ella1972

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1. Views on New Grads Entering Critical Care

   ella1972 replied to ICUNurse11's topic in CCU

   I worked as an assistant in a hyperbaric chamber unit prior to starting nursing school. The nurses who worked there were all ICU nurses. They were wonderful people and encouraged me from the beginning to go into critical care immediately post-grad. I...

2. Pay Rates at VA vs. Others in San Fran

   ella1972 posted a topic in California

   Hi.. I was just curious if anyone can tell me how much lower the VA in SF offers per hour compared to say CPMC, SFGH, Kaiser, etc. I know that new grads start at about 39ish @ SFGH (my friend just got on there) and I've heard about the same at CPMC. ...

3. Electrolyte Study Tips?

   ella1972 replied to ella1972's topic in NCLEX

   Thank-you...so much easier to understand from that kind of perspective as opposed to the on-going lists from multiple sources that use synonyms that mean the same thing but throw me off when I am looking for a specific wording. I wish I had someone ...

4. Electrolyte Study Tips?

   ella1972 posted a topic in NCLEX

   I am taking NCLEX on Feb. 15. I have taken Kaplan, bought the Saunder's book w/ CD-ROM and have pages of handwritten notes covering test question content that I need to study. Some stuff is finally starting to sink in, however, I can't seem to get th...