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Keep trying, It took me a few months to find a job as well. I is very competative right now so it is likely you did nothing wrong, sometimes its who you know and being at the right place at the right time so hang in there and keep applying until y...

I have been told that if you have a Bachelor degree, in any field you can go to Samuel Merritt College here in the bayarea and get you BSN in a year. You might want to check areiund and see if this is an option at other college

ADN STUDENT PASSED AFTER 75 QUESTIONS and I am an average learner and I owe 00000 dollars after graduation.

NOVEMBER 2008 Merritt Community college will start a LVN to RN ungrade program and are looking for students~~If your prereq are more than 5 years old IT DOES NOT MATTER as long as you took them. Go to thier web site and look at the prereqs if you hav...

That is a GREAT WAY TO THINK ABOUT IT!!!! WHY NOT GET YOUR RN AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND let your emplopyer pay for you to get your BSN? I got my RN while only working two days a week, no aid because I though I did not qualify. but it inexpensive. ...

I also work in HHC but so far I haven't been told anything about a cut silly me I did not know about the executive order and recently went in the office and requested a raise since I just graduated with my RN. I am concerned because this will likely ...

Do You know of any hospitals in the bay area hiring new Grads? How hard is it to get a New grad position in NICN?:typing

I too attended a community college and got my ADN. ( whe e all take the same state board)It was affordable, I got my RN (passed NCLEX after 75 questions!!!) There is a push to BSN which I haven't decided on yet but what ever you do make connecti...

I live in Calif and most of the new grad programs started early July, I too waited unitl I passed my boards. I am and LVN but my experience is limmited to Home Healthcare and even they won't give my a job as an RN because I have no RN experience. I k...

I graduated May 29 2008 and passed NCLEX july 22 I have been looking for a job and have had no luck. ADN program (computer shut off at 75!) Mosr of the new grad programs don't start until November or December. I work in home care and they have nothin...

I just need to get the opinnion of others; I currently work for a home care agency I have been with my patient for about 6 years. I was a LVN until I recently went back to school and got my RN. My mistake was staying in home care too long. I am hav...

I think this is the new trend. I live in california and most of the hospitals I know are not hiring LVN and they are encouraging thier current staff of LVN to go and get thier RN. They are offering tuition rebursment. Most of the Acute care hospita...

I am considering buying a PDA but I can't decide between a PDA and a pocket PC with windows. I hear palm is phasing out thier PDA for the new smart phone but I don't want the combination. I just need todecide between an Palm or Pocket PC I just...

I am also a student and we got the chance to attend a Board of Registered Nursing Meeting today. I think every srudent should be given this opportunity. One thing they stressed upon us was know and always follow your Nursing Pratice act, you are ac...

Thank you for your posting. I hope you continue to do well with your recovery one day at a time. You have been through a lot and you have worked towards making better choices for yourself and your family. I wish you all the best:up: My heart goes...

:hrnsmlys:I would suggest you go LVN then LVN to RN. If you can get into an LVN program and do well, boost your GPA it might be easer to get into an RN program. There are a lot of programs that offer the LVN to RN option. None the less going dire...

I am a LVN and have worked for Maxim here in the Oakland area for about 5 years now. Try them.

Sorry for your situation, I hope it all works out for you. Was the bath documented? who documented the bath? maybe the patient got you mixed up with another another staff member. Hope everything works out. fellow nursing student

There is a great little Hospice booklet called "gone from my sight" I was given this book to read one day when I was taking care of a Hospice patient in a Homecare setting . Your New Nurse may be uncomfortable working with dying patients, as Nurses w...

If you are a new LVN I would say try Homecare only for a short time, chose your cases carefully Visit the client first and get a feel for the family dynamic if you can and then decide if you want to work with a particullar cilent. I started Home ca...