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[CaliNoob]

I was in your boat, too. Just don't avoid it. Interact as often as you can. Hospitals in your area may even have a "policy" of what to say when you enter a patients room. Consider this (AIDET):



If it helps, I volunteered at the front desk of my hospital during RN school to get more opportunities for improvement in patient communication. Being home schooled this presented a significant challenge for me.



AVI looking sweet as hell. I can't really remember what you said.

Oh yeah. I'm kicking myself for not taking the day shift spot when it was offered to me. In my current role at this facility I thought "well, I'll just do this position for a few months to get the hang of things and then switch to days." Then they hired someone to days.

Strike while the iron is hot I suppose.

Good advice, thanks man will definitively put that chart to use. I hate that I am natural introvert, but I"ll keep putting myself in uncomfortable situations until I get use to it.

[DatMurse]

I started w/ 1 year experience at Kaiser in Norcal and made 59.79 plus a shift differential of 6.57 for 15-23. Kaiser is Kaiser.

I've never seen Kaiser hire a new grad, though. Every listing I've ever seen says "1 year experience" in whichever specialty the job is listed for.

I need a break. I'm on day 4/6 that I have off... been 3 months of working 60 hours a week and it just did me in. Going back and forth from days/nights is just too much. I have to choose one and stick with it and it really needs to be days... I can't be a zombie for life.

dafuq? night shift is 66?

[veggie530]

dafuq? night shift is 66?

No, 15-23 is. 23-07 is $70. Lol

[DatMurse]

No, 15-23 is. 23-07 is $70. Lol

night shift is 70 for 1 yr? no thanks jeff

how far does it scale? Probably scales better than mine.

[veggie530]

night shift is 70 for 1 yr? no thanks jeff

how far does it scale? Probably scales better than mine.

minimum experience 1 year is a requirement for the kaiser jobs (generally from what I've seen)

starting $70, 24 hrs/week w/ full time benefits

3rd weekend double time, anything > 8 hr 1.5, anything >12 double time, etc etc etc

the top earner at my facility was like $275k because they worked every weekend so got continuous double pay for 16 hours or more every single weekend

[arman24]

HHHNGGGG got an A on my second micro test das it mane, feeling much better now.

[mrcarter1990]

HHHNGGGG got an A on my second micro test das it mane, feeling much better now.

gjdm

i missed out on Distinction by 1 mark last semester. Lol. go figure

[athrun340]

My fellow RN's.. what's your career trajectory/plan? I like nursing but i feel like i gotta make more money than what I'm earning now.

med school = too long
NP's job is not exactly enticing. I see what they do in emergency department. Soon this field will be saturated. Every RN i know is going for their NP lmao.
PA = more expensive than np school and can't work while in school
CRNA = meh ,not interested.
Management = I'm not all about that life

[guyman123]

My fellow RN's.. what's your career trajectory/plan? I like nursing but i feel like i gotta make more money than what I'm earning now.

med school = too long
NP's job is not exactly enticing. I see what they do in emergency department. Soon this field will be saturated. Every RN i know is going for their NP lmao.
PA = more expensive than np school and can't work while in school
CRNA = meh ,not interested.
Management = I'm not all about that life

I'm planning for CRNA, but how is the salary for the float pool at your hospital? The float nurses at mine fukken bank. Mirin' hard

[StickLegs78]

My fellow RN's.. what's your career trajectory/plan? I like nursing but i feel like i gotta make more money than what I'm earning now.

med school = too long
NP's job is not exactly enticing. I see what they do in emergency department. Soon this field will be saturated. Every RN i know is going for their NP lmao.
PA = more expensive than np school and can't work while in school
CRNA = meh ,not interested.
Management = I'm not all about that life

Was going to become a flight nurse, probably should have just stayed in the unit and rotted - RN salary in MA is a legit, second only to Cali and maybe NYC.

Sales rep might be another option for you....you have to sell your soul, but the money is good and being ripped is in your favor.

[athrun340]

I'm planning for CRNA, but how is the salary for the float pool at your hospital? The float nurses at mine fukken bank. Mirin' hard

I heard $45/hr. Highest Ive heard is $50/hr being offered by some hospitals in the city. I dont really want to get another job especially a float job. There's just no stability in that kind of position. My goal is to have a good work life balance while maintaining a good income. I'm willing to go to school/work hard in order to attain that. I just don't think I can achieve/sustain that goal with a prn job.

Was going to become a flight nurse, probably should have just stayed in the unit and rotted - RN salary in MA is a legit, second only to Cali and maybe NYC.

