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  1. $200,000 salary as a RN, it's true

    Xance replied to guest416560's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank you for breaking down the numbers like that, it was easy to understand and really surprised me once broken down as such. Perhaps I should look into that more thoroughly at a later date, but at...

  2. $200,000 salary as a RN, it's true

    Xance replied to guest416560's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Check your numbers again, I was surprised so I checked them and I got far different results. A 324k salary in San Antonio would require 415k salary in Stockton to maintain a similar standard of...

  3. Why are so many nurses against unions?

    Xance replied to Icunicenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    This further builds into the entire point of a union, no one would have to 'negotiate' for their salary. They are most likely already getting the best rate they could based upon their experience....

  4. $200,000 salary as a RN, it's true

    Xance replied to guest416560's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    @FullGlass, they are arguing that the extremely high cost of living in California is offset by the high salaries. On the flip side, he is also arguing that the lower salaries in Texas are offset by...

  5. Why are so many nurses against unions?

    Xance replied to Icunicenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    True. If you can 'negotiate' a salary which was already decided by the employer already that is not negotiating. A true negotiation would have that person realize there is a range for their...

  6. Why are so many nurses against unions?

    Xance replied to Icunicenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    You truly believe that? In some cases yes, but just imagine all of the workplace injustices that you have seen and/or heard about. Undoubtedly you have seen/heard of many. Yet how many of them have...

  7. Feedback appreciated

    Xance replied to jinct's topic in General Nursing

    There are quite a few different perspectives here, more than I expected. I'm curious how this situation has progressed thus far. It seems to me that there were more details to be considered than I...

  8. Do you have a side hustle?

    Xance replied to Mrsvirgomama's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a contract RN doing 4 months on 4 months off. I get almost an entire years salary in that 4 months of work so anything I do during my 4 months off is considered a 'side hustle' but time wise it...

  9. Feedback appreciated

    Xance replied to jinct's topic in General Nursing

    If only such creativity were used for better purposes instead of finding ingenious ways to get high. I wonder what strange thing will be

  10. army/AF/navy — advice for nursing student needed

    Xance replied to socalnurse's topic in Government, Military

    If you just want to get military medical experience then going enlisted as a corpsman or medic would get you that. However you are not going to get to do high-speed stuff immediately and you may...

  11. Navy vs. Air Force

    Xance replied to Ricee's topic in Government, Military

    I currently serve on white hulled ships and I do have to say that the standard of living on those ships are far higher than when I was on the Essex. However I have not worked aboard either of the...

  12. On Vacation - Would You Intervene?

    Xance replied to RobbiRN's topic in General Nursing

    That is exactly my point. There are different situations requiring different things and as healthcare providers we cannot know what the situation is until we assess it. If in your example the...

  13. army/AF/navy — advice for nursing student needed

    Xance replied to socalnurse's topic in Government, Military

    I agree with jfratian that some experience would be required and helpful before joining. I was a hospital corpsman who worked alongside RN's when I was at a hospital or clinic, but you will be doing...

  14. $200,000 salary as a RN, it's true

    Xance replied to guest416560's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have mentioned in detail one of the reasons why and you can refer to my above post for that. Austin (capital of Texas) has a saying; no one is from Austin, they are from somewhere else. To the...

  15. On Vacation - Would You Intervene?

    Xance replied to RobbiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I believe if many of the 'do not intervene' crowd would be singing a different tune if it were themselves or their loved ones who were the ones having an emergency. If I were choking on food an...

  16. On Vacation - Would You Intervene?

    Xance replied to RobbiRN's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the 'do not intervene' crowd seem to fear lawsuits, and the 'assess first before making decision to intervene' crowd seems to have a more logical process to make that choice or not. I believe...

  17. Navy vs. Air Force

    Xance replied to Ricee's topic in Government, Military

    @anchorRN There aren't any RN's on LHD's? I was on the Essex years ago and I thought I remember a few of the officers there in the Nurse Corps. Perhaps I was mistaken as the symbols for each...

  18. $200,000 salary as a RN, it's true

    Xance replied to guest416560's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    @ConstantGardener let's agree to disagree. I have lived in California and goods/services cost over twice as much from what I have personally seen compared to Texas and in some cases far more. That...

  19. Feedback appreciated

    Xance replied to jinct's topic in General Nursing

    See, this seemingly keeps getting escalated. If she admitted her fault she might have been given a write-up, some additional training/counseling, and be done with it. No one was hurt but an error...

  20. $200,000 salary as a RN, it's true

    Xance replied to guest416560's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    @Jkloo, I highly suggest you google the cost of living comparison of Texas to California. There is no real comparison, Texas is one of the cheapest states to live in and California one of the more...

  21. $200,000 salary as a RN, it's true

    Xance replied to guest416560's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    A mortgage really shouldn't be 30% of your income (ideally). In an ideal situation housing would cost ~25% of your income with the rest being put forth towards other living expenses and ~10% into...

  22. "Not sure what unit you will be hired into..."

    Xance replied to TitaniumPlates's topic in General Nursing

    This entire thread is... interesting. Too much pride and ruffled feathers, meg/surg RN's being offended by someone possibly talking bad about their specialty, RN managers now offended some people...

  23. Navy vs. Air Force

    Xance replied to Ricee's topic in Government, Military

    I believe we are losing the forest for the trees. I did not point out individual percentage of time deployed nor did I mention percentage of deployed personnel. I said from what I have seen I have...

  24. Feedback appreciated

    Xance replied to jinct's topic in General Nursing

    Right? That whole situation is rather odd, and only reinforces the value of documentation. In that situation you know that hospital management and perhaps even the BON may get involved and proper...

  25. Floor to the OR?

    Xance replied to Reaz's topic in Operating Room

    This thread has seemingly become a thread to pick OR nurses brains for advice about the OR so I will chime in with my own spin on that question. I am technically a 'new-grad' RN, but my experience is...