luilui_604 BSN, RN

luilui_604 is a BSN, RN and specializes in Labor & Delivery.

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1. Frustrated with the California Board of Nursing

   luilui_604 replied to silly1982's topic in California

   i went through the same walk through process....once you recieve your TN visa, you can easily go to any security office at the state you plan to work in and apply for the SSN (you can also apply for it in a different state). you must show all the app...

2. Canadian Nurses out there?

   luilui_604 replied to STFXNurse's topic in California

   Hi, I'm from Vancouver, and nursing in California is great because they have 5:1 patient to nurse ratio, which helps promote safe nursing care. This doesn't apply to L&D because our patient ratio is usually 1:1 care. I think i had more confidenc...

3. Canadian Nurses out there?

   luilui_604 replied to STFXNurse's topic in California

   I've been a labor and delivery nurse for 14 months, and prior to that, i worked in neurosciences for 9 months in canada :) I absolutely love san francisco, but i've been feeling homesick for the past week. I am ready to go back home to my family and ...

4. Is US30 per hour in San Francisco a good starting salary?

   luilui_604 replied to FutureUSRN's topic in California

   My hourly rate includes the shift differential for working night shifts. I work for the reputable California Pacific Medical Center (Sutterhealth Affiliate) in San Francisco.

5. Canadian Nurses out there?

   luilui_604 replied to STFXNurse's topic in California

   HI! i'm a Canadian Nurse =) Congrats on your NCLEX! I'm not in Torrance but in San Francisco....sorry, i can't give you any information but i just wanted to say HELLO =)

6. Is US30 per hour in San Francisco a good starting salary?

   luilui_604 replied to FutureUSRN's topic in California

   I am working at the most competitive paying hospital in San Francisco, and I started at $47/hr as a GN last year. Since then, i have had 3 raises and now making $51/ hr. $30/hr is definately not a competitive rate -- keep looking!

7. Deadly Epidural

   luilui_604 replied to WorkofHeart8's topic in Ob/Gyn

   i just wanted to mention that my hospital has an epidural rate of 80% for laboring patients! although this is an unusual and heartbreaking case, none of my patients have ever complained or regret the fact of having an epidural! there are definately r...

8. Nurses from San Francisco Bay Area, Please Help!!

   luilui_604 replied to Nurse's Wife's topic in California

   nurses wife, i just read your post....nurses in the bay area usually make $35+ even as a new grad....what the agency is offering your husband seems incredibly low especially in northern california....just my thoughts

9. CPMC, UCSF, Kaiser

   luilui_604 replied to gobears's topic in California

   the last i heard from my manager, she told me we are not hiring anymore. i'm not sure how long this hiring freeze may last, but we are definately overstaffed here. we also work 8 hour shifts, not 12's. good luck.

10. CPMC, UCSF, Kaiser

    luilui_604 replied to gobears's topic in California

    hi there i know for a fact that our L&D manager aren't hiring anytime soon because we are getting overstaffed here....i talked to a few coworkers and they are also wanting to switch to per diem ... candidates are choosen by seniority here...i thi...

11. wanting to travel to NYC

    luilui_604 replied to jellie22's topic in Travel

    hey jellie, im curious if you've heard back from CC? i've been reading through your thread because i'm also interested to work as a travelling nurse in NY...when the time comes, i'll be relocating from San Francisco to NY! i wonder if there are many...

12. CPMC, UCSF, Kaiser

    luilui_604 replied to gobears's topic in California

    i work at the L&D Cal campus at CPMC....i entered their new grad training program in July 2005 and it's simply the BEST because of the great teamwork and work environment among the coworkers....even all the docs are supportive and encouraging!

13. Any Canadian RN Grads?

    luilui_604 replied to STFXNurse's topic in California

    Suzanne is absolutely right, it will take aprrox. 7 months from start to finish....while i was getting all the legwork done to process my Visascreen certificate, i gained 8 months of invaluable work experience during that time...in reality, it is ver...

14. Any Canadian RN Grads?

    luilui_604 replied to STFXNurse's topic in California

    here's a recent post that i wrote a few days ago! I just moved to SF city a little over four months ago from Canada as a new grad with 8 months prior experience in med/surg....so far, my experience to live and work in this city has only been the best...

15. Canadian nurse and ATT question

    luilui_604 replied to Brandie_3's topic in International

    hello! that is exactly the route that i followed to get my cali licence! i applied for the nclex in november 2004, got my att and took my nclex by january 2005. received my minnesota licence, then made a trip to sacramento by march 2005 to endorse ...