Shantas

Shantas

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  1. Patients Treat Nurses Like Garbage!

    Shantas replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    Ok oneday a spanish speaking family yelled at me and did not want me to be their nurse because I dont speak spanish! This male patient, he is 46 years old, he was there because of COPD. He was on...

  2. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    Shantas replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hahahahaha:lol2::lol2:

  3. 501 ways to know you've been on allnurses.com too long!

    Shantas replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Nursing Humor

    ....you look at your computer screen and lough by your self and you tell your self...."gosh do I have to go to work

  4. california lvn pay scale

    Shantas replied to ldshaw's topic in California Nursing

    You can go to the www.spb.ca.gov and take that state exam. They will send you a letter. I did that about 4 months ago and I finally got a letter from them about a position at Chino facility. Lucid...

  5. california lvn pay scale

    Shantas replied to ldshaw's topic in California Nursing

    Lucid works in a state prison....lets all join

  6. Working as an RN in California Prison

    Shantas replied to Shantas's topic in California Nursing

    Thank you for your help. I think I will just call Chino facility and ask them more about the position. I suppose safety wise its all about how you present yourself infront of the inmates. Even in the...

  7. NCLEX vs CRNE?

    Shantas replied to croissant's topic in International Nursing

    CRNE= All about psycho/social.....you will be given a situation and how would you handle it. Also I think its a written exam unless its changed. Nclex= Specific, ie a situation, whole bunch of...

  8. Clueless and curious about Cali

    Shantas replied to shippoRN's topic in California Nursing

    I am from Canada and this is how I feel about Cali! I lived both in norhern cali and southern cali. The weather is great here, no snow. It rains alot in Northern cali, the pay is higher. I was making...

  9. Advise for the Canadian RN's wanting to work in California

    Shantas replied to Shantas's topic in International Nursing

    You are most welcome:) Everyone will have different experiences here. Some are good and some are bad. You just have to get to used to the system and find out your comfort level. Its an awesome...

  10. Working as an RN in California Prison

    Shantas replied to Shantas's topic in California Nursing

    Again thanks for the info....this is really interesting:) How many patients/inmates do you take care?? How many nurses are there per shift and in each yard?? Which yard do you think is good for a new...

  11. Advise for the Canadian RN's wanting to work in California

    Shantas replied to Shantas's topic in International Nursing

    Please dont take me wrong. I love to work with the LVN and most of them are my very dear friends. Some of them are even better than me! But the patient load that we carry are sometimes horrible. Even...

  12. Working as an RN in California Prison

    Shantas replied to Shantas's topic in California Nursing

    Jules: Thank you so much for giving me all these info:) I work in a med/surg floor in a Kaiser hospital. I like my unit, but the pay is not as good as the correction! So I thought I would try out some...

  13. Advise for the Canadian RN's wanting to work in California

    Shantas replied to Shantas's topic in International Nursing

    Co-pay: I did not mean to compare the Canadian and the US system!! I just wanted to share with everyone that they need to read the fine print when they get enrolled in to the health insurance provided...

  14. Disillusioned OT thinking of career change to RN, any advice welcomed

    Shantas replied to daniOT's topic in International Nursing

    I like my profession, I like the idea of helping ill people, but nursing is often time physically demanding and its not as glamarous as we see in TV show ER or Scrubs!! It can be frustrating at times...

  15. Tax deduction as RN in Alberta

    Shantas replied to doublea08's topic in International Nursing

    Thank you for the info. The wages in AB is almost same as the wages here in California. Thats really

  16. RN training in Edmoton transfering to Illinois

    Shantas replied to raquelita's topic in International Nursing

    Sorry one more comment....when I was going through my nursing training I worked as a psych aide at Alberta Hospital of Edmonton....I did not need any courses or certification then but I am not sure if...

  17. RN training in Edmoton transfering to Illinois

    Shantas replied to raquelita's topic in International Nursing

    I am a graduate from Grant MacEwan....I love my college. I got the best clinical experience which I am using here in California. I have worked with many California student nurses here...I feel that we...

  18. Tax deduction as RN in Alberta

    Shantas replied to doublea08's topic in International Nursing

    I used to work and live in Alberta and now work and live in California. When I was there the starting wage for a RN under UNA was $27. Is it $30 now?? Also if I decide to go back home to Alberta will...

  19. Do u know any hospitals that may pay off my Nursing student loan of $40,000?

    Shantas replied to parkingmanager's topic in California Nursing

    I graduated from a Canadian nursing school and I have a student loan of $30000. Will that Nursing Education Repayment Program pay my student loan?? I work and live in Riverside, California