MIRN923 replied to Bittybabyrn75's topic in Travel
Most Portland area hospitals are unionized through the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA), so if you search Google for, say, "OHSU ONA Contract", you can easily pull up the current contract and find your exact rate of pay plus any differentials you woul...
I just got a pair of HOKA ONE ONE's. My knees have been bothering me after 12 hour shifts running around on concrete, and HOKAs are very well cushioned. I also have a pair of stable Saucony's that I use Superfeet insoles with. I have tried them al...
Thanks for all the suggestions. I'm going to call up some of my agencies I worked with prior to getting my current job to see if there are any local contracts they could get me in here. I'm also going to talk to my manager and ask if there is anythi...
Me: I am a critical care nurse (RN, BSN, CCRN) with 2.5 years of experience. I am a lifelong midwesterner and recently decided to move out to the west coast with my lovely wife, who is not in healthcare (she is self-employed and works from home). I a...
I am looking for hospitals that pay for a majority (if not all) of the costs associated with tuition and fees for their RNs to get a DNP while employed. I've done a LOT of research, and here is what I have found so far: - Rush in Chicago IL offers 10...
You need to provide some more information about yourself if you want help determining if travel nursing might be "detrimental" to you. Travel nursing is great for certain people in certain situations, but for others it would be a nightmare. The worst...
MIRN923 replied to Non Sequitir's topic in Pre-Nursing
Very well thought-out. I appreciate your insights to the world of PA and how they relate to NP, both now and in the foreseeable future. Best of luck to you.
I am an ICU nurse looking to possibly transition out of the bedside role but not leave it entirely. In my job search, I recently found the following job: RN - Anesthesia Job in Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital at Cottage Health It's a job for an RN to...
This is an interesting viewpoint I hadn't considered... It doesn't take too much effort to log onto a website and type in a credit card and an address for delivery. But I see your point, will not be doing it, and thank you for your advice!
Thanks for the advice. I don't want to 'look guilty' and I certainly am legitimately sick right now, so I guess I will simply stay home and recover. If someone gets upset at me for calling in this weekend, I can show them my trash bags full of kleene...
I just got back from a 5-day camping trip last week, worked two days, and then came down with one of the worst colds of my life! I had to call in sick yesterday and today, and each day my supervisors sent out desperate sounding emails asking if any R...
MIRN923 replied to LoneCowboy's topic in Pre-Nursing
That's the way I did it and I got solid A's in both. Just be prepared to work and study hard. They are both challenging in different ways. You can definitely do it though!