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Hi Elizanne! I just saw your post. I love my job :) Honestly, I am always excited to go to work and see who my patients who will be. My co-workers say I'm in my "honeymoon" phase lol... I am glad you are loving your practicum! That is definitely a great way to gauge whether you should stay in the PICU or not. You will see alot in the PICU; dealing with difficult social situations and sad patients. But there are great outcomes as well! Let me know if you have any other questions. More than glad to assist.

Hi! Sorry I just saw your post...Not sure about the base pay for Scottish Rite. I know one of my classmates who was hired there got around $23. At Egleston it's $22.34. I think having your practicum in a pediatric setting is a great advantage and they will definitely take that into consideration, especially since it's ER! So don't give up!

Hi everyone! I just wanted to know if anyone who applied for the 2011 year has heard anything back yet :) Still waiting, hoping, and praying! Juls

Congratulations!! I'll be seeing you soon then :) PM if you have any questions or need anything!

Hi there HopefulRN! Just wanted to know how you liked your shadow experience...I work in the PICU at Egleston currently and would love to hear your thoughts, especially since you said you came from the adult world! Hopefully everything went well for you and I will be seeing you soon! :)

Hi yall! My name is Juls, just graduated last month Dec. 2010, passed boards Jan. 14th, and started orientation Jan. 24th! I am super excited to start working in my dream job at the PICU and can't wait to grow and learn as a nurse :)

I'm here in Atlanta and quite a few of my classmates already have jobs. Many were hired right into the units where they had practicum: 4-5 into Mother/Baby at Northside, 6-8 at Piedmont (Surgical Services, CCU, ICU, Mother/Baby), a couple at Grady, 8-9 at CHOA (Yay! That's where I will be :), and some hospitals are just now holding interviews(Emory, Gwinnett Medical) so I'm sure more will be placed soon! I'm sure there are more places but I can't remember them all now...

@JLB1985: Hi! I had my Senior Practicum in the PICU at Scottish Rite, applied in October, interviewed for both Scottish Rite and Egleston in November, took the PEDS entrance exam in Nov. along with my HR interview, then I found out on the last day of class in Dec. I had the job! I'm currently on orientation now and super excited to start. I am entering the New Grad Residency program, which will be yearlong classes along with a mentor. If you have any other questions just let me know!

Those quotes for CHOA are accurate. I was just hired on as a New Grad RN. It's 3.25 from 3P-11P, 4.75 from 11P-7A, then 6.00 for weekend 3P-11P, and 6.50 from 11P-7A. Most hospitals around Atlanta don't work on a % system but actual dollar amounts and vary from $3-6. Hope that helps!

$21-$23 Atlanta, GA area Not really easy for New Grads to be hired unless they are hired into places they had their practicums at but hospitals have been on a hiring spurt lately (requiring anywhere from 12-24 months commitment from New Grads though upon hire)

Congratulations!!

Then that is good pop up! And it indicates you passed :) Congratulations! I just took my NCLEX Jan. 14th, did the PVT, got the good pop up, and felt infinitely better. But of course I still paid the 7.95 2 days later to get official confirmation from Pearson Vue that I had indeed passed. But it works so don't worry!

Yes it should still work. Did you try and register?

I just got hired as new grad at a hospital in Atlanta. $22.34 base pay + 3.75 nights $21-23 seems the norm range for new grads in Atlanta. Yall make me want to move to another state!...Give me a few more years and I will be making bank too :0

22.34 for New Grads- Atlanta Area +3.75 night shift differential +2.00 weekend differential