South Cali RN waiting lists

Hey NickiLaughs,
Thanks for your response. I have been so bumbed with this move. I am having problems finding the job I want in the area and a school. It is so frustrating. I will be close to Victorville. There is a community college there, and that is the one that currently does it by lottery. They say they are thinking of changing this though. SB isnt to far either so that is an option. I am stressing myself out with all this. I finally got my Cali license so that makes me happy. Now I just have to find a good job and school. I have always done Med/Surg, and none of the hospitals locally hire many. So my option is commuting to SB or going LTC. I have also looked into some agency, like interim. I dont know much about them, but have been kind of offered a job through them doing home health with Peds. I just dont know what to do since I LOVE MED/SURG. I dont want to commute an hour or so and get paid four dollars an hour less. Decisions decisions. Thank you again though for your advice. I will keep SB in mind when I get there. We only have a few more weeks and we will be there.
Take care,
Holly

When I spoke to the lady at the college in Victorville, she said two year wait with lottery. She said they may be changing that and I hope they do. I have a high GPA and think I would have a better chance. I am going to end up I think in LTC. Im not going to drive an hour and a half for five dollars less an hour. That is crazy. But I have no idea what to expect for pay there, so it might sound better to me, then I find out its not. Im use to lower wages with lower cost of living. I have heard different stories on rate of pay so I dont know what to expect. I guess ill interview and see what the best is. At this point, any job, whether it be LTC or M/S, and ill be happy. I have never done LTC so I dont know what to expect with that either. They may not even want me with no experience there. Thanks for all the great info!!!