My hospital is always offering bonuses for bonus shifts. When they want you to do extra shifts remember the power is in your hands. They need you not the reverse. You make the terms and they need to agree to them if they want you to come in. 1. I always say I won't float if I do a bonus shift(unless its a unit I like) If they want me to float I ask for more money. 2. If I'm not in the mood really to do a bonus shift I ask for more money than the incentive bonus they're offering (ex. they offer 400 I ask for 600) more times than not they agree 3. If I'm extra lazy or worked a bunch of shifts I ask if I can late start while having the same bonus(not sure if late starting worth it in units besides ER since you'll get a bunch of admits or screw people having them start at higher ratios) 4. If its a holiday or a special day always ask for more. I know an ICU nurse who did bonus shifts on med surg only if they max her at 4 patients.
Move to California basically six figures at any hospital system. Even with cost of living I’m still coming out ahead. If you can Catherine, you should move to California. Check out nurses to riches on how a nurse made over 350k a year combined income l.
I’ve been a psych nurse for 30 years. I never received a sign on bonus. My suggestion is do not go into psych. There are fewer opportunities in psych than other specialties. Many hospitals don’t even have a psych unit. As a psych ARNP it is the opposite. Blood & guts turns my stomach. It amazes me I completed nursing school. I worked an extra shift every week and made a lot of extra money. As a result, I was not able to max out the 401(k) because I was determined to be a ‘highly compensated’ employee. Rather than contributing 20% I was limited to only 11%. Very disappointing. I worked as a travel nurse and didn’t like it or make a lot of money. Again, I was only a psych nurse. Less choice of location and less pay. I owned a condo and wasn’t able to rent the unit while traveling. The free housing didn’t help me. As the agency charge to the hospital was so high I was forbidden to work overtime. Travel nursing wasn’t very lucrative for me. The biggest value advice I can offer is work in a high paying location. I earned my RN in Florida. I hated Florida and my 1st job was in Chicago. Shockingly Chicago paid about the same as the Ft Lauderdale area. What saved my financial bacon was moving to Seattle. Increased my salary by 50%. After a while I was earning a$100k with no overtime. Last year I earned over $200k just working one OT shift a week. My hospital paid 2x for the last four hours when working a double. I never took advantage of that. Many of my coworkers did. Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)
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Hey Mary! You have to have 2 years of experience in med surg nursing and then you can sit to take it. There are a few different organizations that offer a med-surg certification. If you google "CMSRN" that is the organization I received mine through.
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My hospital is always offering bonuses for bonus shifts. When they want you to do extra shifts remember the power is in your hands. They need you not the reverse. You make the terms and they need to agree to them if they want you to come in.
1. I always say I won't float if I do a bonus shift(unless its a unit I like) If they want me to float I ask for more money.
2. If I'm not in the mood really to do a bonus shift I ask for more money than the incentive bonus they're offering (ex. they offer 400 I ask for 600) more times than not they agree
3. If I'm extra lazy or worked a bunch of shifts I ask if I can late start while having the same bonus(not sure if late starting worth it in units besides ER since you'll get a bunch of admits or screw people having them start at higher ratios)
4. If its a holiday or a special day always ask for more.
I know an ICU nurse who did bonus shifts on med surg only if they max her at 4 patients.
This is such great info! Thank you for sharing this!
My cousin is a travel nurse and has been able to get contracts within a reasonable distance from her house. She's been making bank 💲💲💲
Move to California basically six figures at any hospital system. Even with cost of living I’m still coming out ahead. If you can Catherine, you should move to California. Check out nurses to riches on how a nurse made over 350k a year combined income l.
Hey, thanks for your comment! I have been watching their channel. They're great!
I’ve been a psych nurse for 30 years. I never received a sign on bonus. My suggestion is do not go into psych. There are fewer opportunities in psych than other specialties. Many hospitals don’t even have a psych unit. As a psych ARNP it is the opposite.
Blood & guts turns my stomach. It amazes me I completed nursing school.
I worked an extra shift every week and made a lot of extra money. As a result, I was not able to max out the 401(k) because I was determined to be a ‘highly compensated’ employee. Rather than contributing 20% I was limited to only 11%. Very disappointing.
I worked as a travel nurse and didn’t like it or make a lot of money. Again, I was only a psych nurse. Less choice of location and less pay. I owned a condo and wasn’t able to rent the unit while traveling. The free housing didn’t help me. As the agency charge to the hospital was so high I was forbidden to work overtime. Travel nursing wasn’t very lucrative for me.
The biggest value advice I can offer is work in a high paying location. I earned my RN in Florida. I hated Florida and my 1st job was in Chicago. Shockingly Chicago paid about the same as the Ft Lauderdale area. What saved my financial bacon was moving to Seattle. Increased my salary by 50%. After a while I was earning a$100k with no overtime. Last year I earned over $200k just working one OT shift a week. My hospital paid 2x for the last four hours when working a double. I never took advantage of that. Many of my coworkers did.
Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)
Wow! Thanks for sharing all your insight!
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I have 2 prns jobs lol
Go travel while nursing :) Travel nursing was the best decision that we have done in our careers.
That's great to hear!
Awesome information!!!!!!!!
Glad you found it helpful!
How do I become certified as a medical surgical nurse?
That is a great question and great video idea! Hang tight and I will answer that soon in a video!
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God is great!
@@Katherine_Ann amen..❤️😁
Getting BSN won’t increase your per hour rate at least where I work.
Thanks for your comment, Tina. It may depend on where you work!
I currently have a higher diploma in general nursing. I want to do an RN-BSN program
Have you been struggling with NCLEX be it LPN or RN, have you taken the exam for more than once? Are you taking it for the first time? Do you have a too busy schedule to study? Get to Dr NeedHam for your NCLEX assistance. I’m so happy I finally passed my exams after taking the test twice thanks to him. He’s got a magical qbank which will help you. Get to him and your NCLEX problems will be solved...
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How do you get the certification of the med/ surg tele nurse...i want to get the certification buh dont know how to go about it
Hey Mary! You have to have 2 years of experience in med surg nursing and then you can sit to take it. There are a few different organizations that offer a med-surg certification. If you google "CMSRN" that is the organization I received mine through.
@@Katherine_Ann yes thank you
Wow thank you that is amazing
Thank you for the video. What’s the best way to get your graduate nursing college program paid for?
I am going on a trip trip trip and to see get some rest of my my mother’s money from my the heart Catheterization I I have worked worked with out all all the time years years ago and I have have a good good job day I am going on the same day I am really really appreciate you and your me all all the time questions and thank You and and thank you You thank thank you you for everything everything I will need to bring to you thank and thank you thank love for you you all my heart thank you you You thank you for you for your your family and thank and care for you and thank you you thank me you thank and and thank You thank you for your heart and I I appreciate appreciate it thanks thanks yyte ryyyye