Cost of Nurse Residency Program

[Butterfly922]

Hi! I just graduated in December with my BSN. I applied to a Nurse Residency Program but was wondering if the cost is an average amount for a program with no guaranteed job at the end. It is a 12 week program that will certify you in BLS, IV, Glucometer, and Arrhythmia Interpretation. It costs $650. Thoughts on this?

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

It's easy to say that when you already have a job. However I have been an RN for over a year and have not been able to get a job. So at this point I'm willing to do anything.

Did you graduate this past December 2014 or the previous one 2013?

((HUGS)) This facility is just preying on vulnerable nurses in a horrible job market. You shouldn't have to pay for a residency program with no job available at the end.

[Everline]

This actually scares me. Is this what we have to look forward to? Wow.

[PMFB-RN, RN]

There are certain parts of the country that are just dying for nurses.

Really? Where would those places be?

[Ozzy84]

Georgia states .. I'm moving from New York City to there.

[nurse4ever08]

Would this be in the US or another country? I know some countries you do pay for this. However, in the US , no.

[flyersfan88]

Really? Where would those places be?

North Dakota.

[Eru Ilúvatar]

Really? Where would those places be?

North Dakota, Oklahoma, certain areas of Texas, certain areas of Georgia, etc... So yeah you just need to look around.

[AZQuik]

Not sure about dying but the residency I'm in pays ok, has the best experience possible for my specialty, I have a main preceptor, a secondary, and get to be with other well established nurses occasionally. We do 24 hours of class time a month, and a once a month meeting with other nurse residents.

Almost full benefits within a calendar month, and allowed to take pto after 6 months (accrual starts from day 1). Regular performance evals, and are give full nurse rights to meds, supplies, emrs, etc from day one.

This sounds like a refresher course. And a lousy one at that. IVs, FS, and CPR? Learned all that in school already.

BSN GCU 2014. ED Residency

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[TheNGTKingRN]

Yeah. If you're paying your getting ripped off. I've been paid well over 7K by now (I'm pretty sure) in just education hours which by the way also count as CEUs. We've done so many that if I could save them all I'd have enough CEUs for years to come. So I'm getting paid and getting CEUs.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Let me expand upon the so-called 'certifications.'

1. BLS - usually obtained during nursing school for free. Once you are hired, many workplaces provide it for free or low-cost. If obtained outside school or one's workplace, a BLS card typically costs no more than $50.

2. IV certification - RNs do not need IV-certification because, by default, our nursing licensure already certifies us to perform IV therapy. IV certification is typically reserved for LPNs/LVNs.

3. Glucometer - this is a phony certification. Non-healthcare lay people learn to use glucometers with a few minutes of training. In addition, the glucometer that you become 'certified' to use might be a different make and model than those used by other healthcare facilities.

4. Arrythmia interpretation - this is another phony certification. Your time would be best spent paying $200+ for an ACLS class where you can learn about different arrythmias. In addition, if you ever end up working in telemetry or critical care, the workplace will pay you to attend classes on arrythmia interpretation.

But, according to the posted link, the sign-up deadline was January 19th, so perhaps the OP was wanting others to affirm that this 'residency' is a good deal. It is an odious deal of the worst sort. It is not even a real residency.