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starzburst

Med-Surg/Ortho, Telemetry

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  1. UCLA MSN Fall 2014

    Still have the no decision stuff on my page so it's not looking too good for me. Just really disappointing to not hear anything after all these months. I am going to try again next year as I had some costly stuff come up so I need to keep working for...
  2. UCSF MSN FALL 2014

    Received my rejection email last Thursday for AC/AGNP which I expected because my recommendations weren't complete.
  3. UCLA MSN Fall 2014

    Mine hasn't changed either. I'm really hoping I get in because my job has become a hostile work environment and I need to get out of there soon.
  4. Stupid hospital/company tricks

    So our patient satisfaction scores are down, yay us! A couple weeks ago, our CNO told us that and then a few minutes later said for night shift, we need to round every 2 hours and WAKE UP the patient to ask them if they are ok. My mind couldn't get a...
  5. My feet HURT!!!

    Someone recommended Powerstep orthotics (on Amazon for $20) which saved my feet! I used to replace my shoes every 6 months or so but now I just replace the orthotics. I use them with my Skechers Shape Ups. I could use some new shoes but the old ones ...
  6. Holder vs. Neck Draping for Littmann Cardio III?

    I have the same stethoscope and I used to use a holder I bought on Amazon. It's called a Batclip. It's expensive but it looked really nice and easy to take out. Only reason I stopped using it is because I've lost a few pounds so the weight of the cli...
  7. Laying off everyone

    I'm not sure how many people have been laid off, but it's definitely going on at my hospital despite census being high. They are cutting hours for everyone. We went from having 2 CNAs on the floor to 1 and just the other night, they made our 1 CNA go...
  8. God, my feet hurt!

    Six months into working, my feet started hurting really bad. So much that I could barely hobble out of bed without being in pain. I've been wearing Shape-ups with Powerstep orthotics (bought em on Amazon.) I tried Dr. Scholls inserts but Powerstep by...
  9. Koi Scrubs

    Argh I'm really upset about my Koi pants! I'm a bigger gal so I have ..er a problem with my thighs rubbing together. Well, the fabric has worn away and now unwearable unless I find time to patch em together (yeah like that's gunna happen anytime soon...
  10. shift differential and qualifying for mortgage

    When I was looking for a home loan, they would only take my base pay into account. They told me they would only look at my shift differential if I had worked at my job for over a year. At that time, I was only 7-8 months into my job.
  11. Anyone have CA hospital listings?

    oops I forgot to renew the domain. To be honest, I haven't been able to give it the attention that it deserves lately. If anyone wants to take over, feel free to. I'll be glad to send the files over.
  12. Most trivial complaint ever?

    I had a patient in a 4 bed room. She did not have a nightstand to put all of her belongings in but I told her that her roommate was getting discharged and she could have it. When the other pt left, the husband wheeled it over... leaving it in front o...
  13. California's 2010 New Grad RN Program

    Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital has 2 applications open for New Grads in Med-Surg http://www.cottagehealthsystem.org/
  14. California's 2010 New Grad RN Program

    http://lomalindahealth.org/childrens-hospital/for-health-professionals/residency/nursing/about-us/news-and-events/index.html Loma Linda University Children's Hospital - RN Residency in Pediatrics Dates for the March 8, 2010 session: - Application pe...
  15. No I'm not an employee there, but I have been searching job listings for new grads for the past few months. Haven't been able to update as much I have in the past cuz I just started working, but I'm getting a few Mondays free so I can do my more invo...
  16. northbayhealthcare.jobscience.com/ for Clinical Nurse I - (Re-entry/New Grad Program)-NBMC Med/Surg for Feb 2010. Found this before I went into work last night so haven't had a chance to post details, but I try to post on Twitter as soon as I find li...
  17. San Antonio Community Hospital (Inland Empire area) just opened up a bunch of new grad positions.
  18. Hoag- New grad info session

    I personally didn't go but I heard there was a lot of people! They will have new grad programs in February, July, September, and November. The next session will hopefully have 15 positions available. I do not know if and when the apps for those will ...
  19. Sharp Hospital New Grad Application

    They are having problems with their supplemental info form so check back on Wednesday for it to be re-posted. They have quite a few campuses so hopefully they'll be hiring a lot of people! Good luck everyone on their applications!
  20. Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

    I know of a new grad that just got hired there this week. Colton, where the hospital is located is not really a nice place to live, if you wanted to live close by. There are nicer places to live within 10-15 minutes away from ARMC. Depending on the t...
  21. Just got this message from UCSD A couple of people have sent me PMs about HireMe's list already but for others.. please send your email address via PMs or send an email directly to me using the email system here. (Use the email icon under my name ...
  22. When I went to the career fair in Anaheim, reps from San Mateo Medical Center said they would be opening positions for New Grads soon. I just checked this morning for anything new and I saw a listing for Staff Nurse. I'm not sure if its the new grad ...
  23. New opportunities for new grads at Watsonville Hospital. Good luck to all. Med-Surg https://chs.taleo.net/careersection/10001/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=469568&src=JB-12080 Telemetry https://chs.taleo.net/careersection/10001/jobdetail.ftl?lang...
  24. A lot of places are opening their new grad programs after the new year, so things seem to be promising. But, there will be a lot more competition as the December grads will be in force then too. I would treat your preceptorship as a really long job i...
  25. UC Davis seems like a really nice place and they truly are looking for people who have precepted in similar units. I got grilled on my clinical experiences. I swear the manager had like a packet of 10 or pages of interview questions. Lots of critical...