NickiLaughs

NickiLaughs ADN, BSN, RN

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  1. Questions about a recent offer (med/surg)

    NickiLaughs replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Commuter, I'm like you, I was an LVN with about 4 years experience and became an RN. I did get the chance to go straight into the ICU, I had about 4 months of orientation, they did not short change...

  2. Job Offer

    NickiLaughs replied to Mandy1105's topic in General Nursing

    My concern would be her expecting you to be literate in Spanish in 90 days to do a full H & P. Firstly, the patients may misunderstand a question, and give you an incorrect answer. This could...

  3. How much "easier" or "harder" is the RN-BSN once you get your ADN?

    NickiLaughs replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's easier in the sense that it's not typically a ton of information and learning of new skills crammed in a short amount of time. Most programs require a statistics some upper division...

  4. benefits for Kaiser, UC Davis, UCSF, or VA and Sutter

    NickiLaughs replied to Happysouth1's topic in California Nursing

    A government job typically gives the best pension plans, so your best bet would be UC Davis, UCSF or VA. The VA, however, is not bound by the california ratio law. One thing to consider. I...

  5. What pay are nurses making these days?

    NickiLaughs replied to BeOne77's topic in General Nursing

    RN in ICU in Southern Cali My 1st job: 33.31/hr 10% dif for evenings 7p to 11p and 15% night 11p to 7a That was with a year of experience 2nd job (about to start): 32/hr 6.01/hr for

  6. Questions for california nurses for school project

    NickiLaughs replied to iaca's topic in California Nursing

    I have not worked in another state, but I can say that the ratio laws are definitely a benefit. In my Critical Care unit, they are always followed except for one day where they couldn't get enough...

  7. The ultimate goal-now a confusing place

    NickiLaughs posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello fellow nurses! I know I am not the only one out there who is no longer certain of what they want their long-term goal to be. Just curious if other nurses out there are struggling with this...

  8. The ultimate goal-now a confusing place

    NickiLaughs replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, you keep hearing that. I didn't go into nursing for the money, I love my job. But I wanted to go for an advanced degree, but at this point I already have so many student loans to pay off, I...

  9. Alright to leave new nursing position for a better one elsewhere?

    NickiLaughs replied to Lo-Hud's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's fair if you get an offer elsewhere and are able to provide more than 2 weeks notice prior to starting that job then there should be no hard feelings. Such things happen all the time....

  10. if you had to do it all over again, what profession would u choose?

    NickiLaughs replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Some sort of pathology, medical examiner, CSI. I was incredibly interested when I was younger, but most of the actual jobs are actually really dull. I took a forensic science class ROP my last year...

  11. Jehovah's Witness nurses in the critical care unit?

    NickiLaughs replied to asdf88's topic in Critical Care

    Unfortunately I do not believe ICU would be a good option for someone who cannot give blood. Even if the only issue is pressing the "start" button. Many nurses are overworked, and have their own...

  12. New RN, not interested in bedside nursing

    NickiLaughs replied to nf87654's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In theory when the economy is not so rough, there are jobs outside hospitals available. Unfortunately, there is a lot of competition for any job right now, area-dependent though. I suppose if the OP...

  13. acute care and ICU the same?

    NickiLaughs replied to RossayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Mean Dragon is correct Acute care basically means hospital setting...most hospital units. The patients are acutely ill and require acute care. Critical Care, ICU whatever you would like to call it,...

  14. Pay/work environment at smaller San Gabriel Valley Hospital

    NickiLaughs replied to nurselindah's topic in California Nursing

    Honestly, if you have a job offer, take it. This market is brutal for new graduate

  15. How much do LVNs make in the BAY AREA or SACRAMENTO AREA (CA)?

    NickiLaughs replied to onehundredreasons's topic in California Nursing

    Just because there's a listing doesn't mean there's a job. And it is pretty horrendous still. You can sometimes find work, but you have to be very persistent and

  16. Which should I take?

    NickiLaughs posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hoag in Irvine or Corona Regional? Hi ALL! So I relocated a little bit, and decided to find some new opportunities job-wise. It looks like I'm going to have 2 different job offers, only one is in...

  17. Which should I take?

    NickiLaughs replied to NickiLaughs's topic in California Nursing

    Thank you for the replies! Even though the interview went well at Hoag I think they skipped on me because I didn't have an entire two years of ICU experience that they wanted. Corona is actually...

  18. ADN Degrees NOT welcome? {x-posted}

    NickiLaughs replied to BrandeeInTraining's topic in California Nursing

    There is currently not a nursing shortage. Since you are not yet in nursing school, keep that in mind. If nursing is really what you want to do don't let it deter you because no other field is...

  19. Which should I take?

    NickiLaughs replied to NickiLaughs's topic in California Nursing

    Yeah, I'm leaning more towards the job right down the street. Especially since I have a new baby at home. The only thing that sucks is the hospital has a poor reputation, although it got bought last...

  20. Meg or Jerry

    NickiLaughs replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in California Nursing

    Honestly neither. : ( But that always seems to be our choice, doesn't

  21. BSN Incentive??

    NickiLaughs replied to MIA9er's topic in California Nursing

    The only plus of most hospitals in Riverside County for a BSN is that most have clinical ladder programs and will give you a slight raise (like 5%) after your meet certain criteria, and the BSN can...

  22. new grad program at mission hospital and kaiser, orange county

    NickiLaughs replied to MegaDrake's topic in California Nursing

    easy access? Many new grads from 2008-present do still not have jobs. Many hospitals have cancelled there new graduate programs over the last couple years and have reduced hiring. You will pretty...

  23. Question about morphine

    NickiLaughs replied to pharmgirl's topic in Emergency

    I"m just curious as to why an ER nurse would have a hospice patient? It seems to me they would try to get the patient to a medical floor where hospice patients usually reside? Not every nurse is...

  24. Trying to stand out in a crowd of other new grad RN's

    NickiLaughs replied to SwimRN10's topic in California Nursing

    Yeah, that worked for me when I was an LVN. The one rough thing is a lot of places want you to "apply online" now, the big companies anyway. The little places are your best bet for that. But in...

  25. How is the job market in California?

    NickiLaughs replied to lovelivelearn's topic in California Nursing

    Yeah....California is horrible, even experienced nurses are having trouble landing