Ard123

Ard123

Member

  • Content

    37

  • Visitors

    3,509

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    9

All Content by Ard123

  1. Transitioning from a student to a nurse

    Ard123 replied to Sonia B's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your post, its A Good question . My 2 cents is this: like any other job, Your career and satisfaction will heavily depend on your drive/committment (how bad you want to succeed), habits...

  2. prn/overtime addiction/survey

    Ard123 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    To each his/her own , glad you found your balance. But there are other philosophies/ways of life too. Like work hard now, save the excess and invest, so you don't have to work so hard later, or have...

  3. prn/overtime addiction/survey

    Ard123 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I, personally, willingly take every opportunity I can to work overtime, because like everyone else on this thread, I too have a certain lifestyle, career goals, financial goals, circumstances, etc...

  4. prn/overtime addiction/survey

    Ard123 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    First off, it is against the law and in my opinion immoral to be forced to work overtime unwillingly or out of necessity (with a few exceptions in government positions). Correct me if I am wrong, but...

  5. The "increase minimum wage" issue.

    Ard123 replied to shermrn's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I think debating what effect a minimum wage increase will have on an rns relative pay against a low wage "unskilled" worker is really detracting the real issue: wage equality. Perhaps instead of...

  6. RN Moving to San Francisco, CA

    Ard123 replied to koalim1's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, Kaiser nurses make about $65/hr starting, and with the differential pay and experience, I know full time RNs with base wages of $80/hr. CA state hospitals make somewhat less (about 50-55/hr), but...

  7. First RN job & it's pay

    Ard123 replied to Stephen.Stevens's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I totally agree with you, the inequity of RN pay compared to physicians (and that of other ancillary medical services compared to physicians) is disgraceful. I'm not saying that physicians should not...

  8. 2015 Rn pay per hour

    Ard123 replied to Nikku's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I work in Richmond, CA as a home health RN level 2, and the pay's competitive to yours. my base right now is 67/hr, with full benefits. I also frequently try to take advantage of the time and a half...

  9. Salary for home healthcare nursing

    Ard123 replied to NJRN33's topic in Home Health

    I think you definitely should ask for a raise. Below is a response that I posted on another thread. I hope it gives you some insight. "geography is very important. I work in california. Although an np...

  10. What is your take home pay as Nurse Practitioner?

    Ard123 replied to hik9258's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I agree, geography is very important. I work in california. Although an np degree can help, I do not have one. In fact I only have an adn, and one hell of a union. I work in the home health department...