Lovelee82

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1. Washington Hospital FREMONT

   Lovelee82 replied to RNLola035's topic in California

   Congrats to everyone that got hired at Washington. :yeah:Good Luck

2. TB Skin Test

   Lovelee82 replied to Dani9's topic in General Nursing

   So funny, I just had a PPD done and for the first time it was raised, red, itchy and funky looking a couple of hours after having it done. I was ready to freak out too ( starting a new job today and didnt need the delay) the next day it was gone. See...

3. Pumping at Work???

   Lovelee82 replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

   Well I was working and going to nursing school full time 3 weeks after having my baby. My pumping never got in the way of me doing my job or class. I always used my breaks and lunches to pump. The only time I couldnt pump is when we were off site and...

4. Public Health and birth control

   Lovelee82 replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

   I worked as a community health educator before going into nursing. Now I have my PHN and I am a L&D nurse. I would have to say that the reason I wanted to go into nursing was because I wanted to provide patients and clients with all the correct ...

5. TB Skin Test

   Lovelee82 replied to Dani9's topic in General Nursing

   Dont worry. Many people are carriers which means that if you become immune compromised then you may get sick with active TB. Most people get it from their home country where its prevalent, prior BCG vaccination or from family members they spent a lo...

6. 265 questions..

   Lovelee82 replied to LauraJ15's topic in NCLEX

   :yeah:Congrats on passing and Good Luck on your interview.

7. Washington Hospital Fremont, New Grad

   Lovelee82 replied to patientadv's topic in New Nurse

   I had a group interview with 5 other people. They stated that they were interviewing 90 in the first round and about 45 in the second. They will be hiring 20 people total. I was asked for the 2nd interview but declined. The program is set to start in...

8. To all the Wonderful CNA's and PCT's

   Lovelee82 replied to dragonflyaltoids's topic in General Nursing

   :yeah:Thanks so much for this. Im a nurse tech now soon to be working RN and Im so grateful for the expereince of helping out the nurses and learning so much from the CNA's too. I wish that all nurses would have worked as CNA's or tech before going o...

9. 265 questions..

   Lovelee82 replied to LauraJ15's topic in NCLEX

   You never know. I did 265 questions about 5 hours and passed. Good Luck

10. Any Alumni w/ Kids? Any Single Parents?

    Lovelee82 replied to DoulaMama's topic in Post Graduate

    I am currently finishing my EL-MSN program this year. I had my baby in the middle of the program. I do have the hubby's help but I went to school with a few single parents. My mom and MIL help a ton. My mom used her vacation time to watch her while I...

11. What do you pack for breakfast & lunch?

    Lovelee82 replied to shuubie's topic in General Nursing

    I have oatmeal in the morning lots of fiber and holds me for hours. They make high fiber oatmeal bars that I like better than the powerbars. Yogurt with fruit for snacks. Sandwich for lunch if I cant get away. Cheese sticks and almonds for quick snac...

12. New Grads, enough complaints about preceptors.

    Lovelee82 replied to Katie5's topic in New Nurse

    I am an assistant on a Med-Surg unit and I watch the nursing students interact with the nurses. There are some who dont want to have anything to do with med-surg and literally turn their nose up to the patients and their care ( we have a mostly homel...

13. Any New Grads working Per Diem?

    Lovelee82 replied to hopeful81's topic in New Nurse

    I really depends on your experience and the unit. My boss said that he could hire me per diem night( temporary) with some training involved. Its a med-surg unit where I have been working as a nurse tech and the nurses have been unofficially training ...

14. No HS diploma or GED, but is a CNA?

    Lovelee82 replied to Leelee2's topic in CNA/MA

    I know folks here in California who dont have HS/GED and are CNAs

15. Washington Hospital Fremont, New Grad

    Lovelee82 replied to patientadv's topic in New Nurse

    I just had an interview with Washington. They are having first round interviews this week which was about 90 out of 700 applicants. They are looking for BSN or higher since they are going for magnet. The 2nd round will be in 2 weeks.