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1. New to CVICU

   californiarnbsn posted a topic in Cardiac

   Hello! I am a newly licensed nurse and just got offered a job in the CVICU. I have had prior ICU experience but wondering if their is anything I could do to help myself in this unit. Does anyone have any good books or classes that I could take or t...

2. CHLA RN Residency September 2013

   californiarnbsn replied to Janerooo's topic in California

   I applied to NICU/PICU. I know the email said to give our top choice I just wrote it one the paper that we have to turn in I didn't email back. They didn't really make it clear in the email. Hopefully that works. Good Luck everyone!

3. New Grad Lay Offs :[

   californiarnbsn replied to californiarnbsn's topic in New Nurse

   Thank You! I just had an interview with a neighboring hospital in the CVICU. I believe it went well and literally minutes after getting out of that one I got a call from a hospital that I had actually volunteered for after nursing school when i first...

4. Rady Children's New Grad Nursing Program 2013

   californiarnbsn replied to snfairfax's topic in California

   I just applied. Good Luck Everyone!

5. New Grad Lay Offs :[

   californiarnbsn posted a topic in New Nurse

   So ive been in an ICU for 6 months now, but my manager called me in one day and gave me the grim news that i was being laid off . I never knew i was going to be laid off, but here i am. . This sucks a lot. I do have some money saved up to last me, ...

6. Should I quit my ICU job?

   californiarnbsn replied to StellaMarisRN's topic in Critical

   how did that go for you? I am a new grad in the ICU that's experiencing a similar situation and feel like it's holding me back and possibly jeopardizing my job. I feel like I'm alone and I am working so hard not to fail and sink in this unit. it has ...

7. Little Company of Mary Torrance 2012

   californiarnbsn replied to newbiepnp's topic in California

   The only advice i have is to come prepared for your interview, Stay Confident, Relax and Be Yourself! They are very welcoming to all new grads. From the others I've talked too it seems to be the same in every unit. They really do want you to succeed...

8. New Grad RN - ICU

   californiarnbsn replied to californiarnbsn's topic in MICU

   Thank You so much for providing your experiences! I'm pretty excited to get started. From your experiences have you found any books or other study materials that have helped you out along the way? and the AACN course is that something that I could ...

9. West coast university BSN vs Cypress College ADN

   californiarnbsn replied to mgomez41's topic in California

   I went to WCU and enjoyed their program. It is expensive compared to others but I feel like it was well worth it. They also have a Sim Lab which some schools do not have that alone is one major benefit to the program. Even though it was the most ne...

10. How tough is Pharmacology?

    californiarnbsn replied to EP10's topic in General Students

    I had a rough time during pharmacology. I always got the classes confused and it was really hard for me to stuff all that information into my head along with all my other nursing classes. What we did in my class was make flash cards for each of the...

11. REALLY need help: How do I stay awake during class?

    californiarnbsn replied to Lucidity's topic in General Students

    My classes 5 hours long so i definitely understand where you are coming from as far as getting tired and sleepy in class. I too had resorted to coffee during school to keep me awake. What I did was go to bed a lot earlier like 8 or 9 since my classe...

12. Reference book for new grad in the ICU

    californiarnbsn replied to crissirn's topic in CCU

    What's Portable RN?

13. Little Company of Mary Torrance 2012

    californiarnbsn replied to newbiepnp's topic in California

    I got my call Thursday afternoon don't remember specifically what time but i had my interview Monday. Was a very quick phone call as he had a meeting with other managers. I know that he's making calls as soon as the managers send him names so don...

14. Little Company of Mary Torrance 2012

    californiarnbsn replied to newbiepnp's topic in California

    I asked that in my interview and they said they would like to hire 4 into ICU.

15. Little Company of Mary Torrance 2012

    californiarnbsn replied to newbiepnp's topic in California

    Thank You! Yea I wasn't expecting to hear anything til Friday. Good Luck to everyone still waiting! I'm sure you'll hear back soon.