hollie91999

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  1. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

  2. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

    Job 1 1.Northern CA 2. 2 years 3. NICU/Peds 4. $ 36.92 base, $2.00 eve,$4.50 noc. I pay $400 a month for medical and dental 5. CNA Nice homes can be bought for &250,000-$300,000 Job 2 (starting soon) 1. Northern CA 2. Adult med/Surg combined with...
  3. CA BoN asks for individual courses, but do they exist?

    Hi Golysmom, check out Yuba College in Marysville (45 minutes past Sacramento). When I went there for my ADN education, we had international students who only needed to complete the Psych and Maternal Child portion. I attended from 2008-2010. I s...
  4. Applying for Transfer between Kaiser Hospitals

    Kp.org is where all the postings are. Once you bid for a position, it goes to HR/recruiter and is sorted out by seniority. Kaiser employees are considered before it goes to the public. The sooner you apply, the better. It took me six months to transf...
  5. Applying for Transfer between Kaiser Hospitals

    Hi 2bnurse it, The process can be long depending if there are positions available to transfer to. I currently work in central valley, and right now there is a freeze. With the economy the way it is, positions are not being replaced once the person ...
  6. Accredited Nursing School?

    You should research on the Board of Registered Nursing's website. All the accredited school in California is listed there. www.rn.ca.gov Hope that helps. Good Luck
  7. Books on IV therapy?

    We are currently using "Manual of I.V. Therapeutics" by Lynn Diane Phillips, and it is a great book. It is about $40, real good and easy to understand.
  8. Is it worth the wait? I do want it.

    Hi Shari1565, I was on my NS wait list for 18 months before I got in ( I got very lucky, there was not that many people on the waitlist when I had applied, now the wait is about 3 yrs to get in), it is well worth the wait because as a nurse, you can ...
  9. Suture to laceration

    I used to work in Pediatrics urgent care and the pediatricians there would do sutures if it was within a 24 hour period. Sounds to me like it was laziness.
  10. potter & perry

    I think what you are referring to is the free online resource that is offered through the evolve website. You just go to www.evolve.elsevier.com and register with them. Once you do this, you go to resources and just add the text you want. Hope this...
  11. Lasik Eye Surgery: Whats Everyones Opinion?

    I had PRK done 3 years ago and am very happy I did it. Wished I had done it earlier. My doctor told me I would be a better candidate for PRK since I have two young boys and the chance of dislodging the eye flap with lasik surgery would be higher si...
  12. 6 Rights or 5 Rights?

    We were taught 8 rights. 1. right medication 2. right patient 3. right route 4. right time 5. right dose 6. right documentation 7. right information 8. right of patient to refuse
  13. Having children while getting education

    well said. thank you!
  14. Having children while getting education

    I am also offended by the above comment, I myself have a 3 yr old and a 5 yr old plus I work 20 hrs a week and am commuting 3 hrs a day to and from school and I am managing to get a good grade in my first semester of nursing school. I am getting my ...
  15. babies or NP first?

    I think you should go straight for your NP schooling first, I myself have two young kids, and attending RN school right now, I am lucky because I have my husband and my parents help for watching my kids, I do not have to worry about childcare issues,...
  16. Medical Assistants at Doctors Office

    I just want to add this thread, I too am an MA currently going to RN school, I have never referred to myself as a nurse, I have always identified myself as an MA, I am trained and qualified to give injections at my place of employment, I must have my...
  17. yuba college Aug. 2008

    I am starting yuba college's ADN program in August 2008, anyone out there completed this program and have any tips or advise.
  18. Fall 08 NS Ages...

    I am 30 and am starting NS this August, will be 32 when done, hoping to go straight for my BSN right after graduation and be done by 33-34 , put in some time in ICU on the way and hoping to get into CRNA school by 35 and be done by 37-38 and have the...
  19. lazy?

    I took the TEAS for CSU Chico and you don't have to take sepearate TEAS for all the CSU schools, you just have to pay like $20 per transcript for ATI to send your TEAS results to different schools, which can add up if you apply to multiple schools.
  20. yuba college Aug. 2008

    I applied in Jan. 2007 and I got my contract within 2 months to be on their waitlist. I then got a letter in Feb. 2008 to tke their assessment exam and finally heard by May 2008 that I will be starting their program in Aug. 2008. So it was about 18 ...
  21. Yuba City anyone? Anyone?

    Thank You Jess6 for the new info on Yuba College's new criteria, I am so glad I applied and am starting this month. I'm so glad I got in when I did or I would probably still be watiting to get into other ADN programs. I knew they changed their criter...
  22. Yuba City anyone? Anyone?

    Any advise or tips will greatly be appreciated. Thanks
  23. How to get in to RN program

    I too did all my pre-reqs at Delta College, and when they had changed their criteria for the ADN program back in 2004, I had 1 repeat in Anatomy from 1997 which was still counted against me, so right off the bat, I did not have a chance of getting in...
  24. yuba college Aug. 2008

    Anybody out there going to be starting this program August 2008.
  25. LVN Program at Yuba College

    Are you on the waiting list for their ADN program too?