I think it depends on your motivation for going back for your FNP (but that is true at any age). I've done some of my NP clinicals alongside a much older RN who is currently in an FNP program, and...
I'm with Aya and so far I'm impressed. They do provide health/vision/dental insurance with no premiums. I can't vouch for how good it is, because I haven't used it
RNBSN1000 replied to nurse_swan's topic in Texas Nursing
I'm just clarifying what a competitive base pay is in a major city in Texas nurse_swan. I'm doing my research on pay, benefits and how medical organizations treat their
I think it depends very much on which region you live in, the culture of the city and the educational options in the city. When your city is full of for-profit career-colleges offering unaccredited...
I grew up with white collar professional father who was unemployed over 1/3 of my childhood and a minimal-wage part-time working mother. We technically lived below the poverty line on many occasions...
What I meant by my original comment lindarn, was that I can't believe any nurse, be it ADN or BSN, is against an increase in pay for advancing education in the
I was agreeing with you, lindarn! Where I live, administration seems to love that RNs fight over nominal increases in pay... As my manager told me recently: "we pay all RNs the same because you all...
"It never ceases to amaze me, how nurses can be against rewarding the effort to earn a higher college degree, and turn it into a debate about, 'outcomes". It is not about outcomes, it is about...
herring_RN Thank you so much for your detailed post. Could I please ask a favor of you? I posted the original in the Oklahoma forum. There have been >100 views but not a single response....
I get interrupted most "lunch breaks". If it's a short call from PT, I let it slide. Anything greater than that I clock out "no lunch". The RN "watching" my patients really can't watch 4 ICU...
We have extremely high turnover and much of that is due to the perception that we aren't valued and we are being grossly underpaid for our skills. In a multi-specialty critical care unit such as this,...