Dormi93

Dormi93 RN

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  1. RN Pay Transparency

    I was just looking to see if we could create a pay transparency for RNs. I work in Illinois in the Chicago Suburbs, at a Northwestern Medicine Hospital Experience: 6 years - 2 on...
  2. RN Pay Transparency

    My hospital is also not union, a few hospitals in the Chicago metro area are like UIC, etc. But most in the suburbs are
  3. RN Pay Transparency

    There isn't a difference at my hospital. I currently have my ADN and finish my BSN next
  4. RN Pay Transparency

    I also have my CCRN certification, along with the normal BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP, US IV training,
  5. Which job offer to accept

    I am a new grad who has worked in critical care as a HUC/PCT for the past 4 years while in school. Unfortunately, my unit cannot hire a new grad at this time... so I have interviewed and been offered...
  6. Which job offer to accept

    I wasn't given a reason besides the normal automatic turned down email, "thank you for your submission... sadly we are not pursuing you for employment.... best wishes..." I'm not super pressed for...
  7. Which job offer to accept

    Yeah, it sounding like a very rough unit is the only thing holding me back. I don't mind being busy, but I don't want to be so busy I can't learn or be
  8. Which job offer to accept

    It's somewhat understandable, "Ortho Days" or planned ortho cases are Monday's and Wednesday's so they plan on having the unit mostly emptied out to prepare for the admissions on Monday. The unit...
  9. Done something in Clinical you weren't supposed to?

    The only thing that I've ever done in clinical that wasn't what we should have done was I had a developmentally delayed patient that I was passing around 12 meds to. He was noncommunicative and after...
  10. Working while attending Nursing school

    It is very manage-able. I had a job where I worked 5 days a week and attended nursing school, it just goes down to priority management and learning to say no. No I can't pick up 4 extra hours, no I...
  11. How do I get them to listen?

    All you can do is present your case with the evidence you have. If it is reasonable enough and they don't listen get out ASAP that is not a place to become attached
  12. I worked at both a nursing home and a step-down ICU as a CNA. The main difference will be types of workload. I found that you CAN (depending on co-workers) have a lot more help in a hospital because...