RNpandoraRN

RNpandoraRN has 8 years experience and specializes in Obstetrics & Gynecology,Medical/Surgical.

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1. New NP, embarrassing salary offer!

   RNpandoraRN replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   WKShadowRN - thanks for the link to that article. Very interesting. And for anyone who is actually paying attention to when I've updated -- in the above article on MedScape, on slide 11, "APRN Annual...

2. New NP, embarrassing salary offer!

   RNpandoraRN replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Thank you all for your responses, especially the compassionate ones. I am indeed desperate for a position as this point, as every month I play the game of, "Which bill can I put off paying this time?"...

3. New NP, embarrassing salary offer!

   RNpandoraRN replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   PsychGuy - I've noticed that psych NPs definitely make more than other APRN fields. I frequently see ads in my area, or on recruiting sites. Kudos to you for being a PNP; mental health is definitely...

4. New NP, embarrassing salary offer!

   RNpandoraRN replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   What would you all do for a position in which the current APRNs on staff, with 10+ years of experience, are being paid $77,000-84,000? (to be fair, this may just be their base salary and does not...

5. New NP, embarrassing salary offer!

   RNpandoraRN replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Hi LucyLou - I have made a counter offer. Awaiting a

6. New NP, embarrassing salary offer!

   RNpandoraRN replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Thank you everyone, for your responses thus far! I have counter-offered with Job B, due to CME, costs of maintaining licensing/certifications, and professional memberships, and am currently awaiting a...

7. New NP, embarrassing salary offer!

   RNpandoraRN posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I'm gathering that this is a theme in our field, unfortunately... So after graduating and spending nearly a year of applying for positions as an APRN, I finally scored several interviews and a couple...

8. Graduated a year ago, no job

   RNpandoraRN replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Thank you all for your responses thus far! Yes, the WHNP curriculum was specifically women. No males and no pediatrics (other than newborn care for the first two weeks following birth). My Med/Surg...

9. Graduated a year ago, no job

   RNpandoraRN replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Yes, I'm a member of NPWH and Sigma Theta Tau (STTI). I have several staffing agencies with my information, as well as email/text alerts through Indeed, Glassdoor, LinkedIn, etc. I'm not really in a...

10. Graduated a year ago, no job

    RNpandoraRN posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am in desperate need for guidance. I graduated summer 2015 and have yet to find a job in my field (women's health, ob/gyn). I have reached out to staffing agencies as well, and did have a well-known...

11. Georgetown Bound in August 2012? CNM program

    RNpandoraRN replied to madalena2's topic in School, College Programs

    The tuition is very steep - about $70K when it's all said and done. That's not including travel costs for required trips to campus (airfare, hotel, meals, etc) and you have to attend an annual...

12. Georgetown Bound (CNM) August 2012) ?

    RNpandoraRN replied to madalena2's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    madalena - did you start the

13. Georgetown Bound (CNM) August 2012) ?

    RNpandoraRN replied to madalena2's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Unfortunately I ended up not being able to start in March as planned. A very unsupportive employer wouldn't allow me a couple of hours off a week to attend class, so I ended up deferring my...

14. Georgetown Bound (CNM) August 2012) ?

    RNpandoraRN replied to madalena2's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I, too, am Georgetown bound, but I am starting in just a couple of weeks (March

15. Constantly rejected from OB...

    RNpandoraRN replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I can't even get into PP (mother/baby in my area). Even with two years nursing experience, I still applied for the graduate nurse position one hospital had listed for mother/baby...I expect they will...