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  1. List of California Hospitals Offering New Grad Residencies

    stripec30 posted a topic in California Nursing

    Is anyone interested in posting links to hospitals in California that offer new grad residencies? Here's a few that I've found: Stanford:...

  2. My NCLEX Notes

    stripec30 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Don't need these any more and thought you all could use them. Most are taken and formatted from the 'random facts' thread. Adult.doc Diagnostic Signs.doc Infant.doc Pediatric.doc PHARMACOLOGY.doc...

  3. How I found a job.

    stripec30 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Like many other in this forum I have been searching for a nursing job since graduating nursing school and passing the NCLEX. I live in California and have interviewed at hospitals as far east as...

  4. My NCLEX Notes

    stripec30 replied to stripec30's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Bump. Thought you December grads could use these.

  5. scrubs dont fit me well

    stripec30 replied to 13905 BSN's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Also try browsing craigslist for a seamstress - for like $5-7 they'll slim a shirt so it fits your torso

  6. Feelings at the three month mark! How do/did you feel?

    stripec30 replied to juststartinout's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At the three month mark on Sunday and I would say I'm about 70% competent/knowledgable/can navigate around the landmines. Making some mistakes for the first time are out of my control; but I am able...

  7. What is an irregular heart beat???

    stripec30 replied to deenasao's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Bump...bump...bump......bump....bump.bump......

  8. case management interview at Samuel Merritt

    stripec30 replied to greatpyr_mom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    They're looking for someone who can be well rounded and interact with people from all different kinds of backgrounds, ethnicities and

  9. My most important tip for a nursing student is....

    stripec30 replied to 1234student's topic in General Students

    If it seems pretty easy, you're missing

  10. New Grads We Have Hit A New Low...Work For FREE

    stripec30 replied to SparkleRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    lol. They're always in need of nurses too. The company makes around a $400 million dollar/year profit and essentially is taking advantage of an economic situation to avoid paying nurses for work...

  11. Stuck between being a LVN or wait 6 years to be a RN?

    stripec30 replied to ocmommyof3's topic in California Nursing

    As an LVN you can complete an LVN to RN bridge program that's about a year long. There are less people applying for these programs also. Just

  12. What do you wish you knew before you got into nursing?

    stripec30 replied to Tt66's topic in Male Nursing Students

    The female Filipino nurses wild and freaking crazy.

  13. Looking in Sac area

    stripec30 replied to nurserach's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Honestly your best bet is volunteering in a hospital and making connections. That being said: UC Davis keeps spots open specifically for new grads. Most managers prefer you have experience at the...

  14. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    stripec30 replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This is by far one of the best threads I've ever read. Worth reading through each page. Yeah, there are some repeats but it just helps with the memorization.

  15. WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

    stripec30 replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

    If it hasn't been said already: Grab an NCLEX book and follow along with what you're covering in class (eg. peds, maternity, cardiac,

  16. Qualified New Grad RN, No one wants to hire!!!!!

    stripec30 replied to Brownie3085's topic in General Nursing

    ^

  17. Best scrub store sacramento area

    stripec30 replied to Hopscotch81's topic in California Nursing

    2nd vote for uniform advantage. They've got a great clearance section.

  18. Does any1 know where they're hiring new grads in the SF bayarea??

    stripec30 replied to igorotsp's topic in California Nursing

    Yes, in hospitals.

  19. Any one else annoyed?

    stripec30 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ^

  20. ATTN: bay area RN new grads.. Were you able to land a new grad job?

    stripec30 replied to pogiboy67's topic in California Nursing

    Offered a job in

  21. Who's taking Kaplan and if so what kind of scores...

    stripec30 replied to pdpeanut's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I never scored above 73% on Kaplan's QB and passed the NCLEX w/75

  22. If you could do it all over again, would you?

    stripec30 replied to wahoowa01's topic in Men in Nursing

    Nope. Would have chosen pre-med and ROTC and been a pursued an MD degree in emergency medicine. As they say tho; hindsight is 20/20. I'm an RN now, and enjoy the

  23. Paramedic Shears for ED nurses

    stripec30 replied to EDjunkie's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Try searching Google for: 'best trauma shears

  24. A question to new Nursing school grads who were able to find a job.

    stripec30 replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in First Year After Licensure

    California - 20

  25. Graduate Nurse starting salary? All feedbacks welcome!

    stripec30 replied to Pugwawa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In Sacramento, Ca -- With differentials the hourly ends up being