friesk01

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1. Am I the only one who hates 12 hour shifts?

   friesk01 replied to jdubs99's topic in General Nursing

   10 hour shifts are the way to go, in my opinion. I used to work 3 12s (sometimes in a row) on a neuro spine/neuro med surg floor and it was rough to say the least. On the floors, you are either an 8 hr person or a 12 hr person. A 12 hour shift almos...

2. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

   friesk01 replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

   1. Indiana 2. 2 years 3. Endoscopy at large hospital 4. Hourly $20.82 5. $1.50/hr extra evenings, $2.00/hr extra nights 6. no union

3. Higher Paid Nursing Jobs

   friesk01 replied to mbrn1985's topic in Career Support

   Wow this is depressing I've been an RN for two years and make 18.56/hour, started at 17.36/hour. I am in the midwest though in one of (I've heard) lowest paying cities in my state (IN.) Our ICU nurses make the same rate as us med surg nurses and we...

4. pearson vue trick still works?

   friesk01 replied to happynikki's topic in NCLEX

   I took my test this morning at 8am and it stopped at 75 questions. I am getting the good pop up screen, but my question is will they still put results up on a Saturday? Keeping my fingers crossed!! :)