cheryn

cheryn specializes in ED.

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1. Help!

   cheryn replied to cheryn's topic in Kentucky

   I have tried contacting HR in several hospitals and no one wants to give out information over the phone. I have neither the time nor the money to travel to various hospitals putting in applications just to gain data for a class project. That is why I...

2. Soap for Restless Legs Syndrome?

   cheryn replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

   Does any soap work or do you need a certain kind of soap? I have struggled for years with RLS and now that I am working, it has gotten worse.

3. Shift and weekend differentials- what are yours?

   cheryn replied to Chaoticdreams33's topic in General Nursing

   I find it amazing that over 1200 people have looked at this thread and only 35 have posted. What is the big secret:innerconf ?

4. Shift and weekend differentials- what are yours?

   cheryn replied to Chaoticdreams33's topic in General Nursing

   We get 7% diff for 3p-11p, 10% for 11p-7a, no weekend diff

5. Starting income for ADN R.N.s in upstate NY?

   cheryn replied to NewJA's topic in New York

   Thanks for the info! I am surprised that those two hospitals are aligning/merging. Which hospital will be the lead one? I know that whenever I have checked the online job opportunities for these hospitals, Kingston had many and Benedictine had few. I...

6. Help!

   cheryn posted a topic in Kentucky

   I am in desparate need for information on shift differentials, weekend differentials, and weekend options being offerred in Kentucky. I need this information for a class project in my BSN leadership class. If anyone is willing to share this info it w...

7. Any Western Kentucky nurses?

   cheryn replied to Elisheva's topic in Kentucky

   Hello nurse sarah, I don't live in Madisonville, but I work there at RMC. I do not know much about travel nurxing. I have heard it is great and that it sucks, take your pick. I guess it depends on what the person was expecting when they started trave...

8. Name hospital and salary--everywhere

   cheryn replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

   I work in Madisonville, KY and new grad pay is $17.38/hr with 7% pm diff and 10% noc diff. No weekend diff.

9. How many of you passed or failed at 265?

   cheryn replied to Nurse2BAndiLynn's topic in NCLEX

   Five people in my class had all 265 questions and four of them passed.

10. Starting income for ADN R.N.s in upstate NY?

    cheryn replied to NewJA's topic in New York

    I am planning to move to Upstate NY in the next year. I will be living about one hr from Kingston. Does anyone know what the hospitals in Kingston are paying? I have experience in ED and ICU and I hope to have my TNCC, CEN, and CCRN completed before ...

11. Hello from KY

    cheryn replied to cheryn's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I am not interested in the money. I have chosen where I work because the atmosphere is right. I could earn more money and work 1 mile from home (I drive 40 miles to work) but the people there are very unhappy and I do not wish to work in th...

12. shift/weekend differentials and weekend options

    cheryn posted a topic in General Nursing

    How does your hospital compensate for different shifts and weekends? Does your hospital use percentages or a dollar amount? What are these amounts? Does you hospital have a weekend option plan? If so what are the details of the plan at your hospital...

13. What age were you when you went to nursing school?

    cheryn replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in May 2006 at the ripe old age of 50.

14. Hopkinsville Community College

    cheryn replied to cajjj's topic in Kentucky

    I graduated form there in May 2006. the program is hard but it is well worth it. After talking to many students from the Madisonville program, I think the HCC one is best. Our class was one of the largest classes to graduate (61 students) and I only ...

15. Hello from KY

    cheryn replied to cheryn's topic in General Nursing

    How does their weekend option plan work? I have seen many variations of the "Baylor Plan". What are the details of the plan they use at OMHS?