GoldenBear2

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1. Washington Hospital FREMONT

   GoldenBear2 replied to RNLola035's topic in California

   Got a call this morning that I got the job! Woohoo! Anyway, just wondering if there are others out there who got calls... would love to exchange contact info or possibly meet up before we start in a month! Yay!

2. Samuel Merritt University ABSN Program Prerequisites

   GoldenBear2 replied to sholmsen's topic in General Students

   lunaflaura, I can speak from my experience at San Mateo campus that you will have to drive. A lot of clinical rotations were 3-11p (you probably wont get night shift unless it's for your preceptorship). You may be able to set up a carpool with clas...

3. Samuel Merritt ABSN San Francisco

   GoldenBear2 replied to rachelzheng82's topic in California

   Rachel, it's been four months and no one has answered your original question! I just finished the ABSN on the peninsula, and I did hold a job for the whole year. I wouldn't recommend working to everyone; I think it really depends on the person and th...

4. Cedars-Sinai New Grad Summer 09

   GoldenBear2 replied to GoldenBear2's topic in California

   Ditto on what NewestRN said... I called nurse recruitment yesterday and they said that we have to wait three weeks! So I guess that means we'll hear by 6/26 or so.

5. Samuel Merritt University ABSN Program Prerequisites

   GoldenBear2 replied to sholmsen's topic in General Students

   I'm glad you asked! You need to be prepared to travel to clinicals, and you also have to be prepared to "not get what you want" all the time. That means that a clinical site might be 5 miles from you, but they would rather have two people travel 30...

6. Samuel Merritt University ABSN Program Prerequisites

   GoldenBear2 replied to sholmsen's topic in General Students

   If that is the case, definitely show admissions how your degree/job/past experiences have uniquely prepared you to be a nurse. Relate your current job to nursing. I would also say that there is a difference in the learning curve for students who h...

7. Samuel Merritt University ABSN Program Prerequisites

   GoldenBear2 replied to sholmsen's topic in General Students

   Just to clarify... they don't really formally "review" pharm and patho, but there is ample time to solidify your knowledge as the program goes on. One of the instructors used to give a pharm quiz on the first day of the program and stopped because t...

8. Cedars-Sinai New Grad Summer 09

   GoldenBear2 replied to GoldenBear2's topic in California

   One of the HR reps did say that she will open all official transcripts and will verify GPAs... not sure if that clarifies any of the GPA confusion, but it does seem as if they check. Whether they care if it's a 3.2 or 3.5, I'm not sure! As for wai...

9. Samuel Merritt University ABSN Program Prerequisites

   GoldenBear2 replied to sholmsen's topic in General Students

   I just finished the ABSN. To those of you worried about your patho & pharm knowledge (or lack there of!)... you do not need to feel comfortable with this material to do well in the ABSN at SMU. You will learn it as you go. The instructors do n...

10. California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

    GoldenBear2 replied to piscesmama's topic in California

    Hey! I started a new thread for people who interviewed at Cedars to continue the conversation... "Cedars-Sinai New Grad Summer 09".

11. Cedars-Sinai New Grad Summer 09

    GoldenBear2 posted a topic in California

    Hey everyone! Just thought we could start a thread for those of us who interviewed for Cedars-Sinai's new grad program this past week.

12. California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

    GoldenBear2 replied to piscesmama's topic in California

    I felt really comfortable. I had two managers interview me at the same time, so it felt more like a conversation than a Q & A. I felt a bit though like I didn't have enough time to answer the questions; if I paused at all, they would kind of just...

13. Guaranteed Admission

    GoldenBear2 replied to sugareestudent's topic in California

    I am finishing up school this month, but back when I was starting to look at nursing school options, Napa Valley College and Solano College (both community colleges) both admitted from a waiting list. I don't know if they have changed their policies...

14. California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

    GoldenBear2 replied to piscesmama's topic in California

    I went to Cedars for the open house last week. They told me that they would hire 100 people, but they have been hosting open houses all year, so I suspect that some of those spots may already be taken. The managers I interviewed with said that they...

15. Samuel Merritt ABSN San Fran Fall 2008

    GoldenBear2 replied to hatingthewaiting's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Yep, it's Friday... sorry! It's been a long week :)