MegSaid

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1. Nurses Under 30 Years Old

   MegSaid replied to PetiteOpRN's topic in General Nursing

   I would bet a hundred bucks that "HR" has very little to do with whether your hospital "wants" BSN staff... It's probably more likely that your nursing leadership has set that standard. HR recruits and hires for what Nursing says they need. If a BSN ...

2. Nurses Under 30 Years Old

   MegSaid replied to PetiteOpRN's topic in General Nursing

   Could it be that every generation says this about the next one, because we gain in work ethic and sense of responsibility, and the need to work to pay for mortgages and kids and cars etc as we get older? When I was younger, I stayed up later, took m...

3. Visiting WA to see if I want to move there.. Advice needed!

   MegSaid replied to nursedani08's topic in Washington

   It is worth noting that Swedish will be building a big new facility in Issaquah in just a few years, planning has already started. So, because they have so many internal transfers, the nurses who are already there will have first dibs on the new East...

4. Visiting WA to see if I want to move there.. Advice needed!

   MegSaid replied to nursedani08's topic in Washington

   Hi - You will love Seattle! Definitely better winters than Michigan! You should visit in October and start looking for a position in November-ish. The programs are competitive and all the hospitals have their pluses and minuses...depends on what are...

5. opinions on seattle hospitals

   MegSaid replied to twantland's topic in Washington

   swedish definitely does not make their nurses wear all white!! not sure how long ago that was, but not true today!

6. Telephone Interview with recruiter at Swedish

   MegSaid replied to moffist's topic in Washington

   I am so sorry to hear you had such a terrible experience with a recruiter at Swedish! I know the recruiters there quite well - please email me and I will talk to the recruiter and help them understand how put off you are with the experience! I am 10...

7. Avoid Swedish Med Center in Seattle

   MegSaid replied to s_corder99's topic in Travel

   I totally don't agree with this post! THis hospital has been wonderful and I would like to know what hospital is perfect, anyway? Don't take one person's word for it, folks. Swedish is a fantastic hospital and it's a bummer that this person had a b...

8. ER at Swedish in Seattle

   MegSaid replied to nycrn's topic in Washington

   Swedish is really a great hospital! The best in Seattle, by nearly all measures. It is a teaching hospital. I don't think the white scrubs is true - I see all colors of scrubs. You should definitely work there.

9. What states offer good working condition for RNs?

   MegSaid replied to John123's topic in General Nursing

   I know that Seattle hospitals have great RN retention rates. Check out www.swedish.org or one of the other great hospitals in Seattle.