SerenePeach

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1. MD Anderson Grad Residency Program

   SerenePeach replied to Amoeba09's topic in Texas

   Does anyone know what they are offering for salary at MD Anderson?

2. Shocked by new grads at job fair

   SerenePeach replied to mclennan's topic in Job Hunt

   That sounds terrible. Makes you wonder about the nearby nursing schools. I attended a grad fair in my city specifically for soon- to- be RNs a few months ago, and most everyone wore suits or business casual. The majority of my classmates who attended...

3. Do new graduates really get a job that easily in nursing?

   SerenePeach replied to Bchung5's topic in New Nurse

   I'm going to tell you what worked for me. I just graduated with my bsn two weeks ago and I had a job offer by graduation, as did many of my classmates. -Keep your grades up. Several hospitals in my area had minimum Gpa requirements for their GN resid...

4. How is the job market for nursing where you live?

   SerenePeach replied to Lucidity's topic in General Nursing

   i'm in houston, texas and recently graduated with my bsn two weeks ago. it wasn't too difficult to find a job, as i secured a job by graduation. i would estimate that about half of my class or maybe even more has a job at this point (our school has a...

5. A rolling suitcase....really???

   SerenePeach replied to OgreAchiever's topic in General Students

   In my nursing program, most people wore backpacks or tote bags. There were maybe a small handful of people who had rolling backpacks. We really didn't need to bring our textbooks to class, and the teachers lectured from powerpoints that were posted o...

6. How hard is it really to get a 4.0 in Nursing school

   SerenePeach replied to BenTram's topic in ADN/BSN

   Out of my bsn class of approximately 100 people, there were five of us that graduated with a 4.0. It was tough but certainly doable.

7. Abolishing the Pinning Ceremony

   SerenePeach replied to drem7116's topic in General Nursing

   I feel that having both a pinning ceremony and a graduation ceremony is redundant, which is one reason I'm only attending my graduation ceremony and not my pinning. Perhaps if there was some way that they could be combined, that would be more efficie...

8. How much do new grad RN's make in Houston, Texas?

   SerenePeach replied to taylorjill19's topic in Texas

   I know for sure St. Luke's is 27.50/hr (but they are on the high end), and Memorial Hermann TMC is $21/hr which is bumped up to $23/hr after orientation. I've heard MD Anderson and Texas Children's both start at $24/hr.

9. Harris County Hospital District nurse intern position is up

   SerenePeach replied to Plover1's topic in Texas

   Does anyone know the starting pay at Ben Taub?

10. Harris County Hospital District nurse intern position is up

    SerenePeach replied to Plover1's topic in Texas

    I was told they would let us know by May 1 if we were to get a second interview, and that the second interview would be a peer interview with the unit.

11. Memorial Hermann June 2012 Internship is up

    SerenePeach replied to Plover1's topic in Texas

    That is relatively low for the med center. I wonder if that bumps up after you get licensed or after you get off orientation.

12. Pinning ceremonies! Graduations! Oh my!

    SerenePeach replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in General Students

    Our pinning is first and then graduation is the next day. Both are nighttime ceremonies. For our pinning, we get to wear whatever we want as long as it's "dressy casual". I'm thankful that we don't need to wear any white scrubs/dresses or white hats ...

13. Memorial Hermann June 2012 Internship is up

    SerenePeach replied to Plover1's topic in Texas

    Has anyone heard anything regarding starting pay for new grads at Memorial Hermann?

14. Harris County Hospital District nurse intern position is up

    SerenePeach replied to Plover1's topic in Texas

    I put Critical Care (ICU) as my first choice and Medical-Surgical as my second choice.

15. Harris County Hospital District nurse intern position is up

    SerenePeach replied to Plover1's topic in Texas

    Just a heads up...I just got a call to interview with Ben Taub. Several of my classmates got phone calls today, too.