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  1. Cosmetic Nursing Job for New Grad - Advice Please

    SparkleRN posted a topic in Aesthetics

    Hi everyone - after 9 months of looking for a job as a new grad, I just landed an excellent opportunity with a plastic surgeon. My job would be several different types of lasers, injections (botox and...

  2. Help with math question! I hate these heparin ones...

    SparkleRN posted a topic in General Students

    [h=1]you have 500ml of d5w with 25,000u heparin added[/h][color=#333333]the drop factor is 60gtt/min. what should the flow rate be if the patient is to receive 800 units of heparin? i have no idea how...

  3. Which Job Should I Take?

    SparkleRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, thanks for the help. So, I'm a newer nurse that got screwed by the "nursing shortage" and wasn't able to secure a hospital job after graduation. I'm now two years into my career with a...

  4. Which Job Should I Take?

    SparkleRN replied to SparkleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Aww, thanks for the response! I guess I just want confirmation that I'm not doomed if I take a job with less skills...that I have time to make up for it over the years. I would be happy at the...

  5. Cosmetic Nursing Decision - Please Advise

    SparkleRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello All, I am currently working for a plastic surgeon and LOVE my job. I circulate in the OR as well as perform botox and filler injections, laser hair removal and other laser treatments. The...

  6. Cedars-Sinai New Grad Program Summer 2010

    SparkleRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just wanted to start a thread for Cedars 2010 Grad program. Anyone heard back yet? What are your

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

    SparkleRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    They want you to work for free for 6 months with no guarantee of a job offer. This is outrageous! VOLUNTEER NEW GRAD RN PROGRAM Catholic Healthcare West Sacramento,

  8. RN with Non-Nursing Bachelor's Wants BSN then MSN

    SparkleRN posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I know there are a million threads on this, however I've been searching for hours and none answers my questions specifically. I have an ADN and BA. Most hospitals want a BSN and I need a job. I've...

  9. Should I get a job when i graduate or get my BSN?

    SparkleRN replied to Kristy02_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Get a part-time job and for sure go back for your BSN. Work in a nursing home or at a surgery center part-time...anything to build up some experience and maintain your skills. Not to mention make some...

  10. RN-MSN For Unemployed New Grad

    SparkleRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm yet another unemployed new grad and I'm stuck figuring out what to do. I'm thinking of getting my MSN while I'm job searching, that way in 2 years hopefully the economy will be better and I'll...

  11. ASN OR BSN FIRST?

    SparkleRN replied to pnmia10's topic in General Nursing

    BSN FIRST! Take it from a new grad...you won't get hired with an ASN. If you would like to be employed, by all means get your BSN and don't bother with a two year program. Read all the new nursing...

  12. RN's in dr. offices

    SparkleRN replied to weluv3's topic in General Nursing

    Plastic surgeons hire RN's all the time to do lasers/injections and to scrub and circulate. The pay isn't nearly as much as a hospital, but the environment is clean, no one is sick...no one is yelling...

  13. New needs new path...experienced nurses please advise....

    SparkleRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a recent graduate fortunate enough to have found a job with a plastic surgeon. I love my job, however I am concerned about my future and want to make sure that I have options for advancement as...

  14. New needs new path...experienced nurses please advise....

    SparkleRN replied to SparkleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely I have considered moving and have applied out of state, yet hospitals are consistently unwilling to hire an ASN - even with a bachelor's in another field. I've been to 7 years of...

  15. Would a first job at a plastic surgery OR be a waste of time?

    SparkleRN replied to cobee's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Cobee - I am in your same position, and in the Bay Area as well. I recently took a new grad position at a cosmetic surgery center and I absolutely love my job. I am also confused about my future...

  16. Cosmetic Nursing Job for New Grad - Advice Please

    SparkleRN replied to SparkleRN's topic in Aesthetics

    Thanks everyone! Just wanted to get some perspective. I'm really happy about my decision - everyone is friendly and I feel very relaxed. I agree that OR experience will really be to my benefit. Maybe...

  17. Quick $127k RN in 3 years, or waitting a LIFE TIME on waitting list?

    SparkleRN replied to YEQUITA17's topic in California Nursing

    Absolutely WAIT IT OUT. There are no RN jobs right now, period. I would HATE to be $127K in debt with no job prospects. Don't bother. Wait it out until the economy picks up and go the cheap route....

  18. This degree will be worth it someday... right?

    SparkleRN replied to Work in Progress's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ha! It's true. Tell your worst enemies to go to nursing school if you want to see them crash and burn. After 8 months of searching for a job, I am starting to smolder and the flame is going out. I...

  19. New Grad and No Job? Write to your Senator!

    SparkleRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello Everyone - Like many of you, I am fed up with not having a job and tired of being poor. I'm also tired of being treated like dirt by nursing recruiters because I mention the words "new" and...

  20. please help with my situation

    SparkleRN replied to shuubie's topic in General Nursing

    Take the job - you will have more pressure if you don't take it and you bills start piling up. You can do it - it will pay off in the end and ultimately get you to where you need to be. Good

  21. Devastated.

    SparkleRN replied to sayang87's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I totally feel your pain! I cried on and off for two hours today after getting a similar rejection. I have a BSN, and I was actually told I should start working on a master's so that I could be more...

  22. Are nursing grads still having a hard time finding jobs?

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

    I would absolutely NOT go to nursing school if I were in your position. There are NO jobs for new grads. I graduated with honors in Dec. 2009 with a BSN, excellent GPA, references, ACLS, etc. I have...

  23. What do/did you do while searching for that first job?

    SparkleRN replied to Work in Progress's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi - I am in your same boat. Just lost my house to foreclosure, have mounting student loan and credit card debt and no light at the end of the tunnel. And my mom died this year! My boyfriend went to...

  24. Living in total poverty I need a job

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

    Hey, hang in there. I'm living in total poverty as well, I just applied for food stamps (seriously). Networking can only take you so far...I knew the Director of Nursing personally at a local hospital...

  25. Graduate RN--How do I work abroad? Any info needed!

    SparkleRN replied to whiteoleander5's topic in Immigration Advice

    Hey, thanks for posting this thread. I'm a new grad in the same boat. No job in the states, I love to travel and don't have any obligations...I'd love to get my start in another country. Funny that...