Sales rep might be another option for you....you have to sell your soul, but the money is good and being ripped is in your favor.

yea i heard about that. Flight nurses should be getting paid more considering all the qualifications you need in order to become one.

haha yea no sales rep for me. I'm not all about the money. I'm still compassionate and love to help people so what i do is still important to me. Maybe I'll reconsider med school.

[DatMurse]

minimum experience 1 year is a requirement for the kaiser jobs (generally from what I've seen)

starting $70, 24 hrs/week w/ full time benefits

3rd weekend double time, anything > 8 hr 1.5, anything >12 double time, etc etc etc

the top earner at my facility was like $275k because they worked every weekend so got continuous double pay for 16 hours or more every single weekend

dayumm.. i heard those benefits are off the hook at kaiser. I will move to socal in a year and look at UCSD, scripps, or kaiser.

But everytime I think of working for kaiser, I think of working for the empire

[CaliNoob]

My fellow RN's.. what's your career trajectory/plan? I like nursing but i feel like i gotta make more money than what I'm earning now.

med school = too long
NP's job is not exactly enticing. I see what they do in emergency department. Soon this field will be saturated. Every RN i know is going for their NP lmao.
PA = more expensive than np school and can't work while in school
CRNA = meh ,not interested.
Management = I'm not all about that life

Not an RN yet, but soon to be. I know for sure I want to continue my career after graduating nursing school. Med School is an option, but like yourself, I feel it's too long. I'm thinking of taking the NP route honestly.

[spicyprice]

My fellow RN's.. what's your career trajectory/plan? I like nursing but i feel like i gotta make more money than what I'm earning now.

med school = too long
NP's job is not exactly enticing. I see what they do in emergency department. Soon this field will be saturated. Every RN i know is going for their NP lmao.
PA = more expensive than np school and can't work while in school
CRNA = meh ,not interested.
Management = I'm not all about that life

Im looking at sales rep, either durable goods or pharmaceutical. Willing to sell soul.

I've also looked at doing an MBA in Healthcare administration, which I think could be fun. Doing G something along the lines of consulting for risk assessment, acquisitions (which I think is the future of most Healthcare systems), or even managing but on the business side vs the staff like a nurse manager. Skip the nursing management degrees and go MBA instead. Can work in a ton of different fields and even get involved on opening clinics, hospitals, etc.

When I think about that route, it gets me excited. I'm holding off at the moment because of some plans my BF and I have for when he finishes residency. The business knowledge will help but I have asked to other MD business owners who say it just takes a mix of creativity and balls.

I'm with you though, I want more.

[r0bo]

Does the prestige or ranking of a nursing school matter in finding a job or getting into a grad program like medicine or other professional programs? I see nurses from schools having a highly ranked bsn program, and also tons of nurses from bull**** schools like south or keiser doing rn programs. Do they have a shot?

[DatMurse]

have any of you ****ers argued with a doctor yet? One argued with our clerk and she is super nice. made her cry and I was pissed cause she was blaming the nursing staff for releasing her number which is online.

she gave me 0 attitude. I was waiting for her to start yelling at me

[DatMurse]

Does the prestige or ranking of a nursing school matter in finding a job or getting into a grad program like medicine or other professional programs? I see nurses from schools having a highly ranked bsn program, and also tons of nurses from bull**** schools like south or keiser doing rn programs. Do they have a shot?

probably not. I am sure affiliation of your workplace may help you.

[AmanWithNoPlan]

Sup brahs just changed my NCLEX test date from April 6 to the may 14. After a months of studying i still feel underprepared. currently using Uworld and its hard as fuq, learning alot tho.

What did you guys study for meds?

Im struggling with pharm questions

[guyman123]

Sup brahs just changed my NCLEX test date from April 6 to the may 14. After a months of studying i still feel underprepared. currently using Uworld and its hard as fuq, learning alot tho.

What did you guys study for meds?

Im struggling with pharm questions

strong user to post.

[muscle beast]

have any of you ****ers argued with a doctor yet? One argued with our clerk and she is super nice. made her cry and I was pissed cause she was blaming the nursing staff for releasing her number which is online.

she gave me 0 attitude. I was waiting for her to start yelling at me

Anyone giving out anyone's number without their explicit consent is terrible. Yeah her number may be available online, but it could be by mistake, or as of now, not many people know that and haven't called her on it. You've got to take those things seriously. No one should feel they have the right to give out someone else's number just because it's online. If someone asks you for it, you either say you don't know or let me find out and then you ask permission to give out a number.

