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You can find the union contract that outlines OSU nurse pay based on years of experience. New graduate nurses start at $24.24/hr inpatient and $23.56/hr outpatient. Shift differential is $5/hr for evenings, nights, and weekends. Therefore, if you work night shift on the weekend, you get an extra $10/hr on your base pay. Raises are given each year, as outlined in the union contract. Cost of parking varies from about $250-500/year depending on what level of parking pass you want.

My spouse also earned their BSN in the Philippines and was never licensed there. We had contacted the Ohio BON and you are eligible to take the NCLEX. However, since you are a foreign graduate, you will need to take the TOEFL and get an 83 or higher, then do CGFNS credentialing (no test, just show that your degree is equivalent to a US issued BSN), THEN you can take the NCLEX. Also, just FYI, Ohio only accepts TOEFL, not IELTS. So TOEFL-->CGFNS-->apply to Ohio Board of Nursing-->get ATT-->NCLEX.

Thank you all for your feedback -- sorry for the delayed reply. Spongebob -- yes, I do speak the language. I am fluent in both Ilonggo and Tagalog, so that would not be a barrier. Earning enough to provide is the concern.

Does anyone know what the processing time for licensure from the Ohio BON is? I sent in all paperwork and fees, except for a final transcript, in May. The transcript was mailed July 19. I am already registered with Pearson VUE (since early May), and have just been waiting for ATT. My status has been "pending" on the Ohio BON site for months. The site lists my background check as received, but there is nothing written underneath "Citizenship Verification", "Education Verification", "Foreign Nurse Requirement", or "Pay Pearson VUE". There is no response when I have tried to contact the BON. I have a job offer contingent upon me getting my license before the start date, so I would love to get the test out of the way. Does anyone have an accurate idea of how long I will be waiting?

You're right...it's a certification, not a license. A simple mix up of words. Either way, the certification is, in most cases, tranferable. You just need to do the forms, background check, fingerprinting, and usually pay a fee.

Thank you everyone for your replies. I really appreciate it. I think, as a student, I am overly cautious. I prefer the thought of disposing of the effluent waste in a toilet rather than the sink where we wash our hands, but it sounds like either way is fine. I like the idea of putting the propofol in the sharps container since it is glass, but it's good to be assured that the regular garbage is fine. Finally, I do see that as of 7/3, there is a Fentanyl shortage, but I should note the Fentanyl incidence happened mid June, when there was not, so that was no reason to hold onto the extra drug. It still seems improper to me to carry it around. I appreciate feedback from all of you experienced ICU nurses. Thank you!

I find myself doing all of the above. I hadn't seen my brother, a distance runner, in a long time. I saw him shortly after one his races, veins bulging. I reached out to his arm and hand and said, "you have great vascular access if you were to ever need an IV". Needless to say, it creeped him out. I also now notice men with hairless legs and think PAD! PAD! and find myself pitying them wondering if it's progressed to the point of impotence. And, I know this will make some people mad, but everytime I see an extremely obese person I think of what a burden it would be to turn then in bed if they got ill. Nursing...it changes the way you view humanity...

I have been doing my final clinical rotation in nursing school in a SICU and have observed what I view as questionable practices, so I wanted some SICU RN's to weigh in on these things: I had a patient on dialysis, and my preceptor told me to empty the effluent drainage bags into the sink. Shouldn't these go in the red bin, as it is technically human waste? Similarly, shouldn't empty bags and tubing for the following things go in the red bin as they are also human products: cryo, PRBC, albumin, platelets? We have to change the propofol drips q12h. My preceptor told me to just throw the old bottle (half full) and tubing into the regular trash can -- should I waste the propofol since it is a highly abused substance instead of just throwing it in the trash where anyone could fish it out and divert it? My patient needed PRN Fentanyl IV for pain. The vial had 2 mL, we only administered 0.5 mL. Instead of wasting the other 1.5 mL on the spot, my preceptor drew it all into a syringe, labeled the syringe and put it in her pocket "in case the patient needs more later" -- there is not a Fentanyl shortage, so I don't think this was appropriate...especially because I didn't see her waste it before we left for the day. As a nursing student being evaluated solely by this preceptor, I am not willing to directly confront her and jeopardize my graduation, but I do not think these actions are the "right" way. Then again, I am a student, so maybe I just don't know. Any feedback would be appreciated.

