qt314nf

qt314nf has 3 years experience.

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1. Me vs. the charge nurse

   qt314nf replied to RachelRN25's topic in General Nursing

   I agree that the best thing you can do for yourself is speak to your charge nurse and find out why she wanted you to call the doctor and have her walk you through the situation as a learning experience. Your charge nurse should be a resource for you...

2. What nursing shortage?

   qt314nf replied to labfreak's topic in General Nursing

   I'm in LA and there are lots of jobs for new grads. I work on a medsurg unit where there is a high turnover rate. We have new grads come and stay for 1 year to get experience and then leave. We are always understaffed. There are definately jobs a...

3. SoCal Hospital - no raise this year ... pls help!

   qt314nf replied to qt314nf's topic in California

   Thankful to have a job? Isn't there a nursing shortage? I know my hospital is always using registry, and it seems to me that a financial incentive is a great way to keep its present employees. I like my hospital and don't really want to get another...

4. SoCal Hospital - no raise this year ... pls help!

   qt314nf replied to qt314nf's topic in California

   I understand that there's no obligation by any job to provide an annual raise. I'm just asking what other people's hospitals do. I'm frustrated b/c each year I seem to be making less money b/c they increase the cost of parking, cut our healthcare ...

5. SoCal Hospital - no raise this year ... pls help!

   qt314nf posted a topic in California

   I'm a nurse in SoCal in the hospital. My hospital just announced this week that there will be no merit raises this year. My hospital only offers annual merit raises, no raises for cost of living or inflation. The hospital administrators told us th...

6. Do hospitals normally give annual raises?

   qt314nf posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm a nurse in the hospital in Southern Cali. I'm curious if most hospitals usually give there employees annual raises. Are they based on years of experience? Pay increases for inflation? Are they based on performance? Please share!

7. Does your hospital have merit raises? Annual Raises?

   qt314nf posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm a nurse in Southern Cali and my hospital just announced this week that there will be no raises this year b/c the hospital is in the red zone and is trying to cut costs in order to make a profit and that salaries are the biggest expense. My hospi...