vwgirl22

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   New Grads that have Jobs: what do you advise for the rest of us

   vwgirl22 replied to estrellaCR's topic in Job Hunt

   Besides all the previous great advice..have you tried walking back in to those hospitals to follow up in person? It can seem bold and may not work, but it may show your tenacity and score you the bonus point that gets you the job. Don't just let good...
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   Should I quit nursing?

   vwgirl22 replied to Anna-s's topic in New Nurse

   Agree with all of the above posters. I am also a new grad in med-surg. I understand your frustrations and that you are overwhelmed. Please do not take this the wrong way, but be grateful you even have a job. So many new grads wold kill to be in your ...
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   Paranoia about losing license

   vwgirl22 replied to LaceyRN12's topic in New Nurse

   Read your practice acts. As long as you stay within your scope of practice and don't do anything illegal you should not worry about your license. I know in school they may have used that as a scare tactic. Everyone makes mistakes, they are learning o...
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   Palomar RN New Grad Program

   vwgirl22 replied to SDnurse2011's topic in California

   When they called me yesterday, she said they will decide on specific departments later on in training. So excited for us all! Counting down the days!
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   Palomar RN New Grad Program

   vwgirl22 replied to SDnurse2011's topic in California

   For the people who have received official offers, did u get the department of your preference?
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   Palomar RN New Grad Program

   vwgirl22 replied to SDnurse2011's topic in California

   Palomar did rotating a rotating interview for the new grad/intern program last year (which was for current senior students). About 6 or so people rotated through stations with many different interviewers. Each station was about 2 min if I remember co...
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   Making a decision

   vwgirl22 replied to terry45's topic in California

   I am from Sacramento, lived in San Diego for 6 years and went to nursing school there and I just moved back to Sac. In response to the previous post, I disagree that the cost of living is higher in Sacramento. It is much higher in San Diego, which do...
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   Palomar RN New Grad Program

   vwgirl22 replied to SDnurse2011's topic in California

   Consider me a snowball too!
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   Sacramento Resident Wanting to Become RN

   vwgirl22 replied to jenniferhall09's topic in California

   BSN is highly recommended. If you read more on this forum, you will find new grad nurses are having a very difficult time finding jobs right now. Try to get into CSUS. I know they aren't accepting new students at this time but they will probably chan...
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    Where are new grads being hired right now?

    vwgirl22 replied to vwgirl22's topic in Job Hunt

    Thanks for all your advice!
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    Giving up on California

    vwgirl22 replied to ercastro2's topic in California

    I'm in the same position. Want to start looking out of state (CA) but have no clue where to begin. Any advice appreciated.
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    Where are new grads being hired right now?

    vwgirl22 replied to vwgirl22's topic in Job Hunt

    That's some sound advice. Can you give me some examples of rural hospitals in the sac region? I know there's Tahoe, woodland, Stockton...what else is there? thanks!
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    Where are new grads being hired right now?

    vwgirl22 replied to vwgirl22's topic in Job Hunt

    I'll start. I live in Sacramento, California. I went to school in the San Diego area. The outlook in CA is bleek. Stanford medical center-600+ applicants for 15 spots. UC Davis 600-700 applicants for roughly 10 spots. With those odds..who knows. Its ...
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    Where are new grads being hired right now?

    vwgirl22 posted a topic in Job Hunt

    I would like to get an idea of whats happening with new grads across the country. Where are new grads actually being hired? What are the stats on the new grad programs (how many apply for how many postions, etc.) Please share what you know about your...
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    Am I aiming to high? Ranking choices for New Grad programs?

    vwgirl22 posted a topic in Job Hunt

    I have applied for several new grad programs that have general applications and ask you to select your top 3 clinical areas you would prefer to work in. I always wanted to work in an ICU, so naturally I selected that as my top choice. However, I did ...