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  1. New Grad RN relocating to get experience affect wage when we come back?

    technofreak replied to godofkahn's topic in General Nursing

    Not if the hospital is a union hospital. Also I have never heard of hospitals paying less based on previous pay. Your current market dictates pay more than anything else as a staff nurse. Executive...

  2. Accounting to nursing

    technofreak replied to ILNurse2b's topic in General Students

    Hi HouTX! Can you please qualify the above. I live/work/play in a major city and the starting salary for an entry management position is about 110-118k. There's no chance for overtime unless you...

  3. From RN to Medical School

    technofreak replied to RNthenDoc's topic in General Nursing

    Cali can you please share your age. Are you an older student or are you super young like the op? Thanks for your input

  4. From RN to Medical School

    technofreak replied to RNthenDoc's topic in General Nursing

    This question will be better served on SDN. A few points: 1) I personally would only work part-time while you complete your pre-med requirements. The general requirements are definitely doable but...

  5. Health care administration - non nurses

    technofreak replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a very prestigious hospital. This hospital regularly hires MHA/MBA graduates as clinical managers and directors with no clinical experience whatsoever (unless you count the administration...

  6. Bernie Sanders gets NNU nod

    technofreak replied to Farawyn's topic in Nursing News

    You honestly need to relax, you sound like a complete nut job. People's life experiences shape their beliefs, hence why people vote for different candidates. If you feel like Bernie and Hillary are...

  7. Customer satisfaction callbacks

    technofreak replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    This "study" will never take place, nursing organizations are too busy researching how nursing can be the most trusted profession for the 100th time in a

  8. moving back home, 2 year 'contract', crna vs management

    technofreak replied to agirlcandream's topic in Nursing Career

    HouTX gave you some really good advice. It seems like you want your cake and eat it too. It's a myth that you can have a 'perfect career' and a "perfect" life. It seems that you are approaching an...

  9. If you had a reset button, would you choose nursing again?

    technofreak replied to amazingme's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to answer that question with a resounding

  10. Best route to take to become a CRNA

    technofreak replied to rosscross12's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Why aren't you pursuing medicine? Btw if you do decide to pursue nursing definitely go for the BSN for all the reasons mentioned. CRNA 4 Years of College > 1-2 years ICU experience (assuming you...

  11. Newbie question

    technofreak replied to Farawyn's topic in Home Health

    Wow, I recently started a new HH gig. The job is prn, I have never done HH before, as all my experience is in acute care. I received three days (8-5) of field orientation and another day to complete a...

  12. Side business ideas for nurses

    technofreak replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I listen to public radio A LOT. Last week they had a discussion on Uber. A man actually called the show and commented on the fact that he knew several people who did the same exact thing you proposed...

  13. Disappointed in nursing

    technofreak replied to nursingilove's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Too many to list. Simply Google "lateral violence nursing," and you will have the answer that you

  14. New Grad - Ain't he special!

    technofreak replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Really?

  15. What makes a nursing contract binding & official?

    technofreak replied to Kit.Kat's topic in General Nursing

    Well I guess we are in agreement then. I think the OP case is very obvious and whatever she signed is not a contract, But my post was for others who have signed similar contracts under more...

  16. What makes a nursing contract binding & official?

    technofreak replied to Kit.Kat's topic in General Nursing

    Not exactly accurate again. I am kind of familiar with that case and in that case it is very relevant to point out the the person who originally filed the suit was an officer in California. That is, a...

  17. What makes a nursing contract binding & official?

    technofreak replied to Kit.Kat's topic in General Nursing

    Invitale, while the courts have made a distinction between paying for someone's formal education vs hospital/facility-based training (the expense of the latter is more difficult to recoup by the...

  18. What makes a nursing contract binding & official?

    technofreak replied to Kit.Kat's topic in General Nursing

    Courts have used terms like "indentured servant," when a penalty exist for breaking a contract that seems more punitive in nature than simply the hospital trying to recoup its cost. The author, a JD,...

  19. What makes a nursing contract binding & official?

    technofreak replied to Kit.Kat's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP: Your contract” will not pass muster in the court of law and if you wanted to leave in the next hr, I wouldn't worry about it because of everything the previous posters mentioned. To...

  20. What makes a nursing contract binding & official?

    technofreak replied to Kit.Kat's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Klone! Not picking on you but I'm not sure how the website you provided is proof of a contract. Of course, the hospital is calling their required terms a "contract" but I can draft something right...

  21. Liking members at AN

    technofreak replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not going to even pretend that I don't roll my eyes at the computer screen as I read some of the text found on AN. You can sense the condescending tone with every word that is being read from some...

  22. Medical law

    technofreak replied to synaptic's topic in Advanced Practice

    1. Employment prospects are VERY tough for new attorneys. Way worst than new grad NPs IMHO. It's REALLY, really bad. (The Employment Rate Falls Again for Recent Law School Graduates - Businessweek...

  23. Nursing vs. Dentistry vs. Optometry vs. ???

    technofreak replied to sophia33's topic in General Students

    The fact that you want to own your own practice, means you appreciate a high level of autonomy and, among other things, may want freedom, status, and the ability to work and make decisions alone. If...

  24. Thoughts on nurses who graduate nursing school calling themselves nurses before the NCLEX

    technofreak replied to pmabraham's topic in General Students

    I say there are bigger things to worry about in life. It's beautiful outside in most places, start enjoying the weather and stop worrying about what other people are doing or saying, especially when...

  25. career move

    technofreak replied to jrdn40's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm not a manager nor do I desire to become an FNP, however $50,000 is awfully low for a managerial position IMHO. I don't think this "hurts" your chances at becoming an FNP, however I'm not sure it...