chrisB

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1. Is this where we ARE??Recruiting Bonuses

   chrisB replied to chrisB's topic in General Nursing

   Excellent sleepyeyes...I will do the same with our local papers. Everyone needs to send one to their local paper. I listened to a show on NPR (national public radio) about the nursing shortage and you are right...no one understands what nurses do in ...

2. Should I take a supervisor position?

   chrisB replied to RNinICU's topic in Management

   Hey RNin ICU: I would talk with the director of nursing and ask her those hard questions as it really varies between institutions. Maybe you could make a REAL difference in changing policies are outdated and unsafe. I would make the leap...it is not...

3. Is this where we ARE??Recruiting Bonuses

   chrisB replied to chrisB's topic in General Nursing

   ok..to anyone who knows me personally..including SICU nurse... yes, I DO come to work to be social, but they are PAYING me to be SOCIAL there......LOL Had to clarify this....because they tell me that I talk a lot!

4. Is this where we ARE??Recruiting Bonuses

   chrisB replied to chrisB's topic in General Nursing

   The funny thing is.... If hospitals paid their nurses well, they wouldn't HAVE to spend huge somes of money on agency nurses and PRN nurses. Their nurses would be clamoring to come to work! If you don't think that the hospitals aren't paying huge sum...

5. "Nursing Shortage" The real Solution

   chrisB replied to Norbert Holz's topic in General Nursing

   Money is the answer. I read an article about job interviews. It said that you should never ask about money on the first interview. It would make you look "greedy". I'm sorry...did I miss something???? I thought the fact that I got out of bed to come ...

6. Is this where we ARE??Recruiting Bonuses

   chrisB posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey All: Just a thought for ya'll. I live in the New Orleans, LA area. There are nursing recruiting bonuses popping up everywhere. My question is this....Why not just pay everyone like they should be paid (at least $40.00/hr) and be done with it? Put...

7. Good Idea or Bad Idea?

   chrisB replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

   I think you should ABSOLUTELY go where you will get the critical care experience that you need. It seems foolish to me that your current job would make you float out so frequently and then expect you to function as an ICU nurse when the census allows...

8. The best books

   chrisB replied to RNIAM's topic in General Students

   Any good ABG interpretation books/pamphlets out there?

9. Pay Scale

   chrisB replied to Trauma's topic in CCU

   Hi: I am an ICU nurse with 12 years experience. I work in La. outside of New Orleans. I am 23.00 base with diffs on top of that. 2.50 for CCRN plus any night shift diff. On the weekends, I make about 33/hr for weekend nights. What a difference from a...