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  1. UCSF Benioff Children's Oakland - Summit Unit?

    VetmedtoRN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi everyone! I was wondering if anyone knows what type of unit the Summit Unit at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland is? Considering applying for a position but the requisition doesn't say...

  2. NICU Preceptorship!

    VetmedtoRN posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi everyone, just looking for some general guidance! I am in my final semester of nursing school and recently found out that I am doing my preceptorship in the NICU (!!!). This was my first choice and...

  3. CHOMP Monterey, CA Questions

    VetmedtoRN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hello everyone! I'm looking for general information about the culture and work life at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula (CHOMP). I am in the process of setting up an interview for...

  4. UCSF New Grad Program 2023 Questions

    VetmedtoRN replied to Lovinghealth's topic in Nursing Career

    Nothing from either unit. I listed PICU in my original cover letter and replied to the email about Adult

  5. UCSF New Grad Program 2023 Questions

    VetmedtoRN replied to Lovinghealth's topic in Nursing Career

    I applied to ICN and PICU, I haven't heard anything yet. I saw one post that said someone got an email for Peds CVICU but that's it so

  6. UCSF New Grad Program 2023 Questions

    VetmedtoRN replied to Lovinghealth's topic in Nursing Career

    Just got a similar response, mine said that my application has been routed to the managers based on my preferences. It said that they will contact me within the next two weeks individually if they...

  7. UCSF Benioff Children's Oakland - Summit Unit?

    VetmedtoRN replied to VetmedtoRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank

  8. UCSF New Grad Program 2023 Questions

    VetmedtoRN replied to Lovinghealth's topic in Nursing Career

    My understanding is that we'll find out if we got selected for interviews with specific departments by Feb 3rd. In theory some people could have multiple departments request an interview and some...

  9. Goals while working with a preceptor

    VetmedtoRN replied to msavage14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am working on my objectives for preceptorship, I'm doing my hours in a Level III NICU. Some of my individual objectives may not apply because I'm in a niche specialty but here is the list of...

  10. UCSF New Grad Program 2023 Questions

    VetmedtoRN replied to Lovinghealth's topic in Nursing Career

    The UCSF website has been updated! Application goes live Jan 6th 2023 and program start is the first week of April. I haven't been able to find details about the application requirements yet...

  11. Animal abuse and neglect in patient's home . Any advice on what I should do about this situation?

    VetmedtoRN replied to Vee D's topic in General Specialties

    Depending on where you live you may be able to report the animal abuse to directly to animal control. The county that I live in has an online form that you can submit and they contact you +/- the...

  12. Santa Rosa Junior College Fall 2020

    VetmedtoRN replied to VetmedtoRN's topic in School, College Programs

    @asanjose I took the TEAS in October, I think we found out a couple weeks ahead. There is no flexibility on the testing date if you want SRJC to pay for it. If you want to take it earlier or on a...

  13. Santa Rosa Junior College Fall 2020

    VetmedtoRN posted a topic in School, College Programs

    Hello! I haven’t seen a post yet for anyone applying to SRJC for Fall 2020/Spring 2021. I’m anxiously waiting to hear back, but it’s a long way until June! Any tips from anyone currently in the...

  14. Santa Rosa Junior College Fall 2020

    VetmedtoRN replied to VetmedtoRN's topic in School, College Programs

    @sksaggu1998 email or canvas message your course coordinator and they should be able to send you the PowerPoint or they may have recorded it! There were people that got into my group less than a week...

  15. SRJC Spring 2021

    VetmedtoRN posted a topic in School, College Programs

    Hi everyone! I got admitted into the Spring 21 cohort at SRJC. Trying to connect with anyone else who has been admitted as well! I'm unsure how much distance learning we'll be doing so I figure...

  16. Santa Rosa Junior College Fall 2020

    VetmedtoRN replied to VetmedtoRN's topic in School, College Programs

    @asanjose you’re going to do great! They don’t specifically require you to have insurance but the titer testing for vaccines and other health requirements might be expensive without it. If...

  17. Santa Rosa Junior College Fall 2020

    VetmedtoRN replied to VetmedtoRN's topic in School, College Programs

    The dosage calculations book that is on the book list was really confusing for me and I only used it for the questions we needed to do for the skills lab. I signed up for the Straight A Nursing...

  18. Santa Rosa Junior College Fall 2020

    VetmedtoRN replied to VetmedtoRN's topic in School, College Programs

    @grace lewis First semester is nursing fundamentals so it’s kind of all over the place, you learn basic hands on skills and basic care on all types of patients. Clinical is in the long term...

  19. Santa Rosa Junior College Fall 2020

    VetmedtoRN replied to VetmedtoRN's topic in School, College Programs

    @asanjose there are several people in our cohort who work at least 1 day a week, I do 2 shifts/week. The important thing is flexibility in your work hours and good time management. I don’t know your...

  20. I want to quit my PCT job. I need advice!

    VetmedtoRN replied to KTorres's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Stick it out! Being an internal hire in the hospital system is a huge advantage. I am in a similar position to you in a way, but the opposite side of the coin. I am in a non patient care role...

  21. Santa Rosa Junior College Fall 2020

    VetmedtoRN replied to VetmedtoRN's topic in School, College Programs

    Hi everyone! I am almost done with my first semester in SRJC's program, I started January 2021. I know I was pretty information starved at the beginning about schedules, expectations, workload,...

  22. Insulin amount

    VetmedtoRN replied to ElenaVlaeva's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Does this patient have a sliding scale order written for their insulin? The sliding scale would determine at what BG # the short acting insulin would be held regardless of appetite (IE: BG=60,...

  23. New To Nursing

    VetmedtoRN replied to taxestonursing's topic in General Students

    My best advice is to make a short list of programs that you want to apply to and base your course choices on that. The programs that I applied to did not allow applicants to have any core science...

  24. New Telemetry/Monitor Tech!

    VetmedtoRN posted a topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I just got hired as a Telemetry/Monitor Tech! The floor is split into Med Surg/Tele and Stroke units with some remote monitoring, about 40 beds at full capacity. My work station is part of the nurses...

  25. Retaking a class for a better grade

    VetmedtoRN replied to silphium's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You should look into the points system closely to see if every pre req is counted for GPA before you stress yourself out or retake a course☺️. For example, a school close to me calculates the GPA...