take my advice and take the travel job!! I plan to do the same in the near future.