flamalenurse

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1. Need to vent!

   flamalenurse posted a topic in Management

   So recently I was offered a clinical manager (aka charge nurse) position at my hospital. It is a day shift position, 12hrs shifts and pretty ok pay. I accepted the offer and am not loving it one bit. I have been a nurse for 10 years but mainly worked...

2. Did You Know You Wanted to Do Anesthesia Before...

   flamalenurse replied to WhiffOfGas's topic in SRNA

   I have wanted to be a CRNA since I actually found out there was such a thing! LOL LPN school I`ll say. I like the autonomy, the technical skills and the chemistry. But life happens and I got married and had kids. I remember telling a co-worker my des...

3. ICU Experience Question

   flamalenurse posted a topic in SRNA

   I have been reading alot of posts and requirements for the CRNA program but I guess my case may be a little different. I was a LPN for 8 years working in a cardiac step down unit and a RN for 5 years currently. I worked in an ICU for 6 months but due...

4. Question for all the experienced travelers

   flamalenurse replied to flamalenurse's topic in Travel

   basically but $2000 with 50% taken away for the formula they use so its $21.30/hr and $1000 for perdiem (which if I had a per diem job could make in 2 shifts)

5. Question for all the experienced travelers

   flamalenurse replied to flamalenurse's topic in Travel

   I always always told "travel nurses make way more money than staff" hench why I left my hometown, left my job of 4 years, seniority just to try to better my financial situation ....looks like I made the wrong choice.

6. Question for all the experienced travelers

   flamalenurse replied to flamalenurse's topic in Travel

   My rent right now is $1300 but my allowance from the agency is "$1900" but they don`t give you $1900 a month....they have a formula where they take you allowance, divide it by the number of weeks in a year and multiply it by the number of days in a w...

7. Question for all the experienced travelers

   flamalenurse replied to flamalenurse's topic in Travel

   I am an RN...Working telemetry and the locals salary about 70k-72k/year

8. Question for all the experienced travelers

   flamalenurse posted a topic in Travel

   Hi, I`m concerned I am not getting paid or compensated for my travel assignments but I wonder if it is just me. I just currently finished my first assignment which was a 8 weeks assignment in NY. I was getting paid $20.50/hr + $245 a week for meals a...