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  1. New Grad ready to quit...

    I graduated in 1995 and went to work on an understaffed med/surg unit and used to get physically sick on the way to work. Lasted a handful of months. Perhaps a different setting with a better and more...
  2. Sad and confused

    Please don't let this experience get you down. I have worked at SNFs in the past and I don't think I would do it again. Generally speaking, the facilities' mgt. tends to turnover every few years...
  3. OLD RN of 58 needs career advice please!

    I actually was the case manager for anywhere from 12 (unusual) to about 21 (unusual). Normal load was 14-17. BUT you can only be at one place at a time. Of course, there were times the pager and...
  4. LPN/LVN rate of pay in your area.

    I have a close friend in El Paso, TX who is a LPN/LVN and she was making $17-18 per hour. Recently was hired by a previous co-worker who knew the quality of her work and is paying her $24/hr. I...
  5. No luck in finding Nursing job.

    Can you move to El Paso,
  6. OLD RN of 58 needs career advice please!

    When I worked for hospice, we had a male nurse that turned 65 and he used to joke that if the census went down he WAS hospice-eligible d/t his newfound Medicare status. :rotfl: Hospice has some...
  7. Hospice On-Call Schedules

    Hello, I worked for Odyssey prior to my current job (relocated). We had a dedicated on-call staff and only rarely did the RN case managers need to take call or provide back-up. When we did take...
  8. shift differential question

    $1.65 for nights. Nothing additional for
  9. Relocation

    I don't know if it is too late for you to do this, but we went to Tucson last weekend and Pricelined a resort (Omni Golf Resort)for $60 a night. Great hotel! It even had a walk-in-closet
  10. Hows the job market for new grads?

    I can't imagine anyone living in a decent-sized city in Arizona not being able to get a job. I live in a smaller city south of Tucson and we ALWAYS have openings. It is MUCH easier to get a job as...
  11. Self-Scheduling

    Absolutely love it! Per diems cannot be changed from what they pencil in. Full-time and part-time can be changed from pencil schedule depending on unit needs. Never seems to be a problem though....
  12. Hello everybody! I've corresponded with several nurses recently and all of us are looking for a good place to work and live. This includes realistic staffing ratios and reasonable cost-of-living....
  13. Weekend and holiday work question

    I just wanted to let you know that we don't get any extra money for holidays. I worked Christmas and it was just normal, straight time. Hopefully the job you just got will make the policy worth it...
  14. Hospice nursing in EL PASO, Texas?

    Hello! I left El Paso about 1.5 years ago. I worked for Odyssey Healthcare and loved it. Hospice of El Paso is also located there. There are TONS of jobs in nursing in El Paso. Just depends on...
  15. Tell us what makes your location great for a nurse!

    Wow! Sounds like you have found a great employer. Please tell more. Thank you,
  16. Tell us what makes your location great for a nurse!

    Actually, if you can stand living in El Paso, TX (I loved it; husband hated it), wages are high and cost-of-living is very low. The West part of town (Redd Rd.) is quite nice! I, too, am originally...
  17. Great Hospitals to work at? reccomendations

    Hello, I know exactly what you are going through. My husband is retiring from the Army (ages 38 & 36) and we are trying to find a GREAT place to live. Almost moved to Michigan for a job my...
  18. New Mexico nurse working in El Paso, Texas

    Hello! If I remember correctly, there are only 2 smaller hospitals in Las Cruces (we moved last year to AZ). There are numerous hospitals in El Paso such as Del Sol, Las Palmas, Sierra, Providence,...
  19. Relocating to Ann Arbor/Detroit Area--HELP!!

    I appreciate all of your responses. The cost of living is discouraging, but we received a DVD of Ann Arbor yesterday and it looks beautiful. We've been living in desert communities for the past...
  20. Hello, My husband is finally retiring from the military and we've narrowed our post-retirement locations down to Phoenix, Seattle and Ann Arbor/Detroit. We currently live in AZ, so we know what to...
  21. tucson icu opinions

    My husband was in Tucson last weekend at La Encantada (upscale shopping with Williams Sonoma, Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn, etc.) and TMC was having a job fair. He said they sounded pretty...
  22. Medication Aides

    Hello, I worked at a facility in TX that utilized med aides and it was great. The nurses were still responsible for all G-tube meds & IV meds. We had GREAT med aides that made an impossible job...
  23. Relocating to Ann Arbor/Detroit Area--HELP!!

    Thanks everyone for the responses!!! This is such a big move for us and it involves a huge paycut for my husband (did you ever think you would hear that from a military family?). Also, he is limited...
  24. Relocating to Ann Arbor/Detroit Area--HELP!!

    Thanks for the info. I looked at the attached payscale and it looks as if it is fairly difficult to make over $25/hr. Is that true? Maybe I'm just spoiled:) Thank you,
  25. CNA in El Paso

    Hello, I don't know too much about CNA pay rates in El Paso, but I do believe the nursing homes paid about $6-$8 an hour. The nicest nursing homes were White Acres Good Samaritan and there was a...