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  1. Do I need to be fingerprinted??? Renewal Question.

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. posted a topic in California Nursing

    So I'm confused nurses... I'm going to renew my license for the first time (got my license in June 2008, expires February 2010). There is the 'new' fingerprinting requirement which states: Effective...

  2. Do Day Nurses Really Feel that Night Nurses Do Nothing All Night?

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. replied to Brita01's topic in General Nursing

    I am a day nurse. But I've heard of night nurses getting written up by the DON for doing overtime...but not day nurses. Kind of

  3. Can I do this job???? I need advice please.

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just started working in a 152 bed LTC/Sub Acute/Rehab facility. I just finished my first 4 days solo. I work days, and I don't ever ever ever get finished before 6 or 7 PM. My first day, I didn't...

  4. Can I do this job???? I need advice please.

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. replied to lvnjden4ever, R.N.'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The other nurses HATE her because she always checks up on things and uses her nursing knowledge. I think she's a doll. I've learned a lot from her already. The other nurses resent her and treat her...

  5. Can I do this job???? I need advice please.

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. replied to lvnjden4ever, R.N.'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work on the rehab side so yeah they all go to OT and PT at different times. They usually will tell me oh I'm taking 307A to PT at 10:00 please give her pain meds before hand. Which is another reason...

  6. Can I do this job???? I need advice please.

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. replied to lvnjden4ever, R.N.'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    They keep the narcs in alphabetical order of the last name of the patient. It corresponds with the count binder so if you put it in the wrong place, the count is all messed up and the oncoming nurse...

  7. Can I do this job???? I need advice please.

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. replied to lvnjden4ever, R.N.'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am trying room order. BUT I try to get those patients that like to go out for activities all day first because hunting them down takes time. I am getting there with the med pass. Ugh how I hate...

  8. Do Day Nurses Really Feel that Night Nurses Do Nothing All Night?

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. replied to Brita01's topic in General Nursing

    I just started working Days at an LTC facility. Management is always saying..."oh, we will add that responsibility to nights" or "nights workload is much less, just paperwork". So of course day shift...

  9. LTC Salary for new grad RN

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. replied to Manang Biday's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would not work as an RN for $8.00 an hour...I made $10.50 an hour plus tips making

  10. LTC Salary for new grad RN

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. replied to Manang Biday's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My first RN job in a medi spa I started at $27. Just got offered a position at a subacute/rehab/LTC facility and starting pay with no experience is

  11. Warning to New Grads

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. replied to Little_Mouse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just accepted a job as 'Charge RN' in a subacute rehab facility. I have been working in aesthetics for 6 months now. I am kind of nervous to be supervising people that have way more experience than...

  12. Do you think this is fair compensation for orientation?

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am very blessed to have landed a job in a dermatology clinic after searching far and wide. I worked 9 AM to 3 PM on Saturday. I worked 12 PM to 7 PM on Tuesday and Wednesday. Well today I was...

  13. Do you think this is fair compensation for orientation?

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. replied to lvnjden4ever, R.N.'s topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your help! Happy Thanksgiving by the way. Yes, I am going to confront her on Tuesday about this. Minimum wage here is $8.25...so $30 is unacceptable. She says it's because I was...

  14. Do you think this is fair compensation for orientation?

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. replied to lvnjden4ever, R.N.'s topic in General Nursing

    They knew from my resume that it's taken me one year to get a job since licensure. The Bay Area of California is just a tough area to get an entry level job in nursing right now. I'm not really upset...

  15. I really need help, i'm never going to find a job

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated with a B.S.N. in 2007...so long ago. It took me 6 months to get my application ready (I went to school abroad, but I'm a U.S. citizen). Then I studied while I was working in retail to...

  16. I really need help, i'm never going to find a job

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. replied to lvnjden4ever, R.N.'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks. It's hard not to feel like a reject when no one calls and my inbox is filled with "We're sorry you do not meet the minimum requirements for this position". I really just want to get out...

  17. Can't find a job!!! Not a "new grad" anymore! :( HELP.

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated in 2007 and got my license in June 2008. I just had my 2nd baby and have been actively searching for a job for about 6-7 months. NO ONE HAS EVEN CALLED ME!!! I have my BLS for HC...

  18. Can't find a job!!! Not a "new grad" anymore! :( HELP.

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. replied to lvnjden4ever, R.N.'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    How much experience and what kind of certifications did you hold upon applying for the

  19. Can't find a job!!! Not a "new grad" anymore! :( HELP.

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. replied to lvnjden4ever, R.N.'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm trying to stay in the California area, but I am keeping out of state opportunities in

  20. Can't find a job!!! Not a "new grad" anymore! :( HELP.

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. replied to lvnjden4ever, R.N.'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    Really? Thanks for the

  21. Can't find a job!!! Not a "new grad" anymore! :( HELP.

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. replied to lvnjden4ever, R.N.'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    My husband's family live in the Orange County area. I will probably start looking around down south or places like Bakersfield, Tracy, Stockton, Salinas....... I can't believe how hard it is to get...

  22. Can't find a job!!! Not a "new grad" anymore! :( HELP.

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. replied to lvnjden4ever, R.N.'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    Where did you move????? My husband and I are planning on moving if I don't get anything by

  23. Never Going to Find a Job! Is it too late for me?

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. posted a topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in 2007 with a B.S.N., I lagged on taking the exam for nearly a year. I took the exam in 2008 and got my R.N. license. However, I also found out I was pregnant during my review class, so...

  24. If you just passed the NCLEX-RN....

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. replied to neeniebean's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I got 60's and 70's on Saunders. But the questions on Saunders were nothing like the actual NCLEX for

  25. NCLEX again...

    lvnjden4ever, R.N. replied to jftb's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Maybe you are just stressing out too much. Try to understand the rationales and understand the material you are studying as opposed to memorizing it. I don't know of any review centers that are...