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Theres Baloba Hospital (Naval Medical Center San Diego) and theres Veterns Administration in La Jolla.. did clinicals there. through time, ive heard that better benefits outweigh the highest pay. personally, i dont know about that. but thats what a few nurses said from VA, i assumed that their pay wasnt top notch.

i have a little tip. i am still a nursing student, granted that i havent completed my schooling yet, but well into the 4th semester.. long story short.. as far as my other peers and i are into school.. clinical instructors do not forget about the basic things.. such as checking accuracy of students taking vitals & shot administration. 2 people i saw were about 2 months from graduating.. both have had about 6-8 months of training. 1 - gave insulin IM and when asked (by a peer/friend in a non-threatening manner) replied yes that is the way i always do it.. its the correct way and on and on, imagine all the patients this student treated with insulin that really didnt get it properly. the 2nd student.. still cannot take BP accurately. i mean maybe im wrong but even if once you are an LPN/LVN you may have other people taking vitals or what not, and maybe im picky about things.. but these 2 things are very simple and very basic as far as a nursing education. another thing.. im already struggling on my own, doesnt really help to have a 3 maybe 4 hour class session when you paid for 5 on an entire topic i.e. Peds GU and all the students are hearing are things that happened you the instructors kids about 20-30 years ago. i mean side notes are fine.. but one instructor must've spent 1-2 of those 3-4 hours talking about her family experiences that eventually led to another totally different subject. one more thing.. another instructor i asked (nicely) about what a certain medical instrument was used for something as simple as a suture remover or whatever and that very well titled nurse said to me.. "well, i know what they used 20 years ago, i have no idea what they use now." i mean if you dont know.. say you'll find out even if you dont want to. this discourages learning from you. dont get me wrong ive had lots of great teachers, but sometimes it makes you wonder where exactly your 25 thousand goes to in the duration of 1.5 years.

whatever you decide to do.. do not go to [EVIL][/EVIL]Maric.[EVIL][/EVIL]