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  1. If I start at ltc can I take hospital soon

    romie replied to expo4u's topic in California Nursing

    I too am in a similar situation. There are virtually no hospital jobs in my area and I am a new RN working as a manager in LTC until I can move to CA. It is seeming more and more that with this...

  2. Hiring freezes in hospitals?

    romie replied to RB_RN_MSN's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Thorek and Kindred are hiring new grads. I know this for sure because I've been invited for interviews and pre-employment physicals. I didn't accept any of the offers because the patient ratios are...

  3. Remember to exercise

    romie replied to patrick1rn's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I actually lost a ton of weight in nursing school. When I came home from classes or clinicals, I would be so wiped out and I would think to myself, either I could just pass out on the couch and be a...

  4. What did you NOT expect when you became a nurse.

    romie replied to Mr.RN-CDE's topic in Men in Nursing

    I did not expect that my female patients did not care about my gender or how invasive a procedure would be--they always let me provide care for them and gave me high marks in quality of care and...

  5. Hiring freezes in hospitals?

    romie replied to RB_RN_MSN's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I feel soooo bad for the new grads that will be graduating in the spring and hunting for jobs this summer. Pretty much the ONLY thing available will be LTC in Chicago. Chicago seems to be a...

  6. Hiring freezes in hospitals?

    romie replied to RB_RN_MSN's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I've heard rumors about hiring freezes at Northwestern, UIC and a University of Chicago. I called St. Joseph (part of Resurrection) and was told that the positions posted on the website were...

  7. Fired or Resign?

    romie replied to iahi_2005's topic in General Nursing

    As an aside, you should consider the politics of the unit/hospital. Is there a new Nurse Manager? That usually means clean up time and employers tend to be very savy at firing people who they want to...

  8. Fired or Resign?

    romie replied to iahi_2005's topic in General Nursing

    As many nursing job applications I've seen have questions like, "have you ever been asked to resign or fired from your job" and "have you ever had punitive actions taken regarding your performance",...

  9. How much are nurses making?

    romie replied to ksauce20's topic in Washington Nursing

    I know that salary wizard is not the end all be all authority on nursing pay, but it appears that the average RN in WA makes more than $65K a year. I am particularily interested in RN pay in Seattle....

  10. Nursing pay in Portland!!

    romie replied to smarge117's topic in Oregon Nursing

    This is suprising because according to a fairly recent publication that took into account the cost of living index, Oregon scored #11 out of all of the states as the best place to work in the US. I...

  11. Educational requirements for CA Licensure by endorsement

    romie posted a topic in California Nursing

    I am a Registered Nurse in Illinois and am currently in the process for apply for licensure in CA. I have all of the application materials, blah blah blah, but I'm really interested in whether or not...

  12. Educational requirements for CA Licensure by endorsement

    romie replied to romie's topic in California Nursing

    Thanks for the reply there. While I wouldn't mind taking a chem 101 class, it would be a big waste of time. I wouldn't want it to be another hoop to jump

  13. RN hourly salary in Illinois

    romie replied to Waitingformyresults's topic in Illinois Nursing

    My current salary as a new grad at weiss hopsital is 26.53 base with a 2.00 pm differential and another 2.00 differential for working weekends. Pretty shameful when you compare to the pay of other...

  14. RN hourly salary in Illinois

    romie replied to Waitingformyresults's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I can tell you that new grad salaries are in the 24-26 an hour range, with 26 being pretty rare (base pay, not including differentials). I went to salarywizard.com and compared the average RN wage in...

  15. New grad hoping to move to Chicago

    romie replied to AveryJane's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Congrats on the internship at Childrens! Like I mentioned before, Chicago has three new grad programs: IL Masonic, Mt. Sinai and Weiss. Masonic has a 24 week orientation, Weiss is 12 weeks. Masonic is...

  16. Psych nursing postions in IL?

    romie replied to Fashnsobe's topic in Illinois Nursing

    In Chicago, there are several hospitals that have psych units. The pay for new psych nurses is equivalent in any area of nursing in chicago--roughly $24-26 an hour. However, most psych units and free...

  17. New grad hoping to move to Chicago

    romie replied to AveryJane's topic in Illinois Nursing

    From my own and my cohort's experience, don't even bother applying for jobs unless you have a test date. Get yourself organized, go to recruitment fairs, have your resume reviewed by your professors,...

  18. June 2008 NCLEX support group

    romie replied to IamRN08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hey everyone. I found out yesterday through quick results that I passed! I took the test on Tuesday, had lots of SATAs, priority questions and an EKG reading. I answered about 95 questions. I took...

  19. June 2008 NCLEX support group

    romie replied to IamRN08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hello everyone, I just got back from taking my test. I utilized all my relaxation techniques and even meditated in the lobby despite the test proctors allowing me to start taking the test early. When...

  20. June 2008 NCLEX support group

    romie replied to IamRN08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats to those of you who found out you passed. Meditate and keep busy for those of you awaiting results. I had my full body deep tissue massage and I am drifting off to bed thinking "what test?"...

  21. June 2008 NCLEX support group

    romie replied to IamRN08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hey everyone. I am testing tomorrow at 12:15. This is what I did today. I woke up around the time I expected to wake up tomorrow for the test. Because it is important for me to have visual images and...

  22. RN new grad programs???

    romie replied to galenanurse2b's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Weiss Memorial also has a new grad program. 12 weeks, paid classroom time with paid time off on fridays to hang out on the beach and share experiences about the program. They are also one of the few...

  23. June 2008 NCLEX support group

    romie replied to IamRN08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hello everyone. I am scheduled to test this coming Tuesday and I feel everyone's pain. I took the Kaplan classroom review and have done the question trainers 1-6. I got a 69 on the last question...

  24. Taking NCLEX but went to school in another state

    romie replied to rdeompoc's topic in Illinois Nursing

    We (my cohorts) were strongly encouraged to register with Pearson Vue at www.pearsonvue.com/nclex to register and pay BEFORE we graduated. I went ahead and prepaid and got my little email reciept of...

  25. Taking NCLEX but went to school in another state

    romie replied to rdeompoc's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I can only tell you about my experience, which isn't very reassuring, but at least knowledge can put your mind at peace. My school required that all students in my cohort turned in their paper...