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It took my recruiter weeks to find me my first contract. I was the first one to be submitted and they offered it to me. I really don't know much about how this works, but I trust my recruiter. Although I've heard about the" bait and switch" tactic th...

Hello, fellow vagabonds out there. A few days ago i posted some info about the first assignment that was being offered to me. I received the actual contract today.I have not signed anything though.Some parts of the contract troubles me.Your opinion w...

First contract i mean to say.

Thank you so much 79Tango! I did looked it up and it does not exceed the max per diem rate for LA. Thank you.

Hi, we have the same problem. I was asking my recruiter if it is normally this hard to get a med-surg assignment here in CA. I've been waiting for a while as well. So far, no interview yet. A lot of ED and L & D opened up here in CA but Med-surg ...

I just graduated from a nursing school in the phils. I wasn't able to take the local board bec. my immigrant visa was about to expire.I was lucky that i was able to finish my course there. My question is do you really have to be a local board passer ...

i'm a new grad and i've been orienting for about 8 weeks now.I should hve been starting my night orientation 2 weeks ago but i guess i'm not doing well so my preceptor suggested to my manager that it would be best to keep me orienting on day shift be...

to jill your profile is set so you won't receive personal msg. thank you sooo much jill.yeah you got me.there had been much speculation on that post of mine.i wanted to post to clear myself up but thought what the heck?just let them be.thanks a lot y...

this is so true..

Thanks for the correction.It's well appreciated.Actually i don't really use ' dilaudid' very often i just usually use hydromorphone coz that's what comes up in the pyxis:nuke: this was the first time i handled a pt with a dilaudid PCA.The two vials w...

Hi!I'm a new foreign grad about to start on my orientation next week.My concern is that i've never given any meds IV, IVP, start an IV line etc. Our school did not allow us as nursing students to do any of this as this route is very dangerous if any ...

Thank you so much!!!My exact problem.I wasn't able to take IV therapy back in the phils. I'll be on my orientation next week. Fresh grad fr PI, I've never given IVP, IV injections etc. as this was not allowed by our school.thnks a lot!

HI!! I'm a new grad nurse.I have an enterview this thursday in a hospital and a nsg home. Can i pls ask for your opinion in which is a better place to start working?considering that i'm a new grad and a foreign grad at that. Also i applied for night ...

hi!just passed my boards and presently on a job hunting. Can you guys pls. give me some tips on job interviews.What do they usually ask? Will they like test you if you know a certain drug or a patho of a certain disease? I'm really anxious.Replies wo...

whoah...Haven't been able to visit this thread but thank you all so much for all your replies. Just to update you guys. I received my eligibility letter exactly after 6 months! I scheduled my exam 3 weeks after registering with pearson vue, took NCLE...

Hi! I took my CA NCLEX RN last saturday 11/28 just found out that i passed! I had 201 questions a lot of which are priority, check all that apply and medications. I did my review with the matinreview.com and i can honestly say that she is superb! I'm...

hello, there! about your first question about" cali non grads" just leave it blank, don't check e.g the corpsmen, LVN etc, just leave it blank. 2nd question about " state" just leave it blank also put Manila( are you fr manila?) or the city where y...

hi! i took mine 10/28 it shut off at 201. I had a lot of drugs too most of them i didn't know off. a lot of check all that apply and priority questions. I also feel sad coz i think i didin't pass i knew i was below average in pharmacology so that's w...

I'll surely pray for you! I'll be taking mine this saturday. With God's help we are certainly gonna make it!!

well, just got here from the philippines. Actually I've been living here in california for 4 months now. I have applied to take the Licensure exam for nurses here but thing is it's too long. I really wanna have a part time job preferably in our field...

hi, suzanne i just wanna ask i'm a fresh grad from the phils just got here in California 3 months ago.I wasn't able to take the local board there bec my immigrant visa was about to expire.Now, is it a must that you are a local board passer for you to...