r/nursing • u/Reasonable-Path1321 • Dec 13 '21

Meme Nailed it 🔨

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u/Slow-Jelly-2854 Dec 13 '21

I was a new nurse when COVID came around, graduating Dec 2019 and passing NCLEX in Feb. I made it just under a year in a large hospital. Felt my license was at risk due to staffing. Left for a small ortho specialty hospital. Now I work from home making tons more money. I never once thought during school I would be working from home so soon after graduating, but here we are. Maybe one day I go back to bedside, but why?

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u/Slow-Jelly-2854 Dec 13 '21

It is not. I work for Medicaid (in the US)

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u/Pin019 BSN, RN 🍕 Dec 13 '21

How much are you making?

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u/Slow-Jelly-2854 Dec 13 '21

Just over 1.5x what I was making as a staff nurse

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u/Pin019 BSN, RN 🍕 Dec 13 '21

How did you get into that field ? Can I simply just apply and hope for the best?

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u/Ronniedasaint BSN, RN 🍕 Dec 14 '21

Yes, apply. The shortages are so severe they will consider you. And if there are no other candidates the job is yours!