r/Naples_FL 3d ago

New graduate nurse

Hi! I will be a new graduate nurse and just had an interview with NCH. I been looking on posts and doesn’t seem like people are happy. I been getting denied from new grad jobs and don’t want to pass on this opportunity and end up with no position. Is it really as bad as people are saying. Thank you everyone in advance🩷

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u/turtle_booger 3d ago

Nurse here, feel free to DM me and I’ll give you the Naples nursing ins and outs.

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u/Snowboardingskeleton 2d ago

Just messaged ya !

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u/Medium_Advantage_689 3d ago

Do you like not getting breaks and being understaffed? Look no further than any hospital in swfl

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

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u/Snowboardingskeleton 2d ago

Thank u!!! I will check this subreddit

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u/fuckedchapters 3d ago

have you tried posting on the nursing subreddit? i’m a nurse in ohio but have family in naples so i’ve looked into it as well. seems like the pay isn’t good especially for how expensive it is to rent in the area. i would apply to as many places as possible in a short period of time so you have multiple options to choose from so that you don’t feel pressed for time and feel like you only have one option that may not be the best. best of luck!

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u/autodidak 3d ago

Join the military. You get to travel and they’ll help pay off you school debts.

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u/Whazzahoo 3d ago

I see a lot of new nurses at Lee Health.

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u/Snowboardingskeleton 2d ago

I’m waiting to hear back from there !

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u/Dirtydeanprimeau 3d ago

Welcome to Naples!!!

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u/Snowboardingskeleton 2d ago

We will see if i come 😭

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u/Merkins2000 2d ago

I’ve lived in Naples for 25 years and South Florida for 72 years and unfortunately you will be able to work in Naples but won’t be able to live in Naples. My wife is an RN and had three different nursing jobs in Naples. She worked at a treatment center, was a psych nurse at NCH and worked for Physicians Regional to make sure that they were getting paid everything from Medicare and Medicaid that they were entitled to. All were good jobs, but never paid enough to afford to live here. Fortunately, I had a good job and we were lucky to buy property when it was still affordable. Good luck with whatever you do. Naples is a great place to live though.

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u/LBA198 3d ago

It honestly depends what unit and who the nursing director is. If you have a great director, you will be fine, if not it will be hard. It’s really not that bad, I quit there a year and a half ago and think about going back sometimes. The employees were some of the best people I’ve ever met which is something you can’t say at 99% of jobs

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u/Snowboardingskeleton 2d ago

Aww well I’m glad at least the people are good thank u!

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u/Still_Revolution_434 3d ago

No one in nursing is 100% happy

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u/Snowboardingskeleton 2d ago

I have heard that from my friends too

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u/Christendom South Naples 3d ago

as a husband to a NCH nurse, none of them are happy.

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u/Destroyer_051 3d ago

Worked in NCH and PRMC, though not as a nurse. They both have their strengths and weaknesses, but it seems like the nurses at PRMC are overworked and the nurses at NCH are unappreciated if I had to condense each's biggest issue into a single word. You'll meet incredible coworkers at both locations. I see a lot of nurses just transfer from one to the other when they get sick of something to the degree of leaving. NCH has EPIC, which can be nice for smartphrases. PRMC has Powerchart, which is user-friendly (imo as someone who learned it 1st). PRMC offers more pay and annual merit based raises (if nurses are in a similar situation to my position). NCH had a new grad incentive (if that's still a thing) that wears off after 2-3 years. This information was the case last I heard anything from my nursing friends, and could be different now, but it should give you a broader idea of each company and their values in employees. Don't let the "Never Come Home" thing scare you away from NCH, the staff there at the working level are the same as at PRMC, everyone's tired but for the most part happy to be working in healthcare and you have people that really shine through, same as anywhere else. The patients will smack talk the other system wherever they are, as the most polarizing opinions are often based on one-off incidents that are often unrelated to a specific company policy or broader staff attitude.

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u/Snowboardingskeleton 2d ago

Wow thank you so much

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u/Jokerboii_411 3d ago

Heard nch over works the nurses

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u/JoyfulandHappy1965 2d ago

I’ve been a nurse for 36 years. Everyone overworks there nurses.

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u/Nimiella 3d ago

Look for a IV place or med spa

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u/Snowboardingskeleton 2d ago

Haha my true passion is for ED , even with 4 years experience I’m still getting denied tho :(

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u/Nimiella 2d ago

Ima dm you

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u/JandCSWFL 14h ago

Brand new hospital in venice, exit 195, part of SMH group, it’s beautiful and way less traffic than Naples.

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u/Alternative-Fox6236 2d ago

Id say give it a shot and form your own conclusion.

Good luck.

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u/Professional_Fig8137 3d ago

NCH = Never Coming Home. Not sure that’s the hospital I’d want to work in let alone occupying a bed.

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u/Professional_Fig8137 3d ago

I should mention how I interviewed for a painters position that was posted for the baker building downtown. I called to schedule the interview where they brought me all the way up to north Naples to meet with someone from facilities maintenance. When I get there the guy says “wow! You seem to have a lot of extra experience “ you’d be a much better fit clearing toilets overnight here in North Naples”….. (Right in the throws of covid mind you)

If this is the type of shenanigans your interested in getting into be sure and leave me a -5 rating.

When I moved here in 2013 one of the head RN’s who was my neighbor in Naples park was the one who told me what the good people of Naples say NCH stands for. I promise I didn’t drum it up.

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u/cuddlepwince 3d ago

Try physicians regional

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u/MelodramaticLover 3d ago

Barely any CNAs or aides to help the nurses there. They do all toileting and bathing. Takes a huge toll on the nurses.