San Diego

Hello All,

I am currently a nursing student living in the Dallas area. I graduate in May, and would like to move to San Diego after graduation because, well, it's San Diego & I have family there.

A couple of questions, though:

Where are the good places to work in San Diego? I'm looking for a good hospital with good nurses so I can learn as much as I can and enjoy going to work. To me, the people I work with are almost as important as the work that I do.

What about getting a license in California? I think, looking at California's Board of Nursing's web site, that once I pass NCLEX-RN I can practice in California. However, I've heard that may not be true from nurses at work who have lived in California.

Any advice for an almost newbie getting ready to go out into the "real world" woulf be greatly appreciated.