hollie91999

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1. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

   hollie91999 replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

2. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

   hollie91999 replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

   Job 1 1.Northern CA 2. 2 years 3. NICU/Peds 4. $ 36.92 base, $2.00 eve,$4.50 noc. I pay $400 a month for medical and dental 5. CNA Nice homes can be bought for &250,000-$300,000 Job 2 (starting soon) 1. Northern CA 2. Adult med/Surg combined with...

3. CA BoN asks for individual courses, but do they exist?

   hollie91999 replied to GolysMom's topic in Registration

   Hi Golysmom, check out Yuba College in Marysville (45 minutes past Sacramento). When I went there for my ADN education, we had international students who only needed to complete the Psych and Maternal Child portion. I attended from 2008-2010. I s...

4. Applying for Transfer between Kaiser Hospitals

   hollie91999 replied to 2bnurse_it's topic in California

   Kp.org is where all the postings are. Once you bid for a position, it goes to HR/recruiter and is sorted out by seniority. Kaiser employees are considered before it goes to the public. The sooner you apply, the better. It took me six months to transf...

5. Applying for Transfer between Kaiser Hospitals

   hollie91999 replied to 2bnurse_it's topic in California

   Hi 2bnurse it, The process can be long depending if there are positions available to transfer to. I currently work in central valley, and right now there is a freeze. With the economy the way it is, positions are not being replaced once the person ...

6. Accredited Nursing School?

   hollie91999 replied to eosme's topic in California

   You should research on the Board of Registered Nursing's website. All the accredited school in California is listed there. www.rn.ca.gov Hope that helps. Good Luck

7. Books on IV therapy?

   hollie91999 replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

   We are currently using "Manual of I.V. Therapeutics" by Lynn Diane Phillips, and it is a great book. It is about $40, real good and easy to understand.

8. Is it worth the wait? I do want it.

   hollie91999 replied to Shari1565's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hi Shari1565, I was on my NS wait list for 18 months before I got in ( I got very lucky, there was not that many people on the waitlist when I had applied, now the wait is about 3 yrs to get in), it is well worth the wait because as a nurse, you can ...

9. Suture to laceration

   hollie91999 replied to Lacie's topic in Emergency

   I used to work in Pediatrics urgent care and the pediatricians there would do sutures if it was within a 24 hour period. Sounds to me like it was laziness.

10. potter & perry

    hollie91999 replied to POMD09's topic in General Nursing

    I think what you are referring to is the free online resource that is offered through the evolve website. You just go to www.evolve.elsevier.com and register with them. Once you do this, you go to resources and just add the text you want. Hope this...

11. Lasik Eye Surgery: Whats Everyones Opinion?

    hollie91999 replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    I had PRK done 3 years ago and am very happy I did it. Wished I had done it earlier. My doctor told me I would be a better candidate for PRK since I have two young boys and the chance of dislodging the eye flap with lasik surgery would be higher si...

12. 6 Rights or 5 Rights?

    hollie91999 replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    We were taught 8 rights. 1. right medication 2. right patient 3. right route 4. right time 5. right dose 6. right documentation 7. right information 8. right of patient to refuse

13. Having children while getting education

    hollie91999 replied to littleoleme's topic in General Nursing

    well said. thank you!

14. Having children while getting education

    hollie91999 replied to littleoleme's topic in General Nursing

    I am also offended by the above comment, I myself have a 3 yr old and a 5 yr old plus I work 20 hrs a week and am commuting 3 hrs a day to and from school and I am managing to get a good grade in my first semester of nursing school. I am getting my ...

15. babies or NP first?

    hollie91999 replied to crazylilkelly's topic in NP

    I think you should go straight for your NP schooling first, I myself have two young kids, and attending RN school right now, I am lucky because I have my husband and my parents help for watching my kids, I do not have to worry about childcare issues,...