TristanT

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1. advice for a future nurse

   TristanT replied to sarahm24's topic in Washington Nursing

   Start networking on day one and work at a hospital at any cost--even though you will surely burn out putting the 500-lbers on the commode... . Otherwise you are at the mercy of your clinical...

2. Anyone applying to 2008 UW MEPN Program?

   TristanT replied to stellasaurus's topic in Washington Nursing

   The GEPN program will cost well over $100K when you factor in living expenses--you will not be able to work at least the first year and a half, certainly not full time. You can get loans for all of it...

3. Anyone applying to 2008 UW MEPN Program?

   TristanT replied to stellasaurus's topic in Washington Nursing

   I am not a happy UW MEPN alum, and I can't think of anyone in my cohort who is particularly happy with the program... I do know quite a few unemployed MEPN grads (or MEPN grads who went back to their...

4. Wanting to live in WA sooo bad

   TristanT replied to Foxfour's topic in Washington Nursing

   I just moved out of WA state (for a job) because there are no jobs in the Pacific Northwest for RNs without connections. And I mean even RNs who are flexible in terms of unit and shifts. It's all...

5. What is it REALLY like for new grads right now?

   TristanT replied to JamieA0321's topic in Colorado Nursing

   Less. It can be a little more, counting in shift differentials=more for working nights, weekends, holidays. My classmates and I have made between $17.50-26.00/hour as new grads, but the high end was...

6. What is it REALLY like for new grads right now?

   TristanT replied to JamieA0321's topic in Colorado Nursing

   I recently moved to CO for a new grad job in a hospital. (And I am not making $25/hour...) But coming from the West coast, where there are ZERO hospital opportunities, I am eternally grateful for my...

7. Seattle NICU RN jobs

   TristanT replied to SPMA10208's topic in Washington Nursing

   I did not know that. Interesting. Maybe WA state also has good preventive health + maternal health programs--although it sounds like that's all going to get the axe in the next state budget

8. Seattle NICU RN jobs

   TristanT replied to SPMA10208's topic in Washington Nursing

   Just a warning: Many of the Seattle NICUs have low patient censuses, e.g., UW and Evergreen. Nurses who have worked at these facilities for many years are having trouble getting hours. I've heard...

9. Washington Externships and Internships

   TristanT replied to hearts895, RN BSN's topic in Washington Nursing

   The only hospitals in the Seattle/Tacoma area that offer residencies are Providence-Everett; Northwest (they offered 4 places in the past year--just to give you an idea about numbers); Tacoma General;...

10. Working in Washington

    TristanT replied to javawren_23's topic in Washington Nursing

    Starting wage is $21-28/hour. But the job market in this state for new grads is very tight, especially if you have no hospital experience (and/or did not do clinical rotations out here, a.k.a. you...

11. UW... why NOT to go

    TristanT replied to stellasaurus's topic in Washington Nursing

    No, GEPN at UW is not worth $20K more than SU. (I say that as a UW alum.) Either way you will be laughed out of HR if you have an advanced nursing degree but you never worked as an RN. And...

12. Looking for LPN school in Colorado

    TristanT replied to phines8098's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Does anyone have experience with the residency program at UCH? (Admission for the February cohort ended last week.) They seem to have a variety of openings, but I am wondering if they only accept new...

13. Any new grad RN jobs in Washington

    TristanT replied to mqad48's topic in Washington Nursing

    Evergreen is a great hospital, but yah, their HR department is very firm about not hiring new grads. Not even new grads who did clinical rotations there. Providence is a different story. I think the...

14. Any new grad RN jobs in Washington

    TristanT replied to mqad48's topic in Washington Nursing

    The market is glutted with new grads coming out every quarter. Every person in my graduating class who is now employed got the job through his/her senior immersion. But not all of us lucked into being...

15. New Grad...A must read!!!

    TristanT replied to Thank_You_RNs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    "many many positions..." I'm calling BS on this post. There are no jobs in LTC or ANYWHERE in Washington for new grads!!! We should all be on the pre-nursing school section of this site right now...