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  1. Calling OR Nurses in CA!!!

    catzy5 replied to CAnewgrad2016's topic in Operating Room

    SoCal RN $6.00/hr level 2 trauma nonunion facility we hav24/7staff so your really only on call as trauma back

  2. Report Sheets

    catzy5 replied to Kaydee's topic in General Students

    I copied my tools for you, the attachments were too big so couldn't send as a file, but the one with the times I basicly use as my sheet to keep track of things, I come in, in the morning and look at...

  3. Nursing Diagnosis

    catzy5 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This will probably be a crazy question, because I am assuming we are actually meant to be taught these things. I am in my first semester just finished fundamentals and starting med surg, We did not go...

  4. Mt San Jacinto RN Program

    catzy5 replied to heartbeats's topic in California Nursing

    I went to MSJC yes I needed a 4.0 to get in there were a couple people who did not buy luck of the draw, so don't let that discourage you from trying if you don't have a 4.0 just try your hardest...

  5. Southwest Health Care Systems

    catzy5 replied to Gem0607's topic in California Nursing

    I talked to a recruiter at Loma Linda, she was so nice really lovely! She said times are difficult now but please keep applying to any job that interests you. Each application is looked at...

  6. Southwest Health Care Systems

    catzy5 replied to Gem0607's topic in California Nursing

    I am starting there next week. They had an overwhelming response to the new graduate program, and they had very few openings. I Think you should keep trying and keep plugging away it is very...

  7. NCLEX--What did you study and for how long before the test?

    catzy5 replied to iPhoneuser's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the test on the 15 and passed, I finished school 12/18, but took some time before studying, I really cracked down after the first of the year. My date was set for 01/26 but moved it up because...

  8. Abgs

    catzy5 replied to fabiusgile's topic in General Students

    realnurseed (education for real nurses by a real nurse) i love this website!! it has really helped

  9. giving a massage after a bath..?

    catzy5 replied to sameasalways's topic in General Students

    I discovered the back rub last semester in my first clinical rotation, to me this has been the best thing I can give to my patients and it has won me over many a time! I had one gentlemen tell me he...

  10. what are the best books or study aids?

    catzy5 replied to RNmom08's topic in General Students

    A good NCLEX book. I love my Saunders I use it for every unit we do, it has a break down follows my texts nearly exact and gives test questions at the end with rationales and test taking strategies...

  11. clinicals

    catzy5 replied to able2009's topic in General Students

    I had 2 days of OB nursing school is mostly med surg then you

  12. Fluid and Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy question

    catzy5 replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    i don't know anything about that particular book, although i love incredibly easy books. if your looking for acid base balance, the below website is fantastic! on the left is a tool bar scroll down...

  13. Alkalosis/ Acidosis- Question?

    catzy5 replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    this is the best link i have ever foun in explaining acid base. realnurseed (education for real nurses by a real nurse) if it doesn't bring you right to the page look on the tool bar on the left hand...

  14. Skipping Nursing Calc?

    catzy5 replied to missjennmb's topic in General Students

    yes you can study for this on your own, it's very simple math, but also it's things like measurement and conversions, there are some online sites. but i would also recomend getting a book and looking...

  15. Reading chapters

    catzy5 replied to Aiming4Altruism's topic in General Students

    different things work for everyone, you have to find what works for me, I have to read everything, I can't

  16. Clinicals???

    catzy5 replied to seasoned hopeful's topic in General Students

    You'll do fine, clinicals to me are the best part, I really enjoy everything I do in that setting. Theory for me is more difficult but doable, just very time consuming a lot of reading and then just...

  17. So. Californians please help: Having a meltdown trying find a school!

    catzy5 replied to joliemolie's topic in California Nursing

    just apply to as many schools as you can you will find a way! There are also many accelerated BSN programs for people like you who already hold a bachelors in another field, also direct entry MSN....

  18. My mom just passed away....

    catzy5 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Students

    I am so sorry for your loss! yes I have been through this too, recently. My dad passed away at the end of my first semester last spring, he also lived 3000 miles away, I was able to fly out when he...

  19. "oh. . .You're going to a COMMUNITY college?"

    catzy5 replied to Toodee's topic in California Nursing

    CC in CA is significantly cheaper than private schools such as loma linda, I am also attending a CC and I pay 20 a credit hour, I will graduate in 12/09 with my ADN and can start working as an RN...

  20. Online Flashcards

    catzy5 replied to JaxiaKiley's topic in General Students

    this is the absolute best flash card site i have ever found, helped me so much my first semester. the study stack nursing study

  21. Report Sheets

    catzy5 replied to Kaydee's topic in General Students

    I am not the OP but thanks so much I like this and will use it in clinical tomorrow! I miss getting report our instructor is typically an hour late so we never get to see shift

  22. Did RNs Have To Practice Bathing Each Other In NS

    catzy5 replied to me-too's topic in General Students

    I get so jelous reading some of these posts, we don't do anything before seeing a patient, I wish we had a proper skills lab worked into class, we can watch videos and do things on our own (my friend...

  23. Murrieta, CA new home- which hospitals in area have new grad programs?

    catzy5 replied to babblingbrook's topic in California Nursing

    Sounds like you are getting very good information,These are probably the things I would say to you as well. I don't know so much about a big back yard (track housing and all). There is plenty of...

  24. Murrieta, CA new home- which hospitals in area have new grad programs?

    catzy5 replied to babblingbrook's topic in California Nursing

    Hi michelle, I don't know really anything about the hospitals in those areas, I know we do a semester in the fall at Riverside community everyone seems to like it there. Scripts, Encinitas anything...

  25. Murrieta, CA new home- which hospitals in area have new grad programs?

    catzy5 replied to babblingbrook's topic in California Nursing

    Well coming from places that had a really good sized, well equiped updated hospitals, I feel like I am back in the dark ages. The area grew really fast and no one seemed to plan for health care, they...