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Hi every1 thanks for the replys sorry it took me too long to respond. I decided for ben taub and im currently working with them, I thought the driving to work would be a problem but it never was. I like the hospital, lots of opportunity for learning in the neuro icu. thank you nurses for your wise opinions.

I would be needing your opinions with regards to choosing which hospital to choose im currently staying in an apartment in sugar land area and have been accepted both with methodist sugar land and ben taub in downtown. I need to make a decision before the weekend on which to choose. I have been accepted to medsurg floor at methodist versus neuro ICU at ben taub. I was leaning towards Ben Taub because its gonna be worth an experience and my background is neuro and surgical floor. The good thing about methodist is its close proximity to the apartment where I live but its the usual medsurg floor where ive been used to most of my nursing life. I am not very well versed on the benefits and bonuses at ben taub but ive seen the hospital and the neuro icu unit already and doing critical care and caring for combative patients in this hospital would be worth the nursing experience. I might not have the opportunity to get accepted to neuro icu again in the future. On the other hand, Im planning to buy a house in sugar land in a few months and the drive would be a litlle bit far to downtown as compared to the stress free commute to methodist in sugar land. I would be needing any of your insights and opinions.. whether it would be positive or negative. thanks a lot!!

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i would eliminate caffeine it messes up the sleep cycle i dont know if its the same thing w/ the other night nurses.

thanks for your inputs.

hi there! Im an RN and I will be working in sugar land pretty soon and I was thinking of doing agency on the side. Can u recommend me good some nursing agencies in houston, are they comparable to registry in ca? thanks a lot.. also if you could share me how much they would averagely pay for medsurg. thanks a lot

Im an rm working in amarillo but will be soon transferring to sugar land if u have any queries about hospitals here i van give u some sound advice.

your exactly right.

I did get the job i counted offer for a few more dollars they jacked me up to level II position now i would be happily working with them.

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thanks meghan for the warm welcome. Guess what? changes changes hehehe st. lukes declined my application, methodist didn't call me back today for their offer and just when I was about to call off my plans for houston, memorial hermann called me for a job offer. im on my way to sugarland by mid feb. offer was perfect with $4 night differential no contracts involved.

thanks im gonna try to negotiate if i can stretch it a little bit. its methodist sugar land and i really like the hospital i just wanted them to increase the offer by a few more so i can pay house mortgages when i eventually buy a house. any other opinions.. houston rns pls..

I need your opinions before I would accept the job offer. I have 6 years medsurg RN experience and ive been offered a base salary of 30.70 at 1 of the sugar land hospitals do you think the pay is reasonable enough? The only drawback i have is my current salary is just a little bit lower from that offer but ive been wanting to move to the sugarland neighborhood. any opinions with regards to the offer would be very much appreciated.

okey heres what i got as well i was in houston jan. 15,16 for interviews with st. lukes medical center, memorial hermann sugar land and methodist sugar land. I have 6 years rn experience abroad and 3 years US, they considered 3 years credit for my overseas experience. Memorial hermann sugar land 32.50, methodist sugar land 30.70, st. lukes TMC 33.53 and this are all medsurg floor application. Methodist hired me right after interview but the offer was too low I asked them to give me more time and they told me i could shop around i have until today, monday to confirm with them. on the other hand, st. lukes told me to wait till today, monday for the confirmation which i would hope everything goes well st lukes also had the better night diff at 4.40. Of all the hospitals i visited i liked the methodist sugar land the most its brand new, very upscale look, nice environment with 1:4 nurse-pt ratio however i was not convinced with the pay but if st. lukes declines my aplication id be joining methodist sugar land.

I wish i could get as many replys as i Can as it would help me decide if I would take the plunge soon or wait for a few more months