SherBearRN replied to kmrmom42's topic in Disabilities
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...
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...
SherBearRN replied to bestblondRN's topic in 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...
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....
SherBearRN replied to MuddaMia's topic in California
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...
SherBearRN replied to MuddaMia's topic in California
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...
SherBearRN replied to NurseNature's topic in Kansas
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...
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...
SherBearRN replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing
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...
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...
SherBearRN replied to Leilah75_RN's topic in California
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...
SherBearRN replied to m_chatelaine's topic in California
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...
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...
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...
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...