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I left a high paying union job and took an over $10/hr pay cut to work at a much better company which is a non-profit with much nicer management. I've moved into a better position and have a 8-5p, m-f schedule. Most days I get off on time. I could return to the hospital and make more but wouldn't have my nice schedule. My husband works a corporate job making twice what I do but he has a masters. He's salaried and expected to work more than 40hrs a week and he checks in to work when we are on vacation.

Look at hospice. We really make a difference in the lives of patients and families

Here in California we had a ratio law. I recommend fighting for the same if your state doesn't have one. Ratios that many are discribing here are scary and unsafe. California RN Staffing Ratio Law

with there pants down again masterbaiting.

We prefer methadone in our hospice for several reasons. It's a small easy to take pill that can be crushed. It is long acting (most long acting opioids can't be crushed) It helps nerve pain. It's cheap.

In hospice, I've seen pts get much benifit from marijuana. Our mds do not prescribe it though we can prescribe Marinol. Our pts are usually pretty upfront with us as we dont judge and want whats best for them regarding comfort. California has clinics but Feds try to shut them down.

Look at hospice.

It depends on what area you want to work and what training they will give you. I wanted to become a hospice nurse and getting that year of med/surg was very important. It made me so much better prepared. I knew someone that got hired at a small hospice as a new grad and she regretted it. If you are bring hired in to another area with a strong new grad program they will train you. I can't see what help med/surg would be for OR or L&D, these areas are their own worlds.

If you can do it, look at travel nursing. ICU is always well paid, housing is paid. I know what area you live in makes a big differance. I can tell you jobs here in California pay far more then what you are making. Starting for a new grad here in San Diego is $28-30. I have 4 yrs experience. I had a job making just under 100k doing home health/palliative nursing that I just left because I wasnt happy with management. This was a union job and raises were part of the contract.

Call your local hospice and ask about their bereavement services. Nothing wrong with talking to professionals that understand loss and grief. As a hospice nurse we always make sure staff are aware that they can use our services.

Unless you have a clinical background and have experience work with patients, do a tradition program. You want the best clinical experience you can get in a structured setting. You also want hands on skill labs. Nursing is a hands on job, you can't learn it just from reading.

The application for licence by endorsment is pretty straight forward. There is nothing about giving up your florida licence. The temporary license is issued so you can work until your permanent one comes through. Why don't you look into getting a travel nurse job there. Then you can get paid housing and help with moving costs and then you are not locked into staying at the job if you don't like it but you have time to see what else is there.

I'm sorry to read you resigned. You should have waited and talked to them. Explain your day to them, give them an action plan on how you would avoid this in the future. They might have given you more training as this was your first error. I would try to unresign and do just that.

Best thing that helped me make sure I was on time with all medication was setting timers on my phone. I would stop all paperwork and go do the med when the timer when off.

I work with an amazing set of nurses practitioners in Hospice and they provided wonderful emotion support to both patients and their families.