Hi my Pinoy friends! I am an American RN who used to live in the Philippines (3 years). I met my husband there, and we have been living in the US recently, but have dreams of moving back to the Philippines. I know how hard it is to get work there, period, but we would really prefer to live there and raise our children there. I was wondering what opportunities you all think would be available to me as an American educated RN with work experience in the US moving back to the Philippines (particularly Negros, if possible). Could I get paying work in the hospital? I know I could get paid well working for or opening my own review center, but I am not very interested in review center work. Is it hopeless?

If you become licensed as an STNA in one state, then move to another, you can almost always transfer your license. This means you won't have to test or take classes again, but you will have to fill out some paperwork, pay a fee, and oftentimes do a background check and fingerprinting in the new state. If you are thinking of going to nursing school, STNA experience is invaluable. If you do not plan to work directly in healthcare after school and want a more clerical job, though, you an apply for a job as a unit clerk. Unit clerks (usually) do all the paperwork/computer work -- making new charts, tranferring patients in and out of the unit, clarifying orders, answering call lights, etc. but do not do the direct patient care. That may be a better fit for what you're looking for. It can get extremely busy and stressful while you're at work, but you can leave it at work when you go home in the evening.

Working as an aide at an inpatient hospice center in Central Ohio I was hired at 10.59/hr plus shift differential of 1.65 for evenings, nights, and weekends. 3% raise per year, worked for two years, so went up to 10.90/hr and more recently 11.23/hr plus shift/weekend diff. I know the inpatient hospital units pay more (e.g. med surg, ICU, etc.) than hospice does. Pay depends on experience and area.

As Nathifalr stated, they cannot fire you for being pregnant -- that is illegal. Pregnancy should not interfere with your ability to perform your job as a CNA at an Assisted Living, though you should avoid lifting heavy patients and you should not care for patients who have shingles. All that being said, I would not tell your employer right now if you just found out you were pregnant. I would probably wait until you are safely through your first trimester and are done with your training/orientation period. Good luck, and congratulations!

Just to add my two cents, being a Hopkins grad myself (BSN). Would I do it again? No. The name is huge, sure, but the price tag is ridiculous ($65,000 for a 13.5 month program) and the professors, honestly, were not great. Clinical groups are large, and Hopkins has been accepting larger and larger classes, but doesn't have the physical space or the clinical instructors to handle these numbers, so groups are getting bigger which means less learning opportunities for the student nurse. As far as getting the opportunity to learn at Johns Hopkins Hospital, one of the best in the nation, let me point out that not all Hopkins students have clinicals at Hopkins (I had a few at other area hospitals), and other schools also do clinicals at Hopkins. Honestly, Hopkins may be worth it for graduate studies, but it is certainly not worth it for the BSN and I would not recommend doing the combined there because I feel the BSN portion was so poorly run. Many of us felt like it was a well-oiled machine to crank students in and out. Why are Hopkins stats so great? Because they only accept those of us type A, highly motivated individuals who would have succeeded and done equally well at any other school...but with less debt. Go to University of Maryland, which is also recognized as a great nursing school and learning hospital, and get the same degree, same jobs offers, and less debt.

Hi, I am a new grad RN, BSN Columbus, Ohio OSUMC I was offered $23.56/hour full time days. I'm not sure if I should try to negotiate or not -- have a second degree (business admin), 2 years tech experience, 3 years leadership/teaching experience. I feel a little bit low-balled, but don't know how to negotiate, particularly over the phone...

HeartNursing3, you got offered 23.56/hour to start and you have an ADN? I just got an offer from OSU to work in the James for that rate, but I am a BSN. Should I ask for more? If so, how much is fair, and how do I go about negotiating it?