cabanaboy

Like someone else said, the LTAC probably would be great experience. But like you said, it's going to be easier getting into the ICU if you already work at that facility. Go for the cardiac floor job!

Some turnover is expected and is a cost of doing business. If facilities don't want to hire new grads because they leave, maybe they need to look at why they are leaving and try to improve upon that.

"would you send out applications like crazy and if something comes your way take it and forget the severence and stay pay." That seems like the easy answer to me. You didn't say what the bonus was, but two weeks of severence isn't worth staying around for if another job you want comes up. That's what I'd do. The hard decision will come if you don't get another job by the time 12/31 comes around.

Thanks for that info. I'm not convinced that go as far as to make sure we all have well-paying jobs, homes, insurance, etc, but at least I see there is some sort of rationale behind the plan. I didn't say you wanted my money. I was speaking about the union who wants more members ie. more membership dues and are trying to do so seemingly by encouraging class warfare.

You obviously work in some capacity for National Nurses United. You'll need to come up with a better camapign to get your hands on my money, which is your ultimate objective. Most nurses aren't going to believe that "taxing Wall Street" (I don't even know what that means, and not sure you do either) is going to make sure that I have a job, food, education, etc.

"extending/taking out loans without the means to pay them off" I agree with you there. That's where things went downhill in a hurry. Our lawmakers made rules and regulations that made it easy for people who couldn't afford a house to buy a house, or a bigger house then they could afford. That is the real cause of the recession and drop in stock market (and therefore our 401k's).

"It’s a movement where everyone in our country will have jobs at a living wage, access to quality education, guaranteed healthcare for all, good housing, protection from hunger, a healthy environment, and a just taxation system." Sounds great! But where is the plan to make that happen. Some might argue that our country got into the bind we are in by trying to make sure everyone has everything.

My reply has nothing to do with ADN vs. BSN. For a new HS grad, if you have any inkling to go away to school, you should do it! Someday you will likely wonder what you missed out on, especially if boyfriend someday exits the picture or nursing ends up not being for you.

As you can tell, Aurora has a bad rep. But the truth is much of it very nice. It has a population of over 300,000 and is as big as Denver, so of course there are bound to be some places that aren't all that great. And yes, like another poster mentioned there are some great hospitals there.

Has anyone actually heard of this being a problem, or know of any research regarding this issue?

Is it me, or is everyone making this more difficult then it needs to be. If your only two weeks in, go talk to the mgr before they invest more in you. If you already want to bolt, they would rather you go now then have to deal with the issue later after they truly have invested in you. They may well let you off the hook.

It's 1 TO 2, not 1 OR 2. Rather then titrating the dose to give the desired effect, wouldn't this encourage the RN to more often then not give the max dose, knowing they won't be able to give more for another 4 hours?

RN: Hello Dr. I know it's 230am, but I'm calling about patient M who is c/o 8 of 10 pain. You did order 1-2 Norco prn Q4H. I gave 1 about an hour ago, and it isn't enough. Could I have a STAT order for another one. MD: Didn't you just say you gave 1, but the order is for 1 to 2? RN: Yes, that is correct. CLICK

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A $10,000 difference? It sounds great to me, but realisticly what is that based on? Is a MSN with the same amount of experience working on the same unit as a BSN or ADN really that much different? Are they that much more valuable to the employer? Not likley, so why should they pay more? Another poster complained that their employer only reimbursed a "miniscule" 30% of tuition. That sounds pretty generous to me. True, some reimburse more, but many more don't reimburse anything, nor should they be expected to. I'm not sure why many people feel so entitled to certain things. The purpose of a hospital or any business for that matter is not to provide you with a job, tuition reimbursement, insurance, etc. They are there to accomplish a mission, usually to make money. To accomplish this mission, they need great employees and to get great employees they need to offer good wages, insurance, vacation, tuition, etc. Some organizations are much better at that then others, and almost every employer I have worked for I have seen where they certainly could improve in attracting and keeping employees. However, once you accept that they aren't there to simply pay for your schooling or give you higher wages just because you think they should, your eyes will open up to how to make better opportunities for yourself, and the happier and more successful you will be!