Topics About 'West Virginia'.

These are topics that staff believe are closely related. If you want to search all posts for a phrase or term please use the Search feature. Search

Found 241 results

  1. Ruby Memorial Starting Salary

    What is the starting salary for new grad nurses at Ruby?
  2. Nursing schools near Charleston

    Hello All! I am currently enrolled in a fabulous nursing program in another state. However as life often has detours I need to move back home to care for my parents. Does anyone have any recommendations for an RN/ADN program in the Charleston/Hu...
  3. ARH Strike Settled

    The strike is settled and staff is returning to work. No details for contract available as yet. Any comments?
  4. Who works Christmas??

    Me of course. Who else?
  5. Any thoughts on endorsement?

    Hi there... I was wondering if any of you have gone through the endorsement process for licensure with WV? Also, any thoughts on hospitals, health agencies, convalescent homes, retirement homes that are along the West Virginia/Northern Virginia bor...
  6. OR Nursing

    So, I'm on my 3rd week as an extern in the OR. I really enjoy it, and for the most part everyone is really nice. I've got to see some very interesting surgeries including a total hip replacement this morning. I've pretty much been functioning as a...
  7. Nursing Student Uniforms!

    I just had my meeting with my advisor about the prices of my nursing uniforms and I just cant believe what I heard. The price list goes something a little like this: 1 top, 1 bottom, 1 jacket, 2 polo shirts $200.00 including monogram A background ch...
  8. I just finished my course to become a STNA. I am newly certified and looking for employment in the Wheeling, WV area. I applied at the Wheeling Hospital, but have not heard anything back from them. My aim is to make it into a hospital, but if I cann...
  9. Well it is official. The Charleston Gazette printed a big story on this fact in todays paper. WV has the lowest rate for passage of the NCLEX test of all 50 states. The Gazette stated that every school in the state but two had decreased passage ra...
  10. Pay without benefits in WV?

    Does anyone know what the hourly pay would be in WV if you decline the medical benefits? I only ask this because me and my wife with will be graduating in May and we were told one of us should take the benefits and the other the money. Any help would...
  11. Externship

    I am really excited. I just found out for certain that I was excepted for an externship at Thomas in the OR. Did anyone on here do an externship while in school. If so, what was your experience, and do you have any advice for me? Thanks
  12. i started school about 3 weeks ago, we have a test about every day. There has been a few good grades and a few so-so grades, but today, oh my goodness, i made a horrible grade, i mean i absolutly bombed. My grades keep gettting worse because I'm so...
  13. New Grad in Huntington, WV

    Does anyone have any idea what the starting pay is for a new grad RN in huntington WV? I have an interview at one of the hospitals there and after reading some of the posts here I am kind of worried about the pay in WV. Everyone were I live keeps say...
  14. Temp License

    Has anyone who graduated this spring received their temporary license from West Virginia yet? My classmates who were hired at St. Mary's in Huntington had their start dates pushed back from 5/26 to 6/1 because no one has received a license to be abl...
  15. I was wondering what the drop out rate the first week of school, or people deciding they don't want to do the LPN program, I was trying to figure out my chances of getting in, I'm alternate #6 out of #10.
  16. Have a laugh on me!

    Some of you may know I took a 3 shifts a week at a LTCF in the Beckley,WV area a few weeks ago. I can honestly say I think I was having a mental lapse to do this, but now that it is done, I am getting in the swing of things and attempting to move my...
  17. Huntington Starting Pay

    Does anyone happen to know the current RN new graduate starting salaries of the Huntington hospitals -- specifically Cabell and St. Marys? Thanks.
  18. LPN-BSN in charleston!

    HEY GANG: I am an LPN and I am currently working on my BSN. MOUNTAIN STATE UNIVERSITY in Beckley, (formerly College of WV) has the ONLY LPN-BSN program in the state but offers classes in many different cities. Charleston, Huntington, Parkersburg, ...
  19. Good Day

    Just dropped in to say hello and what is happening in your area.
  20. Plans for Thanksgiving

    Hello fellow WV nurses and nurses to be. I hope everyone is having a good weekend. I just wanted to ask who has some awsome plans for Thanksgiving and who has to work. Is any facility doing anything special for the staff? Lets all put our heads t...
  21. "Burn-Out"

    I am about to "burn-out" from my current job. All summer I have had two full timers off due to injuries. I have averaged 60-70 hours a week and am tired. When I started back to school, 1 of them came back, easing the situation some but not much. ...
  22. Hi, my name is Val and after working in the counseling field for a while I decided to apply for nursing school. I applied at Southern WV Community College but they usually only take like 60 students per year. I took the pre RN test and got a compos...
  23. interested in nursing

    I am interested in going to school for nursing, I live near keyser west virginia. I was wondering if anyone knew of any good schools that I could go to for the lpn program. I have heard allot of people say that this program is a waste of time to jum...
  24. Good-bye transfats

    I personally would have been more impressed if St. Francis hospital would improve their menu overall, not just get rid of transfats. Yes, I know they are supposed to have one of the better cafeteria's in town, but it still leaves a lot to be desired...
  25. Gasoline rose 7 cent since yesterday in my area. I try to make every trip count, and notice the price at every station I pass, if I can even save a penny, I do. So, what if any measures are any of you taking to reduce your fuel costs?