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What state are you in? I ask because a couple of things come to mind depending on your location.

If it's a 24/7 on call type deal don't ever take a base salary unless it is an astronomical offer $$$$$. Otherwise you will making what most hourly people make, possibly SLIGHTLY more, and working endless hours per week. Trust me, it isn't worth it. Most nursing on call jobs only require you to be on call maybe ever 3rd weekend or something similar. For these I think it just depends on the employer in terms of how they determine pay. Some may pay you only if you have to go in, some may pay you a low hourly wage for being on call.

I would never really try to tell someone how to eat, most of my friends and my wife have diets where they don't watch what they eat, however my diet is on the opposite end of the spectrum as yours, maybe or maybe not to an extreme, IDK. I have always tried to eat as healthy as possible day in and day out, I exercise 5 times a week, I am 34 and the last time I drank a soda of any kind was probably when I was 20. The only desserts or sweet snacks I consume is dark chocolate, and those Halo Top Ice Creams every now and then. My daily diet consists of lean proteins and healthy carbs, I also stick to low-carb diet on days that I do not exercise. That being said a great diet doesn't guarantee you perfect health either...I began having SVT at 27 randomly (usually when running or consuming any caffeine). I still exercise, but very slowly, and only lift weights, zero cardio ever as it would throw me into SVT. My cardiologist referred me to a specialist (Electrophysiology) and their recommendation was an ablation. However, I can prevent the episodes from occurring as long as I don't do cardio, don't push myself or get my heart rate up and don't consume caffeine. Due to that I don't know that it is worth the risk of the ablation. I know people who have eaten bad all of their lives and as long as they are healthy, what am I supposed to say when I eat great and still have health issues.

I know discussing salary is looked down upon, so I have been reluctant to discuss it with my co workers. But I need some help with figuring out a fair salary. I have never been salaried before, so I am unsure of what to ask for. I calculated my hourly wage with how many hours I will be required to work and it comes out to about 48,000. However with this salaried position I will be carrying an on call phone that I will need to answer for triage calls for my company. I will carry this phone for a week at a time every other week, so 26 weeks out of the year and will have it for 24 hours of the day even though calls don't typically come in at night or overnight, however its a possibility they could. Is it fair to bump it up to 55,000 or is this too much? What should I ask for? Thanks

Thanks for the reply. If I resign via email I will not go in to the meeting because they're using the meeting as the method to fire, so I'm worried about them firing me before I resign. Either way it's a crappy situation, when I talk about getting fired I think of it in the way that someone did something thats a legitimate firable offense, in this situation that is not the case, however I also don't want to drag innocent people into a court case over this. Its unfortunate.

I do not, no one.

They haven't let me know this in any form whatsoever, or even let on to that its a possibility, even though I know it is. Is it too late to send an email with my resignation?

So, I will try not to get specific about what is going on, but give enough background to hopefully help answer my question. Essentially I don't know if I should resign or wait and see what happens. I had a "meeting" with Human Resources the other day at work and they stated basically that they had flagged me for possible conflict on interest. They asked me a few questions that weren't really related to my actual job itself, but instead asked me about my 2nd job where I am an independent contractor. The questions seemed pretty harmless and I basically answered with one or two word answers, I didn't say much at all. Today I am unable to log into anything related to the company (and I know this issue is mine alone at this point). They then sent me an email asking me to come back in with them for a final meeting related to this. It seems that its possible they may be letting me go. In my opinion the conflict of interest is totally unsubstantiated, but that's neither here nor there. I am conflicted if I should just resign at this point, or go into the meeting and possibly get fired. I am not asking for legal advice, I am asking for suggestions and any help you can provide. Thanks in advance.

Have you done anything with the computer information management degree? Just curious as I was considering a similar degree before completion of my ADN, however I could never find out much information about the day to day tasks associated with the degree and hours of research about it online didn't turn up much information.

Has it been confirmed yet if this started with consumption of a snake or a bat? I have heard both in different articles, but wasn't sure if they ever confirmed or denied one or the other. It seems likely that this also could have originated from the process of skinning or cutting up an infected animal in an open air market and proceeded to release the droplets in the vicinity and in turn infect someone near to this activity.

Would they pay for two/three nurses who don't live there and come care for him in shifts? Say they did like a 6a-6p and a 6p-6a. In that situation no nurses would have to live there. If the insurance company would pay for 24 hour care, and they just can't live there, is it possible to do it this way?

We get about 16 hours of paid time off per month, no 401k, no additional sick days other than your paid time off hours, no pension, insurance was free last year, but this year it is 25 bucks every two weeks for the lowest tier, which isn't very good, high deductible through United Healthcare (?). In summary paid time off and pretty cheap, but not great insurance. They do offer like a HSA and 403(b) with no match if you want to, I don't utilize either one at this time but may in the future.

