NickiLaughs

NickiLaughs ADN, BSN, RN

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  1. Keep M-F Endo or leave for CCU 12's?

    NickiLaughs replied to melaniew281's topic in Nursing Career

    Ha I'm currently GI and have thought about returning to bedside cuz I miss my skills. My call is one day every 10 weeks. I get the missing having days off to get things done during the week. But...

  2. Denied Nursing School.... Again

    NickiLaughs replied to kkb91's topic in General Students

    So the program shouldn't affect whether or not you can transfer your license. Your license is what you would be transferring. I did my LVN (same as LPN) at a private college and then transferred to...

  3. Denied Nursing School.... Again

    NickiLaughs replied to kkb91's topic in General Students

    They're in Oklahoma I think....a bit far to be an

  4. Denied Nursing School.... Again

    NickiLaughs replied to kkb91's topic in General Students

    So I failed my first semester of college. It destroys your GPA. I took some poor advice from a college counselor and took molecular biology and another science class that really was beyond my...

  5. Are nurses in CA glad they have a safe staffing law?

    NickiLaughs replied to RN94's topic in California Nursing

    It honestly depends on where you work. I've worked at hospitals that were good about following the law and ones with no or weak union that would break the law. I imagine it's like every other state....

  6. Kaiser application

    NickiLaughs replied to Juls83's topic in California Nursing

    I think they look for key phrases in resumes. If it doesn't have enough key words like techology, team work, etc. it automatically gets booted. I'd also look to get certifications in your...

  7. Real nursing school is not as boring as pharmacology right?

    NickiLaughs replied to shinyunggyun's topic in California Nursing

    I hated pharm too. It's a necessary tool. It's important to be aware of some of the side effects of meds that can make a patient sicker because of what's going on with them. Dopamine increases...

  8. 130k Student debt for Entry MSN worth it?

    NickiLaughs replied to ns90's topic in General Students

    I have half that debt. It's difficult to pay off. I'm in a pretty high paying job. My payments are 650 a month. Imagine having over twice that plus an insane amount of interest. I've been able to...

  9. Kaiser New Grad Program

    NickiLaughs replied to ahaimsky3's topic in California Nursing

    What others have said is true. They first open applicants within their system. There are ER techs, CNAs and MAs within the system who frequently finish RN school and wait for those postings. They...

  10. Kaiser Permanente Compensation

    NickiLaughs replied to huayra's topic in California Nursing

    Depends on which part of so cal. There are different contracts in different regions in so cal but north is all one contract. The facility I was going to transfer to was a 25$ an hour

  11. Failed breathalyzer

    NickiLaughs replied to remorse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have to agree. Likely op had gone out the night before and showed up to class the next day. I have trouble believing they got simultaneously drunk and worked the

  12. Sacramento Area Nurses

    NickiLaughs replied to LachyFTW's topic in California Nursing

    I know they pay significantly less then the area hospitals. I had a friend try to recruit me but I've been kaiserized and the golden handcuffs have trapped

  13. Sacramento Area Nurses

    NickiLaughs replied to LachyFTW's topic in California Nursing

    Sxmp. UC Davis gets the most interesting trauma patients. They also have the slowest movement for patients. It wasn't uncommon for me to have the same icu patient for several days in a row in the...

  14. Kaiser Permanente Compensation

    NickiLaughs replied to huayra's topic in California Nursing

    Be aware that kaiser cuts your experience in half when giving you credit. Example: 6 years experience they put you in the scale for 3 years experience. I was offered to transfer from kaiser nor cal...

  15. How much do RNs make in San Francisco Bay Area? Is it hard to find employment there?

    NickiLaughs replied to Guest1063608's topic in California Nursing

    The 70k would be after taxes and sounds about right because a new grad would expect around 100k gross. Doesn't go very far in SF. The person saying he is only paying 300 a month rent sounds fishy...

  16. Sacramento Area Nurses

    NickiLaughs replied to LachyFTW's topic in California Nursing

    Sounds like it got a little worse since I left. í ½í¸‚. That place gave me

  17. Sacramento Area Nurses

    NickiLaughs replied to LachyFTW's topic in California Nursing

    I wouldn't know currently, I haven't worked for them in 3 years. You can PM if you have more questions í

  18. Sacramento Area Nurses

    NickiLaughs replied to LachyFTW's topic in California Nursing

    Lowest paying in the region and difficult work environment with staffing issues, safety issues and very strong personalities. You learn a ton there but all the bad outweighs the good for most...

  19. Sacramento Area Nurses

    NickiLaughs replied to LachyFTW's topic in California Nursing

    The only one that hires for 8 hours is kaiser. Everyone else i think is 12 hours and straight time. Options are: Kaiser system two locations in Sacramento and one in Roseville -pays the best Sutter...

  20. No Respect.

    NickiLaughs replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    It's getting bad in most departments. I did IcU for 5 years and wasn't my cup of tea. I get verbally abused way more in ER but most of those patients get b52, escorted out or security standby with...

  21. Is there hope for new grads in California?

    NickiLaughs replied to ItsDaisyDear's topic in California Nursing

    Look at the small towns on the outskirts of any metro area. Increases your chance dramatically. When I was a new grad I literally googled all the health facilities in my region and out applications...

  22. Many nurses do not chart?

    NickiLaughs replied to Guest716906's topic in General Nursing

    The only notes I write: upon meeting the patient, of a major change happened to their assessment and interventions and finally handing off care. Otherwise it's just the assessment and scanning meds....

  23. Get over California.

    NickiLaughs replied to Ms.PreReqs's topic in California Nursing

    I used to live there. The insane property taxes are could add easily 500 and up a month to your mortgage payment. In Sacramento I pay 300ish a month for property taxes. I do miss it down there...

  24. Nurse union contracts

    NickiLaughs replied to buddiage's topic in California Nursing

    Are you sure they're union? A lot of hospitals in Southern California are not. When I lived in Orange County none of the hospitals I worked for were union. Not everyone is CNA union either. You...

  25. Trouble getting any interviews in Sacramento area

    NickiLaughs replied to NYtoCARN's topic in California Nursing

    I feel like it took longer than a month for me to get any call backs. 1 year is right on that border. Apply to everything you are qualified for and try to make connections. I'd take a local travel...