gerry79

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  1. Starting RN Wages?

    gerry79 replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in General Nursing

    Yes working either every Friday, Saturday, or Sunday allows one to get the weekend pay rate. I like the fact that I work one less day and make more money, and have a set

  2. Starting RN Wages?

    gerry79 replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in General Nursing

    New grad (5 months) $33.00/hr for weekend only option (three twelves) Boston MA. Of course the cost of living is high but I guess there are issues where ever one lives. I love having four day off in a...

  3. Furthering My Nursing Education

    gerry79 replied to firstyearstudent's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I switched to working weekends only to have time for school (my program is online). I feel it will be well worth it. Plus I make more money working 4 less

  4. Nurses who DON'T work in a hospital, what do you do?

    gerry79 replied to RNfaster's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent

  5. Salary negotiations

    gerry79 replied to sleepyjane's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I was under the impression that new grads cant negotiate. There is a set minimum for new nurses at each

  6. Hospitals that hire new grads?

    gerry79 replied to MerdalRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Dont give up. Many hospitals hire new grads a couple of times a year for there new grad program. Keep applying and follow up with HR. Also check the Sunday paper for job fair listings. Its tough to...

  7. UMASS Boston RN-BSN Online

    gerry79 replied to gerry79's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Yes I signed up for 21 August. I picked that day because I am also taking the nutrition test that day. I took the pharmacology test a couple of days ago and think I did pretty well on it. I dont want...

  8. New grad in boston needs advice

    gerry79 replied to IIIseeyaa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would write a statement and have the nurse manager sign it. Things can get a bit messy and interpretations lost when there is not a paper trail. Is this hospital union or non

  9. what do you all think about 12 hour shifts?

    gerry79 replied to emmycRN's topic in General Nursing

    I will start working 3 twelves (Fri Sat Sun) and have 4 days off. I like working twelves as I feel I have more time to chart and do patient

  10. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    gerry79 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    With the money already spent on the Iraq war, every American could have health insurance and every high school graduate could go to college. Reallocation of funds and wise spending would work far...

  11. Name MA Hospital and Starting Salary

    gerry79 replied to jrv100's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Beth Israel $28.00. ($25.75 plus ppc of

  12. How soon did it took you to find a job?

    gerry79 replied to azabache21's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Had a job offer in November graduated in January, started work in

  13. Aspiring Nurses: Why not Med School??

    gerry79 replied to muurman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Never wanted to be a doctor. Like the nursing aspect of health care. Second career for me. Started nursing school when I was 40. If I wanted to become a doc at this point in my life, which I never...

  14. Name hospital and salary--everywhere

    gerry79 replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

    It all depends on your deductions. I am a new grad in Boston and my base is $60,000 and I bring home $49,000. This is after taxes (3 deductions), dental ($100 per month), and parking (parking alone is...

  15. any new grads getting jobs?

    gerry79 replied to jam2007's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Keep applying. It too almost 4 months for many of my classmates to land jobs. Many new grad programs are filled and wont open up until the fall so Ive been told. Keep trying and dont give up Beth...

  16. Med Surg right after graduation?

    gerry79 replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    In my humble opinion all nursing floor are specialties. On occasion we have med/surg nurses who float to my floor (Cardiac) and are scared to death of dealing with drips, post cath patients, heart...

  17. Confused why salaries for new grads are not higher?

    gerry79 replied to YoungWiseWoman's topic in California Nursing

    Wow! Great thread! As a new grad in Boston many of my classmates had the same problem...Many applicants for limited new grad positions. Many have just now landed jobs (4 months after graduating) after...

  18. "Boston Hosp. Won't Hire New RNs w/o BSN"??

    gerry79 replied to dtrmnd2sccd's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    My classmate and I work at BIDMC and we graduated from our ADN program in January. Another classmate works at Childrens on the cardiac ICU. I believe the Brigham wont hire any new grads unless they...

  19. Any Quincy College students/grads?

    gerry79 replied to dtrmnd2sccd's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Yes all of the clinics start a 2:30. The clinicals take place at various hospitals. My class went to: Good Sams, Brigham and Womens, Mass General, South Shore Hospital, Brockton Hospital, New England...

  20. Why do nurses eat their young?

    gerry79 replied to cinthern's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I must say that nurses eating their young is just indicitive of society as a whole. In my 25 year military career I witnessed plenty of people gorge themselves on human flesh just because they were...

  21. Anyone work @ Children's?

    gerry79 replied to jade-athyst's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    A classmate of mine got into the cardiac critiacal care unit at Childrens. He had to get approval because he was an ADN graduate. His girlfriend also works there. I can ask him for the managers name...

  22. Union Hospitals??

    gerry79 replied to Shopgirl1's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    New England Medical

  23. Union Hospitals??

    gerry79 replied to Shopgirl1's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    St

  24. New grads....where do you work?

    gerry79 replied to PACU queen's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Tele

  25. Any Quincy College students/grads?

    gerry79 replied to dtrmnd2sccd's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Yes it is Sue C. A friend of mine who did not make it the final semester was re admitted to the day program to retake the semester and tells me that the test are sooooo much easier in the day program....