ck_nurse

ck_nurse has 2 years experience and specializes in Inpatient Psych, Eating Disorders, Tele.

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1. To My "Colleague" (Just a Vent)

   ck_nurse replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   what about when you are doing rounds and you run into a psychotic pt walking in the hallway at 2:30 am WHO HAS A #$%@#$% SITTER??? and of course you find the sitter fast asleep in the pt's room. thank God the 6'3" pt was a "friendly" psychotic. haha...

2. Have anyone applied for CSULB MSN Fall 2010? Have you heard anything?

   ck_nurse replied to <3blessed's topic in Post Graduate

   I emailed Alison last Friday because I couldn't take it anymore. :) I doubt they would cut the fnp or agnp programs, but i don't know for sure. Good Luck!!!!!! :)

3. Have anyone applied for CSULB MSN Fall 2010? Have you heard anything?

   ck_nurse replied to <3blessed's topic in Post Graduate

   hi, i just wanted to share my update. i got a email from alison and she said i got accepted to psyc np program, but they may cut the entire program for the fall. she said they are trying to squeeze the program in under the college of continuing and ...

4. Will EMT help me get a job in ER?

   ck_nurse replied to greenfaery's topic in Emergency

   hi greenfaery, i just wanted to tell you my experience. i was in a similar situation a couple of years ago. i ended getting my emtb right before nursing school on the advice of a friend who is an icu nurse. it did not help me at all. although i enjoy...

5. Have anyone applied for CSULB MSN Fall 2010? Have you heard anything?

   ck_nurse replied to <3blessed's topic in Post Graduate

   hi! i applied for the psych np program and havent heard anything. now i have anxiety!!! :) when i went to the info session in early april, they said that this particular program never fills, so now i am worried since some people have already heard ba...

6. Any RN's in Orange County California

   ck_nurse replied to SexyRN2Be's topic in California

   hi, i am a new grad bsn in OC and had a really hard time finding a job. so if you are a new grad who would like to relocate to the OC, i STRONGLY recommend getting at least 1 year of experience before your move here! it is much harder to get a new gr...

7. New Grads - where is there a nursing glut?

   ck_nurse replied to spudbunny's topic in New Nurse

   Hi, i am a new grad from the wash dc area (NO GLUT!!!) who moved to Southern CA (Orange County) and i believe there is a HUGE GLUT here. after applying all summer, i gave up and accepted a job in inpatient psych unit. i am discouraged and wonder if ...

8. Pros vs. Cons: Starting Career in Psych?

   ck_nurse replied to JerseyGuy2's topic in Psychiatric

   hi, this is a great thread. i am in a similar situation. i am a new grad bsn (2nd career) that just moved to So Cal from DC. i am having a really hard time finding a job, and after talking to several people here, i am realizing that there really isn...

9. Frustrated new grad with NO job opportunities

   ck_nurse replied to PetuniaRN's topic in California

   oh lord, that interview @ hoag sucked big time! first of all, my sitter showed up HALF AN HOUR LATE, which totally threw off my mojo. it was a miracle that i was able to get there on time. the director of orthopedics and the charge nurse interviewe...

10. Frustrated new grad with NO job opportunities

    ck_nurse replied to PetuniaRN's topic in California

    hey may08, thanks so much for the interview insight. animal???? lord help me. i haven't been on an interview for 11 years, and in my former job (computers) companies were fighting for computer workers so they mostly just told me how great their comp...

11. Frustrated new grad with NO job opportunities

    ck_nurse replied to PetuniaRN's topic in California

    oh yeah, forgot to mention, i applied to all those uci jobs too! thanks! i like that you can apply to them all at once, that was easy. :)

12. Frustrated new grad with NO job opportunities

    ck_nurse replied to PetuniaRN's topic in California

    may08, thank you so much for your information. believe it or not, on the west coast the starting hourly is $25, so i felt a little weird asking for 30, but i am sure it is what it is. out of the blue i got a call from hoag ortho, which is not that c...

13. Frustrated new grad with NO job opportunities

    ck_nurse replied to PetuniaRN's topic in California

    oh i forgot, May08, if you don't mind sharing, what hourly rate(s) were you requesting. I heard $30 from mission hospital but worry that may be too high. thanks so much!

14. Frustrated new grad with NO job opportunities

    ck_nurse replied to PetuniaRN's topic in California

    Wow, congrats May08!!!!! You definitely did all you can do! so that is the trick! apply to clin I or II? i thought it would have to specifically say "new grad" in the title. a lot of them say "recent 1 yr exp in an acute care setting" and that alway...

15. Frustrated new grad with NO job opportunities

    ck_nurse replied to PetuniaRN's topic in California

    thanks suzanne, you're probably right. i know back home new grads were getting hired with IPs, maybe that's not the case here. maybe i will use the extra time to get my pals and acls done. couldn't hurt.