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  1. Hospital in Los Angeles Hiring Immigrant Nurses

    jjjoy replied to Neveranurseagain's topic in General Nursing

    The question is, though, can a hospital currently hire a foreign nurse who does not yet have a work visa? It sounds like all new work visas for foreign nurses have been put on hold and that it may...

  2. Any other ADN schools having retention problems?

    jjjoy replied to RNnTrainin''s topic in General Students

    In my experience, it did often feel like teaching oneself. How could the instructor seriously cover five hundred pages of content in 6 hours of lecture? No time for questions or context in lecture,...

  3. Should I even begin to pursue this?

    jjjoy replied to TiffanyBCbus's topic in General Students

    Ohiogirl - as you've seen, you do NOT *need* a 4.0 to get into nursing school. So don't let your GPA stop you from applying to nursing school, if that's what you want to do. I've got to ask, though,...

  4. Why Do People Fail Nursing School?

    jjjoy replied to Pachinko's topic in General Students

    I imagine in an accelerated 2nd degree program, you probably won't have many issues with immature, academically unprepared, unmotivated classmates. However, there IS a LOT of material to cover. I...

  5. Hospital in Los Angeles Hiring Immigrant Nurses

    jjjoy replied to Neveranurseagain's topic in General Nursing

    So does that mean that some hospitals are still hiring foreign nurses on a EB3 visa but that they are only hiring from a pool of applicants who applied for their visa prior to the cutoff date in 2003...

  6. Hospital in Los Angeles Hiring Immigrant Nurses

    jjjoy replied to Neveranurseagain's topic in General Nursing

    Is it possible that it's an outdated webpage that was put up in the past and never taken down or updated to note if the program is currently on

  7. Skin cancer risks question,..I am confused

    jjjoy replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have the *exact* wording of the question? Maybe this is one of those questions that's less about understanding cancer risk factors and more about matching the wording of the question to the...

  8. What is a day in the life of a nurse like?

    jjjoy replied to katy81's topic in Nursing Career

    One sample: 1) Get report on patients (let's use six patients in this example) - that is find out from the previous nurse what's been happening with each of the patients so far (why are they in the...

  9. dismissed from my ADN program HELP

    jjjoy replied to Laura77598's topic in General Students

    OP - if after asking for more specific feedback and recommendations, you don't reach any more clarity on why you were dismissed, it may be time to let it go and move on. If YOU still want to be a...

  10. to be a nurse or not to be a nurse

    jjjoy replied to kjwarren's topic in General Nursing

    Kinda like me. Same thing about the career testing as well! I do enjoy working with people, just not almost constantly for a full 8-12 hours 3-5 days a week, with no end in sight! I love biology and...

  11. Med-Surg I and II in one Semester?

    jjjoy replied to determined10's topic in General Students

    And people wonder why some newbies feel underprepared!!! Seriously, how can anyone seriously expect students to retain all of the content (the thousand pages of reading assignments) supposedly...

  12. Pyxis as the problem? You decide.

    jjjoy replied to vicarious's topic in General Nursing

    I'll bet that factors in big time. The thinking is that since the nurse has to chart all of the meds given anyway and since the meds have to be charged for and the inventory accounted for, why not...

  13. stressed..other nursing options??

    jjjoy replied to LovePurple's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've posted my experience in other threads. Here's one below. I worked for the publishing co for a couple of years and then got a job in data management. There was no grand plan. Just going for random...

  14. This test quesiton is driving me nuts! What is the right answer

    jjjoy replied to shann106's topic in General Students

    I just did a quick on-line search and many references do say to use sterile gloves. Double gloving usually was referenced regarding a non-pregnancy related lady partsl exam where a rectal exam was...

  15. Is nursing the hardest job you've ever had?

    jjjoy replied to linda2097's topic in General Nursing

    Just to illustrate the difference in tolerances and preferences between different people, I felt being a camp counselor was zillion times easier than nursing. I'm not saying it was easy. Or that it's...

  16. Is nursing the hardest job you've ever had?

    jjjoy replied to linda2097's topic in General Nursing

    For me, yes. Compared to all other jobs I've experienced, floor nursing was the hardest for me. Teaching junior high students is a close second. I didn't last long in either. I seriously felt like my...

  17. stressed..other nursing options??

    jjjoy replied to LovePurple's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I never realized until I did floor nursing just how much I do "fit" with desk work! Before that, I had heartily agreed when I heard people talk about wanting to avoid being a cubicle worker at all...

  18. Almost finished and want to quit

    jjjoy replied to misplaced1's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you, Misplaced! I, too, hate the mantra "you need great time management skills" when what it really means is to figure how to "make do" and where you can scrimp because your workload is more...

  19. Generic nursing license out-of-date?

    jjjoy posted a topic in General Nursing

    With the diversity and specialization of different nursing specialties, maybe the traditional nursing education system where there's one license for all types of entry-level nursing is out-dated....

  20. Cal schools & difference in BSN and ADN???

    jjjoy replied to ys1650's topic in California Nursing

    I'm not sure what you mean when you say you have your pre-reqs done. The pre-reqs for nursing programs vary a lot from program to program (unfortunately frustrating). Are you moving to a particular...

  21. define nursing

    jjjoy replied to menetopali's topic in General Students

    I think to define the term "nursing" is a very different thing than to define what nurses do or what nursing as a profession is. To make a comparison, think about the difference of defining "teaching"...

  22. To Quit or Not to Quit

    jjjoy replied to DustBunnies's topic in General Nursing

    If you really can't stand floor nursing, don't get that initial two years of experience, and don't ever plan on being a floor nurse again (cuz you know you wouldn't last more than 2 months before...

  23. Stress related near breakdown

    jjjoy replied to inthesouthrn's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm with Diahni on this, it would seem that your body is telling you to do something else. It may feel more like your body/mind/emotion is betraying you, but try to consider that it is protecting you....

  24. What should I already know going into the Nursing Program?

    jjjoy replied to Bashful814's topic in California Nursing

    I also suggest any kind of first-hand experience... volunteering, taking a CNA class, part-time work in a hospital. For myself, getting more real world experience to relate what I was learning in...

  25. Can I work as CNA with RN degree?

    jjjoy replied to I RN A's topic in General Nursing

    Not all will. I was in the situation of wanting to work at a particular facility but the RN role included charge and supervision of the med nurses. Given my lack of experience, I didn't want that...