cyang22

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1. just wondering

   cyang22 replied to nindot's topic in California

   I have been out of practice for six years. But three out of six years I was working on my MSN degree in the US. While applying for RN positions, I was told that they could not hire me since I did not have any working experiences in the US. They wante...

2. Last BLS recommendations

   cyang22 replied to rnaffah's topic in International

   I took the class in San Jose on June 06 2006 and was told that we would be learning the new guideline. Here is a website link by University of Washington http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/ Take a look. There are illustrated charts and videos show...

3. Last BLS recommendations

   cyang22 replied to rnaffah's topic in International

   I just took the BLS class by AHA on June 03, 2006. And this is what they taught in class.

4. Last BLS recommendations

   cyang22 replied to rnaffah's topic in International

   No. The new guideline by AHA is 30/2 no matter with one or two rescuers. However, the ratio is 15/2 on kids or infants with two rescuers.

5. foreign trained RN in Santa Clara County

   cyang22 replied to cyang22's topic in California

   Yes I did call the hospitals here including KP, Stanford, El Camino, San Jose Regional Medical center...And you know the rest. Perhaps it just like Suzanne said the time is not right. Now I am trying Alameda County. Thanks to you all for your respons...

6. foreign trained RN in Santa Clara County

   cyang22 replied to cyang22's topic in California

   Don't know if it is Kaiser's rule but I also contacted some other hospitals about the job openings, "Working experiences in the US" is what they are concerned about. I don't want to think about it is about "race" but I in fact know of a girl from Pol...

7. foreign trained RN in Santa Clara County

   cyang22 replied to cyang22's topic in California

   Thanks for yor prompt response. I also thought about working outside the Santa Clara County. However, my husband works in Mountain View and my kids also go to school in Santa Clara. It doesn't seems to me a good idea to relocate. I also consider to...

8. foreign trained RN in Santa Clara County

   cyang22 replied to cyang22's topic in California

   I did call other hospitals asking about the opening positions. Still, they did not want to hire me since I did not have any working experiences here in the US. They all asked me if I had working experiences, I said yes with a "but...not in the US" be...

9. how would i get into pediatric oncology?

   cyang22 replied to ericj's topic in Pediatric

   As far as I know, there are peds oncology NP program. Don't remember which school she attended, but I know that my preceptor graduated from that program. You might also want to look into U of Penn SON, they have it. http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/acade...

10. Thinking about Ped. Onc.

    cyang22 replied to dreams2bnurseco's topic in Oncology

    It is a great job, believe me. I had been a ped oncology nurse for seven years in my home country. I loved it. BTW, my preceptor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is an NP. She has very proficient knowledge of ped onc.

11. foreign trained RN in Santa Clara County

    cyang22 posted a topic in California

    Is there anyone who can tell me if this is true? I attended the new nurse info session at Kaiser last May. The recruiter told us that, based upon the regulations of Santa Clara County, they could not hire foreign trained nurses unless these nurses ha...

12. Difficulty in finding an RN job in the Bay Area

    cyang22 replied to cyang22's topic in International

    Yeah maybe you are true about this. However, when browsing through their career centers, they are still hiring nurses--many positions are still waiting to be filled. (Some even have been posted since last year.) But none suits me as they told me. As ...

13. Difficulty in finding an RN job in the Bay Area

    cyang22 replied to cyang22's topic in International

    No. But I can work with EAD because my husband and I are AOS pending. I also clearly indicated in the application saying that I can legally work in the US. Still can not figure out why I am not being hired.

14. Difficulty in finding an RN job in the Bay Area

    cyang22 posted a topic in International

    People are talking about it is easy to find an RN job in the US. However, I find otherwise. I had one year experience in Med/Sur and seven years in peds oncology in my home country. I also hold a MS degree in nursing from a renown university in the M...

15. Does anyone have the email address of Georgia BON?

    cyang22 replied to yxj124's topic in International

    Hello fellow Taiwanese, You might want to check out this link: http://www.medhunters.com/articles/licensingNursingUsa.html Good Luck