Bicoastal Nurse Makes $25K Monthly: It’s Worth It
If your home and work are on the opposite sides of town, you might have a long commute. If they’re on the opposite sides of the country, you have quite the supercommute.
If your home and work are on the opposite sides of town, you might have a long commute. If they’re on the opposite sides of the country, you have quite the supercommute.
An 18-year-old was admitted to our ICU with a questionable diagnosis. The drug screen did not reveal what he had taken. Our ICU intensivist speculated he ingested bath salts.
International nursing: While lucrative, working abroad involves long contracts, credential evaluations, and cultural adjustments. Most nurses who travel internationally want to immerse themselves in another culture and get away from the current nursing issue plaguing bedside nurses in the U.S.
Many hourly jobs, especially in healthcare, offer competitive pay that rivals salaried positions. In fact, a study found that registered nurses (RNs) are among the highest-paid hourly workers in the country, leading in 16 states with average wages exceeding $47 an hour national-wide.
Staffing firm provider NuWest Group agreed to pay $4.4 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit by travel nurses alleging inaccurate overtime pay calculations and mid-contract wage cuts, according to court records.
Over time, the public has begun increasingly recognizing and embracing nurse practitioners as healthcare providers. Perhaps that’s not surprising, with more than 385,000 licensed nurse practitioners delivering care in the United States.
Past studies show there are some potential risks to taking melatonin supplements. A new study reports that long-term use of melatonin supplements may be linked to a greater risk for heart failure.
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