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Hi. My husband applied to Clear Lake for new grad. externships in the ER and ICU this past May. I believe he was offered about $25/hr with an additional $5 differential for nights, although he decided to go with a hosptial in the medical center. This...

I would consider anything around $25 or over a good pay rate for a new grad. working in a major hospital in the Houston medical center. This is not including night and/or weekend differentials. The patient ratio is about 2-3 patients per nurse where ...

The job market really depends on which area of Texas you are working in. My husband is an RN in the Houston area and there definitely appears to be a shortage of nurses here. When he applied for jobs this past June as a new graduate, he was offered a...

My husband took the NCLEX a several weeks ago and was very confident he passed upon leaving the test. He is generally a confident person and rarely worries. (I wish I was more like that!!). He found out a couple of days later that he was right throug...

I guess I should consider my husband and myself to be very lucky. My husband is a new RN and comes from a very loving, nurturing family. Although I am not a nurse, I too come from a fabulous family. I see my parents and sister about 2 to 3 times per ...

Although I did not attend this school, I have lived in the Houston area all my life and know that UTMB has a great reputation for nursing. (I actually work for this hospital at a satellite clinic in the Clear Lake area, but not as a nurse). In my opi...

I hate the whole mindset that employers not wanting to hire people with 4.0 GPAs. I'm friends with a high school principle who says he will not hire a first year teacher with a perfect 4.0 because he/she will expect this from all students and not und...

I was just stating a well known fact about doctors and work. Many of the nurses here seem to forget this fact when people start discussing working many hours and medical care. I know this topic was not about this issue and I'm not trying to restir th...

Many doctors work such hours. My ER resident friend works 60 hours in a week, often working 5 12's in a row. I know of plastic surgeons who even more hours than this. When my father was in the ICU, many of his doctors including his PCP where often wo...

I know this is going to sound totally insane, but I am determined to be a stay-at-home mom. In order to do this my husband would have to work the standard 3 12 hr shifts and then pick up 2 PRN 12 hr shifts, as well. Therefore, he would be working 5 1...

Although I am actually pretty young, I have seen all kinds of things in my line of work and graduate training in psychotherpy and am aware of the interconnectedness of these things you have mentioned. Some have made the point of what would I do if my...

Yes. I agree. I'm not a nurse, so I will never know the type of mental and physical strain it entails. That's why I was getting feedback. I am skeptical of this plan because I know I could NEVER work that much, so I can only rely on what my husband s...

Thanks! I especially appreciate your help and encouragement.

Please do not tell me I will be divorced. You do not know me or him nor do you know our values/beliefs on divorce. Like I said my husband is totally happy with this idea. No one is forcing or pressuring him to do anything. He is a grown man who can m...

I've already said numerous times that part-time work is not really available in my field, as this would be our ideal circumstance. I would love to work a just a couple of days a week. I'm not a nurse and do not really have those kind of options.

I just read your above post and really do not appreciate being called "selfish." I believe staying home with children is a pretty selfless act. I will also be taking on all of the cooking, cleaning, etc, which my husband does now. He is an extremely ...

RNSacht, You have to remember that people are individuals and not all just like you. Just becuase this may not be ideal for you, does not mean that it will not work for him. People do this in other lines of work everyday. I will see my husband plent...

Yes. If I did stay at home I would be doing all the cooking, cleaning, etc. Normally, he does most of the chores and household tasks, but if I stayed at home full-time, I would take on most of these tasks. I know my idea is pretty crazy, as most of y...

I am not a nurse so, no, I can't work PRN shifts. Plus, for the field I'm in there really aren't too many part-time jobs out there so that's not an option. We are VERY good with our finances and I know all about downsizing, cutting back, etc. to make...

I understand your point and we have already thought about the time he would get to spend with the children. It actually wouldn't be too much less than if he worked a typical 8-5 job. With the 12 hr shifts he'd be working 7pm-7am. He would be able to ...

Hi. My husband is currently in getting his RN from Alvin Community College and will graduate this May. He acts like it is a total piece of cake. In fact, I have never even seen him crack a book, but he makes all A's. (He says he does study a bit on h...

Funny you should ask if I do all the chores! Actually, he does a majority of the chores! I know I'm lucky to be married to such a great guy. Like I said, nursing school appears to be a breeze for him. He also works about 32 hours a week and also has ...

It would be extremely difficult for me to ever imagine a nursing job shortage in my area of Houston. There are countless jobs for RNs here and the number of jobs is expected to only increase (many nurses retiring; not enough teachers/professors to te...

Many entire colleges have this grading scale. For my undergraduate degree it was just the routine scale. For my graduate degree (at a different university) it was the 93-100 is an A, 90-93 is an A-, etc. For my program, anything less than a B- (80) w...

I agree that Rusty should have been tried as well. I am from the area where Andrea and Rusty lived so I have been very interested in her case from the very beginning (not to mention my grad. degree and career is in psyc.). I feel so badly for Andrea ...