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  1. Narc Count

    nursenow replied to bdbrdb's topic in General Nursing

    We use a basic form that comes with each narcotic when it arrives from pharm. when we administer a narcotic we fill the date/time/qty given/qty remaining and sign. when we change shift we review the...

  2. Becoming a nurse for the money...

    nursenow replied to Marc86's topic in General Students

    You can commute from Novato or Petaluma and save alot of money even after the extra gas. I know a couple of girls commuting from Santa Rosa together and they love

  3. Difference between RN and LVN

    nursenow replied to tinybubblez5's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    An RN has a two year degree in nursing. If that RN contiues on for four years then it is a BSN.(still an rn with a four year degree.) An LVN to BSN program usually envolves three more years of...

  4. Becoming a nurse for the money...

    nursenow replied to Marc86's topic in General Students

    What country do you live

  5. ATTN: Becoming a Medical Assistant=Waste of Time

    nursenow replied to msnjie4RN's topic in General Nursing

    One of our house keepers on PM shift went to MA achool for a year and housekeeping is where she wound up. Very sad. She now wants to become a nurse but has to work to much so she can pay her loan...

  6. low census sucks!!!

    nursenow replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    In california ours is way down also. Of 24 beds I have only 16 filled on my floor. I dont understand why it would go down because of the summer though. Are all those old/sick people out enjoying the...

  7. Becoming a nurse for the money...

    nursenow replied to Marc86's topic in General Students

    Sometimes you will be working with "poop" more than once in a while. Maybe daily? But that is OK. When my son was just a little guy I never once changed a "poopy diaper" because it grossed me out too...

  8. Becoming a nurse for the money...

    nursenow replied to Marc86's topic in General Students

    I got into nursing for the money and I looove my job. I am an LVN working towards BSN and there is no way I would be here if I was not paid to do it. I find it interesting that people will talk down...

  9. Becoming a nurse for the money...

    nursenow replied to Marc86's topic in General Students

    I dont know where in Norcal you live(it is as big as some countries) but if you contact me privately I can tell you the names of facilities that pay 32/hr.(not in San Fran. but still Norcal.) I have...

  10. Becoming a nurse for the money...

    nursenow replied to Marc86's topic in General Students

    That is not correct. there are many sites you can go to that allows you to compare areas rather than just assuming what people that live in depressed areas are saying is true. LVNs make up to 32 an...

  11. California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

    nursenow replied to piscesmama's topic in California Nursing

    Living an hour away from Oakland, I can vouch for 35/hr snf for LVNs. More for

  12. Is this too much?? Or am I just new??

    nursenow replied to stephanienicole87's topic in General Nursing

    I am trying to remember what I saw in hospital med surg or PCCU that I haven't seen at a LTC/SNF and I cant think of anything except ECG,. Every machine, tube, type of intrusive object, treatment... I...

  13. Is this too much?? Or am I just new??

    nursenow replied to stephanienicole87's topic in General Nursing

    As an LVN in LTC I am not sure you are going to find a "better" work situation. Unfortunatly that is the way it is in LTC. I personaly have never heard of a facility that isnt a huge work load, but...

  14. Is this too much?? Or am I just new??

    nursenow replied to stephanienicole87's topic in General Nursing

    HAHAHA! I just read my last couple posts. I was just sitting here wondering if someone was going to reply. Man!! I think that is a sign I need to cut back on my coffee and get off this dang...

  15. Is this too much?? Or am I just new??

    nursenow replied to stephanienicole87's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, I feel an SNF/LTC is a good place for RNs and LVNs to start. I am an LVN working towards BSN and I am happy I started out in LTC/SNF. If I can tolerate this I feel pretty comfortable else...

  16. Is this too much?? Or am I just new??

    nursenow replied to stephanienicole87's topic in General Nursing

    I think the lack of supplies thing is unacceptable but the rest is not unusual for an LTC. Only 25 patients is better than alot of places. I have 25 at a SNF/LTC but other floors have many more. I...

  17. What to expect on my 1st nursing job interview

    nursenow replied to floridarose's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I guess I got lucky. Except for the first question being about why I got into nursing (believe it or not I told them my primary motivation had been for the money) we didnt even really talk about much...

  18. LVN Salaries... California

    nursenow replied to CaliNrse's topic in California Nursing

    I honestly dont know if you would be making a mistake to move to Sac because I dont know anything about the job market there. I also dont live in San Fran so I cant answer that either. I work in a...

  19. LVN Salaries... California

    nursenow replied to CaliNrse's topic in California Nursing

    I don't know about the Sac area wages. Sac is well inland in the central valley and a totaly different world/culture than here. I have spent time there visiting friends and pass through it often as...

  20. LVN Salaries... California

    nursenow replied to CaliNrse's topic in California Nursing

    I only know of one facility that doesnt pay at least 29 an hour( I am an LVN and that is who I am talking about.) How long ago did you live in

  21. LVN Salaries... California

    nursenow replied to CaliNrse's topic in California Nursing

    The normal is 8 hours a day for full time. You can hopefully pick up shifts at other facilities when you get experience even though the market is tight right now.(grrr i just spent 20 minutes...

  22. LVN Salaries... California

    nursenow replied to CaliNrse's topic in California Nursing

    In my area, North of SanFran, new grads start at 29 to 32/hr. My classmates in Socal started at 15 to 18/hr. When I lived in Socal(last year) my rent was the same as I pay now. If you pick up one...

  23. Private school vs. public state school for MSN

    nursenow replied to youknowho's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I went to a private LVN school for twelve months. I had done the prereqs and applied to the local community college for their 18 month program. Three months AFTER I graduated the private school I...

  24. Becoming a nurse for the money...

    nursenow replied to Marc86's topic in General Students

    I live and work about an hour north of San Fran and my rent is 18% of my pay. My son lives in the mid west and his taxes, food, clothes, cars(used and new) eating out, movies, the eye glasses he...

  25. Becoming a nurse for the money...

    nursenow replied to Marc86's topic in General Students

    I know alot of RNs in Califonia making 100k plus a year. Northern calif does pay more but many of the RNs I know are doing it in southern calif also. (noc shift, overtime..) I know LVNs in Norcal...