I am moving home to the Seattle area in September. I'm an ER RN, 3 years experience in a level 2 ED, we are a nationally certified stroke center and have cath lab. I have never worked as a nurse in WA though, only OKC.

I am looking for info on the Hospitals! My dream is trauma 1 at Harborview. I'll probably be living in the Bella Bottega area and want to stay ER. I was told Overlake sees a lot of peds, but other than that I don't know anything from the nursing side of any of the hospitals around.

Any and all help is appreciated!

I applied for UW's FNP program this upcoming fall and I wanted to see if anyone else applied and for what track. Also any information on when acceptance letters/e-mails will be sent out would be appreciated. :) 

Just got offered a job here as an RN and was wondering - where are yall living? Are we living in Seattle or outside?

What are the scrub colors, policy on dress code, tattoos, piercings, hair color ect

Do yall drive or take the bus/ light rail

Thanks guys! 

Starting this thread to discuss how are you guys feeling? I applied for DNP FNP 2023. Anxious about timed essays. 

I go to Western Governors University and work as a Registered Nurse in Washington (so I have a compact license!) Pennsylvania and Rhode Island have passed legislation to become an NLC state but have not yet enacted it, as of August 2023. Massachusetts has pending legislation to join the NLC. Alaska, California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New York and Oregon do not participate and do not have pending legislation. So if you are working not in Alaska, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New York or Oregon and are interested please let me know! 

Preceptor must be a Master's prepared (or higher) RN with an active license in the U.S. Preceptor must hold an unencumbered license in the state where the Host Site is located or hold a multi-state license in another state, which allows Preceptor to practice in your Host Site state. Must have 2 years or more experience with health informatics.

Examples of experience with health informatics may include:
Use a health information system, manage and analyze data to support clinical decision making , involved in the design, development, implementation, or evaluation of applications and technologies ensuring safety, quality, effectiveness, efficiency, and usability.

Students must also hold an active unencumbered license in the state where the Host Site is located or hold a multi-state license in another state, which allows the student to practice in your Host Site state (I have a compact license).

Why:  The WGU MSN Nursing Informatics program is preparing me to assume a role as a nurse informaticist by participating in Field Experience & Capstone clinical practice experiences (CPE) in a setting that uses a health information system (HIS). These experiences provide me with an opportunity to apply what I have learned during my nursing informatics specialty program in a real-world setting.

What:  These experiences are structured learning activities that help me develop the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the role of a nursing informaticist. During the CPE, I will be analyzing an existing HIS, identifying a gap and proposing a system optimization to improve an organization's ability to measure and report Triple Aim objectives.

This is not considered research and is not a research project. This project is experiential and does not require implementation. All of the deliverables I produce can be provided to the organization to implement if and when they wish.

When: I am required to complete 140 hours of clinical/practice experiences; 90 hours in Field Experience and 50 hours in Capstone courses. My goal is to have these completed by [date].  As my preceptor, you are not obligated to spend a certain number of clock hours with me or that I shadow you.  You and I can agree to communicate in person or via technology at whatever times work for both of us. 

How:  The activities for this project will be completed in collaboration with my preceptor, and additional organizational stakeholders who agree to participate. This ensures the system optimization proposal is aligned with the organization's needs. I will complete the required activities in this clinical practice experience (CPE) for the system optimization change, improvement, or innovation proposal that addresses an identified need or gap. The deliverables from these activities will be used by me in my Field Experience/Capstone system optimization proposal paper. 

Cannot be a member of the student's immediate family or have a financial, business, or professional relationship in conflict with the preceptor's duties.

Preceptor must be an employee of the student's chosen host site.
Students must complete CPE hours outside of their own regular work hours. During your time with your preceptor, you are considered a student and not an employee.

This link has more information and I can answer any questions you may have.  https://westerngovernorsuniversity.sharepoint.com/sites/MSNNursingInformaticsPlacementApplication

Thank you so much for looking at my post! My email is tvorce@wgu.edu. 

I go to Western Governors University and work as a Registered Nurse in Washington (so I have a compact license!) Pennsylvania and Rhode Island have passed legislation to become an NLC state but have not yet enacted it, as of August 2023. Massachusetts has pending legislation to join the NLC. Alaska, California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New York and Oregon do not participate and do not have pending legislation. So if you are working not in Alaska, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New York or Oregon and are interested please let me know! 

Preceptor must be a Master's prepared (or higher) RN with an active license in the U.S. Preceptor must hold an unencumbered license in the state where the Host Site is located or hold a multi-state license in another state, which allows Preceptor to practice in your Host Site state. Must have 2 years or more experience with health informatics.

