WittleOnesRN

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1. Reasonable payrate! Please help!!!!

   WittleOnesRN replied to smilingfaces's topic in California

   New Grads in Central Valley are making $28 an hours at our hospital. It works out to about 70k a year with time and half. I assume you will get double time after 12 hrs, right?

2. uh-oh, do I have the right personality for NICU??

   WittleOnesRN replied to Shanlee79's topic in NICU

   We have all different personalities in the NICU. Some very serious particular nurses and some gentle happy go-lucky type (me). You will love the NICU. You will fall in-love with the babies and enjoy your day in a different way you would in ER. ...

3. Community Regional medical Center - Fresno

   WittleOnesRN replied to gwapo's topic in California

   It was mostly support staff that were cut. The hospital closed their special program that assisted hospital staff into getting into local RN Program since there isnt as many openings for RNs. There are students that have graduated from local progr...

4. 1st semester nursing student looking for a job to gain more experience

   WittleOnesRN replied to sunshine!'s topic in California

   Even a job as a unit clerk would be helpful. I wish I would have done that when i was in nursing school. I was an extern/cna but the unit clerk exp is invaluable and I wish I would have done that too as it is a little less physical and you learn a ...

5. Community Regional medical Center - Fresno

   WittleOnesRN replied to gwapo's topic in California

   I work at Community and I am sorry to say most of the depts have hiring freezes and we laid off employees recently. You could try surrounding hospitals by looking at google maps. Go to Google maps, enter "Fresno hospital" and you can see the hospit...

6. 3 years to transfer?

   WittleOnesRN replied to HopefulNurse90's topic in General Nursing

   I am not sure how old you are but some schools have a "college reentry program" that allows you to register before other students. I was able to register for A&P, Micro, Chem...ect before EVERYONE ELSE at West Valley College. Here is their link...

7. is nicu stressful?

   WittleOnesRN replied to sabby09's topic in NICU

   It depends on the night/day. We have a huge L&D dept and the NICU is in some ways an emergency dept for L&D. Sometimes it is crazy while other times it is peaceful and you get to nurture babies. It is the best job in the world.

8. advice how to make change from days to night shift

   WittleOnesRN replied to rileygrl11's topic in General Nursing

   I take benedryl and I know a nurse that drinks nyquil...LOL. She is so funny! I turn a fan on in my bedroom.... it is white noise that blocks out stuff during the day. My neighbors were working on their scooter and my husband said "didnt you hear...

9. Starting Salary

   WittleOnesRN replied to mindystl's topic in General Nursing

   It really depends on where you live and now IF you can find a New Grad RN job... sadly.

10. Are there jobs in California?

    WittleOnesRN replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Go to "California" under "regions" tab and read the posts. There arent many. It is really frustrating

11. Is it hard to find a job after having 1-year RN experience?

    WittleOnesRN replied to jspar007's topic in California

    It may depend on where you go. I had a year exp and I couldnt find a job in the Bay Area. You could always try a travel agency and see what happens.

12. Creaky, Squeaky Danskos!

    WittleOnesRN replied to Tait's topic in Uniform/Gear

    Ya I have the same problem, we got a new floor at work and the squeaking started. I think it is the floor. So, I have bought crocs. I love my clogs but the noise bugs me!

13. Starting NICU in 2 weeks, any fast facts/cheat sheets?

    WittleOnesRN replied to NurseDevonL's topic in NICU

    I have been in the NICU for about 3months now. I wish I had gotten the book "Stable" sooner. It is a good overview of the basic needed to know in the NICU. I came from Oncology and since it is so different the book would have helped me understand ...

14. PICCs

    WittleOnesRN replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    Best thing to do is check you policies at your hospital to be safest. Our policy is 72hrs but in our oncology unit it is 24hrs.

15. Which job would you take?

    WittleOnesRN replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I think the OR would be more marketable in the future as it is hands on/pt care.