BayAreaRN

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1. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

   BayAreaRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   Orient or Orientate? The word orient as a noun means "east." It may be capitalized when referring to the geographical location of the Far East. Example: Hong Kong is located in the Orient. Orient as a verb means to "find direction" or "give directio...

2. First Year RN survey

   BayAreaRN replied to blueherring's topic in New Nurse

   1. why did you enter the nursing profession? the money. i was clueless that nursing is a hard-work profession. all i knew when i applied was that they pay well -- and for good reason. you really work hard for your money. 2. what do you like about be...

3. More than regular new grad anxiety; feel like quitting.. too soon?

   BayAreaRN replied to azzurra29's topic in New Nurse

   Hey! I'm a new grad as well and been in the job only for 8 months and I feel exactly the same way as you do. However, I figured that if I feel miserable in this job.. why stay? I'm starting a new job as a cardiac data and quality coordinator in anoth...

4. San Francisco New Grad Job Prospects????

   BayAreaRN replied to JennyAS's topic in California

   There are a lot of hospitals in the SF Bay Area that offer new grad training programs. Here are some of the hospitals that you can check: 1) UCSF - San Francisco 2) Alta Bates Medical Center - Berkeley/Oakland 3) VA SF - San Francisco 4) St Marys - ...

5. Confused why salaries for new grads are not higher?

   BayAreaRN replied to YoungWiseWoman's topic in California

   Well if you go to the Bay Area, the average starting salary for new grads is $40. I don't think any newgrad RN earn less than $35 (if you're employed in a hospital... I'm not sure about nursing homes... but I'm assuming it should be close to $40). G...

6. new grad training programs in northern california

   BayAreaRN replied to jen05's topic in California

   I'm in the new grad program at Stanford and I'm loving it! Our batch is the first one to start with the RN Residency program and it offers us UHC classes year round, where we get ongoing support. We had classroom training for 2-3 weeks (depending on ...

7. Question about wages

   BayAreaRN replied to jade-athyst's topic in Geriatric

   I work in the Bay Area (San Francisco) and I am a new grad (graduated July 2006). I work in a teaching hospital and my starting pay is $40. I have a friend that works at a nursing home and she gets paid $32. So you def. get paid more when u work in a...