We had a nurse here that gave out doctor's phone numbers to patients freely and was under the impression that patients should be able to communicate with their doctors directly. She got reprimanded asaptuously and rightfully so.

Now if the nurse was wrongfully accused and the physician is jumping to conclusions then that's a terrible way to approach the situation. But I know I'd be livid if I found out someone gave a patient, company, anyone my personal cell without my permission

And off topic, but I didn't know UWorld catered to the NCLEX as well. UWorld has a monopoly on all medically-related exams...but it's so damn good I can't hate.

[StickLegs78]

Im looking at sales rep, either durable goods or pharmaceutical. Willing to sell soul.

I've also looked at doing an MBA in Healthcare administration, which I think could be fun. Doing G something along the lines of consulting for risk assessment, acquisitions (which I think is the future of most Healthcare systems), or even managing but on the business side vs the staff like a nurse manager. Skip the nursing management degrees and go MBA instead. Can work in a ton of different fields and even get involved on opening clinics, hospitals, etc.

When I think about that route, it gets me excited. I'm holding off at the moment because of some plans my BF and I have for when he finishes residency. The business knowledge will help but I have asked to other MD business owners who say it just takes a mix of creativity and balls.

I'm with you though, I want more.

MBA or MPH are both great degrees, seems like tons of MDs have one or the other these days.

Sales rep is a chance to make huge money, although the pharm reps are pretty much just awful people working for the devil, but all the other reps are no worse than other salesman. I'm sure all the good you've done caring for sick kids would balance off the bad of being a soulless rep

I was thinking about getting my Ph.D. and playing around with some research, but I've got expensive hobbies, so I'll probably just stay at the head of the bed and rot. But a career of 100% patient care isn't for everyone.

[SwiftRick]

No homo but any tips on your junk not showing up when you wear scrub bottoms?

No proudmanlet/10

[muscle beast]

No homo but any tips on your junk not showing up when you wear scrub bottoms?

No proudmanlet/10

Larger scrub bottoms and boxer briefs and don't get hard when that fliipino nurse inevitably rubs on ya dik

[woodbarry]

No homo but any tips on your junk not showing up when you wear scrub bottoms?

No proudmanlet/10

Lol I too worry about it when I scrubbed up a couple times and tried to make sure I wore spandex on days I knew I was watching surgical procedures. The scrubs they had us wearing didn't have pockets so there was no sneaky adjustments those days.

[DatMurse]

applying to San diego brahs. I want to be with my girl. Hopefully I can land this job at UCSD. Everyone wants an oncology nurse. Gonna try Onc/BMT PCU and move into Onc ICU

[spicyprice]

applying to San diego brahs. I want to be with my girl. Hopefully I can land this job at UCSD. Everyone wants an oncology nurse. Gonna try Onc/BMT PCU and move into Onc ICU

GoodLuck!


Also consider Sharp...... I was totally unhappy at UCSD. Disorganized/10000000. As an employee and patient at Sharp, I was entirely impressed. As a patient and employee at UCSD? Get me the fuq out. UCSD is opening their hospital up in La Jolla, which is going to be gorgeous, but......

Also, Scripts up in La Jolla is really nice too, so Ive heard.

[guyman123]

No homo but any tips on your junk not showing up when you wear scrub bottoms?

No proudmanlet/10

tfw small dink but have received multiple compliments on the butt.

[DatMurse]

GoodLuck!


Also consider Sharp...... I was totally unhappy at UCSD. Disorganized/10000000. As an employee and patient at Sharp, I was entirely impressed. As a patient and employee at UCSD? Get me the fuq out. UCSD is opening their hospital up in La Jolla, which is going to be gorgeous, but......

Also, Scripts up in La Jolla is really nice too, so Ive heard.

Jacobson cancer hospital is opening up. 46/hr for me at ucsd vs 36 for sharp. Ill look at scripps too. Was not impress by talent acquisition personell of scripps vs ucsd

[spicyprice]

Jacobson cancer hospital is opening up. 46/hr for me at ucsd vs 36 for sharp. Ill look at scripps too. Was not impress by talent acquisition personell of scripps vs ucsd

UCSD definitely pays more, but in some opinions its because they have to. One of my close friends doesnt like it, but stays for the pay. Some jumped ship anyway.


What area are you looking at living?

[DatMurse]

ucsd definitely pays more, but in some opinions its because they have to. One of my close friends doesnt like it, but stays for the pay. Some jumped ship anyway.


What area are you looking at living?

utc