New nurses: night shift to day shift?

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In asking around some of the hospitals here, it appears most new nurses get assigned to night shifts, and that seniority dictates who gets to move onto days. I was curious to know from the newer nurses, how long did it take you to transition from night shifts into day shifts?

ETA: I also encountered hospitals who have no full time shifts available for new nurses and thus everyone starts out as part-time. And they only pay you $20/hr to start. Yeesh!

nursemomceo,

you are saying that you get an extra 15% above base pay for floating, and this somehow puts you in the high 30's. are you talking about thousands per year, or dollars per hour? i ask, because it seems that base for starting rn in that area would not be as high as 34 or 35 an hour, which is what it would have to be for you to make high 30's per hour. hi 30's per year on the other hand would actually seem way too low....

is the base pay near tampa actually about 35 an hr?

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well, med school would probably cost you at least 150,000 out of pocket and would take approximately 10-12 years from when you first start school, not to mention the extremely competitive and demanding entry requirements. your adn program you say costs you 20 k and they usually take 3 years total, and you pretty much walk in to it compared to med school. so this is the ultimate extreme "apples and oranges" comparison...

anyway, this post is way off topic, so i'll end there.

jeff,

you say that one can "pretty much walk into ...nursing school... compared to med school? i'm not exactly sure where you are at, but if you read all the posts on allnurses, you will see that, for the most part, no one just pretty much walks into nursing school. it is very competitive were i live, and all the schools around my area are the same way. some have waiting lists that take upwards of 2 years to get through. others have so many applicants that they only take people with a 4.0 gpa, and who are completely finished with their pre reqs. you can't tell me that everyone makes a 4.0 who applies to nursing school. i personally busted my a** to get accepted into my program which is a 2 year program, not 3. plus it did entailed very demanding requirements that a lot of people do not pass. i plan on going on to pursue a master's degree to become a nurse practitioner, so by the time i get finished with that, it will have taken quite a few years. so, with the time constraints and the cost that the university will cost me, why not go on to med school. it is even more competitive to get into the university here, not to mention about triple the cost, so i might have as good of a chance of getting into med school as getting into the msn program.

you are right, comparing medical school to nursing school is like comparing apples to oranges, but just because i was accepted into nursing school doesn't mean that i couldn't make it into medical school. getting accepted into nursing school here was not a walk in the park, nor was it something that was just handed to whoever applied, as you make it out to sound, it is a privilege that is given to a chosen few each semester. i am sure that many, many people on this site could tell you how hard it was for them to get into ns, or how hard and demanding their program was. i'm not sure what your school is like, but please don't compare other programs to it if, in fact, you do not know what they are like.

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Specializes in RN, BSN, CHDN.

This was an old thread dating back from 2005-more update information re wages is probably needed

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jeff....in reply base for new grads is in the 25.00 range.....i have experience and float all the time which most staff hate.....i get 15 % of base hourly rate.....meaning if you were a 25.00 hr nurse you get another 3.75 hour to float on the float team....i make high 30's an hour rate since i am here along time...not 30,000 a year.....>35.00 hour plus benefits, get 240 hours pto a year.....401k, etc....more clear.....

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Jeff,

You say that one can "pretty much walk into ...nursing school... compared to med school? I'm not exactly sure where you are at, but if you read all the posts on allnurses, you will see that, for the most part, no one just pretty much walks into nursing school. It is very competitive were I live, and all the schools around my area are the same way. Some have waiting lists that take upwards of 2 years to get through. Others have so many applicants that they only take people with a 4.0 GPA, and who are completely finished with their pre reqs. You can't tell me that EVERYONE makes a 4.0 who applies to nursing school. I personally busted my a** to get accepted into my program which is a 2 year program, not 3. Plus it did entailed very demanding requirements that a lot of people do not pass. I plan on going on to pursue a Master's degree to become a Nurse Practitioner, so by the time I get finished with that, it will have taken quite a few years. So, with the time constraints and the cost that the university will cost me, why not go on to med school. It is even more competitive to get into the University here, not to mention about triple the cost, so I might have as good of a chance of getting into med school as getting into the MSN program.

You are right, comparing medical school to nursing school is like comparing apples to oranges, but just because I was accepted into nursing school doesn't mean that I couldn't make it into medical school. Getting accepted into nursing school here was not a walk in the park, nor was it something that was just handed to whoever applied, as you make it out to sound, it is a privilege that is given to a chosen few each semester. I am sure that many, many people on this site could tell you how hard it was for them to get into NS, or how hard and demanding their program was. I'm not sure what your school is like, but please don't compare other programs to it if, in fact, you do not know what they are like.

:yeahthat: VERY WELL WRITTEN! I couldn't say it any better!

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I was hired on day shift in a progressive care unit 7am-7:30pm as a new graduate. The starting pay is $24.24/hour plus $2.00 shift differential for weekends.

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i just got hired for a day night rotater position at a big boston medical center. i dont think any new grads get to be pernament days or nights in boston. its going to suck having to switch back and forth but i'll learn a lot and starting base pay is almost $29 per hour. So i really cant complain even though i hate staying up all night and am definately a morning person. i'm just happy to be able to work at my job.

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I'm in Manhattan, base pay is $35/hr with an additional $4-5 for night shift. It seems most nurses start nights here and then eventually go to days when positions become available. I know of nurses in other hospitals that start day shift, but I think that just depends on the needs of the hospital and unit.

I started on nights about 8 months ago and am moving to days at the end of summer. I'm looking forward to it!!:smiley_aa

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i'm in manhattan, base pay is $35/hr with an additional $4-5 for night shift. it seems most nurses start nights here and then eventually go to days when positions become available. i know of nurses in other hospitals that start day shift, but i think that just depends on the needs of the hospital and unit.

i started on nights about 8 months ago and am moving to days at the end of summer. i'm looking forward to it!!:smiley_aa

$35 an hour sounds yummie! if only manhattan wasn't so expensive :o

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ohh.............. that is too low pay for a RN. I am a LVN and only been working from last year and i get paid $ 20/hr.:bugeyes:

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Old thread which keeps rearing it's head-past usefullness so I am closing it

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