wilmington

[lanz]

Iam thinking of relocating to the wilmington area. What is it like? What hospital is the best to work at? Is it a good place to raise kids? Iam an RN with 11 years of experience what is the going pay rate? I thought about Duke but the pay there is very very bad. Does anybody know about the flight program there? Any information would be so helpful.

Thank You

Lana

[LINUS]

I went to nursing school in Wilmington and worked at New Hanover and Cape Fear (they're under the same umbrella-- New Hanover Health Network). It's a great hospital and I have a lot of friends that work there still. Wilmington is a booming town and nothing beats living at the beach, but the :) one thing I can say against it is, even though Wilmington is booming now, it's still "small town" and you piss one person off in the hospital and they can make it hell for you. That's what happened to me-- four years of perfect attendance and never being written up or verbally warned, and I pissed off one charge nurse my last year of school and somehow got blacklisted and was not able to get a job there when I graduated to save my life. Other than that, it's a great place to live and New Hanover is a great place to work. :)

[webbiedebbie]

I, too, have been blackballed from nursing at NHRMC. I still work prn in Radiology Transcription and receive the highest rating for my evaluations. I have applied many times for a transfer to a nursing position. I have been an RN since 1989.

I posted in another thread about this hospital...they utilize payroll deduction for everything. If you don't utilize it in the cafeteria, you pay FULL PRICE for your meals.

They also currently offer only one health plan and it is expensive.