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  1. Salary for Homecare RN

    RNratched posted a topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Does anyone know what Home Health RN's salary starts in

  2. Will the nursing shortage ever end?

    RNratched replied to hopeless romantic's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously...a nursing shortage. I don't know about hospitals in most other states, but the few I have encountered have the problem of short staffage...not nurse shortage. This is not an issue of a...

  3. Salary???

    RNratched posted a topic in Home Health

    Confused about pay in Home Health. I keep reading about pay per visit vs pay per hour, but what about salary? Does that mean no raises, OT, or other incentives? What is a good salary for a home...

  4. Salary???

    RNratched replied to RNratched's topic in Home Health

    Is is good hearing that some places are paying additional for various added work. I had assumed that salary was without extra pay for working beyond the

  5. Salary???

    RNratched replied to RNratched's topic in Home Health

    Thank for the reply. Just trying to figure out now, what an average salary

  6. Trying to decide between New Hanover Med and Brunswick Community Hospital...

    RNratched posted a topic in North Carolina Nursing

    please help me! i need information from anyone who works or have worked at these hospitals. how are they staffed on the floors such as how many cna's do they staff per rn and nurse patient ratios....

  7. Dialysis nurse considering oncology... again

    RNratched replied to DeLana_RN's topic in Oncology

    hello delana_rn, i am currently a dialysis nurse working on an inpatient unit. the unit is small, but we keep very busy. i am going to be relocating soon and have been looking at job prospects. i...

  8. ERI compared to NCLEX?

    RNratched posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    For those who have used ERI testing in school...how do the questions compare with the NCLEX questions? Many people have told me that if I have done well on the ERI tests that I will pass the NCLEX...

  9. Anyone Travel?

    RNratched posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    hello! i am looking to hear from anyone that has experience as a travel dialysis nurse. i am curious about what company you used, pay rates, and what types of facilities you were placed in...???...

  10. Anyone Travel?

    RNratched replied to RNratched's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    hello- what types of facilities have you been employed in and where all have you traveled? also, if you don't mind me asking...do you feel like you are making better money or saving money as a travel...

  11. Pet Deposit Question...Oh, and Health Insurance.

    RNratched posted a topic in Travel

    hello! i am trying to navigate my way through all of the companies and their available opportunities right now. i am planning to start travel nursing as a newbie this fall. my husband is enrolled in...

  12. Pet Deposit Question...Oh, and Health Insurance.

    RNratched replied to RNratched's topic in Travel

    yes, this is discouraging...i know that when i moved to nc and i checked into living in an apt. it was almost impossible. most of them do have a weight limit on dogs, but i was under the impression...

  13. Pet Deposit Question...Oh, and Health Insurance.

    RNratched replied to RNratched's topic in Travel

    Thank you for the reply. That sounds awesome! :w00t: I will take another look at RN Network. There are so many details to work out. I am glad I have started doing this now, so I have plenty of...

  14. potassium/dialysate bath

    RNratched replied to LPN2RNBSN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    juanay, i am interested in travel dialysis...do you have any information or advice for me? i don't have the first

  15. Bummed...Can I not do travel nursing in the area I currently live?

    RNratched replied to KLeigh's topic in Travel

    thanks for all of the hlepful information on this forum. what would be my best option if i am thinking of traveling to save money? i would like to spend the next few years traveling, but for the...

  16. Need info on New Bern and Wilmington...

    RNratched posted a topic in North Carolina Nursing

    :typing My husband and I would like to live on the coast near Wilmington or New Bern, but I would like to know what the hospitals are like to work in. I am also interested in who has the best health...

  17. Bummed...Can I not do travel nursing in the area I currently live?

    RNratched replied to KLeigh's topic in Travel

    i still don't understand all of the differences between travel nursing and agency nursing. the way i understand it thus far is that agency nurses are not gauranteed shifts, hours, etc. whereas with...

  18. Need info on New Bern and Wilmington...

    RNratched replied to RNratched's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    went to wilmington over the weekend and loved it. now that i have had the opportunity to just spend a relaxing day in the city, it seems ideal. i don't know when my husband and i will be able to...

  19. Bummed...Can I not do travel nursing in the area I currently live?

    RNratched replied to KLeigh's topic in Travel

    i think that many nurses with families reluctant to travel far would benefit from this information. i never hear anything about local travel and find this to be very interesting. it gives so many...

  20. Travel Nursing in RTP area?

    RNratched replied to lighterbeing's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Where do you currently work? I know a couple of people where I live that have done agency and travel nursing and love it. I don't know if it would be my bag, but you never really know until you try....

  21. Need Info On Davita..........

    RNratched replied to kimmydo's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hello, I am currently a dialysis nurse in an acute hospital setting. I am relatively new to dialysis nursing and I have to say that I absolutely love it. If I had been asked in nursing school what...

  22. Scores on pre-NCLEX review tests..for those who have passed.

    RNratched posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If you passed the NCLEX and used study materials (i.e. Kaplan, Saunders, Mosbys...). What kind of scores were you getting on your review tests? I have been told that I should be getting at least 75%...

  23. all4schwa + 75 q's = Nurse Angel, R.N.

    RNratched replied to all4schwa's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Cheers! :cheers: Yes, Cheers! Congratulations Angel,RN. You are now among the elite... Pray for me as I prepare for my day coming!!! :innerconf

  24. Starting to FREAK OUT!

    RNratched posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I take the NCLEX in six days and up until yesterday I have been calm, cool, and collected. I've taken several reviews and have all this material. I haven't really studied much in the past couple of...

  25. Starting to FREAK OUT!

    RNratched replied to RNratched's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    IsseyM...Thanks for the input. I began talking through my anxiety this evening with my fiance and I am slightly calmer. I know I can't put this off anymore and I agree that I will never feel like I...