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Hi! I am looking for anyone who may work for Sutter Health to give me some insight as to to work environment, benefits, ect. I am moving to the Bay Area after graduation and would love to hear some outside opinions. Thanks in Advance! Autumn

I don't know how difficult it will be to get a job, but just know that for most (or all, not sure) employers, you have to work for a year in order to have your job protected under the Family Medical Leave Act. I live in the Bay Area too and it wasn'...

Hi! My future in-laws are moving to the Grants Pass area and are trying to entice us to move with the prospect of free rent and our own house on their property (pretty nice, eh?). The only problem I can see is the pay cut I would recieve from moving...

Actually, according to my doc, the high weight limit for the patch is 198 lbs, as it also says in the information packet. She doesn't recommend being over 190 or so, but it's okay according to her, as long as you're not over the limit. The OP was a...

Your period will continue as usual, as has been my experience with the patch. --icesk8ie

I don't know if you've considered it, but UCSF Master's Entry Program is very good. Their nursing school is #1 in the nation, I believe.

I graduated from LBCC last May. If you want any info on them, PM me. --icesk8ie

Oakland isn't so bad, if you live in the right area. I live in Berkeley, which is just north of Oakland, and I love it, but there are bad parts too. I just moved up here in July of this year and I love it. I don't know how Children's is, although ...

Oakland isn't so bad, if you live in the right area. I live in Berkeley, which is just north of Oakland, and I love it, but there are bad parts too. I just moved up here in July of this year and I love it. I don't know how Children's is, although ...

I am a new grad and have worked at my facility for approximately 6 months now. One of my coworkers I feel is just gunning for me to do something wrong. She is constantly telling me things that I "should" have done, meanwhile offering no constructiv...

I thank you both for your advice. It is very difficult to be upfront with her as she is very set in her ways and doesn't listen to anyone. I also want to clarify that I am not leaving my job because of her, I'm planning on leaving because I don't w...

I honestly think this is perfectly normal. I always felt lightheaded everytime I saw a new invasive procedure, but the second time I was fine. I never was able to dissect animals, I always let my lab partner do the cutting. You will be fine, espec...

Moondancer, Just PM'ed you a reply. --icesk8ie

I've never worked at either, but when I was applying for jobs, I applied at Alta Bates. I was disgusted at how I was treated by the recruiter. She gave me the run-around, wouldn't answer certain questions, and was all-around rude (especially when s...

I want to wish you good luck too. You're lucky you get to find out so soon. I took it on June 11th and don't get to find out for a while since the BRN doesn't have my transcripts and CA doesn't participate in quick results. I am jealous . Sending...

Rainbows, I don't know how it's going to work since I don't start for another month. I'm kind of wary about it, but I hope it will work. I like nights, but flip-flopping kinda sucks... --icesk8ie

I just got hired on at UCSF Medical Center and we have the same policy. I think it's a UC thing. The way I was presented it is that I basically bid on when I do nights during a 6-month period. So, I can do 3 months of days in a row, then 3 months ...

Thanks for everyone's thoughts.... icesk8ie

Just finished no less than an hour ago. I got 75 questions, a lot of which were priority and effective teaching questions. A lot of pharm questions, one math question, one peds, one OB, a few med-surg, and no new-style questions. The wait is now o...

Good luck to you! I'll be in the same boat on Friday at 1 pm.... --icesk8ie

Neuro Transistional Care Unit, 7A-7P, 3 12's/wk, starting July 19. --icesk8ie

Well, it is very possible that it is true. I am interviewing for a well-renowned hospital as a new grad and the starting day rate is $33/hr. That is without any differential. Night differential is about $5-6/hr. It is in an urban area with a mode...

In my program, for the first year, we had the opportunity to retake the final with a partner. If you raised your grade by one grade level, you got a point. If you raised it two grade levels, you got two points. It helped several people be able to ...

I just got my ATT too and I started having a mild anxiety attack :) . I plan to keep studying my books. I also only had pharm incorporated into the curriculum. If you are really worried, the Kaplan Flip-o-matic drug book is really good. Otherwis...

Long Beach City College's wait list is really short if you have all of your prereq's done. As soon as everything was done, I was in. Some people even got accepted without finishing a couple of classes and finished them during the program (which I d...