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RN residency program Washington

hello washington nurses:

please share your knowledge and opinions about the

new grads rn residency program at wa hospitals.

here are some ideas for discussion:

- do you know any residency program for newgrads at wa hospital?

- how long is the program?

- how much time newgrads spend with a preceptor in training?

- do preceptors receive training for teaching newbies?

- do preceptors receive extra pay?

- is there friendly and welcoming environment for newgrads?

- what is a pay for newgrads?

- would you recommend that rn residency program for newbie?

many thanks,

life_wanderer

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hello-o-o!!! washington nurses!!! i hope you’re out there !!!

please share your experiences with us, newbies, please… :bow:

i am sure there're many more new-grad-rns who are looking forward to your comments :typing

hello-o-o!!! washington nurses!!! i hope you're out there !!!

please share your experiences with us, newbies, please... :bow:

i am sure there're many more new-grad-rns who are looking forward to your comments :typing

well, i'm a new grad who has just completed her residency at a smaller community hospital and i have to say that i love it! i have friends from school who are at stevens, uw, harborview, childrens, evergreen, swedish and providence in everett. all the above have residency programs, and they are all different. if you want to start out in the or many have a 12-15 week program that combines classes with clinicals, then you have a ~3month/90 day preceptorship. for med/surg the preceptorships average 30-90 days depending on what hospital you choose.

you have to decide what you want to do and what is important to you. to me, commuting to seattle wasn't high on my list of how to spend my off duty time. i also wasn't interested in starting in a high stress environment, rather, i wanted to get my feet wet in a smaller hospital and gain some experience before i moved on to a larger, busier place. i also wasn't interested in working 12 hour shifts, nor did i want to work full time, so my choice of what hospitals to apply to was based on those factors

in my graduating class of 25 students, all of those who have passed the nclex are employed locally, so opportunities are out there. as a new grad i'm making $23.34 base, with $4.00 for the night shift differential and $4.00 for weekends.

make a list of what you want in a position and then web search the appropriate hospitals for openings. most of the larger hospitals have postings for new grad residencies with descriptions of what is involved. list the pro's and con's of each and make your application decisions from there. good luck!

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Well, I'm a new grad who has just completed her residency at a smaller community hospital and I have to say that I love it! ... Good luck!

Thank you nessaRN, for your support and information:thankya: it's very helpful

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