CVORscrubRN BSN, RN

Update to 2013 post: Working for different hospital system now, same area (Indiana), and we are paid $5/hr for call away from hospital; time-and-a-half if called in with a 2-hour minimum. Not sure if previous system has changed their call compensatio...

I work in a specialized heart hospital in Indiana, and we are also paid $5/hr on call away from hospital. 2-hour minimum pay if called in; time-and-a-half pay with loss of call stipend while working. As you know working CVOR cases, you’re there more ...

I agree with the above. As far as not studying, only you know how comfortable you are taking tests. You know NCLEX is a different kind of test. If you're OK with that, go for it and get it out of the way. I refused to pay hundreds of dollars extra fo...

I was surprised by this, too, when I started in healthcare. Must be an industry thing sort of. I used to work in news, and we got paid for the holidays we were lucky enough to not work without it coming out of our PTO ... but our PTO bank didn't accr...

Congratulations!!

Good luck! I never even considered getting a med-surg job first, and I have not one regret about it.

I worked as a student nurse in the OR prior to graduation. The duties are pretty much as the NM stated. You probably won't feel like you are doing many "nursing" duties. When I was a student, I helped check in and verify case carts for the upcoming s...

We have more nurses than techs at the hospital I work at, too, so we scrub regularly as RNs. If you are interested in scrubbing, you should definitely ask questions about that during interviews at each facility you may work. I think it really depends...

I had a job lined up before graduation, and most of my classmates did as well. I recommend getting a PCI (student nurse) job when you are able to do so. If you want a hospital job anyway. IU Health tends to hire from their PCI pool. It is a good prog...

The program is expensive. I graduated from it in 2011 with about $32,000 in loans. I didn't owe a penny from my first degree, so yeah, when I look at the student loan statement from that program, I'm floored. Glad I made the career change, but wish s...

Base pay in Indianapolis hospitals is about $21-$22/hr.

$2.25/hr on call; time and a half if called in, minimum 3 hours of pay.

First, let me say that I respect everything all before me has said about watching credit card debt, staying on track with a budget, putting money away for the future, etc. But the poster wants a Mini. Some people like cars (like myself). There is not...

Excellent question! I can't offer any insight, as I started in the OR as a new grad at 32 years old as well. Once off orientation in a few months, I'll be 33. At our hospital OR we have quite a few nurses in their 40s, 50s, and even 60s, so I know so...

Indiana RN, BSN - New grad, 2 mo. $22.30/hr base, hospital

Hahaha ... True that!

Be thankful your hospital is giving you some money to reimburse. Mine is mandating a uniform change in July, and not giving us a cent to buy new. I am a new grad, so I had to buy the current color scheme for the five months I work now, then will have...

Got mine this morning! Very happy! I guess for anyone reading this in the future, know that Indiana doesn't ALWAYS update quickly. :)

Congratulations!!! I'm still waiting. I think I have a bad case worker. I had a problem with her getting me my ATT, and now this. She happened to be the one on the phone when I called this morning and she was more than a little rude. They have 15 day...

You're not the only one. I took the exam on Thursday the 26th and still nothing. Ended up paying for my results even though everyone told me before that you wouldn't have to because Indiana updates their site with license numbers so quickly. I guess ...

PS - As far as the nails, when I started reading, I did think it seemed like an odd worry ... But I guess I agree with others. You're going to be on edge enough on test day. I'd remove them to not have that on your mind on top of just test stress.

No kidding! How was the poor woman supposed to see to read the questions!? I usually wear contacts, but decided to wear my glasses on test day because I didn't want the possibility of having an annoying contact acting up and distracting me. If they h...

Just like we know things were very different when you took your test, you have to realize the same. Starting our jobs have very different requirements now. At least in my state, we can no longer start work as a graduate nurse. That means many of us a...

Teboz: I am in Indiana, too, and understand what you are talking about. Every time I called, they told me my case worker was on vacation. Well, that is great for her, but DISTRIBUTE HER APPS TO OTHERS IN THE OFFICE. We shouldn't have to wait to start...

Wow. I had no idea it was a possibility to get 75 SATA questions. Yikes!