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  1. Evergreen College vs. Gavilan College - Bay Area

    norcalRNstudent replied to caligirl2's topic in California Nursing

    Gavilan is a minimum of 3 years...you have to get your cna cert. first, then it's 2 years for a LPN, then you have to reapply to the RN portion, which can take a year of wait, then one more year for...

  2. Thougts on Santa Clara Valley Med?

    norcalRNstudent posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hi everyone... I'll soon be starting my preceptorship (final semester of RN program) at the ER at Valley Med. I was wondering if anyone had any insight about the hospital, any pointers, or any...

  3. would you be a RN for $11.00/hr?

    norcalRNstudent replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely not. I make 2-3 times that now as a waitress, and starting salary by me for new grads is about $42 an hour. Nursing is WAY too much responsibility to take on for crappy

  4. Thougts on Santa Clara Valley Med?

    norcalRNstudent replied to norcalRNstudent's topic in California Nursing

    Well, luckily, I've been learning Spanish for years, speak it fairly well, and find it immensely helpful to my practice. I don't really see it as any different than learning any other skill; it makes...

  5. Why are paper towel dispensers locked?

    norcalRNstudent replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I've been working my way through nursing school as a waitress, and let me tell you, people will steal anything that is not nailed down. We have lost numerous salt & peppers, candles, Xmas...

  6. Im deciding whether to take on LVN

    norcalRNstudent replied to Nuuurse2b's topic in California Nursing

    Two thoughts for you... I've heard that Gavilan College in Gilroy doesn't have much of a waiting list, because they require you to be a CNA first, then 2 years to LVN, then the third year you get your...

  7. "I'm NOT going to support his habit...." LONG

    norcalRNstudent replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    My ... Unless the patient has specifically requested no opioids, and is trying to detox, he/she should be getting pain meds, regardless of addiction. You are there to treat the abcess/injury, not the...

  8. my POOR feet!

    norcalRNstudent replied to mel1977's topic in General Nursing

    Since you say that you normally stand back on your heels, have you tried Earth Shoes? They are supposed to give you a stance like you are doing yoga, i.e. heels down, toes up. They have great arch...

  9. "ratios"? and pay in California?

    norcalRNstudent replied to NewJA's topic in California Nursing

    pay can really differ from area to area. Here in the bay area, new grads start at about $40 an hour. Ratios dictate how many patients one RN can have, med-surg is 5-1, and icu/ccu is significantly...