I know the 'Nursing Pay' discussion has had the CRAP beat out of it, but this thread is directed to those NEW GRADS that have just accepted their FIRST nursing job with ONLY SCHOOL-RELATED EXPERIENCE behind them. If you will, please answer the following questions:
1) Degree (i.e. Associates, Bachelors, etc.)
2) Starting Salary or Hourly pay
3) CITY and STATE in which you will be working
I am a career changer and I AM NOT going into nursing for the money, but my hopes are to get some REAL figures from this thread in an attempt to 'GUESS-TI-MATE' just what type of pay I should expect.
Any and all HONEST responses will be GREATLY appreciated!!
I work PMs so my starting rate is $35.38/hr, including a $3,000 sign-on bonus (before taxes). I believe the starting pay is the same regardless of the type of degree that you have.
3. Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco Bay Area in California
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I would LOVE to live in the bay area. It's so beautiful! Houston is hideous. There is nothing out of doors to do. What portion of that check do you take home and what is the rent situation like there?
As a new grad, I will be starting in the OR at my hospital which is in Delaware. The start pay is 21.50/hr with excelllent benefits. The OR is doing a training program, so while I am in class for 11 weeks, I will be getting paid 21.50/hr. Also, the start pay depends on location, some areas are more expensive to live in: for instance it can cost 1500 dollars a month to rent an apartment in NY and only 650 a month where i live. Oh and I graduated with a BSN. Good luck in pursuing your dreams!
I will finish my MSN in a year and the compensation is the same as when I was a ADN, no raise for BSN, no raise for MSN. I work in outpatient area (18 years experience) my pay is 23.08. I have speciality certification, CEN (certified emergency nurse) MICN, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, advanced burn life support. I left the ER because of no difference in compensation, so why not do outpatient, the hours M-F 7:30 -4:00 no weekends or holidays are better and the work less stressful. I work in western NC. Starting pay is 16.25 for new grads here. The pay for a new nurse is great but it quickly reaches a ceiling.
I am at Memorial Hermann in the Medical Center. And they are offering me a position in ICU which I am considering, if the education is up to par. I don't think that new grads should be in ICU, especially Neurotrauma at Hermann unless the preceptorship/education is thorough and of excellent quality.
I know that MD Anderson pays it's staff well and quickly weeds out those who are not up to standard, despite the nursing shortage. Which sounds fabulous to me, but I don't like oncology.
hey, I'm in Houston, too. Have you seen the new herman-memorial 6 mth plan? It's in nursing week newspaper. They'll pay you 40/hr with a completion bonus, for 6 mths. you can work 12's or 8's. I'm tempted to do this.
I work at Ben Taub. Starting here is about 21.63 for the ICU. There's a lot of BS to deal with, especially from management. We just lost about 7 nurses on the unit within about 1 month's time (tells you how bad morale is). this is basically how it is in the entire hospital. the ben taub er has a pretty high turn-over rate as well. when i worked down there as a student, a couple of nurses ragged on me for not knowing lab values, even though my actual job was "nursing assistant" but because they knew i was a student nurse, they thought they'd start early into me. well, i stopped working there.
I'm interested in hearing about the other hospitals--md anderson, herman-memorial, etc, especially the satellite hospitals, like in clear lake or katy or southwest. I heard a lot of the hospitals gave a pay raise to their nurses. i heard st lukes is starting 23. i started out at st lukes, but they treated me like crap. i'll never go back there. i heard herman and md anderson was 24. what do you know of working conditions? are the people cool, etc?
EC1234, I am still a student, but looking to move to the Bay Area when I finish school. My husband works there already and can't wait to not have to commute. I have Kaiser Health Insurance and love it and would love to work for Kaiser. What do you suggest I do while in School to get an in at Kaiser. Any Suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
hey, I'm in Houston, too. Have you seen the new herman-memorial 6 mth plan? It's in nursing week newspaper. They'll pay you 40/hr with a completion bonus, for 6 mths. you can work 12's or 8's. I'm tempted to do this.
I work at Ben Taub. Starting here is about 21.63 for the ICU. There's a lot of BS to deal with, especially from management. We just lost about 7 nurses on the unit within about 1 month's time (tells you how bad morale is). this is basically how it is in the entire hospital. the ben taub er has a pretty high turn-over rate as well. when i worked down there as a student, a couple of nurses ragged on me for not knowing lab values, even though my actual job was "nursing assistant" but because they knew i was a student nurse, they thought they'd start early into me. well, i stopped working there.
I'm interested in hearing about the other hospitals--md anderson, herman-memorial, etc, especially the satellite hospitals, like in clear lake or katy or southwest. I heard a lot of the hospitals gave a pay raise to their nurses. i heard st lukes is starting 23. i started out at st lukes, but they treated me like crap. i'll never go back there. i heard herman and md anderson was 24. what do you know of working conditions? are the people cool, etc?
If you are at Ben taub on the 4th floor, you might run into me this summer, and we won't even know each other! I am doing my clinical rotation there and we are rounding through the fourth floor. I have clinicals left in MICU, SICU and OR. I finished up with NeuroICU, Dialysis, and 4B.
I loved the NeuroICU over at the taub, but I don't know a thing about the other units.
I happen to love Memorial Hermann in Med Center. I think they are fabulous. They seem to really care about retention and the staff patient ratios are within reasonable limits. Neuoscience is a tough floor but the highest patient load we are given is 6. They try to keep it at five. I work as a student nurse there currently. Not to sound like a commercial, but i think that Hermann is an invigorating and wonderful place for nurses. I know there are some bad staff and management, but I like to look for the people who are knowlegable and helpful and stick with them. The CNA's leave something to be desired and poor performance from them is tolerated on my floor. that is the worst thing I can say about working there.
Pittsburgh suburbs, Associates, started out at $18.50, got a raise to $19.34, left after 1 1/2 yrs for new job at 21.70-- shift differentials aren't great but mortgage for smallish 3 bedroom suburban house $636 (at higher % APR than currently available). Heard from several people that raises don't keep up with what you make by switching employers. It may sound awful, but loyalty does not seem to pay.
As a new grad, I will be starting in the OR at my hospital which is in Delaware. The start pay is 21.50/hr with excelllent benefits. The OR is doing a training program, so while I am in class for 11 weeks, I will be getting paid 21.50/hr. Also, the start pay depends on location, some areas are more expensive to live in: for instance it can cost 1500 dollars a month to rent an apartment in NY and only 650 a month where i live. Oh and I graduated with a BSN. Good luck in pursuing your dreams!
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I would LOVE to live in the bay area. It's so beautiful! Houston is hideous. There is nothing out of doors to do. What portion of that check do you take home and what is the rent situation like there?