HRTRN5665

Hello. I work in Las Cruces NM as an RN in the Tele. unit. I feel over all we have decent working condtions. We have had a few travelers in the past and they seem to enjoy our facility. Pay scale starts approx. $19-30 (19 of course right out of school). My husband works in El Paso and the scale there is approx. $3 more an hour. In El Paso they offer sign on bonuses as well as a more competetive scale. I preferrr to work in Las Cruces because the employees there have a much better attitude. That is the reason I preferr Las Cruces to El Paso.

:(I think that maybe sometimes we have so much pressure on us that we take shortcuts..and what you or I may consider "false charting" another just looks at as getting the job done. I have noticed that the newer nurses seem to stress out more easily, and me I just remember when...I dunno....we had a meeting at my hospital tonight about our staffing and we are allotted as much OT as we want to work. The nurse shortage could have alot to do with some of the problem. Who knows, on my floor we have some horrible nurses that seem to lack any accountability or pride in their work.