SherBearRN

SherBearRN

Transplant, Trauma/Surgical, Pre-reg

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SherBearRN specializes in Transplant, Trauma/Surgical, Pre-reg.


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  1. Multiple Sclerosis

    I was diagnosed May '06 after being sent to the ER during my shift b/c I couldn't see. After the MRI, I was diagnosed with optic neuritis and referred to a neurologist four days later. I was officially diagnosed then w/o the spinal tap; I had more t...
  2. State Board Time Frame

    downtownsjb, I took A&P from Michael Heffron, but there are other instructors, too. I personally liked Michael because he was hard and challenged me at every turn in the course. I will say, however, he is not the instructor for everyone. Those th...
  3. Nurses with disabilities

    Hi, everyone! I'm a nurse with multiple sclerosis (MS). I was diagnosed May 2006 when I lost eye sight in my right eye. The ER at my hospital diagnosed me with optic neuritis after the MRI. I was scheduled four days later to see a neurologist. Fortun...
  4. State Board Time Frame

    mkramos81, I graduated from BCCC a couple of years ago, what a small world! I took the NCLEX-PN approximately one month after classes finished for the semester. I finished second semester in May, so I was competing for test slots with graduating RNs....
  5. Walnut Creek

    MuddaMia, When I first moved out here, I moved to Pacifica and really didn't look at the East Bay facilities. I started on the transplant unit and eventually transferred over to the Pre-registration and Learning Center a year ago after I was diagnose...
  6. Walnut Creek

    MuddaMia, I live in Concord (neighbor to Walnut Creek) and work in SF. I ride the BART into work. Although I don't know what John Muir pays, I would say riding the train into work may be a good option for you. My rent here in Concord for a one-bedroo...
  7. what's wrong with HCA hospitals?

    HCA is a for-profit hospital organization. A lot of the hospitals in the Midwest are HCA facilities. I used to work for one and I will never do it again. When it comes to making a profit or staffing adequate nurses, the hospital will choose the monet...
  8. Requesting Info about Transplant Nursing

    My background prior to nursing was sales and marketing. After graduating from nursing school, I accepted a position on the transplant floor at California Pacific Medical Center as a new grad nurse. The position was on med/surg working with patients w...
  9. question about hysterectomy/cholecystectomy

    I agree that talking to your surgeon would be the best. Multiple surgeries do and have happened at my facility. I just registered a patient yesterday who was having a procedure done to her arm and a D&C. Two different surgeons were going to be in...
  10. I experienced the same thing in nursing school a few years ago. I had always been an A student, so after getting a B on the first test and a D on the second, I knew it was time to do something new. Here's the book that helped me get A's: http://onlin...
  11. pay rates in California (pre-and post tax)

    Suzanne is right. New grads at my hospital start at $41.49, not counting shift differential. Housing is expensive, but you can find affordable housing if you know where to look (and no, I'm not referring to Oakland). I live in Concord and ride BART t...
  12. Where in California is Best!

    The best pay in California, hands-down, is San Francisco. New grads start at $41.49/hr not counting shift differential at my hospital. Experienced nurses make around $55-57 an hour and per-diem nurses make approximately $70. The trick is finding livi...
  13. "ratios"? and pay in California?

    I work in San Francisco and I was hired about 1 1/2 years ago as a new grad making more than $40/hr. Per diem rates at my hospital (I've heard) can go as high as $70/hr. We have several per-diem nurses from Texas and Colorado who work two week stretc...
  14. HELP!! Neddlestick w/Hep C + patient

    In March 2006, I was administering insulin to a patient on the transplant floor who was Hep C +. As I pulled the needle out and went to pull the protective sheath up around the needle, I stuck my index finger. I immediately went to the sink and ran m...
  15. should I relocate?

    I relocated as a semi new grad from Kansas to San Francisco. Although I'm not single (I've been married for almost 11 years), it was a big decision for me, too. I moved in October 2005 and don't regret it at all! I'm still working at the same hospita...