Are You Feeling Independent on this Independence Day?
Nothing is more threatening to your independence than a state of fear. Fear of the unknown can cause you to cling to an RN job at the hospital that you haven’t loved for quite some time.
Tag: RN jobs
Exciting News: Woman Enters Nursing to Become a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant
Many registered nurses enter legal nurse consulting because they are seeking to leave bedside nursing and their stressful RN hospital job. At our CLNC Certification Seminar I encountered a young nurse who entered nursing because, first and foremost, she wanted to become a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant!
RN Jobs Outlook for 2015: Gloomy with a High Chance of Stress
Moody’s Investors Service issued a negative 2015 outlook for not-for-profit (NFP) healthcare organizations. Moody’s predicts that hospital revenue will remain weak and operating expenses will increase. In 2014 Modern Healthcare reported that revenues were up for NFP facilities, but that those gains were offset by operating costs associated with the increased number of sicker patients. In essence, hospitals are handling more with less.
RN Chooses Legal Nurse Consulting Because He Wants More Payoff
Yesterday I talked to an RN, Michael, who shared that he dreaded going to work and that’s why he signed up for LegalNurse.com’s CLNC Certification training program. He has eight years of nursing experience and is unhappy with the little amount of payoff he gets from his RN job. He wants more for himself.
Getting Started Part Time as a Legal Nurse Consultant
If you’re considering a career as a legal nurse consultant, I’m sure you’ve thought, “How would I even get started?” The idea of changing a career is an intimidating one. Add onto that, your commitments, both personal and family, and I can understand how it would be very easy to talk yourself into thinking it just can’t be done. One of my favorite quotes from Mark Twain is “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
Getting Docked for Lunch Breaks You Don’t Get to Take – Just One More Stressor for Registered Nurses
I was recently contacted regarding a federal lawsuit alleging that Houston Methodist deducted 30 minutes each shift for breaks whether the nurses took them in whole, in part or not at all. There are more than 20 similar lawsuits throughout the U.S.
How to Become a Legal Nurse Consultant: Understanding Certification
In speaking with registered nurses I’m often asked, “How can I become a legal nurse consultant?” To which I always reply, “Get certified!”
12-Hour Shifts Are a New Legal Nurse Consultant’s Best Friend
CLNC students sometimes express concern about getting their first legal nurse consulting job while working a full-time RN job at the hospital. My response: 12-hour shifts are your best friend, providing you use your four days off each week to grow your legal nurse consulting business.
Nursing Salaries in 2014
No one labors harder than an RN in their hospital job. Nurses aren’t afraid of hard work, but in LegalNurse.com’s National Nurses’ Stress Survey 84% of RNs stated they are not fairly compensated or want more pay. This finding should come as no surprise as the salary outlook for RNs in 2014 has not been terrific.
What’s That Elephant Doing in the Hospital Room?
The elephant (how poorly RNs are treated) has been in the hospital room for decades. The Nurses’ Stress Survey merely validated what you and I already knew. Nurses are completely stressed out and hospitals are to blame for it.
