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Hey everyone, Just curious, I accepted a job offer in a Neuro ICU. Down the line if I wanted to travel, do I have to travel as Neuro ICU or can I switch over to MICU? I know it would be difficult to travel as a SICU, CICU, or CVICU RN but I’m kind of...

Hi all, I currently have my associates degree in nursing and am looking to begin a RN to BSN completion program. I have a strong interest in being competitive to hopefully attend CRNA school down the line. Some RN to BSN programs offer “competency ba...

I know I have a previous post that discusses this, but I’m flat out asking, are any travelers in NYC seeing their contracts get cancelled?

Hi all. I’ll try to make this as simple as possible. I’m taking a travel assignment in NYC starting 4/20 and going through 7/18. I have put in my resignation at my current job. I will be honest before anyone throws accusations at me. Yes, I stepped u...

My offer was around 4600 for 4 days a week. I am a new nurse, but I feel confident enough to succeed on an assignment. I saw the posts for 10k a week. It’s a 21 day assignment, but it’s 21 days STRAIGHT. That’s an insane amount of money but I know I ...

Just learn what your instructors like and show it to them. Nursing school is a joke and taught me next to nothing besides how to pass meds safely. You learn real nursing on the job, seeing it every day.

Totally disagree with some one the comments here. I work on a pretty high acuity intermediate floor and I’d be lost if I didn’t show up a little early to research my patients. Yeah I can get a quick history through shift report but I benefit from rea...

So I’m a new grad still on orientation. Long story short I was taking care of a pretty critical patient the other night. I was taking frequent verbal orders from the provider. The patient was vomiting frequently and had prn zofran ordered. The provid...

My charge called pharmacy and that’s what they said

This is where I went wrong in my part of the administration. The patient was actively vomiting so I thought I would give the medication and then scan it when I got a chance. I didn’t wait for the order to populate in the computer. It is my fault, I g...

I’m a huge believer that past a certain age or certain point, comfort becomes way more important than try to “fix” someone. In clinical rotations in school we had a 96 y/o with afib (this was a secondary problem, not the reason she was admitted). The...

New grad in eastern N.C. $24.5 base pay

Davey, In my few years of being a member on this site I have always enjoyed your posts. BUT THIS.... this meme is unacceptable. No nursing meme should be this dang funny ??. You have truly outdone yourself with this one ?.

Guys does the PVT work? I had 80 questions does this mean I passed? If a tree falls in the woods and nobody’s around to hear it, does it make a sound? Kind of poking fun here ?. I took my NCLEX this morning. Test shut off at 80 questions. I feel conf...

Hey guys, just wanted to share my frustrations with everyone on this wonderful Thursday night. So the title of my post is true. I just made $3.85 an hour for twenty hours worth of work for a whopping 77 dollars! NOW, this is not a nursing job. I am a...

Hey guys, thanks for replying. I reacted too quickly. I spoke with the owner and he made a mistake on pay. Problem solved. Guess I was just having a bad night...

Hey there Homebound, I recently accepted a job offer from Vidant for a new grad position. I do disagree with you on the price of rent. I signed a lease in a place that is practically unseen for less than 2k/month in my area of upstate NY for around 8...

If you weren’t such a reputable poster I would call BS on half of those reasons in the DIDNT column. That’s just so unreal ?

I am frankly upset that so many experienced nurses are responding to this post the way they are. Students shouldn’t ask questions? ARE YOU SERIOUS? I am still a student. I finished my last clinical week this week. For our last week we pair with an RN...

I found joy in reading this

Hey, I accepted a job in the MTCU as well, starting in the summer! How do you like it?!

“Id rather be a nurse with debt than not a nurse at all”. I’ve said that sentence to myself so many times throughout my nursing school education. I received a FULL scholarship to school... and I have still taken out around 15k in student loans to hel...

Goodmorning everyone! I am currently a student in upstate NY. I’m due to graduate in May. I have received a job offer from Vidant Health in North Carolina! I have to speak with the nurse recruiter in more detail, but he mentioned relocation assistanc...

That’s something I didn’t think of

Ahhh thank you for the options and info!