outriton

outriton specializes in ICU.

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1. The overwhelming stress of nursing school

   outriton replied to OsceanSN2018's topic in General Students

   I worked while doing an accelerated BSN program. My best advice is to make a plan the first day of each term. Check all those syllabi you get. When are the projects, exams, and papers? Are there things you could get done NOW even though they're not d...

2. Nursing and relationships?

   outriton replied to alv24518's topic in General Students

   I work 3 12-hr night shifts per week, and my husband has a regular M-F, 7ish-3ish job. I try to do my 3 shifts in a row to limit how often I switch my sleeping. I don't see a lot of my husband those days, especially if he doesn't come straight home f...

3. Retirement at what age, and how much $$ will you will need to retire "comfortably"?

   outriton replied to Horseshoe's topic in General Nursing

   The University of California and Kaiser offer their nurses (and other employees) pensions as well, but I agree that this is very uncommon in the US now.

4. So you're an RN - you must be earning big!

   outriton replied to _littlemissBSN's topic in General Nursing

   I always thought the "common knowledge" that nurses are paid well was a crock until I started working in CA. New grads make over $50/hr where I work so you easily clear $100k/yr with any experience. By the way, to all those saying it's a bachelor's l...

5. Raises?

   outriton replied to Stella_Blue's topic in General Nursing

   I've worked non-union and union jobs. I definitely got paid more and got annual step increases (raises everybody got for now having another year of experience) and cost of living adjustments at the union job versus a much lower base pay and annual ra...

6. Out of state new grad

   outriton replied to Germfighter2018's topic in California

   I got my CA license through endorsement of my out-of-state RN license. I found the CA BRN to be very strict about its requirements there, so I imagine they're equally strict about their license by exam requirements. That being said, you could always ...

7. Experienced RN moving to CA, chances for finding a job here?

   outriton replied to Seas's topic in California

   Are you definitively married to the idea of San Diego? If you have flexibility within CA, you'll find less competitive markets in Central and far Northern California. You'll also find better pay in Northern California than Southern California.

8. transcript form for CA BON

   outriton replied to _zoubisoubisou_'s topic in California

   I think the issue with official transcripts coming from the university or the university's designated provider is that it's not coming from the applicant who may have been able to tamper with it, not that a third party transcript provider is unaccept...

9. Education requirements for endorsement?

   outriton replied to montecarlo64's topic in California

   Regardless of whether you are a licensed RN in another state, if you don't fulfill CA's state-specific licensure requirements, your application to endorse your out-of-state license will not be approved until you complete the missing coursework. I've ...

10. Education requirements for endorsement?

    outriton replied to montecarlo64's topic in California

    Required coursework for RN licensure in CA: 1) Communication skills, six (6) semester or nine (9) quarter units shall include principals of: Oral communication Written communication Group communication 2) Related natural sciences, sixteen (16) seme...

11. ADN then BSN?

    outriton replied to cardenas_a's topic in California

    I'm not gonna lie: Student loan repayment sucks and is a drain on my soul . . . but the money I borrowed to get my BSN was worth it for how much I now make. You really need to look at how much debt you'll be in after finishing your degree and balance...

12. Questions for Sacramento Nurses! Pay+benefits 2018

    outriton replied to cha_cha's topic in California

    UC Davis has a reputation for being the lowest paying in the area but has good benefits, including a strong pension, to try to make up for it. You can find the pay scale by searching title code 9139 here: Salary Scales | Human Resources The steps are...

13. Nursing jobs around Oklahoma City

    outriton replied to Nurseratchet789's topic in Oklahoma

    I've been told by a nursing school classmate who now works at Integris Baptist that once nurses pass the NCLEX, they get back pay for the difference in pay from before licensure to now being licensed. FWIW, when I started at OUMC in 2015, new grad pa...

14. Moving just a few thousand miles :D

    outriton replied to mscassandra's topic in California

    Here's info on pay at UCLA. However, the numbers will change a bit once the contract between UC and the nursing union is renegotiated: http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/nx/docs/nx_2013-2017_appendix-a_UCLA-january-2014-to...

15. california license by endorsement

    outriton replied to bluebeetle7's topic in California

    It does not have to be a speech/communication class specifically through a nursing program. It can be part of your general ed prior to nursing school or is sometimes a pre-req to nursing programs. I definitely did not take a communication class durin...