hungrygirl

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1. Unfair Grading

   hungrygirl replied to RoseTh93's topic in General Students

   I’ve been there. I learned that so much of nursing school culture is just ridiculous. I used to to try to be assertive but respectful and point out situations such as yours. You’re told to think critically. You’re taught to be thoughtful, ethical, co...

2. I can’t get past orientation and want to be an aid instead

   hungrygirl replied to Bjessica's topic in General Nursing

   Wow. That’s so what I didn’t want to hear about a residency program. Fears come true. I have heard that some residency programs were “residency programs.” I suppose that means I’ll have to research research research before I dive into something.

3. I can’t get past orientation and want to be an aid instead

   hungrygirl replied to Bjessica's topic in General Nursing

   Interesting. I'm a new grad from California and I'm freaking out about 5 med-surg on my own, 4 if tele. A classmate of mine is also in your situation. We have set ratios. Work at Kaiser and I think it might be lower still. I can't imagine 7. I feel f...

4. African Americans as nurses.

   hungrygirl replied to Daniel Floyd's topic in Relations

   I wondered how replies to the OPs question would differ today with all craziness that's going on these days. Depending on where you're from and what you've experienced Daniel's question is absolutely legitimate. This is more than three years after ...

5. Do New Graduate Nurses Need a Formal Residency Program?

   hungrygirl replied to JPCummings's topic in Career Support

   Greetings! Question: To those who have applied to the UC Davis residency program or any other residency program, how are you placed in a specific area/speciality? You do list your top choices like medical school residency and then they choose who wil...

6. UC Davis Nurse Residency - New Grad Jan/Mar 2015

   hungrygirl replied to lulu_07's topic in Job Hunt

   Greetings! Question: To those who have applied to the UC Davis residency program or any other residency program, how are you placed in a specific area/speciality? You do list your top choices like medical school residency and then they choose who w...

7. Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

   hungrygirl replied to dinah77's topic in COVID

   You'll be happy to know that during a debate in one of my nursing courses the was immunizations and all 25 students in the class were pro-immunization. For a while I thought that getting your kid immunized was just a given but both health care profe...

8. Little Did She Know, Her Life Was About To Change Forever.

   hungrygirl replied to RschIVF40's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I totally get it. It's do hard to fight the fear sometimes and challenge authority. But the people in charge and on top are people too. They are not all knowing and do make mistakes. I think they forget that sometimes and we as the patient or peo...

9. CSU Stanislaus ASBSN Fall 2014

   hungrygirl replied to HopefulBSN1's topic in California

   @Madelinee. I haven't turned mine in either. I was already in the Stanislaus system though so maybe it took less time to get my financial aid in order. That and I think they do each student's award individually so maybe they just haven't gotten to...

10. New Grad/Hate My Job/Life is Miserable!

    hungrygirl replied to Ruby Vee's topic in New Nurse

    Okay so now I'm afraid of the tiny glimmering light at the end of the tunnel? That charming twinkle in the distance is hell fire? Hm. No, I guess it's a what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I don't think that I have any illusion of first nurs...

11. CSU Stanislaus ASBSN Fall 2014

    hungrygirl replied to HopefulBSN1's topic in California

    You can try going to mycsustan.edu to see if an account has been set up for you. You have to click the link for "Initial sign-in..." to see for you have a log-in. If you can log in, on the right side of the page very purple page that appears, there...

12. CSU Stanislaus ASBSN Fall 2014

    hungrygirl replied to HopefulBSN1's topic in California

    I'm from Stockton if you have any questions. But just to answer the basics that I know you'll want to know if you're not from around here: Live in northwest Stockton. 95219 is probably the zip code to shoot for (it has the highest income bracket, ...

13. CSU Stanislaus ASBSN Fall 2014

    hungrygirl replied to HopefulBSN1's topic in California

    federal loans: $12,500 year 1, $625 year 2 otherwise private loans like Discover, Sallie Mae...

14. Nursing Salary Survey 2014

    hungrygirl replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Check out the website: https://ucannualwage.ucop.edu/wage/ It will tell you the earnings of ANY University of California employee. If you don't know an employee name look by job title. Btw Physicians = PHYSCN. Most RNs are clinical nurse 2 (I thin...

15. Starting Salary [new grad]?

    hungrygirl replied to clandestine-approach's topic in ADN/BSN

    Check out the website: https://ucannualwage.ucop.edu/wage/ It will tell you the earnings of ANY University of California employee. If you don't know an employee name look by job title. Btw Physicians = PHYSCN. Most RNs are clinical nurse 2 (I thin...