NickiLaughs

NickiLaughs ADN, BSN, RN

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  1. They are trying to force the DTaP vaccine on me.

    NickiLaughs replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    At the university health clinic I worked at, we did all the vaccination checks for the nursing students. If someone wanted to refuse a shot,, they had to provide a medical reason, and have the form...

  2. easy street - where is it?

    NickiLaughs replied to allibear's topic in General Nursing

    I dont' know if I'm totally correct, but I've met several Travel nurses who specialize soley in corrections or Psychiatric care Now, from what I have witnessed following Nurses around who work in...

  3. Is The Housing Bubble Going To Pop???

    NickiLaughs replied to crazylilkelly's topic in California Nursing

    Haha, I totally agree with you TheCommuter. It stinks because my house is sooo not worth what I paid for it. Delaying me moving and possibly going back for my BSN. I guess I just have to sit and...

  4. I just Passed my Nclex-RN, needs job but no experience.

    NickiLaughs replied to Mochafrap_RN's topic in California Nursing

    HI & Congrats! I know arrowhead regional medical center hires new grads. County job, pay is not great but benefits are good. They take a while to hire though usually. You've got St. Bernardines...

  5. Hospital states Level I trauma...but....

    NickiLaughs posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi Everyone! I wasn't sure where to put this, but figured someone who might know the answer would likely see it. I am planning on applying at this hospital near me that claims it's a Level 1: "and...

  6. student loan nightmare!!!

    NickiLaughs replied to May2009's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't know where you are located, but many hospitals in california will repay some of your student loans. I'm sure it is offered in many other states. I know tenet facilites do this AND the...

  7. Higher incidence of depression among nurses

    NickiLaughs replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    beer...there's a mood-altering substance for

  8. ati RN comprehensive predictor 3.0

    NickiLaughs replied to mark3274's topic in General Students

    My school requires a 90% to graduate, which they say converts to a 72...which is still not easy to get. We take our predictor in a week. Makes me angry though, most of the ATI's we took, they...

  9. Cochran School of Nursing

    NickiLaughs replied to deedee724's topic in General Nursing

    Schools get so many qualified applicants, they look for any possible way to "weed" out the students. One place I applied they said any speech will do, per the catalog, but their website list this one...

  10. Hello, thanks for encouraging a newly inspired nurse2be

    NickiLaughs posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hello all! I am about 5 weeks away from being done with nursing school. I'm not going to lie, I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up. I've been an LVN for three years, much of that time...

  11. CSU cutting enrollment by 10000

    NickiLaughs replied to yelle418's topic in California Nursing

    I worked for a cal state. Here's what happened: The state budget for the universities got cut 100's of millions. They have to figure out the best way to alleviate that A LOT of students enroll, only...

  12. Kaplan college in San Diego RN program

    NickiLaughs replied to mireillegrale's topic in California Nursing

    If you attend an RN to BSN program, some will give you lower division credits in nursing automatically because of your nursing license. It has nothing to do with what school you graduated from. I...

  13. About the LPN wages in So Cal....

    NickiLaughs replied to lulu67's topic in California Nursing

    I was going to work in orange county. The several jobs I applied for were around what you make now. And yes the cost of living in orange county is very high. I decided to stay where I was at....

  14. Where is the "nursing shortage" still going strong?

    NickiLaughs replied to Kingfish72's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As many other said, rural areas are excellent places to get a job. If you really want california, the inland empire seems to have a lot of opportunities for new RNs. It's definitely not the...

  15. The shortage is still strong in SoCal..

    NickiLaughs replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in California Nursing

    As several posters said, "no job is recession proof." Many people though, if willing to compromise, there are jobs. In most fields, people don't necessarily get their dream job. They get a job to...

  16. West Coast University?

    NickiLaughs replied to We'llSee's topic in California Nursing

    Unitek College in Fremont (northern cali) It was 38000 Prereqs are taken regardless of how old they were & its 9 months long You have to have IV cert though, and tehy're very new still, so not...

  17. What do you wish students knew?

    NickiLaughs replied to fsaav's topic in General Nursing

    The laibility has become a huge concern for many nursing schools... I am in an LVN to RN program right now. Some things they have done: Unable to answer call lights if not assigned patient. Some...

  18. High pay, no degree required!

    NickiLaughs replied to love-d-OR's topic in General Nursing

    Actually in California this is a method for LVN's to get their RN. It is a 30 unit option where an LVN must take micro, anatomy and physiology then is able to complete the required nursing units which...

  19. Question on how to put my name on application for board licenseure

    NickiLaughs replied to JLMC2007's topic in International Nursing

    I would put your married name. Just place a copy of your marriage license with your

  20. non-medical boss

    NickiLaughs replied to houstonlvn's topic in General Nursing

    There should also be some provision of a Title 22 act or something along those lines as it sounds like a residential facility. I'm from california and worked residential care. The only medical...

  21. West Coast University?

    NickiLaughs replied to We'llSee's topic in California Nursing

    116000????? Lord. I was going to go there for their LVN to RN, and I got turned off by the 45k they wanted because tehy wanted to me to repeat 1/2 my prereqs which were 5 1/2 years old.. I found a...

  22. "oh. . .You're going to a COMMUNITY college?"

    NickiLaughs replied to Toodee's topic in California Nursing

    I know Loma linda, good hospital. However, if you look at the NCLEX rates on there, ....the community colleges have better pass rates. There's your response right there. And they are insanely...

  23. applying to VA hospital as RN, do u have to be a graduate of National league of nursi

    NickiLaughs replied to Anouk345's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The application I got didn't say anything about NLN requirements. I too am graduating from a school that is not accredited with NLN. They just said I needed a associate's degree. They seem eager to...

  24. I need your two cents!

    NickiLaughs replied to 4my2girls's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Aren't Patient Care Associate's very similar? At hospitals where I'm from that's just the term they use for CNA. They just did their own training. I could be wrong though. I would say if the PCA...

  25. Where are the LPN/LVN jobs in Nor Cal?

    NickiLaughs replied to remrimsgems's topic in California Nursing

    Couldn't tell you, I've been up north in bay area and was trying to find per diem work as an LVN while I finish RN. Haven't had any luck. *shrugs* north cali sucks for trying to find