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socalpca

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  1. How did your spouse handle the news of a career change?

    socalpca replied to CTGuy's topic in Men in Nursing

    My wife was pretty excited. I had never earned more than $20K in a year, so she was stoked on the prospect of more money coming in. She also liked the idea of having a medical professional in the...

  2. why did you go into nursing?

    socalpca replied to nghtfltguy's topic in Men in Nursing

    Mother-in-law is a school nurse. I was a beach lifeguard for 14 years. Tore some knee ligaments, my chief would not hold my supervisor spot for me, so I quit that job and started taking the nursing...

  3. Guys, do you wear your wedding band to work?

    socalpca replied to JaredCNA's topic in Men in Nursing

    I wear my wedding band. I clean under & around it both with our alcohol gel & with our cida-stat soap. I haven't gotten it dirty, I haven't lost it, but it does get beat up a

  4. Curious female here! :)

    socalpca replied to ltmja's topic in Men in Nursing

    I was a beach lifeguard for 14 years, startikng when I was 16. It was the only job I ever wanted to do, I was darn good at it and I was a supervisor for 4 years. Then I tore some knee ligaments and my...

  5. Is your facility warning staff for overtime, for missing lunch breaks or other?

    socalpca replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    On my floor, the last few months have seen a policy adopted where we need to clock our no later than 5 minutes after the scheduled end of our shift (7:30 am). If we clock out later than 7:35, we need...

  6. Have you been charge yet?

    socalpca replied to JadeNurse1980's topic in First Year After Licensure

    On my med-oncology unit, our charge nurses are pretty experienced and there is a formal orientation & education process that nurses go through before they become charge on a shift. Most of our...

  7. Please... what is going on??? objective opinions needed

    socalpca replied to cherilee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First of all, welcome to the world of nursing. These first 6 months are the worst, and it will get better. Now, it's very difficult for anyone here to give you an objective, intelligent answer to...

  8. Med-Surg Roll Call

    socalpca replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am working on a 24-room, 40-bed capacity medical-oncology unit in Southern California. I have been a RN on this unit for almost 7 months. The patient acuity has been steadily increasing over that...

  9. 200 ?'s on NCLEX-RN & waiting for results...

    socalpca replied to NurseEmi's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the NCLEX the first time and failed after 265 questions. I took it the second time and failed after 265 questions. I finally passed the 3rd time after 90 questions. My point is that it doesn't...

  10. grrr! gossiping, I cant stand it!!!

    socalpca replied to newlvngrad's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm trying to help, but you need to know that wherever you go, whatever you do, people will talk. It's not just in the nursing field. It's human nature for people to talk and gossip. If what people...

  11. The Great Double Standard?

    socalpca replied to Doog's topic in Men in Nursing

    As a male RN, I do not get this impression in my practice. The only time that I defer a nursing task on a female patient is if the patient or family asks for a female to perform care. I will also say...

  12. Is your facility warning staff for overtime, for missing lunch breaks or other?

    socalpca replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    My facility recently started a policy that any exployee who clocks out more than 5 minutes late needs to provide a written reason for the late clock-out and that rationale has to be defended and...

  13. Any other new nurses slapping their heads saying DUH!?

    socalpca replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    I'm right there with you. My supervisors are very happy with me, but I feel like averybody else on the floor knows more than I do. I've only been working for 4 months and I know I will gain lots of...

  14. Anyone sporting a beard?

    socalpca replied to Ekklesia's topic in Men in Nursing

    I had a goatee in nursing school. I looked fantastic. Anyway, I had to shave it when I got hired so I could get a proper fit on the TB

  15. Polling our male nurses: What area of nursing are you currently in right now?

    socalpca replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Men in Nursing

    I had to choose "other" since I work in

  16. Roll Call

    socalpca replied to Tweety's topic in Men in Nursing

    33-year old guy, married 7.5 years, daughter 10 months, graduated nursing school June 2006, passed boards June 2007, currently working in

  17. Days or Nights?

    socalpca posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new RN who graduated in June 2006 and passed the boards June 2007. I have been working on a medical-oncology unit for 4 months. I was hired on to work nights and I love it. I love the people I...

  18. Days or Nights?

    socalpca replied to socalpca's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am also quite biased. I tell people that day shift works harder for less pay. I have to deal with sun-downers and addicted patients on ATC pain meds, but at least I don't have to deal with meals...

  19. how many carry liability insurance???

    socalpca replied to nursemn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    As a new RN, I definitely carry liability insurance on top of what my hospital already provides. Besides, in this litigation-happy society, we can never have enough

  20. For The Love Of God Help Me

    socalpca replied to Richarda8770's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    At my SoCal hospital, CNA's make $11+/ hr, but you need to factor in cost of

  21. Days or Nights?

    socalpca replied to socalpca's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Those are the same arguments I make to my wife, but she only sees the possibility of us being home at the same time more

  22. discouraged about nclex

    socalpca replied to soon2pass's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It was a California-based program. I did a Google search for NCLEX prep courses and chose one about 2 hours away from my

  23. Feeling so burned out

    socalpca replied to TxPonyChic's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I was a beach lifeguard for 14 years.. the only job I ever wanted. Even got promoted to supervisor. During the off-season I tore some knee ligaments that prevented me from continuing my lifeguard...

  24. How do you feel about the patients that WON't take care of themselves?

    socalpca replied to diapason05's topic in General Nursing

    I get a lot of what you call "frequent flyers" on my medical-oncology unit. People who relapse on drugs/alcohol, people who don't manage their blood sugar, people who have a psych history but don't...

  25. I Need Help Really Bad!!!!!

    socalpca replied to **new!!'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Your entire focus needs to be on passing the next test with a good grade. It was wrong for your professor to suggest dropping the class after only one