What excuses have your hospitals given you for why they WILL give sign-on bonuses to new and even completely inexperienced nurses, but WON'T give RETENTION bonuses to those of us who have shown loyalty and ARE the experienced backbones of the hospital?? Do they not realize that those of us with experience will just go work elsewhere and get that bonus $$$ somewhere else? More Like This Sign On Bonuses, Tuition Assistance, Hospital Benefits by Joe V Does your employer charge you for PTO? by Lovethenurse2b25, ASN, BSN, CNA, LPN, RN
Wuzzie 4,922 Posts Mar 12 Because if you leave they'll just replace you with someone who doesn't cost as much.
ChaosCoordinatorRN 24 Posts Has 17 years experience. Mar 12 Wuzzie said: Because if you leave they'll just replace you with someone who doesn't cost as much. Ahhhh...they could, but at our hospital, they are paying new grads at a higher rate than their experienced people.
Career Columnist / Author Nurse Beth, MSN 167 Articles; 2,956 Posts Specializes in Tele, ICU, Staff Development. Has 30 years experience. Mar 12 Because they don't value experience.
ChaosCoordinatorRN 24 Posts Has 17 years experience. Mar 12 Nurse Beth said: Because they don't value experience. Sad, isn't it?
Career Columnist / Author Nurse Beth, MSN 167 Articles; 2,956 Posts Specializes in Tele, ICU, Staff Development. Has 30 years experience. Mar 12 ChaosCoordinatorRN said: Sad, isn't it? It is! and so short-sighted. Patients suffer. It's why I wrote
Editorial Team / Admin Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN 6 Articles; 11,333 Posts Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development. Has 18 years experience. Mar 12 Because you don't work for the right employer. Mine gave out massive retention bonuses in three installments to direct care staff.
ChaosCoordinatorRN 24 Posts Has 17 years experience. Mar 12 Rose_Queen said: Because you don't work for the right employer. Mine gave out massive retention bonuses in three installments to direct care staff. Now THAT is an organization for which I'd like to work!
Editorial Team / Admin Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN 6 Articles; 11,333 Posts Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development. Has 18 years experience. Mar 12 ChaosCoordinatorRN said: Now THAT is an organization for which I'd like to work! Union. I know a lot of anti-union people, and the union here isn't perfect, but it clearly works in some ways.
klone, MSN, RN 14,486 Posts Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership. Has 17 years experience. Mar 12 ChaosCoordinatorRN said: Ahhhh...they could, but at our hospital, they are paying new grads at a higher rate than their experienced people. A benefit to being unionized - that would never happen
ChaosCoordinatorRN 24 Posts Has 17 years experience. Mar 14 Nurse Beth said: It is! and so short-sighted. Patients suffer. It's why I wrote AWESOME piece you wrote!! LOVE it!!
NICU Guy, BSN, RN 4,104 Posts Specializes in NICU. Has 8 years experience. Mar 14 We were given two options: A one year commitment for an extra $1.75/hr bonus to base pay (overtime/holiday based on base plus retention bonus) or $3.50/hr bonus for a two yr commitment. If you have no intention to leave the healthcare group, it was a no brainer.
