blacksea pebble

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1. are you on teachers' payscale?

   blacksea pebble replied to blacksea pebble's topic in School

   In CA you need to have a bachelors degree (in any field), RN (may be ADN), and preliminary school nurse services credential( with above qualifications you just need to apply and get your credentials), then you have 5 years to get your clear credentia...

2. are you on teachers' payscale?

   blacksea pebble replied to blacksea pebble's topic in School

   Thank you everyone for your replies. I completely agree with you that when you break down the hourly rate, you get the same $$ or even more than in the hospital. I also have a PD position on telemetry unit at the local hospital, it pays my summer tra...

3. are you on teachers' payscale?

   blacksea pebble posted a topic in School

   Hello everyone! I just wanted to know if school nurses get paid the same as teachers in other states. In CA we are on teachers' payscale; kind of low when you take into consideration that school psychologists start form 90,000 per year. I used to ma...

4. Anyone living in Bakersfield?

   blacksea pebble replied to mr.hustle's topic in California

   I lived in Bakersfield for 10 very long years. Negatives: THE WORST air quality in the nation, valley fever (nasty disease), terribe summers with temperatures in 100s, very dry ( you'll need buckets of lotion to keep your skin on), high crime in som...

5. military RN as a civilian

   blacksea pebble replied to blacksea pebble's topic in Government

   Thank you for the reply. I am a little discouraged. I can not go active duty- my kids don't do well with 3 12 hour shifts, let alone deployments!

6. military RN as a civilian

   blacksea pebble posted a topic in Government

   Hi everyone! I have a quick question for you: I would like to apply for an RN position in the army as a civilian. I 've looked through government jobs and there is an announcement for multiple locations and specialities closing in February. I just wa...

7. Best opportunities in OR

   blacksea pebble replied to blacksea pebble's topic in Oregon

   Thank you all for your replies. I have already checked BON website for critical areas. Now I need to work on my OR license.:wink2:

8. I'm starting to get concerned about salary...

   blacksea pebble replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

   Jules, what state are you in? Please pm me if you can. I really want to get out of CA SOMEDAY. To the poster of this thread: the salary seems to be very low, especially with gas prices and inflation. Mortgage payment is not the only aspect of COL. C...

9. help!is saunders CD a good source of info for NCLEX?

   blacksea pebble replied to secretname's topic in NCLEX

   Hi, I passed NCLEX at 75 questions and can say that there are not many study tools that can prepare you for the exam. I studied Saunders book and CD, NCLEX 3500, and Kaplan on-line course. I can say that Saunders is good for general knowledge ( refr...

10. crescent city nurses

    blacksea pebble replied to PACIFICWHALES's topic in California

    Pacificwhales, I think you can find info on rentals through Remaxx or craigslist. I'll PM you. Good night.

11. COL vs rn salaries in NC

    blacksea pebble replied to blacksea pebble's topic in North Carolina

    Still, with $20/h rents are very high even in the suburbs and you have to take into consideration the price of gas with a longer commute to work.

12. crescent city nurses

    blacksea pebble replied to PACIFICWHALES's topic in California

    Yes, I am still looking for a position at Sutter in Crescent. I REALLY, REALLY need a day position though (small baby at home and I don't function well after 2200). I WOULD LOVE TO RELOCATE TO CRESCENT! Please keep me posted! Good luck!

13. Unsure about moving to NC now

    blacksea pebble replied to vikichck's topic in North Carolina

    Vikichck, I was thinking about moving to NC and wrote a thread COL vs salaries in NC. I live in CA and constant fires, heat, and crime started me thinking about moving to NC. I looked up salaries for new grads and was shocked to find out that they r...

14. Best place in US to be an RN?

    blacksea pebble replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    Yeap, ratios are great. Unfortunately, in many areas, nurses are not compensatetd quite well for the COL ( just think central coast or San Diego). California is smoking me out quite literally.:chuckle TX seems quite good to nurses but why is liabilit...

15. COL vs rn salaries in NC

    blacksea pebble replied to blacksea pebble's topic in North Carolina

    Glad to hear that! Good luck with everything else!