Nursing Disappointment grass is not greaner on the other side

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Hi ..All..I moved from NY 7 months ago and relocted to NC. I was unhappy there with all the jobs I had gotten, I started at duke and was given a tracking device and my preceptor gave me hell so i resigned. I made 20 per hr.

i got another position at a nursing home and was treated better but the benefits were horrible ...i was still unhappy and left did not want to work for 5 days a week on my feet with 30 pts.

i took a job at a LTAC facility and thought ..this is great i finally found the job i want.. 3 days a week 23per hr 12 hr shifts it started off fine until after week 2 i noticed nurses were being fired every week..starting out from 30 nurses minus 1or 2 or more were being fired weekly for minor infarctions such as coming in late or missing a mandatory class that could be rescheduled...iwatched weekly until 5 nurses were left....so I packed my stuff and decided to move back to NY now...i heard they were down to 2 nurses and the facility was hiring travel nurses..i have never seen such injustice and nurses being fired every week the whole situation tramatized me

..now i am trying to get my old job back where i was stable and made 34 per hr ..12 hr shift 3 days

North carolina has no union for nurses no one to defend us...i got a wake up call that nursing is not the same in every state

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It is usually the case that different circumstances can be found in different areas. I found that true when I relocated from one area in my state to another. I got tired of being unemployed, so I moved. Found employment right away, but had to sacrifice higher pay and a desirable environment just to have a job.

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...i got a wake up call that nursing is not the same in every state

Darlin', it ain't even the same within the state.

I live in upstate NY. No, not Westchester. Near Canada. RN's start at $17.50 here.

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Specializes in Cath Lab, OR, CPHN/SN, ER.

I happen to love NC! :) I'd probably think the same of NY (the same as what you think of NC).

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