fsuao2006

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1. RN pay in the Bay Area, CA?

   fsuao2006 replied to soontobenewgrad2020's topic in General Nursing

   Monterey/Salinas area $60 for a new grad, you bump up quickly (within 5 years) to $75

2. Nursing Salary in NC

   fsuao2006 replied to Fulcrum's topic in General Nursing

   whole life nursing.. look her up on insta. she has salaries for every state and city given by current nurses.

3. Is this correct information on San Diego area pay?

   fsuao2006 replied to JustWandering78's topic in California

   Yes, $47/hr is correct for San Diego.. just moved from there after working there for 3 years. UCSD is union so if you want raises thats where to go. Shift diff is between $3.50-$5/hr. I have 7 yrs exp in ER. Housing is MEGA $$ and if you have a p...

4. Call pay?

   fsuao2006 replied to lovey0830's topic in Operating Room

   half hourly pay for call. so around $35/hr Cali, union hospital.

5. Burnout: Best/worst nursing jobs for long-term career

   fsuao2006 replied to rubyagnes's topic in Career Support

   That would be an interesting survey! "Which speciality did you stay in the longest" I'm also an ER RN and made the switch to procedures then back to ER and am regretting it ☹️ stuck on nights and forgot about the constant disrespect by patients and ...

6. San Diego job market

   fsuao2006 replied to Poo2334's topic in California

   as a new grad it's mid $40's and yes, the likelihood of getting a job without a BSN is slim.

7. Scripps New Grad Residency 2020 October

   fsuao2006 replied to GraceK9's topic in California

   As a former Scripps employee, I can say that there is no ICU or ED new grad program available. After 1 year there is a transition program that is offered twice a year for specialities like OR, ICU, ED.

8. Quality of Life as a nurse by state

   fsuao2006 replied to Megan8083's topic in General Nursing

   Having lived in Florida, San Diego, and now northern california I've heard Roseville Kaiser pays PRN $99/hr and is close proximity to Tahoe for weekend trips. Cost of housing is extremely cheap as well (less than $500K) for a solid house.

9. Burning Bridges?

   fsuao2006 replied to speedynurse's topic in Stress 101

   I'm in a similar situation, recently changed ED's (1 month ago) I was working for a top hospital (all the resources) and had to move due to financial reasons. Got this new job through a personal connection with the ED director. She's so great, but ...

10. RN role in neuro IR?

    fsuao2006 replied to NCC_RN's topic in Neuro

    I used to be an IR RN that did neuro.. what @LittleMouse said is exactly how we handled ICU RN's in our facility as well. Basically, they catch up on charting in the control room during the case, if I need them I'll call for them.

11. UC San Diego Emergency Department Nursing Certificate

    fsuao2006 replied to darlink's topic in Emergency

    No, you do not need to be experienced. You can use it as 30 credits of CE as well!

12. University of West Florida FNP

    fsuao2006 replied to fsuao2006's topic in NP Students

    you heard via phone call on a saturday? Thats strange. What does your application status say on the myuwf portal? I just checked mine and it says "applied"

13. So Burnt Out-Help

    fsuao2006 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

    I was in your situation in the ED as well. I currently work in IR and needed that break. (I've been in it for 2.5 years) I am currently looking to get my foot back in the door for PRN ER now that I feel that I've had the break that I needed. The i...

14. San Diego Hospitals - ICU Nursing - Opinions on the best hospitals?

    fsuao2006 replied to RK1212's topic in Career Support

    NSTICU (Neuro surgical trauma) and CVICU I think they both have 38 beds each

15. UCSD ER Interview

    fsuao2006 replied to 1996nurse's topic in Career Support

    I've interviewed with them, they ask a lot of situational questions, how do you handle an angry patient, what do you do if a doctor tells you to do something you don't feel comfortable with, etc. it was a panel interview with about 4 people. They w...