Posted 2018-11-04 10:57 PM Subject: RE: New grad RN
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The money is better in California! I would stay long enough to gain experience and then take a travel assignment out there. The staff jobs in Texas don’t pay nearly what they do in California.
Posted 2018-11-05 1:36 AM Subject: RE: New grad RN
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SoCalBarrelracer - 2018-11-05 8:57 PM
The money is better in California! I would stay long enough to gain experience and then take a travel assignment out there. The staff jobs in Texas don’t pay nearly what they do in California.
What do staff nurses make? Because where I’m at a normal med surf nurse new grad makes like 25-30
Posted 2018-11-05 1:40 AM Subject: RE: New grad RN
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aqhabarrelchic1 - 2018-11-05 11:36 PM
SoCalBarrelracer - 2018-11-05 8:57 PM
The money is better in California! I would stay long enough to gain experience and then take a travel assignment out there. The staff jobs in Texas don’t pay nearly what they do in California.
What do staff nurses make? Because where I’m at a normal med surf nurse new grad makes like 25-30
That’s if I don’t want to sit in 1:30 to go to la or Orange County
Posted 2018-11-05 3:12 PM Subject: RE: New grad RN
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Check with the hospitals in the area you want to move in Texas. A lot of them love to hire new grads and will do a lengthy orientation. A lot of hospitals have new grad programs and encourage hiring them because usually its a clean slate and you can train them the way you want lol
Posted 2018-11-05 8:01 PM Subject: RE: New grad RN
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aqhabarrelchic1 - 2018-11-05 1:36 AM
Chandler's Mom - 2018-11-05 7:20 PM
I just wanted to say congratulations and good luck
Thank you!! I still have one semester left god willing
Lula Bell graduated in May and passed her RN exam two days later--we're very proud of her! I know she worked SO hard, especially the last year, so sending best wishes for this final semester
Posted 2018-11-05 8:02 PM Subject: RE: New grad RN
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aqhabarrelchic1 - 2018-11-05 1:36 AM
SoCalBarrelracer - 2018-11-05 8:57 PM The money is better in California! I would stay long enough to gain experience and then take a travel assignment out there. The staff jobs in Texas don’t pay nearly what they do in California.
What do staff nurses make? Because where I’m at a normal med surf nurse new grad makes like 25-30
If I remember right, in San Antonio area new grads in a hospital setting start around $20-21, and then it's pretty much $1 for every year of experience after that. But while the pay is better in California, the cost of living is less in Texas. It all evens out.
I had trouble getting into a hospital when I moved from SA to College Station, so I took a different route which ended up best for me. But I also only applied to one area, and CStat is pretty small and fond of their own homegrown. If you apply to all the big major cities for the new grad positions, I'm sure you can easily find a program to get into. (:
Good luck! I know it's been a long road, but you're almost there!
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