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We may be relocating with the military to the Newport RI area and I am curious as to how the jobs are. It looks like google is throwing a few hospitals at me: Newport Hospital, South County Hospital, Saint Anne's Hospital, and Charlton Memorial Hospital Any information on any of these? I work in a small LDRP where we do labor, delivery, recovery, post partum, triage/observations and circulate for our c/sections. I am of course looking to stay in L/D. Any idea if these hospitals are with unions where I can find their pay scale online ? Or does anyone know what the pay runs with 3 years experience ? Thanks for any info

Thanks for the response.....What is INOVA? Does the pay typically increase by $1 per year of experience ? That is the way it is where I am currently at. Say 25 for new grad, 26 with 1 yr, 27 with 2 yr.....it does that until I think 10 years then it goes up every other year by 1. Thx

You can do it with the core....However....it is a ranking system and they only take 32 people each year...once per year. If you dont make it you have to reapply next year. You get so many points (was 13 when I went a few years ago) for having all of your General Education classes....then you take the NET (nursing entrance test) and you get 10% of your score (so if you make a 90 you get 9 points) then you get 1 point if you are an LPN, EMT, etc. You get points for your GPA...so if you have a 4.0 you get 4 points plus an extra 0.5 to any score (so max would be 4.5) Then they add all your points and rank the packages of people applying. So here is an example of mine: I had all classes done .... 13 points I had a GPA 4.0 .... 4.5 points I had a 98 on NET .... 9.8 points Added up: 27.3 The max you could get was 28 points. So then they looked at everyone's score and took the top 32. In our class, and the class before and classes after that I knew pp in EVERYONE that made it had ALL of their classes done. If you didnt you wouldnt make it in. it is very hard to make it in unless you have them done. My advice, take all of our general classes then apply so that you get max credits. Plus you want to focus on your nursing classes rather than having to do Anatomy or Biology or something while taking them. You will put many many hours in at home working on nursing care plans, doing medication cards, etc. I am now working on my RN to BSN through Grand Canyon University online program and relocated out of state with my military husband. Good luck and feel free to ask any questions.. UAA Class of 2008

I am an RN with 2 years experience looking for pay rates at Prince William Hospital in Manassas VA and also at Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton VA. Would love to know the base pay and what the differentials are. Do these hospitals have RN Unions? I looked online to see if I could find the local chapters. The hospital I work for in another state has a website for the union and I can pull up the pay scale on there. Was having trouble locating such information for the above VA hospitals.....maybe they do not have a union. Thanks so much everyone !!

I am on a surgical floor and generally work the 3-1130 shift....during that time we typically carry 5-6 pts to 1 RN. We have a CCA, usually, but that varies and not every one of them "enjoy" their work-thus you get different levels of care from them. We have some GREAT ones though!!! I have also been on nights there and it can go to 7-8 for 1 RN. Days usually has less...about 4-5 at the most to 1 RN. But I agree w/ the stmt above, it depends on the pts not the numbers....i had one pt the other night that took up A HUGE amt of my time so fortunately the charge nurse was able to help w/ my others bc I had 5 others on top of the 1 that involved more time.

Lindarn, Yeah I actually work at Holy Family. It was a few wks ago when they did the freeze. A coworker's brother works at Kootenai and said Monday night at work that they are doing the same now.

Lindarn, I saw your post about the Spokane area hiring that you posted the first wk of April.....I am not sure if you are in Spokane or not, but both Sacred Heart and Holy Family which are both Providence Hospitals are in a hiring Freeze right now. I was also told Monday that Kootenai in ID is also doing a hiring freeze which is most likely affecting the residency program as well.

Thanks... So with your 2 that you hold do you simply meet the criteria and continue to renew/pay for both lic?

