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I agree that the best thing you can do for yourself is speak to your charge nurse and find out why she wanted you to call the doctor and have her walk you through the situation as a learning experience. Your charge nurse should be a resource for you, not some one to yell at you and point out your mistakes.

I'm in LA and there are lots of jobs for new grads. I work on a medsurg unit where there is a high turnover rate. We have new grads come and stay for 1 year to get experience and then leave. We are always understaffed. There are definately jobs and I would have to agree that there is a definate problem in the hiring process. Some hospitals simply take a lot of time to get through the paperwork and or loose your application. It can be frustrating.

Thankful to have a job? Isn't there a nursing shortage? I know my hospital is always using registry, and it seems to me that a financial incentive is a great way to keep its present employees. I like my hospital and don't really want to get another job, but on principal, I don't want to stay at a facility that doesn't appreciate its employees. I'm just curious if this is what I'll find at the majority of healthcare facilities. May be this is what is causing the nursing shortage. People change professions. That's where I'm at now.

I understand that there's no obligation by any job to provide an annual raise. I'm just asking what other people's hospitals do. I'm frustrated b/c each year I seem to be making less money b/c they increase the cost of parking, cut our healthcare benefits and have to pay more out of pocket. Presently gas prices are out of control and I will never be able to afford a house in Cali. Currently I work 2 jobs just to pay the bills and yes I'm checking in to other jobs. I'm simply trying to survive and I'm wondering what other hospitals are like. We've had a rough past few years at my hospital b/c we got a new CEO who has been working us harder and cutting staff to save money. Are other hospitals suffering as much as mine?

I'm a nurse in SoCal in the hospital. My hospital just announced this week that there will be no merit raises this year. My hospital only offers annual merit raises, no raises for cost of living or inflation. The hospital administrators told us they are in the red and trying to cut costs and salaries are the biggest expense. We were told that all hospitals are suffering financially. I'm frustrated b/c the cost of gas is increasing, housing cost a fortune in SoCal and I'm not going to be compensated for any of this. Can you tell me if this is normal not to get an annual raise? Any advice on how to handle this? I'm extremely frustrated. Some RNs have talked about calling in the union to help protect us. Would that solve the situation or cause more problems?

I'm a nurse in the hospital in Southern Cali. I'm curious if most hospitals usually give there employees annual raises. Are they based on years of experience? Pay increases for inflation? Are they based on performance? Please share!

I'm a nurse in Southern Cali and my hospital just announced this week that there will be no raises this year b/c the hospital is in the red zone and is trying to cut costs in order to make a profit and that salaries are the biggest expense. My hospital only has annual "merit" raises which means there will be no raises at all this year. This doesn't seem fair to me b/c the cost of living is going up, the cost of gas in SoCal is almost $4 a gallon. The staff is all upset, but management keeps telling us all hospitals are having the same problem. Can you speak to your hospital and how your annual raises work? Do you have merit raises? Annual raises to adjust for inflation? Any advice please???