From my understanding it seems like a pretty good school from talking to the students, challenging like any good nursing school, tests weekly which I'm sure is the norm. Seems like they have a good amount of clinical opportunities that we did not get at Metro, which could be tied to the difference in duration as obviously Methodist is a 4 year program. The students always talked to me about how long their OB clinicals were, psych clinicals, community health....we didn't really do much with those at my program to be honest, a couple days maybe if that...Methodists are weeks, more exposure, more experience. I've been to the campus for an ACLS class, seemed like a nice enough campus in a busier part of town (traffic sucks in that area). I feel like their students are probably overall more prepared than students from my program, however that isn't to say I didn't like my program, I did, and it was hard as hell. I liked that metro CC was fast paced, quick get it over with as fast as possible being a 2 year program. Methodist has a pretty good name here in my opinion overall. I know a lot of people, many being nurses themselves who seem to agree that Methodist is probably the best hospital in the Omaha area. UNMC gets a lot of attention being affiliated with the University of Nebraska, but they have their issues too, CHI hospital seems to be the least favorite, although I do know of some good nurses and Drs there. Methodist (hospital) seems to be higher up on the satisfaction scale that more people trust. I think the school being affiliated with that hospital probably speaks to how good of a program it likely is.

just any general info? I went to Metro CC, not Methodist, but I have met a lot of nurses who did attend Methodist and at my job we have Methodist students who come to shadow or do clinicals here in our group home setting. Because of this I have spoken with a lot of Methodist students about the program, so I may be able to offer a little insight depending on what it is you are curious about.

I quit a job that I did three 12s at for a job with five 8s, mostly for the reason of just being able to actually DO something on the days that I work. I like to go to the gym 6 days a week. Working 12s does not allow for that opportunity, you have time for work, a meal after and then bed before doing it again. Unfortunately at the new job they went to 12s fairly shortly after I started. I work two jobs and I would almost rather work 7 days of the week but have 5-6 hours each day to do as I please, than to have 3 complete days of the week where I quite literally cannot do anything but work and sleep. 8s fly by in an absolute breeze compared to 12s once you have worked both. I would never willingly agree to 12s if I didn't have to.

Just out of curiosity may I ask what you do? Responding to the OP, I would say my job is also very low stress. I work with the DD population in a group home setting and its very chill. Most days you just hang out with the residents who live in the home, take them on outings to the movies or something. Of course you are the nurse if anything bad happens you gotta deal with it, but dealing with it is almost always just sending them out. You can wear basically whatever you want to work, and its a relaxed home-like atmosphere, Love it. The residents are on the more medical side (non-behavior) but are really not that medical at all, such as feeding tubes.

Wow, we have the oppositite problem at my workplace. We won't fire anyone. They could literally be written up 15 times for the same thing and we will refuse to take action, we are also an at will state...back on topic, you sound like a reliable person overall and its unfortunate to hear about your situation.

Thanks, wow Orange County would be a dream if the pay is good enough to make up for it. (And maybe living within a couple of minutes from your job to avoid traffic hehe), Thanks.

Just out of curiosity is this a utilization review type of job, or what exactly is it classified as? Good Luck!!

I have been reading a lot on the forums and other websites lately talking about how NP positions are oversaturated in a lot of areas of the country. Other areas seem like they still have a fair amount of demand for NPs. Is anyone familiar with a resource that would have updated information on this? I tried google with not much luck, a few websites had listed where the most NP jobs total were, which does not really correlate with the demand for NPs. If you are familiar with high demand or oversaturation in your specific area please reply with what area this is and whether or not it is oversaturated or if there is still high demand. Thank you!

What setting do you work in? I am just curious as I also reside in Omaha and I found a lot of jobs as a new grad that advertised starting out between $28-30/hour.

Well, get ready for quite the change of scenery... I live one state over in Nebraska but I used to live at Lake of the Ozarks for 4-5 years, which is about an hour south of Columbia. Columbia isn't too bad of a town thanks in large part to the University. Lake of the Ozarks is a fun place for summer vacations, be sure to check it out at least once, if you haven't before. In terms of pay I would say $25-30 is probably about right. In Nebraska we are a little higher on RN wage than Missouri is, and we range from about $26-30 for new grad nurses. You should be able to get a little closer to the 30 mark I would think with some experience and the right job. Probably will help that the University is there in terms of amount of jobs available, as I know Missouri overall as a state doesn't have as good of job market as Nebraska does, but probably not as bad as some other states. GOOD LUCK!

Wow, great reply and thank you so much for the information, that is a big help to get me started. One additional question stemming from your reply is in regards to the questions I need to ask myself such as if I am willing to move, or if I want part-time or Monday-Friday. The question I have about that is how do I find out what different NP positions, specialties, areas of work will require or offer these different hours/opportunities? Say for example if I am looking at trying to stay M-F with no call, or even part-time and I cannot move or relocate, how would I find out what is the best position or specialty for this specifically, same for if I do want to take call, or can work weekends or relocate? Thanks again.

Hello all, I have two main questions of concern that at this time are things I am wondering about before continuing my goal to become an NP. The first question is what do you all feel like is the most still in demand area of NP, FNP, Geriatrics, Pediatrics, etc,. The second question I have I would assume depends on the specific school, but so far I have not seen any specific information about this on any of the school websites I have visited is this ; What is required in terms of patient care experience in order to be accepted into NP school? I have seen a couple of schools that typically require either 1 or 2 years of acute care experience, but some don't say at all. Is there a general or common requirement here, what was your school's requirement? Thanks in advance.

Kind a side question for the people who have replied here, do most FNP programs require you to have had a certain amount of acute care experience? My goal is to become an NP, however I only did 3 months of acute care in the hospital, and I don't plan to leave my current job that I absolutely love, which is not acute care. Thanks.