sckitty

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1. LOW GPA, chances of getting a job

   sckitty replied to Bella2004's topic in California

   Hey, I didn't know this either until I started applying to jobs after graduating.

2. Help!!! NEED ADVICE PLEASE?!!!!

   sckitty replied to mercadoadrian9's topic in California

   I disagree with the previous post. I'm a new grad RN with an ADN (associate's) and I wished I would have become an LVN first as a stepping stone so that I had some sort of nursing experience before I became an RN. Also it makes nursing school a LOT e...

3. Help! My wife cannot get a job in the Bay Area!

   sckitty replied to dmw7752's topic in California

   Go through the phone book and call nursing homes aka skilled nursing facilities aka long-term care facilities to see if they are hiring.

4. Pre-nursing, looking for advice and help!

   sckitty replied to mixie's topic in California

   If you come to CA for nursing school just don't expect to find a job here unless you want to work in a nursing home (hint:you don't)! There are a trillion unemployed new grad RN's here!!

5. My TCU CPR policy

   sckitty replied to unsaint77's topic in Safety

   "Clarify" means you go up to the DON or administrator and say, " I have read the policy on this over and over. It seems to me ...(liability, DNR, responsibility,blah, blah) Can you CLARIFY this for me?"

6. My TCU CPR policy

   sckitty replied to unsaint77's topic in Safety

   Props to the commenter that said she would report the facility!

7. How did you find a job as a new grad?

   sckitty replied to rn_yogi's topic in Job Hunt

   That's good to hear SOMEWHERE has no problem hiring new grads even if it sounds like a far off galaxy.

8. Salary offered seems too low

   sckitty replied to sahayes's topic in Job Hunt

   I seriously want to know where this is!!! Is the min wage like $2????? $18 seems crazy low in contrast to the $45/hr in a hospital in the Monterey/San Fran Bay area, Ca where i live. I'm going to start in a SNF here at $31

9. Listing Clinicals on Resume? Do or Don't

   sckitty replied to mfrancisco's topic in Job Hunt

   How did the professional resume writing go? I'm thinking I'm going to do that too.