KSjo88

KSjo88 BSN

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  1. Nursing Salaries

    KSjo88 replied to kindredspirit2021's topic in Nursing Career

    I think you are right. In the past two years my hospital eliminated shift differentials while at the same time requiring all new hires and nurses with less than so many years of experience to rotate....

  2. Nurse salaries are stagnant or decreasing, we already knew NPs were taking a decrease

    KSjo88 replied to guest416560's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I agree, I was working for a hospital as an Lpn while I finished my BSN. While I was waiting to take the NCLEX Rn the hospital eliminated shift differentials and required everyone with less then so...

  3. Calling Out for EXCEPTIONAL Snow Conditions

    KSjo88 replied to River&MountainRN's topic in General Nursing

    How do we start a topic on allnurses now? I’m so

  4. Presentation college lpn to bsn

    KSjo88 replied to reisbritton's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I graduated from Presentation College with my BSN. Classes were normal I suppose. Make sure you study. Clinicals sites are in Sioux Falls area, and Fargo area. I completed at both. Good thing is...

  5. WGU vs Aspen University

    KSjo88 replied to mswill04's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I was looking at Aspen's MSN Nurse Leadership Program....and wanted some feedback too! Aspen looks super affordable, but is not regionally accredited but is CCNE approved. So does that matter? I mean...

  6. Job offer

    KSjo88 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I've gone on a few interviews and now I have a dilemma.... interventional radiology with cross train to cath lab which is mon-fri and call rotation. The other is cardiac intermediate with eventual...

  7. Job offer

    KSjo88 replied to KSjo88's topic in Nursing Career

    My mom or grandma is in the area. But this is somewhat a setback to me...both jobs are offering nearly the same hourly rate. Not sure how much overtime there is in IR... med/surg is wide open and I...

  8. Job offer

    KSjo88 replied to KSjo88's topic in Nursing Career

    Med/surg, but I have worked inpatient mental health and post acute rehab. The bulk of my career has been med/surg. Goals...pick up more skills so I can be more marketable. 1-2 year goal prn or per...

  9. Low unemployment

    KSjo88 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Was just wondering if and how the current economy is impacting your facility or place of employment. Currently, our economy is supposed to be experiencing the highest level of unemployment in decades....

  10. Low salary same work

    KSjo88 replied to Tiabluesky's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I wanna know where you have been working? I've been nursing for 6 years.... worked in crap holes all the way to 5 star facilities to trauma center and have never received more then a 50 cent raise.......

  11. DON Education

    KSjo88 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm working at a nursing home that's struggling with staffing issues, low morale, and what have you. I think in part to our administrator who makes all the decisions from my understanding. One of...

  12. DON Education

    KSjo88 replied to KSjo88's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I could just cry.... I feel so defeated. I work a lot 36-72 hours a week and my low...well, decreased due to slashes in differential I'm struggling financially. Pretty bad. Mostly due to my student...

  13. Low unemployment

    KSjo88 replied to KSjo88's topic in Nursing Career

    Yeah, I'm not happy. But seems like everywhere I have been is all about cutting or decreasing benefits as much as possible. Why is this a thing in

  14. MORALE

    KSjo88 replied to avg5012's topic in General Nursing

    Morale is low where I'm at too. Thank goodness I'm prn and have laid off of picking up as much as I used to.... now down to minimum required. How about high patient turn over coupled with high nurse...

  15. Burnt out

    KSjo88 replied to KSjo88's topic in Nursing Career

    This is correct. To be exact it is a $9.95 cent difference to work same exact hours at the nursing home. Starting pay at the hospital is $26/hr with average 50 cent raises per year.... first year was...

  16. Burnt out

    KSjo88 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I'm feeling pretty burnt out. I continued my education and got my BSN. However, I'm having a hard time finding anything outside of floor nursing...med/surg to be exact. I am starting to get that...

  17. Burnt out

    KSjo88 replied to KSjo88's topic in Nursing Career

    In the same time I have worked my way up from Lpn to RN-BSN....but have worked Med/surg all these years as Lpn and Rn. So "fresh" as Rn. But I don't see a huge difference in patient assignment or meds...

  18. Low unemployment

    KSjo88 replied to KSjo88's topic in Nursing Career

    So is anyone noticing the low unemployment in their work place? I've always worked nights, which has been chronically short staffed to the point they had sometimes only one nurse scheduled and had to...

  19. 2018 Nurse Salary

    KSjo88 replied to #MakeItRain's topic in General Nursing

    Location: Fargo, ND Base rate: $25.50 new grad Rn I believe night is $1.25 and weekends is $1.50 1% raises per year, this past year was an additional 1% No on call pay. Compensation is low compared...

  20. 2018 Nurse Salary

    KSjo88 replied to #MakeItRain's topic in General Nursing

    No extra pay? Are you

  21. Low unemployment

    KSjo88 replied to KSjo88's topic in Nursing Career

    I am looking into travel positions within a few hour radius of where I'm at. Also been peeking around for a new job. I can hardly afford to live and the only bills I have are mortgage, student loans,...

  22. Low unemployment

    KSjo88 replied to KSjo88's topic in Nursing Career

    Where do I go to be a spokes person? Ugh. Didn't help that every hospital and facility was for profit corporation owned in the area that I was in. It's all about "productivity" in a nonproductive...

  23. Low unemployment

    KSjo88 replied to KSjo88's topic in Nursing Career

    Nurses leave positions every 2-3 because well basically the raises don't keep up with market value. My first position I gained $0.51 in two years. I switched jobs and my base hourly went up $2.00 and...

  24. Nurse patient ratio?!??

    KSjo88 replied to carolinaRN80's topic in Nursing Career

    And now it's 2018 going into 2019 and SC has a nursing shortage expected to become a crisis in the state in the next 5-10 years. I too lived in SC, I worked fulltime and still qualified for food...

  25. Low unemployment

    KSjo88 replied to KSjo88's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree. The sub-par benefits is what has kept me from an FTE position for 4 years. Oddly, seems like the appreciation thing is getting worse. We had the same thing happen in our ICU....7 nurses put...