I am a new grad nurse with a WA state lic. I am interested in a position in ID, just across the border. Can I hold 2 lic? If I apply for a ID lic by endorsement, bc I have to have it in order to apply for this job, and I dont get the job....what do I do with the ID lic? I dont want it to lapse. Is there a hold on it I could put? Thx for any info

Well I am a new grad, havent started working yet...but did pump through nursing school...and will be doing the same once I start working since I just had another baby in Oct. I used the locker room to pump. I was careful to sit in the corner and cover up good just in case someone came in. Most smiled and said sorry to barge in....I am comfortable pumping even if someone else is there, as long as I am covered, so it was never an issue for me. At school I would use the lab that was not used during that time frame. I also have the Medela Pump In Style and I love it....had the Advanced before but just upgraded to the newest unit. I like this one bc, unlike the older model and the backpack that is new, the pump itself can come out and is really small and compact. I also like the sterilizing bags made by Medela bc you dont have to bring the bottle brush or dishsoap. Just rinse the parts out and put them in the bag w/ the required amt of water....put in microwave and they are clean.

No I do not have a place yet. They take applications in April/May for start date of June. The director spoke with the nurse manager in L/D and was told she would have 1 spot open ,,,, maybe 2 but at least 1. There are other areas that participate such as ER, OR, ICU, and then OB. You apply, interview, and then are selected to your listed department. You can put 2 down. If not then just 1. If you put 1, say OB, and you dont get picked for that 1 then you are done. If you put an alternate then you may get the alternate. I asked how many people usually apply for OB. He said it varies year to year. Last year there were 2 applicants for OB and only 1 slot. Not bad odds. But he said he has had 15 applicants for 1 slot. You have to be a new grad with less than 4 months working experience as a nurse. So it is a one time try for me after which I cant wait for the next round. They do it twice a year. youknowho: Are you saying take another job and still try for the OB slot or pass on the residency program all together? Thanks..

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Also...any other recommendations on classes to take to make my chances better at getting the spot? I have attended a High Risk OB Conference by PESI, taken Fetal Heart Monitoring online class by AWHONN, Sterile Intrapartum Sterile Speculum Examination by OBGYN.net, and plan on taking my NRP Certification and looking also at Forget-Me-Not Perinatal Bereavement class. I really want this position and need to be sure I do everything I can to improve my chances....there is only 1 spot available.

I could use some input. I just got a call back from a hospital across the border, so it is about 45-60 minute drive. They offer an RN residency program and one department included is OB. I talked to the director and he felt like I have a good shot being that I have taken extra classes on my own, such as Fetal Heart Monitoring and High Risk OB, etc to further educate myself. The next application cycle is April/May for starting the end of June. So what do I do now? I was offered 2 other jobs on Medical floors at 2 different hospitals. They are much closer but I really have OB in my heart. I dont feel right about taking a job at either of the other hospitals and having them orient me for 6-8 weeks if I am going to apply in 5 mths. What if I get it...I would take it for sure. But at the same time...what if I dont make it? If I turn down the current jobs and am honest about why I am doing so, bc of the RN Residency (I have been very upfront with HR at both hospitals that my goal is OB)...and then I dont make it...then I have wasted another 5 months with not working. Will they consider me for another position at that point??? Will there be any positions open at that point??? I am soo confused I could cry. I dont want to burn any bridges either by taking and then leaving....or by not taking and then wanting it later. I would be required to work for 2 yrs at this hospital after the residency program, so 2.5 years of making the drive. In all reality after 2 yrs I would like to get closer to home so I dont want to burn bridges. ADVICE???

Any feedback on Residency Programs? This one is 6 mths long...after that time I have to sign for 2 yrs with the hospital. My heart is telling me to go for it or I will always wonder if I could have made it. I really want OB and this is the only for sure way of getting it (if I make the program) vs going through a few yrs of med/surg to *possibly* get there. Any other feedback/recommendations/opinions would be great. Thx

That is what I think I should do too. I know they are super flexiable and so that may be my best option. Any others wanna chim in?

