777RNThatsMe

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  1. NEW GRAD NURSE with LICENSE can't find work...

    777RNThatsMe replied to loveandnyc's topic in California Nursing

    Right..I can take a job now..just to have income. Then - move to calif in Feb. they actually offer the jobs now..and expect you. But, I'm not sure if I should go for it or not b/c of the cost of...

  2. Help me crunch some numbers in living in LA

    777RNThatsMe posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hey everyone... Well let me just sum it up by saying I'm in the pac nw and I can't find a new grad job...especially days. Plus I want to get back to warmer weather. I applied at a large teaching...

  3. NEW GRAD NURSE with LICENSE can't find work...

    777RNThatsMe replied to loveandnyc's topic in California Nursing

    Bingo, Haji...I just talked to calif today...and they can interview me next week for a specialty unit I want (Pacu and/or L&D) both offer new grad even days.... but...starting in Feb. I also...

  4. Relocating to California

    777RNThatsMe replied to JamesMarshallHendrix's topic in California Nursing

    and I should mention.... I'm a single parent with two smaller kids....to top it

  5. Relocating to California

    777RNThatsMe replied to JamesMarshallHendrix's topic in California Nursing

    Hey, Gomer -- I just talked to a recruiter today...and they do phone interviews then offer jobs... good precepting time...big facility...but wage was starting ADN at 28.50... goes up 5 percent in 10...

  6. NEW GRAD NURSE with LICENSE can't find work...

    777RNThatsMe replied to loveandnyc's topic in California Nursing

    I have had a hard time finding what I WANTED too... I came close, but the money was too small...so then kept looking..was offered 2 positions ...that I didn't want...so turned them down.... these were...

  7. Stethoscope...

    777RNThatsMe replied to SerenityR.N.'s topic in General Nursing

    Littman cardiology. Best on the market. One of the most expensive also.

  8. Will LTC as a new grad kill other options???

    777RNThatsMe posted a topic in General Nursing

    Wondering what ya'll think .... I am having trouble finding a day job as a new grad at the hospitals. I'm wondering if working LTC from a new grad takes away marketability when wanting to eventually...

  9. new grad travel nurse??

    777RNThatsMe replied to 777RNThatsMe's topic in Travel

    I think I said it already but just in case I forgot..thanks all for the

  10. I just can't catch on

    777RNThatsMe replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Tim that's great info! Is this a sticky? It needs to be a

  11. Personal Hand Skin Care

    777RNThatsMe replied to *Pepper*'s topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    my hands were nice..soft...before nursing school. Since then..can't get my nice skin back...regardless of lotion...but w/out lotion I don't even want to think about it! Actually re the safety issue,...

  12. New Nurse feeling overwhelmed!

    777RNThatsMe replied to Diva Nurse Dani's topic in General Nursing

  13. New grad looking for the best hospital

    777RNThatsMe replied to kat29's topic in General Nursing

    I hear ya on the sign on thing as well.....same here. Scary

  14. New grad looking for the best hospital

    777RNThatsMe replied to kat29's topic in General Nursing

    You should check into San Fran.... northern cal for milder weather. Everywhere else is gonna give you too cold or too

  15. Is US30 per hour in San Francisco a good starting salary?

    777RNThatsMe replied to FutureUSRN's topic in California Nursing

    How is the commute from the family friendly areas to the hospitals? Do people drive?? Also... are they actually affordable..and Im talking a house (even a rental)..not an apt.

  16. Ready to slay the NCLEX beast in 28 hours.

    777RNThatsMe replied to Bala Shark's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Dream - check the other boards on the kaplan..but I'm pretty sure that 60's at kaplan is considered

  17. Ready to slay the NCLEX beast in 28 hours.

    777RNThatsMe replied to Bala Shark's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I didn't study a darn thing...graduated...when I finally got into the testing center (they were packed) 2 mo's after graduation... I went...no studying. Passed in 75 q's (though classmates some of...

  18. T3,T4 and Tsh HELP??

    777RNThatsMe replied to Julie029's topic in General Nursing

    What may occur on tests re thyroid is thyroid storm...which is when the T3/T4 either one...are too elevated... and the patient will go into possible cardiac arrest but usually starts w/like...fast...

  19. Anyone finish shift and not return to job?

    777RNThatsMe replied to StatRNNJ97's topic in General Nursing

    I quit a job one week into orientation. No notice. Just finished the week and then called HR. told them my reasons - which basically were that the job wasn't what I thought it would be and not what I...

  20. What a beautiful state

    777RNThatsMe replied to bettyboop's topic in Arizona Nursing

    it seems there are alot of AZ nursing jobs (and yes some in Pheonix).... I grew up in the San diego area...left over a decade ago..too crowded but...anyway I digress... now after living in the pac nw...

  21. Is US30 per hour in San Francisco a good starting salary?

    777RNThatsMe replied to FutureUSRN's topic in California Nursing

    Me too count me in. But would someone with a family want to live in SF? Young kids...single

  22. new grad in maryland looking for work

    777RNThatsMe replied to wigglesgogo's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Woa! where you livin' at? Out in the pac nw...nursing homes are WAY way lower in wage than the hospitals..least where I'm at! FIVE bucks under them....per hour...day shift. I turned down a job w/one...

  23. How much RN experience to get into NP school?

    777RNThatsMe posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hello all, Well I hope you can save me some research time...I'm wondering how much (min) floor experience a nurse RN needs...before getting into NP school; and also I'm wondering, is it "bad" per say...

  24. Gross Out Co-Worker

    777RNThatsMe replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    She should suggest that this therapist use some incontinence panties instead of towels b/c it's a health issue...if she is so bad that she's soaking the pads...she needs to seek medical attention and...

  25. Womens interest in male nurses

    777RNThatsMe replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Wow - I had no idea so much stereotypical thinking still existed. Most of the male nurses I met ( alot of them) in my class and then actual nurses during clinicals...seemed to not even worry about...