MK LVN

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1. California pay rate

   MK LVN replied to MissMe707's topic in LPN/LVN

   Glendale/Pasadena area. Got licensed early this year and had little experience at primary physician office and convalescent home. Now at post-acute SNF $24/hr plus full benefits and 401k. But the average wage is around $21. But here's a useful site ...

2. What nursing specialty interests you the most for the future?

   MK LVN replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in General Students

   Thank you for your input. ComSci would definitely be a plus. It's a long shot, but maybe I can double major in Nursing BSN and Computer Science? But man.. that sounds tough just even reading those words together! If you don't mind me asking, is your ...

3. What nursing specialty interests you the most for the future?

   MK LVN replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in General Students

   Definitely informatics nursing that deals with research and development. How to structure nurse friendly technology/apps/emr's, etc. But there's so little information on this field... any suggestions?

4. Three Job Offers in totally different medical settings- which one do I take?!

   MK LVN replied to MK LVN's topic in LPN/LVN

   That's true.. about the red flags. I didn't think of it that way, just thought of it as a good opportunity for myself because it's federally backed and a non-profit company.. But to be honest, my initial intuition told me to stay away from this job i...

5. Space Nursing

   MK LVN replied to Michael_Espelin's topic in Career Support

   YES! You're the greatest. Anything related to space and universal theories and possibilities excite me and intrigue me.. I didn't know nursing can actually tie into it!! Do you know any good resources I can look into to learn more about space nursing...

6. Three Job Offers in totally different medical settings- which one do I take?!

   MK LVN posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   I am a newly licensed nurse (Feb 2015) and currently I work at a Convalescent Home. I just started in May 2015. I only just ended orientation, worked my first shifts alone, and I love it. However, they only put me on schedule for one day a week in Ju...

7. Cedar Sinai Medical Center Job

   MK LVN replied to Honeybunch09's topic in Career Support

   Hello. I am an LVN living in Downtown Los Angeles. I would kill to work at Cedar. They are known for their innovations/research and is a very respected hospital throughout Southern California. I think it's also a teaching hospital. The nurses that wo...

8. Should I take this new grad opportunity?

   MK LVN replied to chillaxinNurse's topic in Career Support

   I would go for it- no doubt. I'm an LVN in Los Angeles just licensed in February. Getting into any ICU/ER, even just a hospital... it's not easy. Take the opportunity and run with it. Most new grad LVN starting salary is around 16-25/hr. They say onc...

9. Three Job Offers in Different Specialties - Which one do I take?

   MK LVN posted a topic in Career Support

   I am a newly licensed nurse (Feb 2015) and currently I work at a Convalescent Home. I just started in May 2015. I only just ended orientation, worked my first shifts alone, and I love it. However, they only put me on schedule for one day a week in Ju...

10. Career change.. CA w/ 2 misdemeanors?

    MK LVN replied to James_'s topic in Criminal

    In my graduating class, there was a girl with such a checkered past, misdemeanors and a felony.. This was about 2 years ago. She graduated, passed the NCLEX and became a nurse. For me personally, I have a wet & reckless in CA. I had to write a ha...