technofreak

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1. New Grad RN relocating to get experience affect wage when we come back?

   technofreak replied to godofkahn's topic in General Nursing

   Not if the hospital is a union hospital. Also I have never heard of hospitals paying less based on previous pay. Your current market dictates pay more than anything else as a staff nurse. Executive pay is a little different.

2. Accounting to nursing

   technofreak replied to ILNurse2b's topic in General Students

   Hi HouTX! Can you please qualify the above. I live/work/play in a major city and the starting salary for an entry management position is about 110-118k. There's no chance for overtime unless you ascertain a second job which is very difficult since ...

3. From RN to Medical School

   technofreak replied to RNthenDoc's topic in General Nursing

   Cali can you please share your age. Are you an older student or are you super young like the op? Thanks for your input btw

4. From RN to Medical School

   technofreak replied to RNthenDoc's topic in General Nursing

   This question will be better served on SDN. A few points: 1) I personally would only work part-time while you complete your pre-med requirements. The general requirements are definitely doable but will require a lot of energy especially when you fac...

5. Health care administration - non nurses

   technofreak replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

   I work at a very prestigious hospital. This hospital regularly hires MHA/MBA graduates as clinical managers and directors with no clinical experience whatsoever (unless you count the administration fellowship/residency our hospital sponsors). The rea...

6. Bernie Sanders gets NNU nod

   technofreak replied to Farawyn's topic in Headlines

   You honestly need to relax, you sound like a complete nut job. People's life experiences shape their beliefs, hence why people vote for different candidates. If you feel like Bernie and Hillary are not the candidates for you, then that is absolutely ...

7. The ONE thing that will make your nursing life easier

   technofreak replied to forumjunkie's topic in General Nursing

   Less charting

8. Customer satisfaction callbacks

   technofreak replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   This "study" will never take place, nursing organizations are too busy researching how nursing can be the most trusted profession for the 100th time in a row.

9. moving back home, 2 year 'contract', crna vs management

   technofreak replied to agirlcandream's topic in Career Support

   HouTX gave you some really good advice. It seems like you want your cake and eat it too. It's a myth that you can have a 'perfect career' and a "perfect" life. It seems that you are approaching an age where many women start questioning their decisio...

10. If you had a reset button, would you choose nursing again?

    technofreak replied to amazingme's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to answer that question with a resounding no.

11. Best route to take to become a CRNA

    technofreak replied to rosscross12's topic in SRNA

    Why aren't you pursuing medicine? Btw if you do decide to pursue nursing definitely go for the BSN for all the reasons mentioned. CRNA 4 Years of College > 1-2 years ICU experience (assuming you can even get an ICU job right after college)> 2-...

12. Newbie question

    technofreak replied to Farawyn's topic in Home Health

    Wow, I recently started a new HH gig. The job is prn, I have never done HH before, as all my experience is in acute care. I received three days (8-5) of field orientation and another day to complete a series of HR videos and HLCs. My director seems p...

13. Side business ideas for nurses

    technofreak replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I listen to public radio A LOT. Last week they had a discussion on Uber. A man actually called the show and commented on the fact that he knew several people who did the same exact thing you proposed above, and apparently they were doing very well be...

14. Disappointed in nursing

    technofreak replied to nursingilove's topic in Med-Surg

    Too many to list. Simply Google "lateral violence nursing," and you will have the answer that you seek.

15. New Grad - Ain't he special!

    technofreak replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Relations

    Really?