LH19rn

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1. Upcoming Interview at a Plasma Donation Center!

   LH19rn replied to GoddessLilithLPN's topic in LPN/LVN

   ajsmom, I briefly worked at a Los Angeles Plasma center in 2009 and they were paying 33.00/hr. Twenty five dollars an hour is very low pay for an RN in Los Angeles. Maybe due to the economy and so many desperate new grads looking for jobs, they have ...

2. Has anyone started out in Dialysis as new grad and then gone on to get Med-surg exper

   LH19rn replied to LH19rn's topic in Urology

   Can you please elaborate on why the med surg experience is the only way to get a good foundation. I know you will be doing alot of procedures and busy work. Is it alot less horrible in med- surg with the new ratios of 4 patients per nurse?

3. Has anyone started out in Dialysis as new grad and then gone on to get Med-surg exper

   LH19rn posted a topic in Urology

   If you have experienced dialysis as a relatively inexperienced nurse and then went on to get med surg experience can you please discuss your experience. After getting med surg experience did you feel it made a big difference in your dialysis nursing....

4. Chronic or Acute dialysis experience before doing traveling

   LH19rn replied to chill598's topic in Urology

   Chill598, please what company trained you for six months? How are you currently doing? Are you doing acutes now? Is it overwhelming for someone with no ER/ICU or at least Med-Surg. background? I am debating whether to start in chronic dialysis or a n...

5. Chronic or Acute dialysis experience before doing traveling

   LH19rn replied to chill598's topic in Urology

   BellaCerra, it sounds like you found a good company to get started in dialysis. I would like to find a company that takes it slow and is not going to put me in charge. I have been dissapointed after reading all the posts on Davita. I thought they wou...

6. acute hemodialysis...do you like it?

   LH19rn replied to nursingisok's topic in Urology

   Soulofme, would you say you have always been a faster learner and found it easier to adapt than the average person? Have you always been one of those people who are able to think well under pressure? I am wondering how you made it as a new grad RN ...

7. CA/ State Prison RN job question

   LH19rn replied to mixyplixy's topic in Correctional

   Do you know how long the orientation for new RNs is at the Yountville Veterans Home? I was looking at an opening and the only requirement listed is an RN license. Desired are good customer service, communication skills. I have been looking to get int...

8. do the correctionals hire new grads?

   LH19rn replied to spongebob6286's topic in Correctional

   tirzo13 I have been reading all your posts on correctional nursing and was initially interested due to the pay. However being a female re entry nurse I was also very intimidated. In one of your posts you mention the Yountville veterans home and your ...

9. What do you think of paying for four months of training versus on the job training.

   LH19rn replied to LH19rn's topic in Urology

   Thank you for taking the time to consider my dilemma. You are right, I have to get going and work hard to gain experience and I know more schooling is just a start that I was hoping would get me going on in a better direction.

10. What do you think of paying for four months of training versus on the job training.

    LH19rn replied to LH19rn's topic in Urology

    That statement about it being routine was from someone who does not have alot of experience and only worked in a chronic unit for 6 months. It highlights my very basic experience but luckily the director was always available and the ER was in the sam...

11. What do you think of paying for four months of training versus on the job training.

    LH19rn replied to LH19rn's topic in Urology

    Thanks for your advice I agree that finding a good unit is the key but I am so jaded after all my bad experiences that I find it hard to believe that I will find that. I have considered sending out my resume to see what kind of responses I get. You ...

12. What do you think of paying for four months of training versus on the job training.

    LH19rn posted a topic in Urology

    Hopefully there are los angeles nurses who are familiar with Joanne Pittards very expensive but reputable 4 month training at Glendale college. If you have paid for your own training elsewhere to enter the field of dialysis versus getting on the job...