nursinguy

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1. benefits for Kaiser, UC Davis, UCSF, or VA and Sutter

   nursinguy replied to Happysouth1's topic in California

   UCDMC wins right now but Kaiser tops out at 70$ UCDMC tops at 53$. I work CA Prison and we get nearly the same as UCDMC but I think we are calpers and they are private. Though we do 1/4 the work that a average UCDMC nurse does on the floor. It is eas...

2. Pay Differences Across California

   nursinguy replied to linRdsNay's topic in California

   UCDavis has begone renegging on their pension promises, CA is broke.

3. Pay Differences Across California

   nursinguy replied to linRdsNay's topic in California

   You got a couple things wrong.... Bay area new grads get 50$ a hour, 20 experienced RN's make 70$ or a little more. Sac area new grad RN's make 44-46$, 20 experienced RN's make 55-60$ Prison RN's make 46-53$ no matter where in the state. Kaiser in Sa...

4. Don't scare me...i start n Fall....how much do u make?

   nursinguy replied to jewelspassion's topic in California

   Sac Area is 41-45 a hour with night premium, Prison is 45.50 plus bonuses no matter where in CA you work. The farther from the bay area you get the lower the pay gets.

5. Don't scare me...i start n Fall....how much do u make?

   nursinguy replied to jewelspassion's topic in California

   Thing is that just depends on where you work, Public Health nursing is a piece of cake and most psych nursing is too, on night crew someplaces I do nothing for 5-6 hours and get paid for it. It just depends.

6. Why won't anyone hire new grads?

   nursinguy replied to LvHaloRN's topic in Nevada

   From several hospital recruiters. In Nevada the cost is less around 60k, but that is still allot of money.

7. California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

   nursinguy replied to piscesmama's topic in California

   If you did not precept there, work for free, your chances are virtually 0! There is a better chance that the antartic melts before you will get a job there.

8. California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

   nursinguy replied to piscesmama's topic in California

   For hospital experience, it does not count. You will be considered a new grad when you app with no experiance.

9. Why won't anyone hire new grads?

   nursinguy replied to LvHaloRN's topic in Nevada

   100k start costs to train new grads, want to guess why they don't want to hire you?

10. Any Nurses who work at Renown Hospital in Reno?

    nursinguy replied to sunbeach's topic in Nevada

    I got a job on the Trauma ICU floor, hope to see you there.

11. Will any hospitals pay you to relocate?

    nursinguy replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in Nevada

    How do I know? I was just hired as a new grad and I live in CA.

12. Will any hospitals pay you to relocate?

    nursinguy replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in Nevada

    Yes Renown will in Reno, they will pay 3k for moving costs.

13. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    nursinguy replied to ashfost's topic in New Nurse

    Expect a pay cut now CA is broke........

14. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    nursinguy replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX

    Then you have passed.....

15. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    nursinguy replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX

    PASSED!!!!:yeah: I am never taking that retarded test again!!!! WOOT.