RNpandoraRN

RNpandoraRN

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  1. 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...

  2. 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...

  3. 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?"...

  4. 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...

  5. 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...

  6. 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

  7. 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...

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  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. Charge nurse with less than a year RN experience???!!

    RNpandoraRN posted a topic in Nurse Management

    Recently one of the nurses I work with began training to be charge on our 30-bed (very busy!) med/surg unit. But here's the kicker - while she's very pleasant to work with....it hasn't even been a...

  15. 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

  16. Constantly rejected from OB...

    RNpandoraRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello everyone, I'm sure this is a tired topic and I did a bit of searching but didn't find much. So here's my story. I now have 2 years of medical/surgical experience with some PCU. My interest...

  17. 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...

  18. Constantly rejected from OB...

    RNpandoraRN replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but where is the cost for the training? I don't know how other units proceed, but in my med/surg unit, preceptors are not paid extra to orient a new nurse. I...

  19. Constantly rejected from OB...

    RNpandoraRN replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have applied at 6 of the hospitals in my city ; there are 3 teaching hospitals (one of them having the nurse entry position I applied for) but I've had no luck at any of those. The hospitals range...

  20. Question about raises

    RNpandoraRN replied to mrscoozy's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my, be thankful that you are even getting a raise this year! I've been a nurse for approximately 18 months and no one at my hospital is getting raises. Yep, that means I'm still making what I...

  21. Tidewater Community College Nursing School

    RNpandoraRN replied to ngillilan1's topic in General Nursing

    that is not true. fafsa gets you subsidized or unsubsidized

  22. Swine Flu and Emergency Nursing

    RNpandoraRN replied to nghtfltguy's topic in Disaster Preparation

    People reacted the same way with the "bird flu" a few years back (or was that more recent?). I, too, get tired of hearing the media blow everything out of proportion. It should be taken seriously,...

  23. Strange job interview...thoughts on this?

    RNpandoraRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i've been a nurse now for 16 months and finally got an interview for my "dream" unit; however, the interview was odd. it was with the director of the unit (not hr) and while she did a fantastic job...

  24. Strange job interview...thoughts on this?

    RNpandoraRN replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in General Nursing

    oh my goodness! thank you all! reading your responses has helped lift my spirits. it hadn't occurred to me that the lengthy 20-question-type interview that i had for my first (and current) nursing...

  25. Question about Med/Surg...

    RNpandoraRN replied to LauraLiz's topic in General Nursing

    I work a Med/Surg unit. We are medical and surgical combined. I would assume if it's written as "med/surg" on a job listing, then it is a combined unit as