Okay, it gets harder now. I just got a call back from another hospital across the border, so it is about 45-60 minute drive. They offer an RN residency program and one department included is OB. I talked to the director and he felt like I have a good shot being that I have taken extra classes on my own, such as Fetal Heart Monitoring and High Risk OB, etc to further educate myself. The next application cycle is April/May for starting the end of June. So what do I do now? I dont feel right about taking a job at either of the other hospitals and having them orient me for 6-8 weeks if I am going to apply in 5 mths. What if I get it...I would take it for sure. But at the same time...what if I dont make it? If I turn down the current jobs and am honest about why I am doing so, bc of the RN Residency (I have been very upfront with HR at both hospitals that my goal is OB)...and then I dont make it...then I have wasted another 5 months with not working. Will they consider me for another position at that point??? Will there be any positions open at that point??? I am soo confused I could cry. I dont want to burn any bridges either by taking and then leaving....or by not taking and then wanting it later. I would be required to work for 2 yrs at this hospital after the residency program. In all reality after 2 yrs I would like to get closer to home so I dont want to burn bridges. ADVICE???

I really could use some feedback on the following: I am a new grad RN and have applied at a few locations and this is what my options are....My first preference is OB which I did my senior practicum in but that isnt an option in WA as a new grad. I have been offered a position working Fri/Sat/Sun 6pm-6am at a Skilled Nursing Facility in the SubAcute unit. The only down side is I will be on my own and I dont know about that!!! There is one other RN in the house but she is on the Long Term Unit. The unit I would be on is SubAcute and deals with pts that are discharged from the hospital but cant go home yet....pts with heart surgeries, ortho surgeries, all kinds of stuff. Pay is only $22 per hour...and again, the other nurse is on the other unit...not directly with me. Then I have a Pediatric Home Health Agency. Deals with MS kids, CP kids, and NICU babies discharged still on vents or feeding tubes...slowly weaning off. Pay is only $21 per hr. Down side is I worry bc it is One-on-One care that a hospital (OB) will not feel like I learned to "coorindate" care with multiple pts at once...which is what I hear they are looking for thus the need for a Med/Surg background. But this one I can do whenever I want...minimum of 1 shift per mth and you are oriented with another nurse for each new patient...even if you have been a nurse for 20 yrs. Then I have 4 units at one hospital.....Urology, GYN, Pulmonary and Oncology. Their med units are separate not all together like we had in nursing school. These are all part of the EEP, early education program. You can be part of it for 1 yr after graduation and it allows you to go to different units, work different shifts, different days...etc to get a feel for what you are looking for. This hospital pays good. $24.78 new grad base pay, plus $2.5 diff for evenings, $3 diff for nights, $3 diff for wknds. So if you did evenings or nights on the weekend...you would make $30 an hr....during the week you would make $27 working evening or nights. Lots of benefits here ... but you have to work at least 36 hrs as a new grad for the first couple mths then you can go to PT which is all I want bc of having 3 kids at home (ages 5, 2 and 3-mth old). Plus they are 8 hr shifts....so to get 36 hrs you gotta work like 5 days. The Urology and GYN units are night shifts 11-730 a.m. which doesnt work as well for me with the kids. The Oncology and Pulmonary units are evenings 3-1130 which is better for me. He will allow me to work every wknd, the Uro/GYN wasnt sure she could do that. (union regs states they cant make you work every wknd, but i want everywk) Different hospital for the Medical floor...PT position, evenings so 3-1130, 4 days per wk rotating wknds-cant promise every wknd, similar to clinicals...all med stuff together on one floor except oncology and cardiac pts. Smaller hospital. Little farer, about 25 mins, vs 15 to the other hospital. 8 wk orientation on the floor with a nurse. They have the PT or supplemental position open. They also have a supplemental shift which I have to work at least 7 shifts over a 6 week period...but they recommend 3 days a week bc of a new grad, I could mark my own days---including every wknd. Pay is about the same as other hospital. Because of the union here I am finding it hard to find 12 hour shifts or every wknd shifts. Ideally I would LOVE to work Fr/Sa/Su 12 hr shifts or Sa/Sun 12's....or even 8 hrs on those 3 days...bc everywhere wants me to have FT...and 3 x 8 isnt full time in their book. Any suggestions/feedback/input on which floor of the hospital or which location to work at in general, hospital/assisted subacute floor/home health??? I want to be in OB, L/D and PostPartum so what is my best route????? Thanks so much and sorry so long. Oh....I also applied and have an interview set up for Monday for the Nursing Pool at the hospital that offers the EEP. They accept new grads to the nursing pool....they go to all 7 medical floors including telemetry. This floor offers 12 hour shifts and the position is for nights.....not sure if she will let me do f/s/s or s/s/m, etc. Feedback on this option as well pls.

