Best Houston Nursing Residency Program?

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Hi everyone! I passed the NCLEX on April 22 and have applied/received offers for the following Summer 2022 nurse residency programs: 

  • St. Luke's Sugar Land - Med/Surg Telemetry
  • Memorial Hermann TMC - Stroke IMU
  • MD Anderson TMC - Surgical Urology/Orthology 
  • HCA Healthcare - Neuro ICU

I just wanted to receive some insight on y'alls experiences on any of these nurse residency programs or units in general. I really love critical care and would love to learn more on which program is the best place to start my career in before I make a decision. In terms of starting pay, St. Luke's has offered the most and this is also a factor I am taking into account when making my decision. 

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I am a new grad and I’m thinking of applying to ST.Luke’s. What are some good things you noticed about them overall? How much are these places offering for pay?

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On 5/22/2022 at 6:45 AM, PrettyRN24 said:

I am a new grad and I’m thinking of applying to ST.Luke’s. What are some good things you noticed about them overall? How much are these places offering for pay?

Well, I haven't started yet but, when I interviewed for them, the nursing director who interviewed me was so kind and made me feel comfortable. We really clicked and I felt good vibes from her hehe. I felt a bit rushed to make a decision with them tho so I would say that's the only downside.

St. Luke's has offered me the most pay starting at $33/hr plus a sign-on bonus of $10k. I would say MD Anderson offered the second highest at $31.73/hr plus night differential bonus pay of $8k+, good weekend and night differential pay, and their healthcare benefits are really good since they are federal and state-funded. 

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6 hours ago, Miomimi said:

Well, I haven't started yet but, when I interviewed for them, the nursing director who interviewed me was so kind and made me feel comfortable. We really clicked and I felt good vibes from her hehe. I felt a bit rushed to make a decision with them tho so I would say that's the only downside.

St. Luke's has offered me the most pay starting at $33/hr plus a sign-on bonus of $10k. I would say MD Anderson offered the second highest at $31.73/hr plus night differential bonus pay of $8k+, good weekend and night differential pay, and their healthcare benefits are really good since they are federal and state-funded. 

Thanks once again. You are one of the most transparent people on here! I recently graduated and I have no idea what to really expect for pay and I didn’t want to get lowballed anywhere so I kinda wanted to see what different  places are offering. Whenever you receive an offer, how soon do you typically have to give them the decision on whether or not you will choose them ?

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On 5/23/2022 at 6:56 PM, PrettyRN24 said:

Thanks once again. You are one of the most transparent people on here! I recently graduated and I have no idea what to really expect for pay and I didn’t want to get lowballed anywhere so I kinda wanted to see what different  places are offering. Whenever you receive an offer, how soon do you typically have to give them the decision on whether or not you will choose them ?

Sorry for the late reply. Usually they want an answer within a few days.

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Question: does anyone else have a poor GPA but still getting accepted at places? I hate that at a point, grades do define you, but I hope an average GPA can be enough. 

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