armyrn26

armyrn26 has 2 years experience.

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1. New Hire Pharmacology Test

   armyrn26 replied to StephRN08's topic in General Nursing

   I am a med/surg float at a 500+ bed hospital. Those are the drugs are also see everything. not much variance from them. Maybe some of the cardiac drugs like coreg, betapace, amio (PO or IV). Don't know but maybe you could ask someone there to se...

2. Accelerated ASN or BSN if planning on going for an MSN to become a CNM?

   armyrn26 replied to NolaRachel's topic in ADN/BSN

   if you are planning on getting your MSN you should get your BSN. I graduated from an accelerated program (BSN). Nursing school is just a bunch of hoops to jump through. Kind of like all those prereq's you really don't need. Nursing school could b...

3. GS pay scale for government nursing jobs

   armyrn26 replied to armyrn26's topic in Government

   Thank you for the info. This is a relocation but not far. This position is a supervisory type RN job at a clinic. Nurse Lacey's pay was about what they told me. I only make around $45K right now so 60K would be a pretty good salary. Not to menti...

4. Unsure RN. Advice needed!

   armyrn26 replied to RN0820's topic in General Nursing

   Doesn't sound like a unit for a new grad. You should find somewhere with 12 hour shifts then you only have to work 3 days. 8 hour shifts do strain your personal life. If I had to guess you are younger nurse. This is a career so it takes a lot of ...

5. GS pay scale for government nursing jobs

   armyrn26 replied to armyrn26's topic in Government

   I was told this was a $70000 salary position. I will have to relocate and I don't want to be the person that asks " is that pay correct" before I interview. I just cannot find anything to back that salary up.

6. GS pay scale for government nursing jobs

   armyrn26 replied to armyrn26's topic in Government

   Karma thank you for the response. This is my problem. It is very easy to get pay scales for general jobs, as you found, but as nurses we are under a special pay scale.

7. GS pay scale for government nursing jobs

   armyrn26 posted a topic in Government

   Does anyone know how to read GS pay scales for nurses. I know that we are a Title 5 or 38 job so we don't go off of general gs pay scales. I am interviewing for a GS 10 job at a military fort. I cannot find the right pay scale to see what I would b...