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  1. Compensation fair or not?

    feelix posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hello nurse educators, I have applied for an online adjunct position in a state owned baccalaureate program. The announcement says instructors will be paid a figure slightly above $2000 per semester,...

  2. Hiring manager offered position, HR said no and won't tell me why.

    feelix replied to MiloRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar experience for a clinic job. I was taken around, introduced, and asked to buy a certain color of uniform. Also, given a date to report on. And yes, it was the same MO. Manager spoke...

  3. Compensation fair or not?

    feelix replied to feelix's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    When I started off as a face to face adjunct, I made a little over double that figure. That is the reason I asked. I will probably take this opportunity, firstly, to get online teaching experience,...

  4. Just starting PhD at Northcentral University

    feelix replied to IsabellaRN2's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I am considering starting mine too, so a ton of questions, if you don't mind. 1. How much time weekly do you have to devote to assignmens? 2. Do you work? If so, how do you balance work and school? 3....

  5. Took NCLEX in 2016 but Cannot Get Nursing Job

    feelix replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I thought Veterans wee being given priority over other catagories For Employers - Veterans Opportunity to Work Try the VA hospital. I hope they understand. If I were you, I would not apply to Med...

  6. Nurse Needs Job but Faints at Sight of Blood

    feelix replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Firstly, ask the doctor to redesignate you as an RN, even if he pays you the same salary. In that way, you accumulate RN experience. MA experience will actually go against you. Secondly, get into CBT,...

  7. Staffing problems

    feelix replied to feelix's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    So almost 2 years into the job, and it is almost the same situation. I am full-time now, and have a contract but I am not sure what I am teaching till the semester begins. Guess how prepared I am? But...

  8. Staffing problems

    feelix posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hello all, I completed my first year as nurse faculty. I realize, however, that there is no security in this job. It is almost August and I still don't know what my course load will be next semester....

  9. Told to Cut Corners at Work

    feelix replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Sorry to say, I endorse every word Nurse Beth wrote. You need to get out and find a precepted experience of at least 6 weeks, even if you have to work at minimum wage. Go to your college's student...

  10. PN Instructor vs RN Instructor

    feelix replied to Murphree8's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I work in a BSN program where 12 hours is considered full-time. Some people do 1 12 hour shift, and depending on need, some do 2. We are expected to put in minimum 3 hours; Max 9 hours of office time...

  11. Help! Baffled by 'pay per visit' offer

    feelix replied to elimayrn's topic in Home Health

    The long and the short of it is, they put you on pay per visit to save money. There is no way anyone could do 6 visits a day, even if they do 2 admissions. If you are not cutting corners, 4 admissions...

  12. Do these scrubs make my butt look big!?

    feelix replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in Men in Nursing

    The question was not wether his butt is big or not. The question was about a scrub brand that makes any size butt look bigger vs. smaller. Calling out lateral

  13. Annie Needs KIS (Keep It Simple): CPR in Crisis?

    feelix replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    The Heartsaver was always the kicker. It is impossible to do a long class with CPR plus First Aid. If they raised the prices on that, what a shame. What incentive do they give for lay people to learn...

  14. Taking Job Hopping to a New Level

    feelix replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Being asked to suck it up and report to work is what is wrong with nursing. It is like being ordered to close your eyes and sleep with someone you can't stnd the sight of. I have been doing the same...

  15. Hate Working as a School Nurse

    feelix replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    You can apply to a different school where the nurse has no breathing time. Try and find an inner city school where kids have no access to health care. You will find your shift start half an hour...

  16. To Suction or Not To Suction, End of Life & Hospice Patients

    feelix replied to NickICU-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think any intervention at the time of death takes away from the spirituality and emotion of the moment for the patient who is definitely going to die. I refused CPR for mom when she was passing. It...

  17. Male Nurse Disgusted by Female Nurses

    feelix replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen the most incompetent nurses become managers and mismanage the unit over and over

  18. Male Nurse Disgusted by Female Nurses

    feelix replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Not surprised at all at how we are bashing the OP on the basis of gender, instead of trying to understand what he is trying to say. It is all this emotional stuff that keeps us behind. Yes, it is true...

  19. Male Nurse Disgusted by Female Nurses

    feelix replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    The female of the species shoots itself in the foot while trying to shoot her sisters. As a woman I have scoffed at how female nurses risk their licenses day in and day out and don't speak up. How...

  20. So long, farewell, adieu

    feelix replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    How about becoming a LTC inspector with the state? Involves a lot of driving but beats being on the other

  21. Starting my PhD in the Fall! Is anyone else out there a PhD student?

    feelix replied to ukjenn231's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am sitting on the wall. One of the faculty where I teach said. Ask yourself why do you want to do it. Do it only if you have a compelling reason to get a

  22. Gap in Employment

    feelix replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I agree. Reinvent your career. Home health is relatively flexible and pays same as hospital. Try that. Learn coding and work from home. Triage nursing is a desk job. Pediatric home health is like...

  23. Working as WGU evaluator worth anything on resume?

    feelix replied to Murse901's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    There is a lot of nonsense in the teaching role too and you have to deal with hospitals too as you will be teaching clinical

  24. Not sure if I should look for a new job

    feelix replied to PetuniaDaffodil's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you are an APRN making 80000 in a specialty, you are getting shafted. They have no business placing value on your work based on your family situation. Try and find out what other providers in your...

  25. Uncomfortable returning to patient's home

    feelix replied to NurseP1113's topic in Home Health

    First of all, as a nurse, please develop a strong spine and learn to say 'No'. That was not the last situation where you were bullied into doing something illegal. Yes, illegal. A nurse client...