callmecrazyRN

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1. If no union in right-to-work state, then what?

   callmecrazyRN replied to callmecrazyRN's topic in Union

   I friend of mine did Strike nursing for a week or so. She came back home with $8,000 after taxes were taken out. I would've gone with her if I hadn't been accepted into my dream nursing field (psych) and met my boyfriend, now husband.

2. Home health or hospital?

   callmecrazyRN replied to callmecrazyRN's topic in General Nursing

   Where the heck do YOU work?! A local non-profit hospital here pays $21-$22/hr with differential on weekends and nights as a newbie. The best part is two years ago this hospital gave their nurses a raise for the first time in 4 years, and only becau...

3. Home health or hospital?

   callmecrazyRN replied to callmecrazyRN's topic in General Nursing

   I've asked that we be given assigned zip codes. My case managers continue to ignore my request. They've now told me "Email your other field nurses and see if they want to be assigned zip codes, too." I drive the most out of all the other nurses. ...

4. If no union in right-to-work state, then what?

   callmecrazyRN replied to callmecrazyRN's topic in Union

   YEAHHHHHHHHHH.....I'm not going move. A lot of people can't just "up and move." I love my state, the culture, and don't want to be far from family. So, thanks for playing.

5. Home health or hospital?

   callmecrazyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   This summer it will be (6) years as a nurse: 1 year experience on medsurg, 2 years experience for psych, and 3 years experience in home health. I still do part time in the hospital while I do home health. I've noticed that every 2-3 years I get a li...

6. VA Nurse Salary

   callmecrazyRN replied to kclindsay's topic in Government

   Any of y'all work or have worked at Overton Brooks VA in Shreveport?

7. RN base salar

   callmecrazyRN replied to sandersdw74's topic in Career Support

   I'm sure you have a job by now. I am in the Shreveport area as well. All I can say is WK is the worst employer with the worst pay. Ever. In. The. Area. The supervisors are given bonuses for keeping costs down, and if that means keeping staff low t...

8. I was fired today

   callmecrazyRN replied to sparenurse's topic in Home Health

   **that I had spit on a psych patient

9. I was fired today

   callmecrazyRN replied to sparenurse's topic in Home Health

   I was once written up after a letter was written to my supervisor and DON that I spit on her in the middle of the nurses station (I work at an inpatient psych facility). I had 3 nurses and a unit clerk ready to testify that never occurred. Was the si...

10. Does anyone know what the going rate for RNs pay per visit in home health nowadays?

    callmecrazyRN replied to Pinay1234's topic in Home Health

    About to start prn work for a psych home health that'll pay me $32/assesment and $28/visit. My first day is tomorrow, so we'll see how it goes! How extreme is the work? Better than inpatient/hospital setting?

11. If no union in right-to-work state, then what?

    callmecrazyRN posted a topic in Union

    I live and work in Louisiana. Judging by our southern morals and being "set in our ways", we will probably never get a union or at least any time soon. Any suggestions to help increase NURSE safety, a safer nurse/patient ratio, nursing wages (base...

12. Too many chiefs, not enough indians

    callmecrazyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for 3 years now - (1) year in medsurg, (2) in psych. I'm beginning to despise not just my job, but nursing in itself. I feel that we are the most trampled on in a hospital service. I've never written one of these before, so I don't ...

13. Let's make a list of all online FNP programs

    callmecrazyRN replied to rynophiliac's topic in NP Students

    No mention of Louisiana?!? I'm pretty sure McNeese State University and Northwestern State University have programs....

14. UT Tyler online MSN/MBA program

    callmecrazyRN replied to smilingbig's topic in Texas

    I'm interested as well. Good luck!

15. New grad, first job on a busy med surg/telemetry floor and I LOST my cool

    callmecrazyRN replied to aem31's topic in General Nursing

    I started off on a medsurg/tele floor and was there for a year. I PROMISE you when I tell you that it will get better. I had many of those moments my first 3 months and then I was relieved to be off orientation because that meant I could get into m...