texasnurse22

texasnurse22 specializes in ortho/neuro.

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1. DFW area, Is this a fair pay for a RN with 4.5 yrs experience?

   texasnurse22 replied to RNRebecca83's topic in Texas

   I had 3yrs experience and applied for a job at Baylor all saints in fort worth. I turned the job down because they did not pay well. They told me that they could not pay alot because they are non-profit and do not spend as much with the nurse staff a...

2. DFW area, Is this a fair pay for a RN with 4.5 yrs experience?

   texasnurse22 replied to RNRebecca83's topic in Texas

   Baylor is one of the lower paying systems due to the fact that they are not for profit and can not spend alot of money on nursing staff as other hospitals do, so that pay of $27 would be about right for them. THR and HCA have more competitive pays. ...

3. Question about Med/Surg...

   texasnurse22 replied to LauraLiz's topic in General Nursing

   I would say Medical would be better to learn due to the fact that the surgical patients these days have alot of comorbidities that affect treatment. You will see these in the medical unit. You will also restart all your patients IV's(like everyday)dr...

4. Question about Med/Surg...

   texasnurse22 replied to LauraLiz's topic in General Nursing

   Med-Surg is Med-surg. You will get the general medical patients(pneumonia,diverticulitis,etc.) and surgical patients(appys,choly's). In hospitals where they TRY to separate the Medical from the Surgical(rarely works) the surgical floor will usually s...

5. May 2009 Graduates!!! Do you have a job yet?

   texasnurse22 replied to soon2bRN516's topic in New Nurse

   Graduate nurses need to consider general nursing jobs such as Med-surg. Most GN's are trying to go into specialty like ICU or L&D and getting rejected. Hospitals are nowing picking from within their system for those jobs. Now there is a whole cro...