Hello!
So I'm considering taking the plunge and transitioning to the ICU CCU from almost 4 years in the ED. I'm coming from a 34 bed community hospital (patients are sick sick) and thinking about going to a level 2 trauma hospital ICU CCU settin...
Lipoma replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing
Money...but I don't let $ cloud the care I give. Everyone deserves to be respected and given empathetic care.
If this didn't pay a good amount of money then I wouldn't do nursing because although patients are respectful, an overwhelming number o...
You could always do 2 travel shifts/week and 1-2 shifts/week as a PT NP.
I'm currently in FNP/ENP school and also a travel RN and the money is too great to pass up even though I'm a few years out before graduation.
Urban with 3 other hospitals within a 15-minute radius. But the volume is what's killing us and everyone has left or in the process of leaving to do travel nursing...
Patients complain all the time (it gets easier the more it happens LOL). You did nothing wrong - you acted within your scope given by the parameters that were prescribed. Once you clock out, leave it at work and don't bring it home with you.
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What???? Even with full bennies, I'm not bringing in more than 16K/month. Not even half of that.
There's a travel position posted at the hospital I am staff for 4.5K/week for 13 weeks LOL!
Lipoma replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth
As @meanmaryjane stated, leave the ranking out of the equation.
Go for the experience and pay. When I graduated nursing school few years ago, many of my classmates were trying to get into the big hospital names to buffer their resume meanwhile I...
I work mid-shift and it's tolerable. I don't do well on days but I appreciate going home at a reasonable time.
I'm at that point where I want to leave as well but cherish the experience and autonomy too much.
Got it!
Yeah, I'm looking at 4 years minimum for the BSN-DNP...I've been eyeing the cardiovascular subspecialty but I don't know how useful it'll be in the short term since I do not plan on working in a cards office.
I'm also looking at wor...