Hum....I had an interview at an Assisted Living Facility that has 2 50-bed units for long term residents and also a 20-bed SubAcute floor....I was asked the basic questions like: An example of when you needed to change your care for someone during the shift due to a change in their status. An example on when a pt was upset about the care he recieved and what you said/did. Honestly they only asked a few questions like that for me and the rest was talking about the facility. Hope it goes well for you....Good Luck

Thanks for all the input. I know everyone is just trying to be honest and helpful, and I do appreciate it. I have decided to not go for it. I was hesitant myself from the beginning and they are not prepared to assure me that someone will be there to help me out if I have a question/need help. I recently had my 3rd child,,,,i have a 5 yr old, 2 yr old and a newborn...so I was just looking for something on the wknds so I could leave them at hm with daddy. This was listed as a wknd job and I didnt know at first it was an agency. Anyway...I will hold off and see what else is out there...I wasnt prepared to interview or start working till the first of the yr so the baby would be 3 mths old but thought I would give this a try since it was avail. I have reconsidered and will wait till Jan for an intern position that I have already applied for. Hopefully I will get it. Thx

Okay so I was offered prn work through a staffing agency that works with a local nursing home. They are aware I am a new grad with no experience other than my clinicals in school. They said they mostly do elder care, passing meds, delegation, and charting. My question to you experienced nurses is....what is to be expected with nursing care in this type of setting? What nursing skills will I be using? Also, pros/cons of day/evening/night shift? I have a few days on the schedule that are available for the pickin, they are mostly 2:30-10:30 pm and 10:30 pm-6:30 a.m. What would be the differences in patient care/skills btwn the two shifts. Thanks for any input you can offer. Excited for a position and to get experience but yet nervous....I dont think they are preparing to "train" like an intern position...I think I am going into this full speed. And I dont want to look Stupid

As far as exams go....ask if the facility has any teaching material. The hospital I did my senior practicum had a "lady parts in a box" according to them. Basically you stick you hand in and ck dilation. They also had individual squishy cervix at different dilations to practice with. And a Leopold Maneuver stomach...so you could feel the baby inside and get a feel for which position baby was in. Just ask though bc they are likely to have such items, especially if they take Interns/new grads bc they have to have a way to help them learn. Hope that helps

I also loved my Labor and Delivery rotation and was blessed enough to get to do my senior practicum there as well. Anyway...here is a way that helped me w/ decels VEAL CHOP V: Variable C: Cord Compression E: Early H: Head Compression A: Accelerations O: Okay L: Late P: Placental Insufficiency Just remember: Earlys are okay and no intervention taken, natural for head to be compression DURING contractions. The compression will mirror the contraction. Lates, bad Variables, not good. They resemble letter U, V, W on the strip Accellerations need to be 15 x 15 for a full term preg...15 bpm higher for 15 seconds in duration

Labor and Delivery is my passion for sure. That was based on a not so great experience for my 1st delivery and a FABULOUS experience the 2nd tme around. I did enjoy other areas while in school. But OB is def my #1...Peds would be my #2

I have these titles in my resume...would you recommend I change the order of them in any way? my name with address objective employment history licenses education certifications organizations/community references ***I am just not sure if it should be employment, lic, edu, cert...or if it should be employ, edu, lic, cert....or some other way.... thx for any input.. btw, i am a new grad so this is my first resume being created for an RN position.