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Hi everyone, I noticed here in Baltimore when I took my dog to a vet that they hired RN's to work in the clinic. I didn't get to ask about it but I distinctly remember that they advertised that RNs worked there. This was over two years ago and I have...

I should edit to say that my pay within my health system is equal whether in OR or WA. I'm not sure what other companies are offering. But I'm making 10$ an hour more than I was in Maryland so I am happy.

I was offered a position in both Portland and Vancouver and made the decision without doing too much research to live in Vancouver. I'm glad because my cost of living is lower, my pay is equal and I don't have 10% taken out of each check for income t...

I gave two weeks at my last job and was put on the do not rehire list. Apparently I should have given 3. Good thing hell will freeze before I consider going back. Exciting times! Where on the east coast will you be?

I'm done here. I'm glad I don't know many people with such a lack of humor in real life. Ever heard of sarcasm? Susie, we are talking about a very specific type of behavior. Did you read the thread? I was trying to encourage the OP. If you're a bit ...

Tokmom, I definitely agree. It's just easier to manage with 2 pts

OP, I know med surg is demanding and full of endless tasks, but I encourage to practice letting the callous ignorance of certain patients bounce off of you as if you have a firewall. Laugh at it instead, and thank God you are not them. I have to prac...

OP, your decision to leave will of course hinge on how bad you want it. You may find a job with your experience that you want, or you may have luck with sub acute rehab or relocating. I think my turning point was when we had to code our charge nurse...

As someone who worked in the inner city, was told by administration to 'not even stop at the red lights, just slow and go,' was nearly carjacked twice going to and from the hospital, and had my nose broken by patient violence, I support the OP in her...

I started on a medsurg floor after 7 years in LTC/subacute rehab/hospice (CNA-RN) and I was startled by the pace of things. I also had a hardcore preceptor and it was torture. Just buckle down, stay humble, and confidence will come. Fake it till you ...

Like the others said, you know the important skills. You are coordinating care and prioritizing! Everything else can be taught on the fly. You are doing great, so lose the worry. I started out on in LTC as an LPN then subacute rehab then medsurg/Orth...

Being able to wear sweatpants to work and then change into scrubs and then back into sweatpants when I'm done.

This is kind of ridiculous. If it's in your scope of practice and in your job description, what's the problem? If you are refusing on the grounds that you are 'higher than her' I would still see it as subversive and insubordinate and even counterintu...

Strike 'a' from my sentence citing 'handfuls of grads'

GrnTea, Essentially, she will start with a license to learn just like everyone else when she passes her boards at the end of the program. That's what I meant. Not all new grads are the same; that is a precise and truthful distinction. Having lived a...

Hopkins is a brand name and they command big bucks to be part of their 'legacy.' However, I worked with many many JHU nursing grads who were unable to land a job even at the JHH or Bayview (affiliated) facilities despite it being their alma mater. Th...

My least stressful job was as an LPN in a clinic for the students on a Job Corps campus. It was 8-5 M-Thurs. I had an hour long lunch break and would go take a nap in my car at the waterfront listening to sea lions and seagulls or walk the river walk...

I should add that in the year I worked as an LPN I lived in a room above the garage of a little old lady whose family wanted someone there in case she had another stroke. It was only 300$ a month and all I had to do was peek in on her. If you could f...

These are all good ideas. I drove a POS car and worked doubles on the weekends and shifts wherever I could and used student loans. I ended up taking a year off to work as an LPN so I could pay for the next year. You are so close. There will always be...

Two years ago we had a movie star in her 60s come to my floor in Baltimore for treatment by a renowned foot and ankle surgeon. There was extra security including someone posted by her door to make sure no one but her nurse or our nurse manager got in...

Well, you may find yourself having to choose a nursing home depending on how the market is doing when you finish. But once you have experience you'll be able to get where you want to be. Long term and skilled nursing nurses work incredibly hard and m...

So RT and RN prerequisite are the same. If you are just starting them you should have some time to further consider your options. RNs make more money and have more jobs available to them than RTs in the Pacific Northwest so I think it's a pretty simp...

Yes you can always do an online Rn-bsn but with rt a Bachelors won't equate to much. In my opinion you can do much more with an RN and being open to continuing ed

Do nursing. I'm near PDX and make almost 20$ an hour more than my husband, who is an RT at OHSU. You'll find a job.

Do you clench your teeth or chew gum all day/night? I grind my teeth when asleep and clench them when I'm awake. Hurts. Good luck