Nurse_Lightning

Right. Ok, let me clarify. FOR ANYONE WHO HAS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, does on-call rotation mean that even though I'm strictly weekend staff, I'd have to be on-call during the week? I'll already be working 12 hour shifts EVERY weekend. Will I be fo...

Well, assuming 12 hour shifts, "Full Time" would be only 36 hours (3 days/week). This still gives me 4 days for clinical hours. However, if they are expecting me to train Mon - Fri day hours, you're right, this would be problematic. I did list ...

They give new OR nurses an extensive 6 - 9 month orientation. I'll always have someone with me, and they'll require me to work full time during the training. Hopefully this will prep me. Yes, we're a Level II Trauma Center

No, actually, he WILL be a real 'Doctor'. A Doctor of Nursing Practice. There are many types of 'Doctors'. Osteopathic Doctor, PhD Doctor, Naturopathic Doctor, etc. None of these are "PHYSICIANS", but they're ALL Doctors, even though they may not ...

Bwahahaha! 😂😂😂

You'll be doing the gas and I'll be handling the first assist stuff making incisions. Dr. Lightning and Dr. Bolt ⚡😉

I want my DNP just so I can be called. "Dr. Lightning"

I thought about this at one point too. But the agencies I talked to said I had to live so many miles away from the facility to consider it "travel" nursing.

Thanks! =) Since I started (in 2012), my hospital has raised the starting rate from $17.78 to $19.98 for brand new RNs. The other major hospital system (I heard) has an even lower starting rate. I was basically forced to go back to NP school becaus...

Are you serious?!!! Move. Move now. You can come stay with me in my two bedroom house. I'll charge you $250 for rent (utilities, Internet, and garage parking included) and you can work at my hospital making at least $25/hour! lol

Argo, I may PM you for advice because it seems EXTREMELY hard to just move and start all over. Especially as a female. We need help with things that make us vulnerable targets to be taken advantage of, at least, I do (for instance, moving and having...

I'm sorry, what is "PNW"? Yes, if $1500 is low, I can only imagine. With $1500/month I'd be able to pay for my entire existence (housing, food, gas, bills, etc.), minus my student loan repayment.

I get what you're saying, but honestly, what 18 or 19 year old "just outta highschool" college student thinks in those terms, that far out? There may be some, but most of us at that time are learning to just stand on our own two feet and transfor...

Sorry for dragging you down

Well let's put it like this: My PITI mortgage payment for my 2 bed, 2 bath house with a finished basement is $215/month. Utilities (Water, sewer, trash, electric, gas) are $150. I'm not sure how cost of living is elsewhere.

Hello All! I'm a 27 yo RN(BSN) with 3.5 years experience at the same hospital (but different units). 2 years was in Medical-Surgical, and the last 1.5 years have been in perioperative services (prep/recovery). I've always wanted to travel but I knew...

Your feedback has been truly invaluable to me! Thank you! I hope you get paid for this! I know it must take a lot of time to respond to all of these posts! But you're a wealth of knowledge and I appreciate you for sharing.

Maybe that's it then. Like I said, I'm only $23/hr (base) + differentials after 3.5 years experience. But on the other hand, my entire PITI mortgage payment on my 2 bed, 2 bath house with a finished basement is $215...

Thanks for putting this all into perspective for me!

Ok- Well that's almost DOUBLE what I make now as a permanent position RN! I guess that's one of the (very few) benefits of not being a super experienced nurse with specialties - your pay is so low that almost any travel assignment will be 1.5 - 2 tim...

Again, thank you for your time. I just wanted to clarify- I have 2 years of med/surg tele experience + 1.5 years perioperative nursing. I was thinking if I did travel now, it'd have to be in the M/S route. But as you said, I might as well forget it f...

Firstly, Ned, thank you so much for taking the time to respond to my post. So... did I just miss the boat on this one? Meaning- Am I too far along in the NP route where I might as well just finish up school ASAP and "restart" from the bottom of the t...

And where are these regions?! lol I'm ready to move! The only thing that makes this difficult now is that I'm in my last year of NP school. But I'm SOOOO restless! I gotta get outta here!

Do I have to accept their insurance? Or can I stay on my current plan?

Thats how it is at my hospital. Its a huge hospital system and no matter if you're an Office Nurse, ICU nurse, ER nurse, or M/S nurse- everyone gets paid based on time worked at the hospital. If you're a new nurse making $20/hour after 1 year and you...