curious_rn

curious_rn has 20 years experience and specializes in OB / ED / ICU.

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1. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

   curious_rn replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

   1. Orlando, FL 2. 20 3. OB triage/ HROB/ Charge and rapid response 4. Hourly pay $33.96 5. Nightshift diff = weekday nights $4.00/hr weekend nights $8.00/hr 6. Union - no Cost of living: Orlando has a pretty high cost of living compared to most of t...

2. Big pay cut at Orlando Health, please help your fellow Nurses

   curious_rn replied to skyflight's topic in Activism

   I find it very interesting according to the response to today's Orlando Sentinel article ORHS states that compensation and pay ranges for CEO's is "based on the market median for comparable health systems". (I'm sure that covers the top hospital syst...

3. Big pay cut at Orlando Health, please help your fellow Nurses

   curious_rn replied to skyflight's topic in Activism

   They cut the pay a few days after they got Magnet! They are very very sly!

4. Big pay cut at Orlando Health, please help your fellow Nurses

   curious_rn replied to skyflight's topic in Activism

   Exactly !! I am only on the hook for one year for my BSN. When they changed the agreement to two year commitment I refused to sign and just paid for the rest of the classes myself. I have never been so glad I didn't do something in my life! I am st...

5. Big pay cut at Orlando Health, please help your fellow Nurses

   curious_rn replied to skyflight's topic in Activism

   You are exactly right, and why only night shift? If they truly wanted to save money they could have cut every employee a few percent instead of taking it all away from night shift. I work for the system, but not ORMC. Winnie Palmer Hospital is one ...

6. Big pay cut at Orlando Health, please help your fellow Nurses

   curious_rn replied to skyflight's topic in Activism

   I really hate when people compare their shift diff with what we were getting almost as if it was ok to cut us. We were hired at this rate and many of us (myself included) have been at this rate for over 15 years. If that were the night shift diff a...

7. Big pay cut at Orlando Health, please help your fellow Nurses

   curious_rn replied to skyflight's topic in Activism

   Administration has already informed us they would fire anyone who calls in sick during the first week.