my husband is military. we are doing our first move from michigan to northern california.
i heard through the grapevine that you need to re-test in california. i couldn't imagine not nursing, but we will only be there for 6 months. so, if that's the case, there's no point to me.
could someone pretty please help me out here?! i'm so worried now.
also, i have no concept of how much i can expect to make there. i know that for an lpn, i make pretty top notch in my area. am i looking at a paycut? we will be in petaluma which is one hour north of sf, and is right in the napa valley.
Specializes in OB, Telephone Triage, Chart Review/Code.
I also suggest you look into "Travel Nursing". Not sure if they hire LPN's but you could use the "housing supplement" as extra pay if not utilizing it because of your military status.
Welcome to CA! It is my understanding that to re-license you pay a fee to the BON. And the pay for nurses is northern CA is great! If I didn't love the southern california sun (born and raised here) I would go up north and double my paycheck.
HisHands, ASN, RN
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my husband is military. we are doing our first move from michigan to northern california.
i heard through the grapevine that you need to re-test in california. i couldn't imagine not nursing, but we will only be there for 6 months. so, if that's the case, there's no point to me.
could someone pretty please help me out here?! i'm so worried now.
also, i have no concept of how much i can expect to make there. i know that for an lpn, i make pretty top notch in my area. am i looking at a paycut? we will be in petaluma which is one hour north of sf, and is right in the napa valley.
blessings all!
~hishands