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1. Wage Negotiation

   ngnurse posted a topic in Union

   I was given an offer at a union hospital. Am I "allowed" to negotiate salary? I have a year of experience on stepdown and offered an ICU position.

2. SICU interview preparation

   ngnurse posted a topic in Critical

   Hi! I'm a stepdown unit float pool nurse at my level 1 trauma center. I have an interview for a SICU position at a very prestigious hospital - also level 1 trauma center. Any SICU-specific information I should know for the interview? The recruit...

3. New Grad RN Job Advice

   ngnurse replied to ngnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Exactly. I've been in regular contact with one of my clinical instructors post-graduation, through passing the NCLEX, and now through this. She said the same thing when I relayed the information to her - I'll likely encounter it anywhere I go. My fri...

4. New Grad RN Job Advice

   ngnurse replied to ngnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I accepted the step-down float nurse job offer because I need to secure something. After accepting the job, I learned from a friend that works at the hospital that this cohort of nurses is being hired to help with Covid, so I'll likely spend a lot of...

5. New Grad RN Job Advice

   ngnurse replied to ngnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, but this is typical of this hospital in particular to take long, but I understand you could be correct about the last part

6. New Grad RN Job Advice

   ngnurse replied to ngnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Yes! The only reason I haven’t turned it down is because of the ratio, the exposure I’d have, and the extensive orientation. It’s the only Level 1 trauma center in my county as well. But the cons are the shifts, the pay, the paid time off/vacation ti...

7. New Grad RN Job Advice

   ngnurse replied to ngnurse's topic in General Nursing

   My apologies - ICR is step-down! I wouldn't want up to 7 patient in med/surg. I've heard even 6 can still be a lot to manage and I don't want to spend the majority of my shift passing meds, but I'd leave the position after about a year (assuming...

8. New Grad RN Job Advice

   ngnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   I’m a new graduate nurse, and I need some advice. I interviewed on a med/surg unit 2 weeks ago through a friend who gave my resume in and haven’t heard back, but likely got the job (nurse educator told my friend I did very well, hospital is noto...

9. First Job as a New Grad

   ngnurse replied to ngnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the information. I didn't consider endoscopy nursing and know little about it, but found this position online. It's a short commute from my house and, as I mentioned, I have been having a difficult time finding a hospital job, so I figured...

10. First Job as a New Grad

    ngnurse replied to ngnurse's topic in General Nursing

    No, not compared to the "skills that I'm learning from not working," but my question was "would it be a good opportunity to take until I find a hospital position? Would it be worth it to try for LTC or a hospital position over an endoscopy clinic?" S...

11. First Job as a New Grad

    ngnurse replied to ngnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I've heard similar things about LTC facilities (stuff like 40 patients, 1 RN, and some amount of LPNs/CNAs). I would be fine with working in a clinic, but I'm more worried about making sure I'm learning skills that would directly transfer over t...

12. First Job as a New Grad

    ngnurse replied to ngnurse's topic in General Nursing

    New York

13. First Job as a New Grad

    ngnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone; I'm looking for a little bit of advice. I graduated from a BSN program in May and passed my NCLEX in July. I've been applying everywhere, but I'm finding it difficult to get a job because of COVID. A lot of hospitals nearby are on h...