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  1. Utah RN pay, Salt Lake City area

    PACNWNURSING replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in General Nursing

    The bottom line is nurses get paid more for doing the same exact job in other states. I would rather be making 30,000 more a year and have more financial freedom than dealing with Utahs lower...

  2. Utah RN pay, Salt Lake City area

    PACNWNURSING replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in General Nursing

    21.80 an hour is not a livable wage to purchase a home, feed, cloth and have money to put away for a family four in Utah. The housing cost in Utah is not cheap. Staying in Utah to make 30,0000 less...

  3. Legacy Health Residency, Portland, OR

    PACNWNURSING replied to islandteam2003's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First job is ok, I have used it to gain the experience I needed. But Utah nursing salaries are horrible compared to the Northwest. So I took a chance and made a call to a recruiter with just 6...

  4. IUON Graduates?

    PACNWNURSING replied to butterfly86osuchanny's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Another for profit nursing school do not throw your money

  5. Moving to Northwest Oregon

    PACNWNURSING replied to scaredtorelocate's topic in Oregon Nursing

    The 100k a year for a night nurse in ICU is certainly plausible with night and weekend differential. If you average 39.00 an hour with differential. You would have to work 50 hours a week in order to...

  6. Moving to Northwest Oregon

    PACNWNURSING replied to scaredtorelocate's topic in Oregon Nursing

    With no experience and small community hospitals it may take a while to land a job. Good thing your an MA, I would focus on trying to land a job as an

  7. Will I be able to take that transition back into acute care without failing?

    PACNWNURSING replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    Apply for a job in the emergency room, your skills will be brought up to speed quickly and then move on to where you want to

  8. Nursing Student looking for out of state jobs

    PACNWNURSING replied to jackieh817's topic in General Nursing

    Stay in Florida and get a job first and gain experience then apply in other in other states. The competition is fierce every

  9. Man, you guys make nursing seem HORRIBLE! If I knew this before school...

    PACNWNURSING replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    Makes me want to just get my RN and jump ship and become a CRNA or NP... sheesh! Either that or they work Part time or PRN. Welcome to the reality of nursing.... They are good jobs out there with...

  10. do you get paid more for certifications?

    PACNWNURSING replied to jennifers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Great question, Yes hospitals should pay for those courses and increase a nurses hourly pay... I currently work for a hospital system that pays for the course but does not offer any extra pay for...

  11. Legacy Health Residency, Portland, OR

    PACNWNURSING replied to islandteam2003's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am just curious as to what is everyone is doing to pay bills as they wait for their first job? Are you all working? Or is your spouse provided the support as you search? I really feel for the...

  12. Don't move to Oregon if you're a new grad

    PACNWNURSING replied to JulieB71's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I lived in Vancouver WA, graduated 8/2009 did not land a job until 9/2010 in Provo Utah. I had to move.... Utah salaries are awful started at 21.80 an hour differential is terrible 1.00 to 2.00 more...

  13. Is nursing "worth it"? HELP!

    PACNWNURSING replied to bd22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nothing new here. Its been the same in nursing for years. Bedside nursing is brutal and stressful. Nurses get their experience and then move on to less stressful safer

  14. Switching Careers After only 1 yr

    PACNWNURSING replied to AXIDRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is why most RNs who gain experience leave full time work and go part time or work PRN.... Hospitals are still not getting it..... And nursing schools still promote this profession as the be...

  15. relocating to Vancouver area

    PACNWNURSING replied to gottahavefaith1964's topic in Washington Nursing

    Wow, 12/08 and still no job??? I finally had to make the move out of state to land a job... The amount of nurse graduates unemployed in the Portland/Vancouver area is crazy..... I plan on returning...

  16. Multiple Class Actions Against Hospitals for Missed Breaks

    PACNWNURSING replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We have the same problem here in Utah. Intermountain the largest healthcare system sets the wages for the entire state, there is no competition, therefore wages and benefits have remained stifled...

  17. overworked and exhausted

    PACNWNURSING replied to melisgood's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to the world of nursing too bad they never tell nursing students about these type of working environments and

  18. RN salary in Albuquerque

    PACNWNURSING replied to CranberryMuffin's topic in General Nursing

    Come on nurses somebody please

  19. How much is the salary for newly grad UTAH Nurses???

    PACNWNURSING replied to Margot0222's topic in General Nursing

    I just started at Intermountain last year as a new grad. Starting salaries are 21.80 an hour with a very small increase for differential. The price of homes does not equal the

  20. Help: Can't find a preceptor

    PACNWNURSING replied to StudentOnceAgain's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Check with the community healthcenters in your area they tend to have a number of NP's working there which I am sure would be willing to precept

  21. Nurse practitioner

    PACNWNURSING replied to RNREIVER's topic in General Nursing

    Yes University of Utah offers

  22. U of U new grad intern program or VA

    PACNWNURSING replied to HappyGirl2011's topic in General Nursing

    Yes they mostly accept their own school graduates. I would suggest you do not move here without first having landed a job. There are not enough jobs for the amount of graduates

  23. Does the perfect program exist for me?!?!

    PACNWNURSING replied to mls052603's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is flooded in this region the problem will be obtaining employment after you graduate, do not expect a job immediately upon

  24. Medical Home Primary Care RN's

    PACNWNURSING posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I want to work for an organization that utilizes the Medical Home Primary care model. Are there any RN's that work under the medical home model? How are you utilized? Do you enjoy it? What is...

  25. Mayo Clinic Reality

    PACNWNURSING posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I work for a very large healthcare system in Utah and I am very disappointed in the career support of nursing in this healthcare system. I am looking for a place to have a career for a long time.. I...