Secretperson

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  1. When should a new grad reveal a disability that prevents them from working nights?

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

    If you cannot work nights, do not apply to night shift positions. This will not be mutually beneficial at all, you will ultimately disrupt the unit and potentially harm yourself. know your...

  2. Offensive Raise Structure

    Secretperson replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Progressive pay scales have been in place for years in many trades and professions. It allows for higher earnings within the earlier part of your career and in theory ensures a faster top out. The key...

  3. Offensive Raise Structure

    Secretperson replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the the salary max(cap). Many HCO’s are still very antiquated starting new nurses extremely low requiring them to work 15 to 20 years before they hit mid tier or near top out. Keeping...

  4. I Am Absolutely Miserable Because I Hate Being A Nurse

    Secretperson replied to PerkyWallflower10's topic in General Nursing

    This!! Along the same lines, I would like to see statistics on how many new nursing school enrollees come from a family with parents who are nurses. I am quite honestly shocked at how many new nurses...

  5. I Am Absolutely Miserable Because I Hate Being A Nurse

    Secretperson replied to PerkyWallflower10's topic in General Nursing

    Assuming you have your bachelors degree, there are some lucrative and rewarding things you can do with that foundation. One option that is still in healthcare would be to pursue your Pharm.D.,...

  6. How do we prevent Nurse Practitioners from undervaluing themselves?

    Secretperson replied to MentalKlarity's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If the room is cold and all you do is complain and look to people to support the complaint by chiming in to validate the cold room...but then a person or two says to get up and turn on the heater, are...

  7. How do we prevent Nurse Practitioners from undervaluing themselves?

    Secretperson replied to MentalKlarity's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Definitely challenging times in this profession. But every NP or “supply” can say no to any given offer, subsequently controlling their market. The biggest factor relating to why this does not...

  8. How do we prevent Nurse Practitioners from undervaluing themselves?

    Secretperson replied to MentalKlarity's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Do I really need to explain this? You literally made my point about the business component of your worth.... so, basic economics, saturation can be balanced by the supply regulating its/their...

  9. How do we prevent Nurse Practitioners from undervaluing themselves?

    Secretperson replied to MentalKlarity's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This makes me sad. Why not move for better pay? It’s a pain, but you are leaving 1000’s on the table, like way of life changing money! Plus they are already shitting on your value...the altruistic...

  10. How do we prevent Nurse Practitioners from undervaluing themselves?

    Secretperson replied to MentalKlarity's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It’s basic economics, supply and demand. Too many NP’s in the hiring pool, most NP’s are scared to negotiate, and honestly most HCO’s do not negotiate due to how easily replaceable an NP is....

  11. When You See Something, Say Something

    Secretperson replied to simba and mufasa's topic in General Nursing

    When you see something say something...Gaslighting! there is no doubt the author is a strong, proud, amazing nurse, but these stories could be the same story for race, LGBQT, male, Muslim, Christian,...

  12. What would you do?

    Secretperson replied to Hunt er's topic in General Nursing

    Stay as far away from nursing as possible...at your age go get a PharmD degree and not only accelerate your ROI, but get to that FIRE. I personally only started making “decent” money (100k+) as a...

  13. Why do you visit allnurses.com?

    Secretperson replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Signed up when I was a nurse.....stayed for the

  14. Pursuing Nursing - Need Direction

    Secretperson replied to southike's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You may have answered this, but why nursing? You could finalize a Pharm.D. in essentially the same amount of time, and come into the marketplace anywhere in the Midwest at 130K first year, This would...

  15. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    Secretperson replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    So maybe we should be taking a moment to reflect on all of the changes in our healthcare delivery system as possibly needed prior to taking this personal. Many “perfect” “not broken“ “the...

  16. Nurses Furious As Dentist to Lead Nursing Research Institute

    Secretperson replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Odds are if a dentist took the job, they weren’t content as a dental professional. Additionally, it’s government, so nepotism probably played an extremely high part in this

  17. Nurses Furious As Dentist to Lead Nursing Research Institute

    Secretperson replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Good point, however it could be that none of the nursing folks at that level wanted to take a pay cut for this gig

  18. Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    Secretperson replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    I’m not going to say “if you hate nursing leave” cause I’ve been here....start job hopping, put 2 resumes in a day!! Find something that works, and please know it might not be nursing you end...

  19. Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    Secretperson replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Geeze, not sure why you have two MDS coordinator‘s and three managers. There must be a lot of staff that you are not aware of:) As for the DON and ADON, I can assure you being a SNF they are...

  20. Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    Secretperson replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Ouch! I do ok;) seriously though, ANA and AONL are academic think tanks they say a lot but have very little influence on the actual operations and improvements in nursing (education push for...

  21. Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    Secretperson replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    As a hospital nursing administrator, I would never recommend going to a nursing leadership convention or meeting to discuss operations within healthcare. If You truly want to know how it all works...

  22. Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    Secretperson replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Totally agree, and “deep pockets” might be the wrong verbiage. What I should say is prioritizing expenses.... most non-for profits and VC’s have a six-figure job specifically for “gifts“...

  23. Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    Secretperson replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is viewed as an expense by US HCO’s and is recognized as such by the “market”....each HCO looks to the local “market” to determine pay for every level of nursing staff within their...

  24. Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    Secretperson replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Very good

  25. Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    Secretperson replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are right, I think that 10, 20, 30 years experience is perfect as a SME in nursing. However, Kickass subject matter expert nurses, do not always make good leaders just like a doctorate...