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  1. How much do RNs make in San Francisco Bay Area? Is it hard to find employment there?

    dienne replied to Guest1063608's topic in California Nursing

    It is hard to live in San Francisco making that money unfortunately:( It's a sad state of affairs in California where if you make $ 120,000 you're considered a working

  2. Career advice

    dienne posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone, I have been a nurse on a step down telemetry floor for 4 years and a half. I started at my current hospital as a new grad and learn a lot. My career goal is to work in icu but at my...

  3. Career advice

    dienne replied to dienne's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you everyone! I do feel I want to experience something new. I started as a new grad 4years ago at my current hospital and it's all I know. As I said this is a much better hospital and a floor...

  4. Career advice

    dienne replied to dienne's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! Yes it's a large unit. They actually just expanded. It's a 56 beds unit. I'm excited about this job and everything I'll be learning. If this was a day shift position it would be almost my...

  5. Career advice

    dienne replied to dienne's topic in General Nursing

    I was on nights for a year and a half. No reason in particular I just couldn't sleep during the day. I will be learning a lot of new things and skills I don't currently do at my job. This is more of a...

  6. Career advice

    dienne replied to dienne's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I have been thinking the same thing. But this is a much better hospital with lots of growth opportunities. They have training programs for their icu's (they have specialty icu like medical,...

  7. You know you are going to have an interesting day when you get report that . . .

    dienne replied to anon456's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When the nurse who should give you report is under arrest and detained by police in the nursing office and being accused of trying to kill a

  8. Los Angeles area job opportunities

    dienne posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hello there, I know there are a lot of new grads here looking for jobs and wanted to let you know that the hospital I work at is having a Versant program in March, applications are up online until...

  9. Cedars-Sinai Job Fair

    dienne replied to RNewbie's topic in California Nursing

    Amor28 do you have a BSN? I thought about going to the fair since I have more than 1 year experience in telemetry, but I have a few ex coworkers working there and they told me not to bother since I...

  10. Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center

    dienne replied to BruinAGNP's topic in California Nursing

    If you are a new grad take any job you can get, you need the experience and working at any hospital will give you that! If you are an experienced nurse I would suggest you keep

  11. Los Angeles area job opportunities

    dienne replied to dienne's topic in California Nursing

    I'm sorry I thought the application ended on the 21sth If you are in Los Angeles go to the job fair at Brotman Medical Center tomorrow! They had one in 2011 and I know they hired a bunch of new grads...

  12. 8hr vs. 12hr work days

    dienne replied to sjm30's topic in Nurse Management

    I work night shift and there is no way I would work 5 days a week!!!!! I would have no life and I would always be tired with not enough time to recover between shifts. At least for night shift I think...

  13. Would you take a pay cut to work days?

    dienne posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello, I'd like to see what other nurses think. I've been working nights on a super busy telemetry step-down unit. At first I was doing fine with the night shift and adjusting to the new schedule. But...

  14. Day shift vs Night shift

    dienne replied to juleslevesQ86's topic in General Nursing

    I've been working nights for a year and am about to switch to day. As everyone said nights have a slower pace (although they can be very busy) and you don't have to deal with management, other...

  15. Would you take a pay cut to work days?

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

    Thank you everyone, you are making me feel better about my decision! I was having serious doubts last night but I think JessiekRN is right, life is too short to live it the way I am now!!!! I know I...

  16. Advice

    dienne posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, I have a question for the more experienced nurses or maybe for someone who went through this. I started working at my hospital last August as a new grad. I went through their Versant...

  17. Advice

    dienne replied to dienne's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you everyone for your replies! Yes I'm afraid these kind of situations are gonna happen more often with the cuts in reimbersuments. Hospitals are really suffering from it. As a consequence they...

  18. Job hunting tough as new grad. Med surg certification?

    dienne replied to hamburgers911's topic in California Nursing

    I think you need to have 1 or 2 years of work experience before you can take any kind of certification. I just started on a telemetry unit 2 months ago as a new grad and they told me that I can take...

  19. I'm an Italian nurse

    dienne replied to mon74's topic in General World

    Thank you, you're right......I sent her a message with my e-mail......hopefully she'll get

  20. I'm an Italian nurse

    dienne replied to mon74's topic in General World

    I speak Italian, I was born and raised in Italy but moved to the US many years ago and became an American citizen. I know we have to use English only here but I'm going to tell the OP to write me a...

  21. Anyone else see this?

    dienne replied to ksc0723's topic in General Nursing

    It depends where you live. I'm a new grad and that's my base rate. 4 dollars more for nights (which is what I'm working) and 1 dollar more for weekends. It seems like a lot of money but I live in Los...

  22. I wish someone told me........

    dienne posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wish someone told me that to enter this profession you already need experience. You need to be born an experienced nurse if not there is just no place for you in this field. I am sorry, I know this...

  23. SD New Grads: Jobs Available!!!

    dienne replied to LotusRN1972's topic in California Nursing

    Very true we are awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But the real reason Alvarado is hiring so many new grads is because we are also cheap and they're all about saving money. Nonetheless I think it's a great...

  24. SD New Grads: Jobs Available!!!

    dienne replied to LotusRN1972's topic in California Nursing

    Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy for you. Will you be on the medical floor? I think you are going to like working there :) For everyone else: just apply, Alvarado doesn't have a real new grad...

  25. SD New Grads: Jobs Available!!!

    dienne replied to LotusRN1972's topic in California Nursing

    I'm not sure they're looking for any particular qualification. I have an associate so I know they're not too picky about that. I had my ACLS and when I interviewed, the nurse manager was happy I had...