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Thank you! That helps! I have noticed job postings list having an MSN as preferred, so I would guess that would play a role into the pay. Maybe not!

Hello, I had found a RN pay rate outline for Queens (although now I can't find where I saw it at), and am wondering if there is anything similar for Straub? OR can anyone tell me what the RN pay is there for a RN MSN with almost 8 years of nursing experience? Ballpark figure, of course Thank you!

Hello, Thank you so much for the input! We are not going to buy right away - we are going to rent at first for the very reason you mentioned. We did meet with a realtor to get a feel for what the housing market looks likes, etc assuming we'd eventually want to buy when\if we decide where we'd like to be. I will look into the info you provided me with regarding jobs. I appreciate it! And yes, maybe we will cross paths!!

Thank you for your response! I am aware of the high cost of living We did meet with a realtor and looked at real estate when we visited a couple weeks ago. Fortunately my husband makes a decent living, so that helps :) I have been looking online and in comparison to St Louis, it appears the RN jobs are few and far between. Thanks again for your advice :)

Hello! My husband have been offered a promotion, which would mean moving our family from St. Louis to Hawaii. They are still negotiating between Oahu and the Big Island. It's looking like it will likely be Oahu. My question is - what is likelihood of finding a job? I am a RN, MSN and have 7.5 years of nursing experience, mostly in oncology. Also, my understanding is RN pay is around $45 for someone with my level of experience? Is this accurate? Is it any higher with a MSN? Any other info would be greatly appreciated! :) Oh, and I should note that my MSN is in nursing education. Thank you!!

Hello, I am the breast care navigator for a hospital in St. Louis. I will be taking over the planning for the breast cancer support group we have once a month. We like a have a different topic every month and bring in a guest speaker of possible. Any unique topics anyone can suggest? Thanks!!

Hello! Well that was my next question..... It seems like not all schools will accept Nurse Educators in to their DNP program? I had posted another thread on here asking if I could go on to do the DNP from the Nurse Educator. Where is it you are doing your DNP? Is it also online? Thanks!

Thank you Sue. I also was doing the ANP program at another school, and also did not like it. I think I'm going to do this! Thanks!

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Hello I just spoke with a recruiter from Chamberlain College of Nursing about their Nurse Educator MSN online program. Has anyone had any experience or known anyone who has with this program? Any info, good or bad is appreciated! I did my BSN online and love it! I'm really considering this program. I would like to hear from someone that knows anything about it! Thanks so much! :)

Hello, I was wondering if anyone knows of any nursing school in St. Louis that will actually accept and transfer nursing classes from one nursing school to the next??? I need to transfer schools and am halfway through my nursing program. Any info would be great. Thanks~!!

There really isn't a specific "weekend program". For each class you take, there is one day of lecture and one day of clinical. I have never taken more than 2 classes at a time. (This is assuming you have your prereq's done already). It is just that you can sign up for any lecture either for a day or evening class. And as far as clinicals, you have the option of a day 7a-3p or evening 3p-11p or weekend (which would be on a sat or sun 7a-3p. It's very flexible. If you go to the school website and go to current students, it's shows the next semesters class schedule. That should give you an idea! hope that helps!!

Barnes Jewish Hospital has a $6,000.00 sign on bonus!!

Thanks for the info!!!:) The school I am currently at does not have an oncology NP program, but I'm sure some local college around here does. (In St. Louis). I will delve further into the CNS. I never really considered it before but maybe that would be a good profession as well. Ok well thanks again for the info!!!!!!! I appreciate it! :wink2:

Hello, first..... thanks for answering me. Second, I ask because ever since I have been in nursing school I've known I wanted to get my MSN and be a nurse practitioner. I used to think neonatal, but recently we had a rotation on a BMT floor and I REALLY liked it and was very interested in it. But, I did notice I didn't see any NP's on the floor. So I was wondering if that was a floor that did not utilize NP's. I am seriously considering working on this floor shortly after my boards, but I kinda want to work somewhere that I may have a future as a NP after I finish my MSN. It might sound silly, I know, but I was curious. Thanks!

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Thanks everyone for your comments!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just have one question, are there NP's on BMT floors and if so, what kind?? Thanks a lot!

