adaniels7

First of all I have to ask ... do you work where I work in Charlotte??!! LOL We recently hired a few nurses that stated management Lied to them to get them in the door. Sad sad practice. Plus we have such a great shortage of nurses and CNAs that everyone (including myself) are bailing. When management lies to an employee at the very beginning ... I can only say this will probably be a trend. But I can only advise you to give notice if you intend to leave current position. As a nurse I have worked quite a few places to see that burning bridges is not a good practice in the Nursing field. And you are very likely to run into that supervisor/manager or other staff in the future. You don't want any bad vibes out there that can make future positions intolerable. Best of luck to you!!

if it's recognition for work well done you are thinking will keep staff .... you will never get it or enough! Few managers now the importance of praise and those that do often forget quickly. Turn over in healthcare is high everywhere. It is hard to keep happy employees most times. Often it is YOU that will have to make those small differences to cultivate a good working environment that's enjoyable if not just tolerable at times. I have worked at a LTC facility for a few years now as a charge nurse. Turn over is outrageous and moral is nonexistent. My mother was a motivational speaker so I have that as MY foundation for looking at life and I have had to apply it at work to aid in keeping my staff content and motivated because Management is constantly turning over too. I love to sing so I do sing all day long ... to my staff and my residents and often they join in. I have a positive thought jar that has a positive thought written on it each day and candy inside. (Staff come from all the halls to get some good vibes & candy) I treat my staff to milkshakes on days we are terribly short. And about every 3 months I buy them pizza. We also do potluck once a month. This doesn't solve Resident or staffing issues and Management NEVER recognizes what I do or how well we all pull together to get through the tough days but WE KNOW and we make it work as best we can. I am always suggesting to management to do a "HIGH FIVE" reward (simple way to for staff to say to staff you did great now take this card to DON to get a little treat - but our DON keeps changing people!) I love my CNAs and fellow Nurses. We all try to work together to keep things running smoothly. Our full time staff has been pretty regular for almost a year now. This may be helpful. Best wishes to you.

Charlotte NC - starting pay LTC =$18 -$22 HRLY, Hospital are hard to get in but pay $19-$25. STAY AWAY from RCD positions in Assisted Living Facilities - you work like 65+hrs for 37hr pay! NOT WORTH IT no matter how efficient you are! This is for NO to LITTLE experience pay for RN/ADN. Not BSN/RN. Charlotte has a lot to offer but people are not as FRIENDLY as portrayed- but again, Charlotte is a CITY. Job hiring takes about 2 to 3 weeks once you interview!(I'm from Connecticut so this shocked me how long they took!) Cost of living depends on where you live -houses range from $90,000 to $1,500,000 depending on your location. The cost of everything else is pretty much the same as other states. LOVE Charlotte because it is well blended with some many different people & things to do. (planning on moving out of state and I'm soo gonna miss it here)

Thank you all for the info. I am looking at Rossville which is outside Memphis. Tennessee is a compact state with North Carolina but I will still have to register there once I am a resident .... hence trying to get the paperwork started so I don't have to wait 2 months for licensure before being able to work there. North Carolina pay range from $14.00 to $20.00 so it sounds like Tennessee may be the same depending on where I specialize. (I really need to get going on my RN!) Any info on places to NOT apply for would be helpful if anyone is around that area. :) Thank you again

Hi, I am a LPN in NC. I will be moving to Tennessee by February and need to transfer my License HOWEVER I am having a difficult time navigating the TENN website to start paperwork ... can anyone provide a link to help get me started please. THANK YOU!! *Also ... approximately what is the REALISTIC pay hourly for LPN's ?