CaliGirl0629

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1. List your crazy interview questions...

   CaliGirl0629 replied to rockstar11's topic in Job Hunt

   I have no idea what it was about but I highly doubt its a test about hipaa. Lol i'm not breaking any laws with doctors names. I did walk out of there with a wth was this all about....every question started with "how do you do this at your current job...

2. List your crazy interview questions...

   CaliGirl0629 replied to rockstar11's topic in Job Hunt

   I just had an interview in a city 40 miles away from my current job. They wanted me to list some of the surgical doctors i work with at my current job....i thought that was odd. After listing a few, i had to ask, "do you them?" Of course the answer w...

3. New Grad/Hate My Job/Life is Miserable!

   CaliGirl0629 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in New Nurse

   Omg...this article brings me back to my first yr in nursing....horrible horrible. I had a preceptor I hated because she yelled at me for every mistake I made, was too slow, or just because and in front of all the other nurses. I would go home and cr...

4. Charting Bloopers

   CaliGirl0629 replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

   Psyche dr once wrote an order to send pt back to guatemala...lmao

5. Nursing Salary Survey 2014

   CaliGirl0629 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

   Southern Cali-Long BeachRN-ADN5years Exp$43 + 3.50 diff for nights fulltimeMedSurgeNot a Supervisor

6. Is it me or is hiring at Kaiser Permanente a joke?

   CaliGirl0629 replied to MsBlissful's topic in Career Support

   Hmmmm let me tell you my story with Kaiser. I was interviewing with alot of different hospitals as a new grad. The interview with Kaiser felt really good....they finally called me. HR told me I got the position, started taking my RN license number ...

7. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

   CaliGirl0629 replied to Moogie's topic in Humor

   Thought I'd share this hilarious story before I go to bed. My mom was having stomach pains so my dad took her to the ER. I was scheduled to work but got a call from my dad saying my mom was in ICU and her BP was in the 80's! Of course I'm freaking...

8. Cypress College Point System for ADN acceptance

   CaliGirl0629 replied to Jennifer10341's topic in California

   She is not hard at all. You just have to do the work. She gives you the test before the test and you just gotta find the answers (work as a group). Up to you but I didn't find the class difficult at all.

9. Cypress College Point System for ADN acceptance

   CaliGirl0629 replied to Jennifer10341's topic in California

   I got in right away. I would leave my options open and apply to all the schools!

10. Cypress College Point System for ADN acceptance

    CaliGirl0629 replied to Jennifer10341's topic in California

    ELAC is East Los Angeles College

11. Cypress College Point System for ADN acceptance

    CaliGirl0629 replied to Jennifer10341's topic in California

    ELAC has physiology for the summer and its like 16 weeks or less. Take with Canales. Alot of work but easy!!!!!! I know...at ELAC??? But they take anyone cuz alot of people drop (at least when I took it there). Plus, if you do your work and study,...

12. Cypress College Point System for ADN acceptance

    CaliGirl0629 replied to Jennifer10341's topic in California

    Are you kidding me? Sleep during nursing school!!!!! That is unheard of! lol The instructors are very demanding. Some a little more than others. If you get accepted, let me know! I can direct you to the right instructors that are awesome and F...

13. doing poorly in clinicals

    CaliGirl0629 replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    This is soooo true! I have messed up many times due to anxiety! One word of advice that helps me, make a clinical checklist! This checklist could include med times, accu checks, charting, checking lab values, I & O's, etc. Follow the checklist...

14. Cypress College Point System for ADN acceptance

    CaliGirl0629 replied to Jennifer10341's topic in California

    I just graduated from Cypress College. When I applied, I had a B in micro and A's in anatomy/physiology. = 22 points. Didn't you go to the application orientation? They usually break down the scoring system for you. If you didn't go, give the he...

15. For anyone that failed NCLEX-1st Attempt

    CaliGirl0629 replied to CaliGirl0629's topic in NCLEX

    Hi Kida! Thanks for sharing your experiences. Wishing you the best of luck and just remember, you know more than you think, otherwise you wouldn't have passed the nursing program. Btw, what happened to the job you had lined up. Did they hold for y...