iluvmusak

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1. East Bay Surgery Centers???

   iluvmusak replied to jenlynnrn's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   Yes, I work at Sequoia. What surgery center are you at? I'm glad you were able to find something. It's a tough market

2. East Bay Surgery Centers???

   iluvmusak replied to jenlynnrn's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   I hope that you are having some luck in getting your foot in the door in a surgery center. I just saw a posting on Craigslist for a PM/overnight RN - Per Diem Pre-Op/PACU RN (PM/Overnight). I work...

3. Considering a day surgery position

   iluvmusak replied to pamgr's topic in PACU

   As mentioned, no weekends/holidays/calls is a big plus. I know my workday schedule about a month in advance, however since the surgery schedules aren't finalized until the last minute, I don't know...

4. California RN's, new grad starting pay in outpatient surgery centers?

   iluvmusak replied to gdmartinez0903's topic in California Nursing

   I work for an outpatient sc in the Bay Area. For a benefitted position, starting pay is $38/hour for 0-4 years experience. It's a little higher for a per diem rate (not sure what that is)....

5. Mollen Nurses in Northern California

   iluvmusak replied to piscesmama's topic in California Nursing

   Whoa!! "Snatched" and "grabbed", those are some harsh, accusatory words. The people that were able to get their shifts just took what Mollen said was available. Wouldn't most people have done the...

6. California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

   iluvmusak replied to piscesmama's topic in California Nursing

   Thanks. I misread the post and thought it was posted on

7. California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

   iluvmusak replied to piscesmama's topic in California Nursing

   Has the Washington Hospital new grad program for Sept 2009 already closed? I can't find any reference to it on their website. Did they already pull the listing after only a couple of days?

8. Samuel Merritt ABSN San Francisco

   iluvmusak replied to rachelzheng82's topic in California Nursing

   Good luck iburnlegs!! I'm graduating from the Oakland ABSN program next week. They sure don't waste any time starting the classes. For more than $50K per person, they sure what to put as many...

9. Samuel Merritt ABSN Intensity Questions

   iluvmusak replied to scoobysnax's topic in California Nursing

   I'm in the Oakland ABSN program and usually study on my own. I do have a study group where we divie (sp?) up study guides and do group take home tests (if we are so lucky to get them). I prefer to...

10. Samuel Merritt ABSN worth it or not?

    iluvmusak replied to yukitiki's topic in California Nursing

    Thanks Rianna - I'm just a little overwhelmed w/ the amount of material that we will be tested on for MCA III. I'm having a hard time trying to retain all the info. Glad to hear that it gets easier....

11. Samuel Merritt ABSN worth it or not?

    iluvmusak replied to yukitiki's topic in California Nursing

    Rianna is right . . . the bookstore is a lot higher than buying from half.com, amazon, etc. I didn't buy all my books for the classes like Intro to Nursing and Nursing Research. The library has the...

12. Samuel Merritt ABSN worth it or not?

    iluvmusak replied to yukitiki's topic in California Nursing

    For us, the loan applications were due before school started. I can't remember the exact details, but we must have known we were accepted first because you have to apply for the loan specific to your...

13. Samuel Merritt ABSN worth it or not?

    iluvmusak replied to yukitiki's topic in California Nursing

    In Oakland and San Mateo, each cohort was awarded (10) $25 scholarships out of 48 students. The financial aid person told me that SF only had 5, and at the time I wondered why, since all the cohorts...

14. Samuel Merritt ABSN worth it or not?

    iluvmusak replied to yukitiki's topic in California Nursing

    Our clinicals assigments were based on the process that Nurse Salt described. There are 3 alphabetical groups, and each group gets a chance to be 1st during one of terms. The registrar sends out a...

15. Samuel Merritt ABSN worth it or not?

    iluvmusak replied to yukitiki's topic in California Nursing

    I'm in SMC Oakland, and we have weekend clinicals. The next 10 weeks I have clinicals on Saturday/Sunday/Monday 7am-4pm. What a bummer! I don't feel that we get better treatment than the other...