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  1. Overtime pay over 8 hrs?

    ripsky4501 posted a topic in California Nursing

    Do nurses working in California get overtime pay for hours worked over 8 in a day? For example, say you are scheduled to work three 12 hour days in a week: do you get paid for 12 of those hours (4+4+4...

  2. Berry & Kohn's or Alexander's

    ripsky4501 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hi all, I'm a new grad and will be starting my first RN job in the OR in a little over a month. I want to start learning and to have a good reference on hand. I've heard good recommendations for both...

  3. What specialties best prepare you to work in the OR?

    ripsky4501 posted a topic in Operating Room

    As a new grad, if I wanted to work in the OR after getting a few years of experience, what specialties would be best to work in to prepare for it, i.e. in terms of learning the most roughly applicable...

  4. States w/ lots of acute care new grad openings?

    ripsky4501 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi all, I'm a licensed new grad in California and it is very hard and competitive to find an acute care hospital job here. I'm hopeful to find one here in the near future, but just in case I don't I...

  5. How many hours do you study for?

    ripsky4501 replied to LubbDubb77's topic in General Students

    I just graduated from an accelerated BSN program. I studied maybe on average 2 hours a day. It really depends on lots of factors like how efficient you are with studying, how tough and fast your...

  6. States w/ lots of acute care new grad openings?

    ripsky4501 replied to ripsky4501's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for sharing your experience. Yeah, come out here! There are many job openings for RNs with at least a year of acute care experience on almost every hospital job board I've looked

  7. States w/ lots of acute care new grad openings?

    ripsky4501 replied to ripsky4501's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you for the reply. Does anyone else have any suggestions? A few more questions to spur some ideas... In your state, if you were a new grad and got a job, was it particularly difficult? How long...

  8. NCLEX July Test Takers

    ripsky4501 replied to HarleyGrandma's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Took it July 2, test shut off at 75, was pretty confident I passed. Very happy to see just now that my license has been posted! I'm in California. Used Kaplan and my own Anki flashcards. Questions...

  9. Forced to Flex Off

    ripsky4501 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Are there any nursing specialties/units in the hospital where this flexing is less

  10. Getting EKG certification a good idea?

    ripsky4501 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hi all, I'll be graduating my BSN program in a few months. I will definitely get ACLS and PALS certification before graduating. Is it worth it to do an online EKG course like this one from AACN,...

  11. Should I join the ANA or other pro nursing association?

    ripsky4501 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm a BSN student graduating in June. One of my instructors suggested I join a professional nursing association in what I may be interested in, e.g. AACN, and attending a conference or two. I haven't...

  12. Most important to study?

    ripsky4501 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello all, I will be starting my ABSN program in a few months. I'd like to start studying so I'm well prepared. Can you recommend any good resources to get started? What subjects are most important...

  13. ABSN programs: a few questions

    ripsky4501 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello, I'm curious if the admissions staff at ABSN programs generally put any weight on what university their applicants got their undergraduate from and if they do, how much. I'm going to get my...

  14. ABSN programs: a few questions

    ripsky4501 replied to ripsky4501's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Interesting, I expected all of them to require at least one letter of recommendation. That's not the case for the ABSN programs you know of in