deliverator MSN, RN, NP

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    Graduated in 2009 looking for first job

    deliverator replied to Drea1713's topic in California Nursing

    Hi Drea1713, Once you finish your BSN, you should consider applying as a nurse to the Naval Reserve Nurse Corps. Since your husband is in the military, this would be perfect for the both of you. And...
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    VA Medical Center, Long Beach - New Grad Program

    deliverator posted a topic in California Nursing

    Has anyone heard from or been called by the VA about being accepted or called in for an interview for the New Grad program starting in
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    New Grad RN Residency interview with CHOC, need advice.

    deliverator posted a topic in California Nursing

    I'm a new grad RN and got a call for my first interview with my top choice hospital, Children's Hospital of Orange County. If there are any nurses out there that work at CHOC and can give me any...
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    Advice on New Grad Programs (CHOC, Hoag etc)

    deliverator replied to Jessalyn015's topic in California Nursing

    to get on the list, you need to do a civil interview at one of the LA County County Hospitals. This interview get's your name on the list and you your "Letter" from the county that says you are...
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    Advice on New Grad Programs (CHOC, Hoag etc)

    deliverator replied to Jessalyn015's topic in California Nursing

    don't limit yourself on the hospitals you apply to. apply to as many hospitals as you can even if it means driving an hour to work. there are a ton of hospitals in LA and Riverside counties besides...
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    Placed in the Eligibility List for LA county, what to do next?

    deliverator replied to yeng_lopez's topic in California Nursing

    call the nurse recruiters. you should have gotten a list at your county interview. when you call them, ask how often they find out when they have openings, usually it's every two weeks. I got a call...
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    go straight to pursue BSN not RN.

    deliverator replied to ljklj's topic in California Nursing

    nursing programs at public universities are usually impacted. the best thing for you to do is to call the nursing programs at those universities and ask. and just to clarify, the RN is the license....
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    Los Angeles NEW grad programs

    deliverator replied to rb123's topic in General Nursing

    To NY015: get a listing of all hospitals in the LA County area and give each nursing recruiter a call. Different hospitals have different programs set up and whether they have a new grad program or...
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    California State Mental Health Facilities

    deliverator replied to TissueBanker's topic in California Nursing

    The State of California is deep in debt and is not hiring at any of the state hospitals. All state employees have to take furlough days to deal with the debt. My father is Medical Vice Chief of Staff...
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    pls provide me an answer to this URGENT question!

    deliverator replied to simplides's topic in California Nursing

    there are a lot of scholarships out there for nursing students. however scholarships don't guarantee positions in hospitals. the job market in California is saturated with new grads right now....
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    I want to take the nursing program(to be a CRNA) at Long Beach City College...

    deliverator replied to cuddl3bugg's topic in California Nursing

    LBCC does not have a CRNA program. The closest one would be CSU-Fullerton's Kaiser CRNA program. It is a Masters level program, so you'll need at least a Bachelor's degree and think about doing an ELM...
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    VA Palo Alto New Grad Program

    deliverator replied to WittleOnesRN's topic in California Nursing

    This is VA related, but not Palo Alto related. I've had 2 interviews with the VA Long Beach already. Applications started in April for the July/August start. I believe there were 70 applicants for 6...
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    Is organic chemsitry needed at these Cal-States?

    deliverator replied to dine saw's topic in California Nursing

    ok, point of clarification. 1 year of Organic Chemistry is not required for the Cal-State RN programs. What is required is a 5 unit combined General/Organic/Biochemistry class that is offered at any...
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    Preceptor becomes villain

    deliverator replied to chilly2008's topic in California Nursing

    just wondering, all these preceptor witches you are all talking about, are any of them male nurses? has anyone had the same experiences described above with male preceptors? or is this mainly a...
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    How do I obtain a career in nursing research?

    deliverator replied to SnowRain7489's topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently a clinical research nurse at a firm that does Phase 1-4 clinical trials. So far all my experience has been in Phase 1. It is a different kind of research though. I got the job after...
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    Finding a peds job as a new graduate

    deliverator replied to MachoNurse's topic in Pediatric

    I'm a new grad as of Dec 2008. I really want to work in peds but the pickings are slim in the LA/Orange County area. I interviewed at CHOC for a CVICU RN Residency position, but I was competing with...
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    If i don't find a job im going to go insane!!!!!!!!

    deliverator replied to mizzLVN's topic in California Nursing

    Have you been applying to SNFs? It seems that is where the highest need for LVNs are right
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    California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

    deliverator replied to piscesmama's topic in California Nursing

    From everyone I've been talking to, applying to new grad positions or any positions online is futile. Getting your resume past HR and into the dept manager's hands is difficult. I've been told to...
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    VA Medical Center, Long Beach - New Grad Program

    deliverator replied to deliverator's topic in California Nursing

    I still haven't heard anything. Has anyone here in the LA/Orange County region applied to the New Grad program at the VA in Long
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    New Grad Dilema

    deliverator replied to ChickenJoyRN,BSN's topic in California Nursing

    Check out the registry companies. I called Westways Staffing here in Southern California and they take new grads and train them in their contract hospitals. It is registry and is limited to Med Surg...
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    Is it hard to get a job at Hoag Hospital?

    deliverator replied to luv2shopp85's topic in California Nursing

    2 of my classmates started the New Grad program in the ECU this past Feb 2009. One starting was $25.50 per hours, $5.15 night differentials, 36 hr week, time and a half after 8 hrs. The other was...
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    Is your unit hiring new grads???

    deliverator replied to sunshineyday's topic in General Nursing

    One of the problems with looking at other geographical locations is that you have to get endorsed in the state you are applying to if that state is not part of a nursing compact. I'm from CA which is...
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    Cypress College Point System for ADN acceptance

    deliverator replied to Jennifer10341's topic in California Nursing

    don't put all your bets on one school. apply to Santa Ana, Golden West, Saddleback, Cerritos, Long Beach City College, CSULB, CSUF, and many others in the LA/OC area. I went to GWC, they have a...
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    anyone work in newborn nursery?

    deliverator posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    I was wondering if any of the guys here work in or have worked in newborn nursery. I did enjoy my rotation in the newborn nursery while in nursing school. It was the only part of the OB rotation that...
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    nursing grad who cant seem to pass boards

    deliverator replied to angieb82's topic in General Nursing

    How are you studying for it and what are your study habits? When you do practice questions, do you understand why it is you got it right or wrong? Read and understand the rationales. Have you...