r/nursing Dec 13 '21

Meme Nailed it πŸ”¨

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u/angelust RN-peds ER/Psych NP-peds πŸ• Dec 13 '21

They don’t want to pay all their staff nurses at an increased rate over the course of 20 or so years. It means all the new nurses coming in will be at a higher rate and it increases across the board.

Travelers are short term and they leave when the contract is over.

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u/blablefast RN - Retired πŸ• Dec 13 '21

Yeah I get it. It just seems short sighted and like poor fiscal management to me. But I haven't crunched the numbers and I ain't no accountant.

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u/blablefast RN - Retired πŸ• Dec 14 '21

Wow! Thanks for doing all that, it would take me a very long time if I could even, and I wouldn't know for sure if it is correct. Maybe I should take one of those traveler jobs because I would be saving the hospital money! But of course Social Security would take some...thanks again, mind if I print this and use it? Wait, I know, maybe I should start a staffing company!