[puresass]

Originally Posted by Luv2helpppl

This is definately good to know. Interestingly enough, I heard that Kaiser is the best paid hospital, but also the worst to work in? I wonder why that is.

I called Grossmont's nursing program office and they said that the waiting list is 3 years, but it is going at about half that, which was also confirmed by my counselor. Hmmmm!

Thank you all for your encouragement. I am going to do it and will do good at it! It is a promise to me, my mom and those who I desire to help!

Nancy

i go to grossmont! it's a great school!! you can definitely do it.

[kriszurcj]

I'm not sure how it is to work there as a Nurse, but as a Medical Assistant it wasn't bad. From the people I went to school with the ones of us who got on at Kaiser got pais the most, for doing the least amount of work. I think the union for the MA's is really strong, it is alomst impossible to get fired, so many of the MA's become snotty. The RN's have a different union though. My Mom is an RN at Kaiser with 11 more years until retirement and she loves it. They have lots of perks, like their 401k, forgivable loans, and such. For a while they were matching her contribution to her retirement .80 to the $1.00.Not bad. She also took advantage of the forgivable loan. Right now they only offer in in So Cal, that is why I mentioned Kaiser. I wish they still had it up here.

On a different subject, my husband has also not been the most supportve. Baby steps are important, giving them a little to digest at a time. I have about a year before I can apply to the program and he is finally showing some support/excitement. It took a while. Be patient with him and pray about it. Good luck.

[Luv2helpppl]

Sounds like we are kind of in the same boat. It will be a great reward once we get there. I actually have three semesters, I will be done Fall 09, and hopefully apply in Dec 2009. I have had good and bad experiences in at Kaiser. My first was born there, and I really like their L&D, emergency room is not very good.