Hello, I will be graduating shortly and have seen that it is very commom for RN's to work 12 hour shifts opposed to the typical 8. How has this been working out for all of you new grads?? Do you recommend it? Is it very tiring at first? I work in a hospital but in a office and work 8 hour shifts. I just wanted some opinions because I am considering it. Thanks!!!:)

Hello, I don't know a lot about little details about St. Louis Children's NICU but I am in nursing school at Barnes Jewish College (Barnes and St.Louis Children's Hospital are right besides each other) and our pediatric rotation is there and it is a really great hospital. It has a very good reputation and is amoung the best children's hospital in the country. I really recommend it!!

Sorry about that, I actually didn't ask to be pm, that's just what happened. I wanted to see if anyone would even answer me first before listing all the questions like I had done before and got no response. So here is one of the poeple who pm me. I wrote: THANK YOU for answering me!!!!! Ok here goes my questions, 1.) Why did you choose to be a NNP? 2.)what are the typical duties on normal day? 3.) How does it differ from being a RN in the unit? 4.)Are they well respected my the MD's? 5.)Did you work while in school and if so how was it? 6.)Can NNP only work in a NICU? 7.) What are hours like? I know a RN can have the option of three 12 hr shifts/ week and so forth, what about the NP? 8.) I have to ask it, what is the typical starting salary, I can't a straight answer anywhere. 9.)In graduate school do you have clinicals? 10.) What is the job demand? 11.)And anything else you wish you would have known in school or advice you have. Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1. I've always wanted to work in the NICU; it was the only reason i became a nurse. So for me, in deciding to do an advanced degree it was the natural choice. I also always wanted to be an MD but never followed through. I eventually had a baby that was a preemie and respected what the NNP's did so much more than the neo's that I knew it was the right choice. 2.Typically if you're working day shift you round on your patients and go over plans for the day. You write orders, look at x-rays, attend deliveries, assess your patients, confer with the docs, help with emergent situations, put lines in, etc etc etc 3. You are making life and death decisions for these patients; just as the MD would. You also can perform more procedures than a regular RN. You write orders etc. your role is just that of an md; but ultimately the final decisions are the MD's but the responsibility is much more than a regular RN's. 4. Yes, but that also depends on where you work. Where I did my training the NNP's were very well respected. They were responsible for some of the teaching of the new residents. Docs there really valued the NNP's opinions. 5. Only did weekends. The learning curve was HUGE. Some of my classmates did more. But only weekends worked for me also because of my daughter. I did a program that was entirely online. So I would have had a lot more flexibility working but for my particular situation weekends was my best option. 6. Yes or a newborn nursery. If you think at a later date you'd be interested in more than nicu I'd do both the nnp and pnp programs. 7. Again varies. Some work 8-5. some work 7-7 it all depends. some do 24 hours shifts every now and then. 8. Varies from regions. As a new grad i've been offered as little as 28.00 per hour to 40 per hour (that was out west though where the cost of living is so much higher) It also depends on if you're working a private hospital or a public one. some private hospital salaries were as high as 120,000 (I was offered that in Texas) but I don't think that high of a salary is the norm. You can do nursing jobs (particularly with traveling) that make just as much as an NNP. In my opinion you have to do it for the love of the job and not the money. 9. Oh yes. There is alot to learn as an NNP. 10. NNP's are so valuable that there is a big demand for them much more so than say a PNP finding a job has not been a problem. As NICU units expand etc there is no way the md's can cover these huge units alone. Besides most nurses would prefer to have an NNP to go to anyway. leave the docs out of it 11. You'll have to work 2 years in a NICU before you can go to school. (a level 3) Learn as much as you can and don't be afraid to get in there and ask NNP's to show you how to read xrays or why they wanted to do what they did. Ask them about the jobs etc MOSt are eager to teach and Love thier job. I couldn't imagine doing any other job. I LOVE my babies.

:) I actually had a few people pm me and answered all of the questions I had! Thanks!!!!

I actually had a few people pm me and answered all of my questions. But thanks anyway!!! :)

OK thanks!

Well I don't understand, mine says 52 to 62K and I just spoke to someone from our HR dept and new Graduate Nurses are starting at 17 dollars/hr. That's not right???