Aquarius30

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1. Sac City College new selection criteria

   Aquarius30 replied to RNpatrol's topic in California

   Take a look at SCC's nursing website. They spell everything out very clearly. They allow points based on number of times applied.

2. Job market for recent grads?

   Aquarius30 replied to EllieBean13's topic in California

   I graduated in December 2010 in the Sacramento Area and I have yet to find a job. My classmates that I know of have relocated to Arkansas, New York and Nevada. It seems like a lot of New Grad positions are being posted for the Southern states as well...

3. What have I done?!

   Aquarius30 replied to hkrntobe's topic in California

   You cannot take it personally. California is saturated with New Grad RN's. I think it really has to do with timing and luck. Competition is fierce, so you just have to keep persevering. It will happen.

4. Job market for recent grads?

   Aquarius30 replied to EllieBean13's topic in California

   My best advice to someone who is graduating from outside of CA is to find a job in another state and get your RN experience there. Then come back to CA AFTER you have experience. It is extremely difficult to get a New Grad position in CA right now. I...

5. CA/ State Prison RN job question

   Aquarius30 replied to mixyplixy's topic in Correctional

   Thank you for the info Kneal. I really do appreciate it. I will get my ACLS immediately. Just after my NCLEX next week:) Best of luck to you:)

6. CA/ State Prison RN job question

   Aquarius30 replied to mixyplixy's topic in Correctional

   Question to Kneal, M3L1SSA, or mmsb01. Are either of you new grads and did you have your license at the time you took the assessment test? I just graduated in December. I took the online exam for CDC about a week ago. I applied for Folsom and Vacavil...

7. Meg Whitman addresses the CA nursing shortage

   Aquarius30 replied to orange juice's topic in California

   "also the boomers will be retiring soon. i think there will be another "shortage" you know i have to agree with this statement. the economy is going to pick back up at some point and when nurses begin to retire the hospitals will be left with very fe...

8. Finally landed a job!

   Aquarius30 replied to rmlimbRN's topic in New Nurse

   Congrats to you!!!! Way to keep your head up:up::up:

9. Struggles with finding a nursing job....

   Aquarius30 replied to ohyeah's topic in New Nurse

   yes, if you are in cali, you are going to have to get creative with the job hunt. the students who were offered jobs this last semester were diligent in their search. they took their resumes to each nurse manager on every floor and introduced themsel...

10. Sacramento City College/American River College: How many times did you apply?

    Aquarius30 replied to applemom83's topic in California

    I have been reading through everyone's posts here and I just want to tell you not to give up. I know how incredibly frustrating it is to endure the whole application/waiting process. I was in your shoes a couple years back. I started my prereq's in t...

11. Anyone in the Sacramento area get an answer yet?

    Aquarius30 replied to kew82's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Trust me if you hang in there, it will be that much better...

12. Anyone in the Sacramento area get an answer yet?

    Aquarius30 replied to kew82's topic in Pre-Nursing

    did you take your prereq's at sierra? it seems most of the people that i know that have gotten into sierra did so on their first time. they all took their prereq's there. i know they have recently changed their admission criteria. also, i don't think...

13. Anyone in the Sacramento area get an answer yet?

    Aquarius30 replied to kew82's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Sierra is a very hard school to get into. Where else did you apply?

14. Spring 09 Hopefuls

    Aquarius30 replied to TeeRN2Be's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Oops!!

15. TEAS questions

    Aquarius30 replied to Lilac's topic in Pre-Nursing

    The math section and all other sections of the TEAS are timed. There is some algebra, percentages, fractions, word problems, graphs. Know how to find the hypotenuse of a triangle, ratio proportion, and metric conversions. My suggestion would be to st...