noneil680

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1. Where do you do your CNA clinicals at

   noneil680 replied to Iwannabeababynurse's topic in CNA/MA

   I am pretty sure that ALL cna classes have their clinicals at nursing homes. Only makes sense since thats pretty mcuh where all cna's end up working after school. I am finishing it right now and have hated every minute of it lol hope your experience ...

2. question about lvns working in doctor's offices

   noneil680 replied to noneil680's topic in Career Support

   Oh awesome! Thanks! I am new to this, so I really have no idea what I am doing on here :)

3. question about lvns working in doctor's offices

   noneil680 posted a topic in Career Support

   So, my question is I would LOVE to work at a family clinic or physician's office. I really dont have a desire to work at a hospital, so would I be better off going for my lvn or rn? I am not sure exacly if rns or lvns mostly work where I am intereste...

4. private nursing schools in california

   noneil680 replied to ricongia's topic in California

   Hey there! Please correct me if I am wrong, but I was told that Maric college doesn't offer credit for your nursing courses....so if you plan to go back to get your bachelors degree, you wont be able to since those classes at Maric cant transfer and ...

5. how expensive is california? CAN A NURSE MANAGE WITH HER WAGE??

   noneil680 replied to curlysin's topic in California

   Hi! Yeah, I was referring to northern california where the pay is good. Southern CA is where pay isn't so good. I live in southern CA (Temecula) its like 45 minutes north

6. how expensive is california? CAN A NURSE MANAGE WITH HER WAGE??

   noneil680 replied to curlysin's topic in California

   You could research it online. When you look into CA salary, it says it is roughly $55,000. MA is $77,000 and it is cheaper to live there! I am originally from there so I know. It seems the only places to get good pay in CA is to move to like San Fran...

7. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

   noneil680 replied to ashfost's topic in New Nurse

   From what I have been researching, CA has really low pay rate! It seems the only places to get good pay like $37-$47, are like San Fran where the cost of living is ridiculously expensive. I could be wrong, this is just what I have been hearing from a...

8. I am buyng my scrubs yeahh!!!

   noneil680 replied to 9livesRN's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Wow! That is crazy! I think through a normal semester it would be 160 hours eac h class, so I think I would rather go through your route to save time, but that will be an insane schedule!! Good luck! You will be fine Nikki

9. how expensive is california? CAN A NURSE MANAGE WITH HER WAGE??

   noneil680 replied to curlysin's topic in California

   Hey there! Does anyone know the starting rate for recent grads in Temecula area? (southern ca)????? I have no idea!! I heard like $28, not sure how true that is. I do know that CA has the lowest pay rates for nurses, which is weird since CA is so exp...

10. When's the best time to apply?

    noneil680 replied to mzjones6's topic in New Nurse

    Thanks for all the info girls!!

11. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    noneil680 replied to Blurr156's topic in NP Students

    I thought that you had to be an RN for 2 years before you can start an actual NP program, have I been misinformed?

12. Is any one familiar with Meric College in San Diego?

    noneil680 replied to scootersuz's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hello! I live in Temecula, and was considering going to Maric at one point. However, as soon as I found out that you dont get credit for the courses, I quickly decided not to! If you wanted to go back to school in the future for a bachelors or master...

13. Anyone getting ready to apply for Fall 2009?

    noneil680 replied to CarinaBallerina's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I am currently in a CNA class, although ours is a full standard semster of 4 months! If I could go back in time, I would not have taken this class. I thought the same thing, that it would help me get some experience, but it didn't! Our clinicals are ...

14. I am buyng my scrubs yeahh!!!

    noneil680 replied to 9livesRN's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I second that! I had to take A&P 101 then A&P 102 then micro! Thats a total of 3 semester, and since each semester is roughly 4 months, thats a long time!! Crazy!

15. When's the best time to apply?

    noneil680 replied to mzjones6's topic in New Nurse

    Hello there! I was just wondering how you find out if your state allows you to work as a GN? I live in southern california and this is the first of me hearing about this. Thanks for the help and reading this post!! Nikki