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  1. International College of Health Sciences

    Overcast replied to mario3692's topic in School, College Programs

    How do you verify things with the DCA? Would they have the same requirements as the CA BRN? Just curious...thank you for your feedback. May I ask how the gap tests were? Have you started yet or are...

  2. International College of Health Sciences

    Overcast replied to mario3692's topic in School, College Programs

    Thank you very much for your response. What school are you coming from? Are you an LVN or transferring from a difff nursing school? Do you mind private messaging me about your experience with the...

  3. International College of Health Sciences

    Overcast replied to mario3692's topic in School, College Programs

    Anybody have any idea about when their clinical rotations will be unfrozen? I’m concerned they’re not meeting CA BRN requirements considering this. ACEN accreditation can always be retracted....

  4. International College of Health Sciences

    Overcast replied to YappaYee's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    How long was it before your transcripts were received by them and were notified of when you could take a gap exam? Also, their clinical rotations have been frozen. I am concerned they will not be...

  5. Corrections Nurse for a New Grad

    Overcast replied to Jah Jah's topic in Correctional

    THANK YOU for the time you took to give that feedback. How do you get hired as an ER nurse in a prison? If there’s no trauma for a day or so then do they just hang

  6. Corrections Nurse for a New Grad

    Overcast replied to Jah Jah's topic in Correctional

    This is great feedback! Do you wear scrubs? What do they go to the clinic for? Band aids? What happens when someone gets seriously injured and needs a full on trauma save? I’ve seen prisoners in...

  7. Corrections Nurse for a New Grad

    Overcast replied to Jah Jah's topic in Correctional

    Thank you so much for the update! Very glad for you! When you say they put you on one of the yards, does that mean you’re outside? Can they mandate you to go/stay outside? I am just curious as I...

  8. Los Angeles Valley college- Winter/Spring 2020

    Overcast replied to tina11's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Can anyone tell me if the application asked if you already had been in/are attending another RN program? I failed pharm second semester in my current program and instead of repeating at this school,...

  9. Corrections Nurse for a New Grad

    Overcast replied to Jah Jah's topic in Correctional

    USC and LA County have a jointly owned nursing school; in essence, it is owned by USC/LA County Hospital; literally part of the LA County Hospital. Anyway, congrats again on such success so shortly...

  10. Corrections Nurse for a New Grad

    Overcast replied to Jah Jah's topic in Correctional

    This is excellent; congrats! Persistence is key. Please keep us informed, even if it's a year from now, if you were able to transfer to permenant/full time. I will be looking into this during my...

  11. Corrections Nurse for a New Grad

    Overcast replied to Jah Jah's topic in Correctional

    I see, got it...thank you for the

  12. Corrections Nurse for a New Grad

    Overcast replied to Jah Jah's topic in Correctional

    Exam for the state to apply for the NCLEX? You have to take an exam to apply to take the NCLEX? I know some schools have an “exit” test, but I’ve never heard of a state exam to be able to rank...

  13. Corrections Nurse for a New Grad

    Overcast replied to Jah Jah's topic in Correctional

    This is wonderful news; congrats to you! So the state benefits must be much better than county for you to hold out for a permanent position. I’ll have to look into that. In your previous post, you...

  14. Corrections Nurse for a New Grad

    Overcast replied to Jah Jah's topic in Correctional

    Thank you for the update; I appreciate it a lot. Congrats on getting through that interview... I hope you get the job! May I ask where you went to school? Apologies if you already mentioned

  15. Corrections Nurse for a New Grad

    Overcast replied to Jah Jah's topic in Correctional

    I see... thank you again. Please keep us updated on how it

  16. Corrections Nurse for a New Grad

    Overcast replied to Jah Jah's topic in Correctional

    Well that’s a bummer to hear about them outsourcing from a staffing agency...but I’m not surprised! Thank you for your response and

  17. Corrections Nurse for a New Grad

    Overcast replied to Jah Jah's topic in Correctional

    Thank you for your response... I‘d definitely consider working for a county prison, but I was more interested in a federal prison. The federal pension plan and benefits are amazing, but county...

  18. Corrections Nurse for a New Grad

    Overcast replied to Jah Jah's topic in Correctional

    Is it difficult getting hired o to corrections as a new grad? Everywhere I read states the eligibility requires a couple years of nursing experience; in particularly in a specialty, plus certain...

  19. Ethical Dilemmas of Correctional Nursing

    Overcast replied to guest1054874's topic in Correctional

    Is it difficult getting hired o to corrections as a new grad? Everywhere I read states the eligibility requires a couple years of nursing experience; in particularly in a specialty, plus certain...

  20. Need for Nurses in Corrections

    Overcast replied to DCubed's topic in Correctional

    Is it difficult getting hired o to corrections as a new grad? Everywhere I read states the eligibility requires a couple years of nursing experience; in particularly in a specialty, plus certain...

  21. Los Angeles County School of Nursing and Allied Health - Fall 2019

    Overcast replied to Nurse2Bee123's topic in School, College Programs

    No problem at all...I live in Ventura County...the commute kills me. On Thursdays 1st semester has class 130- 430 and many times it has taken me 2.5 hrs to get home. People ask why I don’t hang...

  22. Los Angeles County School of Nursing and Allied Health - Fall 2019

    Overcast replied to Nurse2Bee123's topic in School, College Programs

    Hopefully you’ll get feedback from someone who did the LVN to RN bridge, but some of them have shared with me that after making it through the annoying bridge introduction over the summer prior,...

  23. Los Angeles County School of Nursing and Allied Health - Fall 2019

    Overcast replied to Nurse2Bee123's topic in School, College Programs

    I am finishing up first semester going into 2nd, which has the reputation of being the most difficult at CONAH, ugh... There are several theory instructors for the entire class, but then you break...

  24. Los Angeles County School of Nursing and Allied Health - Fall 2019

    Overcast replied to Nurse2Bee123's topic in School, College Programs

    I believe it comes down to which clinical instructor you are assigned. Some students breezed through clinicals while others went home traumatized. Each instructor has different expectations as far...

  25. LA County College of Nursing & Allied Health Spring 2020

    Overcast replied to cxvnx's topic in School, College Programs

    Yes ...and I regret