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  1. co worker with attendance issues

    puresass replied to Ms.RN's topic in Nursing Career

    baaaad

  2. New to the RN Field

    puresass replied to Nemeses's topic in General Nursing

    sharp has an accelerated BSN thru oklahoma state university, all of the classes are online & the clinicals are all held at sharp. i'd do a search through these forums for that program if you're...

  3. grossmont college waiting list

    puresass replied to katilynn's topic in California Nursing

    when i got my invitation to take the TEAS, it said that if you have a passing score, you're still in the running to get an acceptance for the next semester. when i passed, i was accepted a couple...

  4. Nursing Program (masters)

    puresass replied to lilipad312's topic in California Nursing

    masters entry programs in nursing are VEEERY competitive. i'd be surprised if anyone got in with less than a 3.0

  5. Grossmont nursing program, san diego..what should I expect?

    puresass replied to Cupcake619's topic in California Nursing

    congratulations!! how exciting! i'm halfway done with the nursing program at grossmont & i LOVE it. i wouldn't worry about getting ahead on your reading right now, they gave us reading to do...

  6. Notebook or Flash Cards?

    puresass replied to funfunfun's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    thanks for the assurance...this is what i am hoping for. i think i just need to relax until school starts to see exactly what it will be like for me. today i just got all of my books and i think i got...

  7. Notebook or Flash Cards?

    puresass replied to funfunfun's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    when i'm reading for class & studying, i like to make notes as i go along in my reading, & then when i'm preparing for the test, i go back through & make flashcards. for me, taking the...

  8. I Need Advice On Nursing School

    puresass replied to JENNYG015's topic in California Nursing

    you could try the grossmont evening/weekend RN program, but there's a 2+ year waiting list to get into the program. you won't find nursing school that's completely online, as you'll have to at least...

  9. New RN desperate for work in San Diego

    puresass replied to sdclarinet's topic in California Nursing

    i thought i saw that sharp had a new grad m/s position open in the last couple weeks? other than that, i don't think their new grad job start again until jan or feb & the postings go up august...

  10. Backpack Advice

    puresass replied to PhysicsBabe's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i've never had to take my books to class, just a notebook, a binder & a few school supplies (pens, highlighters, etc.) so i use a weekender bag. a few people at school have rolling backpacks, but...

  11. Online BSN with no RN?

    puresass replied to mommy2three2's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Oklahoma University has an accel BSN in San Diego. All of the clinicals are done at Sharp hospitals. No matter what kind of program you enter, you'll have to do clinicals, so no program will ever be...

  12. Titers or vaccines?

    puresass replied to Barbe's topic in General Students

    my school required either shot records or titers. i was only missing one, so i had the titer drawn at the health center at school & paid something like $10. super

  13. HELP!! Interview with peers for L&D

    puresass replied to anyia's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i JUST talked to two of the pharmacists at my work (i'm a student working at an HMO over summer) & they were talking about peer interviews being more about finding out how well you mesh with the...

  14. Looking to work in San Diego: Need some advice! :)

    puresass replied to reesepiece's topic in California Nursing

    i'm still a student, so take this as you may, but i would try sharp as well. in my clinicals so far, sharp hospitals ahve been my favorite. good luck!

  15. Starting Nursing School

    puresass replied to AnnieSurv04's topic in General Nursing

    i agree that making drug cards ahead of time is counterproductive since there are so many drugs & each school requires different things. in my program, we just had to make drug cards for the...

  16. Need Help/encouragement Re: School And Changing Careers!

    puresass replied to Luv2helpppl's topic in California Nursing

    i go to grossmont! it's a great school!! you can definitely do

  17. Need Help/encouragement Re: School And Changing Careers!

    puresass replied to Luv2helpppl's topic in California Nursing

    i'm sure that's definitely the case in northern california, but wages in san diego are muuuch lower for new grads than northern california. i wish we could make that much down

  18. Need Help/encouragement Re: School And Changing Careers!

    puresass replied to Luv2helpppl's topic in California Nursing

    i don't mean to burst your bubble, but new grad pay in san diego isn't as high as you might think. sharp pays $27-28/hour, so that works out to around $52k. but that goes up quickly after you've put...

  19. Hi San Diego!

    puresass replied to surfchic's topic in California Nursing

    i'm a student, but right now i work at sharp (sharp community medical group, actually) with case managers that handle pts over the phone. i really love working here, so if that's what you're looking...

  20. I'm new this...PLEASE HELP

    puresass replied to NiaBSN's topic in Nursing Career

    i would recommend doing an accelerated 2nd bachelor's program. that way you'll be in & out pretty quickly & then you can see which specialty you'd prefer & see if you'd rather do peds or...

  21. accelerated BSN online

    puresass replied to hapiyogi's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i know you said you're in the sacramento area, & i don't know much about programs up there, but there is a program down here in san diego thru oklahoma university that is an 2nd degree accel...

  22. pay in San Deigo

    puresass replied to txrn26's topic in California Nursing

    i know sharp's paying $27-28 for new grads, but i'd be interested to know how much everyone else is paying in san diego for new

  23. Jobs during Nursing school/ How do you afford this??

    puresass replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Students

    i saved up a lot before school, worked 20 hours during first semester (not at all during 2nd & i won't be working during 3rd), & i'm working full time over breaks. so pretty much i'm living...

  24. Can you recommend a good accel BSN nursing program in California?

    puresass replied to hapiyogi's topic in California Nursing

    check out allnursingschools.com & from there you can check each school's individual website regarding whether or not they take students with pre-reqs in progress. good luck!

  25. Pre-Req Classes

    puresass replied to lmekuria's topic in General Nursing

    i did the same thing, micro + A&P + full time job & it was probably the hardest semester i've ever had, but i was glad to get them both out of the way. it can be done, it just takes A LOT of...