dienne

dienne specializes in Telemetry.

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1. How much do RNs make in San Francisco Bay Area? Is it hard to find employment there?

   dienne replied to Guest1063608's topic in California

   It is hard to live in San Francisco making that money unfortunately:( It's a sad state of affairs in California where if you make $ 120,000 you're considered a working poor.

2. Career advice

   dienne replied to dienne's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you everyone! I do feel I want to experience something new. I started as a new grad 4years ago at my current hospital and it's all I know. As I said this is a much better hospital and a floor that is closer to what I really want to do and tha...

3. Career advice

   dienne replied to dienne's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you! Yes it's a large unit. They actually just expanded. It's a 56 beds unit. I'm excited about this job and everything I'll be learning. If this was a day shift position it would be almost my dream job at my dream hospital. I've been trying to...

4. Career advice

   dienne replied to dienne's topic in General Nursing

   I was on nights for a year and a half. No reason in particular I just couldn't sleep during the day. I will be learning a lot of new things and skills I don't currently do at my job. This is more of a real cardiac step down unit than the unit I a wor...

5. Career advice

   dienne replied to dienne's topic in General Nursing

   Yes I have been thinking the same thing. But this is a much better hospital with lots of growth opportunities. They have training programs for their icu's (they have specialty icu like medical, surgical, neuro, trauma, cardio thoracic). It's one of t...

6. Career advice

   dienne posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello everyone, I have been a nurse on a step down telemetry floor for 4 years and a half. I started at my current hospital as a new grad and learn a lot. My career goal is to work in icu but at my current hospital the chance of transferring are very...

7. You know you are going to have an interesting day when you get report that . . .

   dienne replied to anon456's topic in Relations

   When the nurse who should give you report is under arrest and detained by police in the nursing office and being accused of trying to kill a patient.

8. Cedars-Sinai Job Fair

   dienne replied to RNewbie's topic in California

   Amor28 do you have a BSN? I thought about going to the fair since I have more than 1 year experience in telemetry, but I have a few ex coworkers working there and they told me not to bother since I don't have a BSN.......

9. Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center

   dienne replied to BruinAGNP's topic in California

   If you are a new grad take any job you can get, you need the experience and working at any hospital will give you that! If you are an experienced nurse I would suggest you keep looking.

10. Los Angeles area job opportunities

    dienne replied to dienne's topic in California

    I'm sorry I thought the application ended on the 21sth If you are in Los Angeles go to the job fair at Brotman Medical Center tomorrow! They had one in 2011 and I know they hired a bunch of new grads back then!!!

11. Los Angeles area job opportunities

    dienne posted a topic in California

    Hello there, I know there are a lot of new grads here looking for jobs and wanted to let you know that the hospital I work at is having a Versant program in March, applications are up online until Friday 21st. The hospital is Northridge Hospital Medi...

12. 8hr vs. 12hr work days

    dienne replied to sjm30's topic in Management

    I work night shift and there is no way I would work 5 days a week!!!!! I would have no life and I would always be tired with not enough time to recover between shifts. At least for night shift I think 3 12's are ideal, especially if you can group the...

13. Day shift vs Night shift

    dienne replied to juleslevesQ86's topic in General Nursing

    I've been working nights for a year and am about to switch to day. As everyone said nights have a slower pace (although they can be very busy) and you don't have to deal with management, other disciplines, and doctors that much. Because it's slower y...

14. Would you take a pay cut to work days?

    dienne replied to dienne's topic in New Nurse

    Thank you everyone, you are making me feel better about my decision! I was having serious doubts last night but I think JessiekRN is right, life is too short to live it the way I am now!!!! I know I will notice the difference too but I'm hoping to re...

15. Would you take a pay cut to work days?

    dienne posted a topic in New Nurse

    Hello, I'd like to see what other nurses think. I've been working nights on a super busy telemetry step-down unit. At first I was doing fine with the night shift and adjusting to the new schedule. But after a year my body is falling apart. I'm always...