NickiLaughs

NickiLaughs ADN, BSN, RN

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  1. Moving to Syracuse - Crouse

    NickiLaughs replied to fencemender's topic in New York Nursing

    the other posts are over 3 years old....they would be done with the program

  2. New Grad Jobs

    NickiLaughs replied to jenn8500's topic in Arizona Nursing

    It's not the BON attempting to phase out ADN's. There are many more new graduates than jobs available everywhere. So if they have 50 applicants for one position (not at all uncommon now), wouldn't...

  3. Bay area new grad programs 2010

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

    There are many more new grads than new grad programs in the bay area. I would use anyone you may know who works as a nurse to attempt to help you land a job. I went to nursing school in the bay area...

  4. What's on your list?

    NickiLaughs replied to cmonkey's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    lol it's not as bad as you think! There are usually a lot of requirements at the last minute prior to starting. The TB test will take 5 minutes of your time. CPR I would knock out of the way ASAP....

  5. Advice on class overload or just right 4 Fall 2010

    NickiLaughs replied to Mintyfreshness23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have only known one girl who took A & P and micro together.... she got a C in micro and failed A & P. Smart girl, but I think she was overloaded. She did not take other classes, but she did...

  6. High debt but want to change careers

    NickiLaughs replied to mmoton's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The "bads" of nursing you may not be thinking of: You complained about getting hit by a child. We get hit by adults. I am 5 months pregnant and had a 71 year old patient attempt to kick me in the...

  7. New Job and Pregnant

    NickiLaughs replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    In an ideal world pregnant women would not be discriminated against. Would someone with leukemia in remission, or some other type of disease, chronic or acute mention this? I think not, because...

  8. Sacramento

    NickiLaughs replied to knuckles63's topic in California Nursing

    It was a good question, some areas of California are absolutely ludicrous to attempt to live in even with 87k a year taxes are higher here than many other places too. I know certain parts of...

  9. moving to cali soon and need a job

    NickiLaughs replied to sailorwife7's topic in California Nursing

    Honestly there's not many jobs right now, even with experience. I can't tell you the pay rate for that area, but I live about two hours north of there and typically pay is higher in my area. When I...

  10. Can somebody please inform if there are any RN jobs available in Southern CA

    NickiLaughs replied to kathy48's topic in California Nursing

    Not many jobs, even with experience. Sorry. California is definitely not the place to look right

  11. The retro nurse's outfit has returned

    NickiLaughs replied to cicatrixx15's topic in General Nursing

    At my work the nurses take the trash out of the patient's rooms at end of shift.......probably just adds to the

  12. Where are all of the "experienced nurses hiding?"

    NickiLaughs replied to SWS RN's topic in General Nursing

    Right? Someone wanted information on a school I think, I gave them the little info I could and suggested they do a search because I knew there were several recent threads asking that question. Their...

  13. Sacramento

    NickiLaughs replied to knuckles63's topic in California Nursing

    Well if it's a job with 5 8 hour shifts a week as opposed to 3 12's....your base should be around 43/hr.....which I believe is average for someone with a year or two of experience. Sacramento is...

  14. Pay Differences Across California

    NickiLaughs replied to linRdsNay's topic in California Nursing

    Well it's because most people will take the pay cut for orange county or san diego. In the inland empire it's not that expensive....since the crash (but even before) you could find reasonable...

  15. The retro nurse's outfit has returned

    NickiLaughs replied to cicatrixx15's topic in General Nursing

    I could never wear all-white. I actually turned town a job once when I found out the nurses wore all white scrubs. My reasoning? While I be as neat and careful as I can in code browns, drawing...

  16. Is there any CA State Law that protects the nurses?

    NickiLaughs replied to redrose4u's topic in California Nursing

    I think at a hospital that does "team nursing" that is legal. Because the 8 patients can technically be divided between the RN and LVN. I know some hospitals do this practice. I have coworkers who...

  17. 1st Jail time awarded for HIPAA violation accessing/reading medical records

    NickiLaughs replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    no offense....but duh. I think it was an appropriate sentence in this

  18. new grad postings

    NickiLaughs replied to orange juice's topic in California Nursing

    I believe that some of the people who are posting jobs already have jobs, just trying to help those who DON'T have jobs. Sorry you are having difficulty finding a job, but there are many new grads who...

  19. San Diego--really that hard to find a job???

    NickiLaughs replied to CheeseLover24's topic in California Nursing

    That was before the economy took a hit..... right now nothing in demand and there are a lot of unemployed new graduates. Currently only EXPERIENCED nurses are in demand, and even then they have been...

  20. Is leaving the premises and coming back considered job/ patient abandonment?

    NickiLaughs replied to lashuna1028's topic in General Nursing

    This actually happened at my old employment. I was an LVN on night shift, and I was not allowed to leave the premises because there was no other licensed staff to report off to, however, they would...

  21. ICU or CCU stepdown?

    NickiLaughs replied to ertrek84's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The small ICU will probably not give you as much exposure as a large ICU. They may not have the same level of A lines and drips and medications that you would see at a larger ICU. Whereas the ICU...

  22. PTO - how much do you get at your hospital?

    NickiLaughs replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    I get 7 hours of PTO and 2 hours of extended sick for every 2 weeks worked. So in a year that's 182 hours of PTO and 52 hours of extended sick. If I call of for two shifts, it comes out of my PTO,...

  23. California's 2010 New Grad RN Program

    NickiLaughs replied to gwafuh_rn's topic in California Nursing

    Good luck Gem! Let us know how it goes! It's a nice hospital from what I've

  24. Lowest BP?

    NickiLaughs replied to ProBeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had an asymptomatic pt 40/15. Retook BP multiple times on both sides. Had to start her on some vasopressors. People don't always fall into the categories of what we would

  25. Attending WestCoast University.. I need some info?

    NickiLaughs replied to tracey87's topic in California Nursing

    Alright Tracey, I'll try to help you out with it since you are in the US, the rules to be an RN are different in Canada. There are actually FOUR routes now in the United States to become an RN...