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  1. Hope for new grads

    MBA2RN replied to MB37's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks to the original poster, and everyone who tagged on above. As a new grad, it's nice to here the good (and not just the bad).

  2. Fired recently - REALLY need advice!!!

    MBA2RN replied to WhoaNelly's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Summerlovin', I'm a new grad RN who is a second-career nurse, and I've seen this type of behavior before in the corporate world. It's called BoWS (Black Widow Syndrome), and commonly stems from a...

  3. New Hire and Hep B vaccine

    MBA2RN replied to BettyBoo706's topic in General Nursing

    Like ghillbert, I didn't seroconvert after the first course. But did after the second. I've always be been told that Hep is a much greater likelihood in the medical field than other ailments, so...

  4. What kind of Nursing school drama in your school?

    MBA2RN replied to NoeIssa's topic in General Students

    Just finished my ABSN program and it was like high school on steroids. Different clicks, lots of gossiping and backstabbing. Tried to stay above, but they got me in the end. Glad it's over with. I...

  5. Need guidance on ohlone college nursing program

    MBA2RN replied to lakme's topic in California Nursing

    I applied to Ohlone's program last year, and of approximately 800 apps, I ended up as #187 on the waiting list. You may want to consider applying to other programs, as your odds of getting into Ohlone...

  6. K pack??

    MBA2RN replied to deelyn4's topic in Medical-Surgical

    He might've wrote for a "K-pad". It's used in placed of a heating pad, except it uses heated air, and can't burn the patient. I've seen them ordered for patients with muscle

  7. RN New Grad- can't find a job!

    MBA2RN replied to RN_2008's topic in California Nursing

    I'm graduating from Samuel Merritt's ABSN program next week. I started sending out resumes and putting in apps about two months ago, to try and land a spot in any of the local new grad programs...

  8. RN New Grad- can't find a job!

    MBA2RN replied to RN_2008's topic in California Nursing

    I interviewed at John Muir WC two weeks ago, and was told that they had just under 400 apps for 3 new grad positions. I didn't get in there, but I'm still hoping for a Christmas miracle (a job). 8...

  9. Washington Hospital Fremont pay?

    MBA2RN replied to mslema's topic in California Nursing

    I live near this hospital, and know people that work there, and if you'll pardon the cliche, "I wouldn't be caught dead there." From the street it looks practically abandoned, inside it looks like a...

  10. Samuel Merritt Prereqs

    MBA2RN replied to kmyRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took Barstow's pharm class a couple of years ago, and for $16/unit I got to take the course while living in the Bay Area, from a cc in Socal, and it was taught by an Army medic in Atlanta. God Bless...

  11. Samuel Merritt Prereqs

    MBA2RN replied to kmyRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm at SMC, and I took patho through Yuba City College ($16/unit), and a couple of classmates took it through SBCC. It won't give you good patho skills overnight, but it'll give you enough of a...

  12. 3 males out of a class of 30, anyone else feel overpowered?

    MBA2RN replied to baedwards4's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm one of six men in a class of 33, and I can say it's been an interesting experience. As a middle-aged white male, I've spent a lifetime being a part of "the majority", and taking for granted that...

  13. Help!!! Need Online Classes

    MBA2RN replied to mzahnow's topic in General Students

    If you are in California, you can check the California Virtual Campus website at http://www.cvc.edu/students/courses. It's a central listing of online community college courses. I took Developmental...

  14. Nightingale Nursing school in san leandro CA

    MBA2RN replied to Jackskelington's topic in California Nursing

    I did my CNA training at the Nightingale office in Pleasant Hill. It's the same owner, same company, same instructors. They really talked up the San Leandro LVN program, but when I looked into it, I...

  15. How do current Samuel Merritt ABSN students like their program?

    MBA2RN replied to EM-RN's topic in General Students

    Hi, I'm in an SMC ABSN student. And while I can't say it's all been roses, I can say that I have had some good experiences in the program. I've had some wonderful and dedicated nursing instructors,...

  16. OU online prerequisites

    MBA2RN replied to T2007's topic in California Nursing

    I was accepted into the OU program last year, but choose to go to SMC instead. I used a Human Dev course from College of the Canyons to satisfy the requirement. And I think Barstow College also had...

  17. which Fx heals faster, humerus or nasel?

    MBA2RN replied to smstar1996's topic in General Nursing

    All things considered equal, I would say the humerus. Cartilagenous tissue (like nasal) is avascular. And therefore receives all of it's nutrients via diffusion. This is much slower than skeletal...

  18. Samuel Merritt ABSN: January 2009

    MBA2RN replied to StarryEyed, RN's topic in California Nursing

    He got the call abut 2-3 days before classes started. And he was commuting from RENO. Don't be alarmed if things don't happen quickly. SMC is quite under-resourced in admin staff, and sometimes they...

  19. Samuel Merritt ABSN: January 2009

    MBA2RN replied to StarryEyed, RN's topic in California Nursing

    Hey, I'm in the '08 Sac absn class, and I would definitely be careful of the apartments on West El Camino, on the east side of I-5. I'm at Natomas Ridge (aka Tamaron Ranch, aka Discovery Cove), and...

  20. Samuel Merritt ABSN: January 2009

    MBA2RN replied to StarryEyed, RN's topic in California Nursing

    hurleygrly137, at #3 on the waitlist I'm almost positive you'll get in. I'm currently in the Sac ABSN program, and our class had someone who was #7 on last years waitlist, who got

  21. I have the nsg dx but can't figure ou the r/t. Help?

    MBA2RN replied to DroogieRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    These are all nursing diagnoses associated with COPD (excerpted from F.A. Davis' Nursing Care Plans, 7ed). impaired Gas Exchange may be related to altered O2 delivery (obstruction of airways by...

  22. Samuel Merritt ABSN worth it or not?

    MBA2RN replied to yukitiki's topic in California Nursing

    The Kaiser Loan Forgiveness Program ended in 2007. It was replaced with a number of $25,000 Kaiser Scholarships given to nursing students in exchange for 2 years of employment. Kaiser has vastly cut...

  23. Rate My Professor

    MBA2RN replied to BenevolentOne's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Rate My Prof can be valuable resource. But the professor can dispute any posting and have it removed. So don't worry to much about disgruntled students getting back at former instructors. Where I've...

  24. Phlebotomy Training

    MBA2RN replied to Tinksmom's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, can anyone help me find an IV Therapy certification in northern California? My program isn't teaching IV skills, and I really want to learn how to do

  25. Need Help with RN options

    MBA2RN replied to 711nachosrule's topic in California Nursing

    Hi, if you did well in your LVN program then I don't thi nk you'l have much to worry about in applying to an LVN-ADN bridge program. Like you I looked into going the private school LVN, followed by...