NickiLaughs

NickiLaughs ADN, BSN, RN

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  1. What are people like?

    In my experience, upon living in a variety of states, people tend to be different overall depending on the area you live in. My fiancee and I are thinking about moving to texas, specifically the...
  2. I"m currently taking classes at Mt San Jacinto to get my RN. I don't know if you know about their special program. If you sign an agreement to work at Hemet Valley Medical Center for 3 years after...
  3. Typical Day?

    I work in an assisted living. It's alright, but pretty boring. I get to work at 7am. Look to see if there's any new orders that came in during the evening, go and do all the insulin. There's 9...
  4. 2 hour lunch

    See, it's about a half hour drive each way to where I live, so it's not really worth it to go home, especially with gas. Yeah my lunch is scheduled from 12 -2. It's the only job i've ever had to...
  5. 2 hour lunch

    I have been working at an assisted living for 6 months. We have to take a 2 hour lunch so we only have an 8 hour day (7a - 5p). I did it because the hours were mon - fri, but they switched our...
  6. What are people like?

    Thanks for the info. I was looking at houston because I noticed lakes nearby. I have never been to texas but my fiancee has. He likes it. I just like the idea of the cost of living being so low...
  7. 30 unit Option

    A lot of schools in california offers the 30 unit option. Riverside Community COllege, Mt San Jacinto College, San bernardino Valley. If they offer LVN to RN programs, they usually also offer the 30...
  8. Are all the nursing programs impacted??

    Actually according to CSUB's website, their nursing program is impacted as well. I think private schools are the only possible quicker route. And i'm sure some of them are impacted as
  9. Psych tech wants to be psych RN

    Go to Loma Linda University, it's the closest in the inland empire. But it has lots of xtra religion classes. Good
  10. Distressed Please Help

    Just so you know, I had high honors in nursing school, and a perfect attendance. I always tried to highlight these facts in interviews. They usually didn't give a damn about my grades, they just...
  11. Favorite Job

    I just thought I'd start a thread different from all the "LPN nursing school threads" and the "LPN vs RN" threads. Of all the jobs you've had as an LVN, what was your favorite? Also, what is the...
  12. Hemet Valley Medical Center

    Hello! Any I.E Nurses out there? I am considering applying at Hemet Valley Medical Center in Hemet, CA. They can promise me a spot in a nursing program and they'll pay for it! Thats almost worth a...
  13. National University

    I am under the impression that no one here has gone there or you would have received a post. One of my classmates applied there, all I know is she didn't get in and she had pretty competitive grades....
  14. South Cali RN waiting lists

    San Bernardino Community Hospital hires LVNs, So does Loma Linda University, and Veterans' hospital in Loma Linda. I believe the VA pays the most. I don't know how competitive Victorville is. It...
  15. Any affordable LVN programs in the EAST BAY

    Look for adult schools and other ROP schools. There is a program down here in southern california called redlands adult school. I believe it's under 3000 total, it takes about 18 months, but you...
  16. South Cali RN waiting lists

    Where in southern california do you live? Actually, most of the schools have waiting lists longer than 2 years, and a lot of them require a 4.0 to get in, and a few students get in by lottery. Some...
  17. LPN to future RN, BSN

    I don't think they do. There are no online RN offerings in california. Unfortunately, we're stuck with the hard old-fashioned way of attending class rooms. They used to allow excelsior in...
  18. testing out for gen ed

    You would need to be enrolled in the community college usually in order to be able to test out of classes. The fee around here for testing out of a class is usually 75 to 100$ (California). When you...
  19. How do you get an lvn intern license

    That was a process you would have wanted to start a couple months before graduating in order to make the timeliness worth it. You might as well wait now and just take your state boards as soon as you...
  20. Csusb?

    Hi! Does anyone here go to Cal State San Bernardino or know anything about it's program? I'm an LVN whose planning to apply pretty much everywhere after I finish my last prereq in may. (YAY) And I'm...
  21. lvn to rn waitinglist

    The 30 unit option is only availible in california. The Rn license is not valid in any other state. Basically, it is a program where the requirements are only microbiology, anatomy & physiology....
  22. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    Allright, I got one. I work on an Alzheimers unit, and right now census is low so Marketing has been pulling people in for tours a lot. On this particular shift, the secretary was giving a tour and...
  23. Ahhhh!.. The NCLEX

    Delmar's NCLEX book was my favorite. Of all the study books I used, this one was probably the closest to the actual NCLEX. Use the CD's a lot so you get used to doing a computer test. Hopefully, by...
  24. Isn't this ridiculous?

    I'm so glad I found others who agreed. My administrator was furious I said "no" when they tried to call me in to do it tonight because the other nurse also refused, she stated she'd do it tonight;...
  25. Isn't this ridiculous?

    I work at an assisted living. I just received a call from the other nurse working there that said that we got one of our residents back from the hospital and this resident now get's their blood sugar...