Nursing Salary and RN Refresher Course Surveys

by NRSKarenRN , BSN, RN Moderator
Aug 8, '02   Views: 1,978   Comments: 6

  1. ADVANCE for Nurses 2002 Salary Survey
    http://www.advancefornurses.com/asp/...p?surveyid=489

    RN Refresher Course Survey
    http://www.advancefornurses.com/asp/...p?surveyid=510
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    About NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN Moderator

    Joined: Oct '00; Posts: 27,543; Likes: 13,749
    Utilization Review, prior Intake Mgr Home Care; from PA , US
    Specialty: 40 year(s) of experience in Home Care, Vents, Telemetry, Home infusion

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  3. by Fgr8Out
    Aug 8, '02
    Occupation: RN, CMSRN employed in a 600 bed Acute Care/Trauma Facility and CNA Instructor for a local Community College Joined: Mar '02; Posts: 459; Likes: 62
    Thank you, Karen....

    Later this month, I'll be mentoring an Rn who is returning after some 10 years of being away from Nursing. I feel very privileged to be a part of this new-to-our-area program... and the woman I'm mentoring has said the same thing. Apparently, they are required to have a set number of hours classtime and 144 clinical hours with their RN Mentor.

    I pray that I'm worthy of this responsibility, as I want this RNs experience to be a positive one....

    Peace
  4. by live4today
    Aug 9, '02
    Joined: Sep '01; Posts: 16,606; Likes: 680
    Thanks Karen for the RN refresher link. I took the survey on that site, and bookmarked it so I could read it more thoroughly later.

    I haven't worked as a nurse in 5 years, and would love to find a refresher course to take so I can return to nursing. We're in TX now due to military orders, but hopefully won't be here more than another year. I do NOT want to obtain a nursing license for TX. It is too expensive for one. They want too much information that I would have to pay for out of pocket......and since I've worked in a lot of states before, they want a verification from every state I've worked in, and those verification fees add up. Also, TX requires a nurse to take a refresher course if she/he hasn't worked in over 4 years......and that would include me. We are NOT going to make TX our home, so why put in all that money for just a short stay here?
    Last edit by live4today on Aug 9, '02
  5. by Glad2behere
    Aug 10, '02
    Occupation: CCU Joined: Aug '02; Posts: 572; Likes: 6
    Thank you Karen!

    Been out for 25 years! Skeered to death! I need every little piece of help I can get...and I love this site.
    And I am still

    Glad2behere
  6. by NRSKarenRN
    Aug 10, '02
    Occupation: Utilization Review, prior Intake Mgr Home Care Specialty: 40 year(s) of experience in Home Care, Vents, Telemetry, Home infusion ; From: PA, US ; Joined: Oct '00; Posts: 27,543; Likes: 13,749
    Welcome!

    Glad you like allnurses website. The nurses input here makes it a unique spot on the web.

    Let us know of anything/topic/subject that your interested in or feel we need here-post under this thread or allnurses.com feedback thread.

    Encourage ALL NURSES to post in this forumn. Will be looking forward to your posts.
  7. by oramar
    Aug 11, '02
    Occupation: returned nurse Joined: Nov '98; Posts: 7,097; Likes: 5,234
    Community College of Allegheny County (Pittsburgh) has a refresher course that is quite reasonable. Reported to be good but I don't know that from personal experience. It is $625 dollars. I don't think that is bad. There are some hospitals in the area that will cover the cost, at least there were a year ago, haven't heard anything about it in a while. For copy of fall catalog 1 888 222 8203. You can also go to; www.ccac.edu
  8. by Glad2behere
    Aug 11, '02
    Occupation: CCU Joined: Aug '02; Posts: 572; Likes: 6
    Thanks again Karen...and the welcome!

    It will be an honor and a priviledge to advance this site and nursing as well.

    I worked burns for a long time fresh out of school, and would like to go back in an ICU as quickly as possible...i like the intensity.

    God I hate med-surg floors, but I can handle it for a year or 2.

    By the way I'm 48 yo male, sawed off at the knees, and as the economy drops I think there will be more male nurses who went on to "better" things when they were younger coming back.

    I realize nurses have it hard, been there done that, but having been out there it is a haven for me...and much easier than a lot of things.

    So, I am still

    Glad2behere

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