I graduated in December and only have experience with hospitals on the Penninsula. There were 13 people in my graduating class. All but one is already working but that is by her choice. We graduated from RIverside's program. Two of us are at Mary...
dettwiller5 replied to RN2bnVA's topic in Virginia
I just started at Mary Immaculate. Base pay there for a new grad is 20.70 with 4.00 evening, 6.00 night, and .75 weekend differentials. RIverside's starting salary is 20.30. Sentara's is slightly more, so I hear.
Hi everyone I graduated in December and accepted a position in Mother/Baby at a local hospital :). I begin a week of hospital orientation tomorrow. I know the first day is Human Resources stuff. What can I expect for the next four days?
dettwiller5 replied to FirstChoiceLast's topic in General Nursing
I disagree with this comment- in fact my experience has been that many employers prefer older nurses to twenty something nurses. We are more mature, know what we want, we are in it for the long haul, and we do not take more time to "catch on". That...
dettwiller5 replied to daisy84's topic in New Nurse
I agree that it would be great if you could find a hospital with a really good new grad orientation program. Have you considered home health? It works for a lot of nurses- you can focus care on one patient at a time. Many home health agencies that...
dettwiller5 replied to Chico David's topic in General Nursing
THere is no shortage here in Southeastern VA- I just graduated in Dec and most of the students in my class (including me) had a job lined up before graduation in the units that they desired. :)
dettwiller5 replied to shadaysmith11's topic in General Nursing
THere are schools that have a track for people who already have a BS in another field and want to pursue a BSN or an MSN. I would research colleges near your home to see what they offer. I just graduated from a diploma RN program. I have a BS in ...
dettwiller5 replied to Nothing Comes EasyRN's topic in New Nurse
I am also a new graduate nurse and I have made the decision to accept a position in Mother/baby- so I do not think you need to go to med/surg first! If psych is what you are interested in - go for it!!
I can totally relate!! I also graduated a couple of weeks ago and feel completely drained! I have been really tired lately- like I've been going and going for 3 years stressing about tests, work, my three kids, husband, trying to find time for every...
dettwiller5 replied to lms6241's topic in Uniform/Gear
I wear a size 18 or so in regular clothes and I am very tall (6 ft). I prefer the cherokee workwear drawstring flares and I wear an XL tall in them. I know that they also come in petite sizes and go up to 2x. THey are very flattering and comfortab...
dettwiller5 replied to jagsterr's topic in New Nurse
I'm not sure how it is in other states, but in VA the pay isnt any different for someone with a BSN vs an associate's degree or diploma- all sit for the same test and get the same pay