NickiLaughs

NickiLaughs ADN, BSN, RN

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  1. does 1199 SEIU helps you find a RN job?

    NickiLaughs replied to libra.rn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My guess is it's a union in your area for nurses that are already employed. Sorry. Hope you have luck in your search

  2. Jobs in the Bay Area... is it really that difficult to find one?

    NickiLaughs replied to RNDude100's topic in California Nursing

    I think Monterey Bay is much easier. I've put in a lot of apps in the Bay Area, have almost all my family is there and I'd like to move home, not a single call back yet. I've only got about 2 1/2...

  3. Moving to CA in next year...questions

    NickiLaughs replied to laughterishelpful's topic in California Nursing

    Modesto and Riverside cheapest, but also high crime rates. Salary's are good because your car might get stolen. Sacramento, has some nice areas, some bad areas. Traffic can be horrendous....

  4. Looking to Shadow an ICU Nurse

    NickiLaughs replied to Anastasiak's topic in California Nursing

    I have to agree. I don't think you can just randomly follow a nurse around without some documentation in regards to the hospital. I would contact different hospitals and see what they can

  5. Ortho nurse or transplant nurse?

    NickiLaughs replied to Abbachri's topic in Nursing Career

    Transplant. Of course ortho patients freak me out though, so I'm

  6. Class suggestion as filler with Chemistry?

    NickiLaughs replied to kp32's topic in California Nursing

    I would verify with a counselor or your financial aid that you are even required to fulfill this 9 unit

  7. Should I stay or should I go? I don't know.

    NickiLaughs replied to newSN's topic in General Nursing

    My husband and I were apart.for a year while I finished nursing school. It sucks but it's possible. Id do both. I'm guessing he got a job in california? It's such a nightmare here for new grads...

  8. What is the most interesting case you've seen in the ER?

    NickiLaughs replied to BigDiesel's topic in Emergency

    This is the most interesting thread I think I've ever read, keep em

  9. I swear.....

    NickiLaughs posted a topic in General Nursing

    I must have a sign on my back that says, "always give this girl all the

  10. are the employers going to consider my scrub tech experience for my pay??

    NickiLaughs replied to shell07's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it will contribute to your pay, but it should definitely help you get a job. Who know's tho? Sometimes there's room for a bit of negotiation. I just know it didn't help my pay even...

  11. Why doesn't the NCLEX include skills demos?

    NickiLaughs replied to Cuddleswithpuddles's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I have to agree that schools should return to focusing on having good strong skills. I feel like I heard the same lectures about leadership in my LVN, my RN and my BSN programs. And it was all fluff...

  12. I swear.....

    NickiLaughs replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    We've just been really busy and having to use a lot of registry nurses and floats from med/tele. Those nurses can't take vasoactive gtts or vents. Which results in us getting the heftier...

  13. New and not so new nurses..

    NickiLaughs replied to UpinawayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Drives me bonkers. Hasn't really happened to me. Most are respectful enough to just mention it the next time and I always just do the same. I saw a doctor berate a nurse once for HIS bad in front of...

  14. Are there really RN Jobs in Southern California?

    NickiLaughs replied to onesmartgirl's topic in California Nursing

    No experience....probably even worse than it was 2 years ago. Most jobs have a good 500 apps for one position and most of the hospitals are still keeping their new grad programs on hold or severely...

  15. Cottage Health System - Santa Barbara

    NickiLaughs replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in California Nursing

    I agree with that, but somehow people are doing it or they would offer higher wages. I had a coworker move there and take a pay

  16. Male nurse crying!!!

    NickiLaughs replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Im a female and I have only cried a couple times. Out of the room usually in the break room, just for a second because I was devastated for a family who lost a person far too young. I'm usually fine...

  17. What is the most interesting case you've seen in the ER?

    NickiLaughs replied to BigDiesel's topic in Emergency

    I recall they were thinking that as one possibility. Guess it was hard to know, we couldn't get a health history from him and his family was back in China. He had some unusual skin rashes on him as...

  18. holiday pay this year-what??

    NickiLaughs replied to orla's topic in General Nursing

    we don't do weekend differential. Just time n a half for holidays. I agree with the others a consistent weekend differential probably works in more money.... Just

  19. What is the most interesting case you've seen in the ER?

    NickiLaughs replied to BigDiesel's topic in Emergency

    I'm ICU. This was really a nightmare but interesting case as well. This young teenager came in with a seizure. No history, CT/labs everything normal. And we seriously couldn't get the seizures...

  20. What is Meditech???

    NickiLaughs replied to nursejllrn's topic in General Nursing

    lol I think you already have your answer. But yeah it's a nightmare. They're basically looking for nurses probably who don't mind dealing with a non-user friendly

  21. Ever wonder...

    NickiLaughs posted a topic in General Nursing

    There's ton of new grads and experienced nurses unemployed right now...and the best they could do is come up with this idiot????? Ok, I'm done....I'll stop

  22. Cottage Health System - Santa Barbara

    NickiLaughs replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in California Nursing

    Neither is Orange County. They don't have to pay people more to live in these areas as most will make the sacrifices to live in a desirable

  23. New grad: ER or Med-surg?

    NickiLaughs replied to Studentnurse418's topic in Emergency

    Good Call on the ER. If that's what you want, there's no reason to start in another unit for skills. The New Grad programs of today are designed for new nurses who want to work in that particular...

  24. The Unemployed RN

    NickiLaughs replied to diamondeye's topic in Retired Nurses

    It's pretty bad everywhere. I've been fairly lucky in this economy to land two jobs in the last year. I think the advantages are: I'm youngish. Young enough to be a work horse for a while and naive...

  25. Any insight on VA Palo Alto?

    NickiLaughs posted a topic in Government, Military

    I applied recently and was just curious if anyone had insight. I actually completed my preceptorship in the geri-psych ward there and loved the campus. The position is for ER at the main hospital...