RN I to RN II

[Woman_in_love]

Hello everyone!

This month i will be a nurse for whole 1 year. Does it mean I automatically become RN II or my supervisor has to approve it?

Also I wanted to know if you switch to RN II do you get any extra pay, any bonuses etc? If yes, how much is it in your state.

Thanks

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

Hello everyone!

This month i will be a nurse for whole 1 year. Does it mean I automatically become RN II or my supervisor has to approve it?

Also I wanted to know if you switch to RN II do you get any extra pay, any bonuses etc? If yes, how much is it in your state.

Thanks

I've never heard of "RN II" . . .. . anyone else?

steph

[llg, PhD, RN]

If your hospital has a clinical ladder system that includes different levels of RN's, then you will have to follow the policies they have established for promotion to the next level. Each hospital is different.

[CritterLover, BSN, RN]

no, i've never heard of it either.

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[color=#483d8b]it sounds like a designation given to nurses by your hospital/hospital system.

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[color=#483d8b]check with human resources and see what they say. have you had your eval yet? often, that is when these kind of changes take place.

[caliotter3]

I've seen the rankings before. They basically deal with seniority and pay grades. If one is exceptionally qualified by virture of education and experience they might be hired in at a higher grade. After that, you follow the career path. I would think that at the one year mark, the OP would be called in for her performance evaluation and at that time be told whether or not she is being promoted, if the promotion point is one year time in grade. Since nothing has been said so far, she should approach her supervisor. At almost all places, your first evaluation is at one year and yearly thereafter, if you did not get your first eval at 90 days or 6 months; cutoff for probationary period. It depends on the institution.

[cdchick]

At the hospital were I work, I became a RN II after two years of experience. We didn't have to do anything special. We became a RN II on our date of hire. I did have a nice raise with it. I'm such each hospital is slightly different.

[janetjanetbobanet]

In the VA system we have Nurse I and Nurse II levels, but there is nothing automatic about it. It depends on your evaluation and the decision of a group of people on a board. Most BSN's move up to Nurse II after a couple or maybe three years in the system.