Bella_CO

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1. Breaching StaRN Contract

   Bella_CO replied to Bella_CO's topic in New Nurse

   Also here's an update: I've been working at a wonderful hospital that is almost always full staffed with RNs and PCTs!! ?? Most of the employees do their job and we try our best to work together and help each other! It's really night and day from my ...

2. Breaching StaRN Contract

   Bella_CO replied to Bella_CO's topic in New Nurse

   I was very fortunate, and I have not heard from HCA since. You may have a completely different experience than me and some of my fellow cohort.

3. Breaching StaRN Contract

   Bella_CO replied to Bella_CO's topic in New Nurse

   Yes, I think the whole StaRN program was an ingenious financial idea because the first 7 weeks of the program we were taught by 1-2 nurses for 50 new graduate employees. That's very cost-effective orientation. In most of my coworkers opinions, we tho...

4. Breaching StaRN Contract

   Bella_CO replied to Bella_CO's topic in New Nurse

   It wouldn't have been so unsafe and unmanageable if we had CNA's on our unit. If the employers do not want to lose their employees they hire, they should invest in sufficient nursing staff. Having just one CNA would have made a significant difference...

5. Breaching StaRN Contract

   Bella_CO replied to Bella_CO's topic in New Nurse

   The recruiter actually lied to us about the pay raise. It's not base pay after orientation--it's much less. Yes, the first 7 weeks of orientation is class work and hospital paperwork; the last 7 weeks is on the unit with a preceptor. The patient pop...

6. Breaching StaRN Contract

   Bella_CO replied to Bella_CO's topic in New Nurse

   It was expected of me in my nursing program's clinical rotations (especially during capstone) required me doing 99% of our preceptor job.

7. Breaching StaRN Contract

   Bella_CO replied to Bella_CO's topic in New Nurse

   They mostly work for large hospital corporations, but not HCA.

8. Breaching StaRN Contract

   Bella_CO replied to Bella_CO's topic in New Nurse

   I've spoken to all of my friends and colleagues who are nurses at other hospitals, and they are shocked when I explain to them all of things that happened on my unit involving staffing and management. I've also worked in the nursing field for 8 years...

9. Breaching StaRN Contract

   Bella_CO replied to Bella_CO's topic in New Nurse

   The contract is broadly written to include both termination or resignation--I would still have to pay 10k. I don't want to ruin my life with this.

10. Breaching StaRN Contract

    Bella_CO replied to Bella_CO's topic in New Nurse

    Unfortunately every nurse I spoke to wanted to quit but didn't because of the contract. They were afraid to sue because we know others who did sue and lost, ended up paying more money in the end.

11. Breaching StaRN Contract

    Bella_CO replied to Bella_CO's topic in New Nurse

    Most places have CNAs though, which makes a huge difference! We didn't.

12. Breaching StaRN Contract

    Bella_CO replied to Bella_CO's topic in New Nurse

    Yes, you're right. But I had no option.

13. Breaching StaRN Contract

    Bella_CO replied to Bella_CO's topic in New Nurse

    I did not see these issues on a busy medical-surgical unit at any hospital that I was on during nursing school clinicals or my work history as a CNA for 8 years (At least not during day shift). We consistently did not have CNA's and 5-6 patients.

14. Breaching StaRN Contract

    Bella_CO replied to Bella_CO's topic in New Nurse

    Yes, I thought about that but I'm unable to pay. I was barely making ends meet despite living frugally.

15. Breaching StaRN Contract

    Bella_CO posted a topic in New Nurse

    Hello, I need some help! I'm a new graduate nurse that started working on a very busy medical-surgical unit in April. In order for me to accept the job, I was required to sign a 2 year contract that states if I didn't stay with the company for 2 yea...