Examples of experience with health informatics may include:
Use a health information system, manage and analyze data to support clinical decision making , involved in the design, development, implementation, or evaluation of applications and technologies ensuring safety, quality, effectiveness, efficiency, and usability.

Students must also hold an active unencumbered license in the state where the Host Site is located or hold a multi-state license in another state, which allows the student to practice in your Host Site state (I have a compact license).

Why:  The WGU MSN Nursing Informatics program is preparing me to assume a role as a nurse informaticist by participating in Field Experience & Capstone clinical practice experiences (CPE) in a setting that uses a health information system (HIS). These experiences provide me with an opportunity to apply what I have learned during my nursing informatics specialty program in a real-world setting.

What:  These experiences are structured learning activities that help me develop the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the role of a nursing informaticist. During the CPE, I will be analyzing an existing HIS, identifying a gap and proposing a system optimization to improve an organization's ability to measure and report Triple Aim objectives.

This is not considered research and is not a research project. This project is experiential and does not require implementation. All of the deliverables I produce can be provided to the organization to implement if and when they wish.

When: I am required to complete 140 hours of clinical/practice experiences; 90 hours in Field Experience and 50 hours in Capstone courses. My goal is to have these completed by [date].  As my preceptor, you are not obligated to spend a certain number of clock hours with me or that I shadow you.  You and I can agree to communicate in person or via technology at whatever times work for both of us. 

How:  The activities for this project will be completed in collaboration with my preceptor, and additional organizational stakeholders who agree to participate. This ensures the system optimization proposal is aligned with the organization's needs. I will complete the required activities in this clinical practice experience (CPE) for the system optimization change, improvement, or innovation proposal that addresses an identified need or gap. The deliverables from these activities will be used by me in my Field Experience/Capstone system optimization proposal paper. 

Cannot be a member of the student's immediate family or have a financial, business, or professional relationship in conflict with the preceptor's duties.

Preceptor must be an employee of the student's chosen host site.
Students must complete CPE hours outside of their own regular work hours. During your time with your preceptor, you are considered a student and not an employee.

This link has more information and I can answer any questions you may have.  https://westerngovernorsuniversity.sharepoint.com/sites/MSNNursingInformaticsPlacementApplication

Thank you so much for looking at my post! My email is tvorce@wgu.edu. 

Has anyone initially applied to the WA BON but their CGFNS CES report came back with educational deficiencies so they applied to a different state BON, got licensed, then endorsed in Washington therefore bypassing the CES report barrier?

Here's hoping there is someone out there!!

Welcome to the Compact!

To all of you who sent letters: Thank You! Your voices have made a difference!

First time poster, not sure if doing this right. I am an RN licensed in Ontario, Canada and have applied for a Washington State RN license but have been told I need to complete a Pediatric Clinical to be eligible for a license in WA. Has anyone else experienced this? What colleges here allow for internationally educated nurses to complete a peds clinical? 

Thank you for your time and information!

I am a Canadian RN with licenses in AZ and Michigan, applying via endorsement to Washington. I am still awaiting my CGFNS CES report to be sent to the board, but the board requested my transcript and sent me the education verification form to be filled out by my school. My school filled out the form and I had no clinical hours for pediatrics and mental health (I did have didactic hours as well as clinical/sim lab hours), and upon receipt the board denied my education. I'm still hoping the CES report from CGFNS will send in my report and declare equivalency to American nursing education standards, which based on what I've read should not be an issue, but has anyone else missed clinical hours in any of the 6 categories (medical, surgical, pediatrics, maternal child, postpartum newborns, and psych) and still received a license from Washington?

Thanks!

-Active RN license in Washington
-2 years of care experience
-Works in a facility that already has an affiliation agreement with the school (this is due to time constraints. I am told this is most facilities, especially larger entities.)

Here is my LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanmberger/

I appreciate any help or guidance you can offer. 

I have my visa screen complete and my WA nursing license almost processed.

I hold an Idaho license (that I'll probably never use, just got it)

I'm from Vancouver, BC 

I want to do a shorter assignment in WA state but besides Aya health, I have no idea where to look for jobs, espec places that hire initially without an SSN to start.

Thank you!

What are the best ADN programs in NW WA? I am applying to Skagit Valley College and Whatcom College.

Have any of you had experience with either of these programs? Any other reccs?

 Thanks!

Now, I'm wondering what to expect with that kind of background? Can anyone give me any insight into how much I might expect to make, maybe some of the best hospitals to look into, any kind of contracts that they know of. I would greatly appreciate it! Feel free to add any other random things that you think are important for new(er) nurses to know about working in Washington State!