brian2412

brian2412 specializes in psych, correctional, detox.

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1. How to transfer license to Rhode Island

   brian2412 replied to lovepink0908's topic in General Nursing

   http://www.health.ri.gov/for/nurses/

2. What to expect $$$ wise in Southern Florida

   brian2412 replied to brian2412's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks. I was looking to make $30/hr but I'd take a cut to get away from the cold/miserable weather!

3. What to expect $$$ wise in Southern Florida

   brian2412 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm looking to move down to South Florida (Sarasota, Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda) and I was wondering how much to expect to get paid. I'm just about done with my BSN and I have 2 years of RN experience. I just want to make sure I'll be able to be com...

4. need advice from fellow nurses

   brian2412 replied to marielina85's topic in General Nursing

   hospitals in massachusetts aren't hiring RN's without a BSN now. You either need your BSN or at least a year of med surg experience to even get looked at. One person out of our class of 62 that grad. in may has gotten a hospital job. it stinks.

5. Do hosptials consider correctional nursing, nursing experience?

   brian2412 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I graduated with an AS degree in RN 7 months ago and the hospitals haven't been hiring new grads. Nursing homes and correctional facilities certainly are though. Correctional RN's make $8-10 more an hour than the acute rehab in a LT facility I'm at. ...

6. need advice from fellow nurses

   brian2412 replied to marielina85's topic in General Nursing

   I'm in the same predictament, but the other option for me is correctional nursing vs. LT acute rehab. correctional makes $8-$10 more an hour, but does a hospital recognize correctional nursing as nursing experience? I don't want to jump to yet anoth...