Butterfly_Effect

Butterfly_Effect has 3 years experience.

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1. Raising minimum wage ..RN Salaries increase?

   Butterfly_Effect replied to Dformola's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, we have always lived in a collaborative mixture of socialism and capitalism. However, our government likes to cherry-pick where our funding should go for certain programs, i.e. corporate welfare, and recently $1.5 trillion dollars on a plane in ...

2. Raising minimum wage ..RN Salaries increase?

   Butterfly_Effect replied to Dformola's topic in General Nursing

   Similar story here as well. Minnesota and business is booming.

3. Raising minimum wage ..RN Salaries increase?

   Butterfly_Effect replied to Dformola's topic in General Nursing

   Mini 2544, Let me remind you we live under socialism already: Medicare, the Military, Medicaid, the Police, the Fire department, Education, Roads/Highways, Parks, and several other public funded programs. Do you like your water clean? Do you like to ...

4. Raising minimum wage ..RN Salaries increase?

   Butterfly_Effect replied to Dformola's topic in General Nursing

   The problem is the top 1% of this country owns 40% of the wealth. When you have that much inequity between the top earners and the bottom workers, you need to have some sort of way of leveling the playing field so the bottom workers can afford some k...

5. Experience for Pediatric Hospital Nurse

   Butterfly_Effect replied to Butterfly_Effect's topic in Pediatric

   Thank you both for your responses! I was leaning towards staying in pediatrics, so glad to know this is the right direction to go. Enuf_already, I'll look into obtaining more certifications as well! Thank you for the helpful advice. ceebeejay, glad ...

6. Experience for Pediatric Hospital Nurse

   Butterfly_Effect posted a topic in Pediatric

   I am wondering if anyone could give me some helpful advice on the path I should take to eventually get my foot in the door in a pediatric hospital. Here is my background: I received my RN in Feb 2014 and have almost a year of experience in home healt...

7. Going Directly Into School Nursing?

   Butterfly_Effect replied to Butterfly_Effect's topic in School

   Thank you all for your experiences and insight. I have a lot to think about. I was about to start in a TCU, but decided against it once I realized the environment was not for me. I am also newly pregnant with a one and a half year old at home, so sub...

8. Going Directly Into School Nursing?

   Butterfly_Effect replied to Butterfly_Effect's topic in School

   Thank you for your reply! I am hoping the subbing experience that I gain while I finish my BSN will give me a little leverage so that I am not a complete new grad, if you know what I mean. ;-) I am happy to know that some of you started out as new gr...

9. Going Directly Into School Nursing?

   Butterfly_Effect posted a topic in School

   I am a new grad with 4 months of home care experience and prospects to become a School RN. I preceptored with my two year program in a school nursing environment and feel this is really the environment that fits my personality, my lifestyle, and my g...

10. Waiting for phone call after second CNA interview at hospital

    Butterfly_Effect posted a topic in CNA/MA

    Hi Everyone! I had my second interview for a CNA Float Pool position at a local hospital almost two weeks ago and have not heard anything back from them. I sent an email to the recruiter and still no response. I felt like I did really well in the int...

11. Inver Hills/ Century College hopeful

    Butterfly_Effect replied to Sweet_Li's topic in Minnesota

    Lukeslicky, Thanks for asking your instructor :) that was a question I was wondering that for awhile and trying to decide what I wanted to do. So I'm guessing the standard way of going about semesters for the program is to do the 8 credits each semes...

12. Inver Hills/ Century College hopeful

    Butterfly_Effect replied to Sweet_Li's topic in Minnesota

    Inpatientlywaiting - Thanks for reminding me about the $100 deposit! Good way to check and I saw it was cashed with my bank. :) Lukeslichy - That is a good reminder because it is something I just found out. I was originally taking regular CPR this s...

13. Inver Hills/ Century College hopeful

    Butterfly_Effect replied to Sweet_Li's topic in Minnesota

    Inpatientlywaiting - Congrats!!! You must be VERY RELIEVED and excited to start!!! I'm beginning in the spring as well. I was a bit worried because I sent in my acceptance letter but didn't hear anything, but I know they are very busy right now so I...

14. Inver Hills/ Century College hopeful

    Butterfly_Effect replied to Sweet_Li's topic in Minnesota

    Wow! That's great to hear Lukeslichy! Congrats to you!!! I went to one of the informational meetings in May and from the sounds of it, I didn't know if many would drop so that is definitely more than I expected! Guess that means everyone from 15-65 i...

15. Inver Hills/ Century College hopeful

    Butterfly_Effect replied to Sweet_Li's topic in Minnesota

    Congrats to all of you!!!!!!!! The nervous waiting paid off!!!! I received my letter today and am #27 on the alternate list!!! I think this means I'm for sure in spring semester???!!!! Hooray!!! :yeah:We did it!!