NickiLaughs

NickiLaughs ADN, BSN, RN

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  1. Benefits/Retirement at Bay Area hospitals?

    NickiLaughs replied to calirn415's topic in General Nursing

    Im at Kaiser in the Sacramento area, but we are part of the same contract as the Bay Area nurses. (Not complaining!) insurance is free for us and our family, we have 5$ co pays and free hospital...

  2. Are nurses generally more attractive

    NickiLaughs replied to rfms's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If this is legitimate you ought to change the questions, I guarantee very few here will answer those

  3. Are nurses generally more attractive

    NickiLaughs replied to rfms's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I personally don't think attractiveness and career choices correlate. Sexy careers? Unsexy careers? Your first two questions alone translate in my head to: rate myself on my personal hotness rating...

  4. New Nurse IV Struggles

    NickiLaughs replied to mer015's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sometimes I put two tourniquets on the arm on harder sticks. There's sometimes a great vein on the underside of the forearm no one even looks for, but it's sort of a funny angle and you often need a...

  5. My first cry

    NickiLaughs replied to RNby24's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Holy crap you need a new job. I would have had my middle finger up in the air on my way out the door after that shift. In California the ratio laws max nurses out at 5 patients on med sure...

  6. Always Rumors

    NickiLaughs replied to babynurse101's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was curious about the tubing expiring also. Usually it's good for 2 units of blood. I've forgot to clamp the saline line before. I can't believe your coworkers are calling that "almost killing the...

  7. Job prospects advice needed: John Muir Concord vs. El Camino Hospital Mountain View

    NickiLaughs replied to mgp6's topic in California Nursing

    Try glassdoor.com for specific wages. Should be in the 60s hourly for base at both. I've heard nothing but good things about both those hospitals. I have a friend who works for John Muir, although...

  8. Medical errors the 3rd leading cause of death??

    NickiLaughs replied to ShaneTeam's topic in Nursing News

    Believable. I caught my own almost lethal med error that would have ended my career right when it started. The pharmacy had put a neuromuscular blockade in the Pyxis where the Levo should have been....

  9. San Jose area job market

    NickiLaughs replied to MN-MN's topic in California Nursing

    It's challenging to get noticed in the stack of apps. Have you applied for your California license yet? That part takes the longest I've been told. It helps to have a local address. I moved to...

  10. How did YOU get a new grad residency position?

    NickiLaughs replied to onajourney's topic in California Nursing

    I googled every hospital within a 50 mile radius of where I lived. I applied to every single one that had a position posted where experience wasn't required. I had the advantage of being an LVN...

  11. Finding a job WITH experience?

    NickiLaughs replied to csj50's topic in California Nursing

    There are jobs for those with a BSN and experience. It's just hard to get noticed in a stack of

  12. Sacramento Job Market

    NickiLaughs replied to outriton's topic in California Nursing

    Best benefits: uc Davis medical center, but worst pay, probably still significantly more than you are used to though. Best pay: kaiser, but very hard to get into You have the bachelors, the experience...

  13. RN New Grad Position for 6 months?? Is there such a thing?

    NickiLaughs replied to bhaktiRN's topic in California Nursing

    Most new grad residencies last about 6 months with the expectation you will work for them a while after. Many require some form of contract expecting you to commit to a length of time after as they...

  14. Did you wait to pick up OT?

    NickiLaughs replied to Nurse3242's topic in Critical Care

    6 months. I wanted to ensure I wasn't slowing down my coworkers with questions. I also didn't want to burn myself out. I picked up mad OT for a while, and then realized how caustic the work...

  15. Does being a Care Manager Look Good When Applying for Hospital Position?

    NickiLaughs replied to nickster26's topic in General Nursing

    They don't count that as hospital experience in my part of the country (California). You'd be better off in a med surg floor if you can get it. The job is mostly charting and arranging for patient...

  16. Is Nor Cal nursing all it's cracked up to be?

    NickiLaughs replied to adventure_rn's topic in California Nursing

    Ratio in California is mostly enforced in nor cal. The ERs sometimes have issues. ICU is 1:1 or 1:2 depending on the patient. Step down 1:3, tele 1:4. Med surg 1:5. I couldn't imagine having more...

  17. Verification of CA License

    NickiLaughs replied to lassenlake's topic in General Nursing

    Probably. California expensive. It's why wages are the highest. Are you sure your prepared for the

  18. Fresno base pay for nurses

    NickiLaughs replied to nurrrsinghopeful's topic in California Nursing

    There is one hospital system (kaiser) that pays much higher than that there. But it is impossible to directly get in there because of those wages. You usually have to work elsewhere in the state and...

  19. The worst day I've had as a nurse

    NickiLaughs replied to Isnowboard19's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry you had a rough shift. your role is typically to chart and provide extra information in a code. The charge nurse should have helped or have someone else help your other patients. emergencies...

  20. Is Nor Cal nursing all it's cracked up to be?

    NickiLaughs replied to adventure_rn's topic in California Nursing

    I'm pretty happy in the Sacramento suburbs. Bakersfield and Fresno for the most part Pay less. I worked at the lowest paying hospital in the region and would be making 55 or 56$ an hour base plus 6$...

  21. Should I quit without exp?

    NickiLaughs replied to pingpong101's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you should give up with how hard you worked. Have you kept in touch with classmates? I'd look for connections there, and is considered making the big brave move to a place with a...

  22. Is this a big deal?

    NickiLaughs replied to guest769224's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with commuter. This could be a lesson she learned from when she initially started nursing and I imagine feeding tubes were not placed in the small intestine previously. its sorta like trying...

  23. The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

    NickiLaughs replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite job was working at a grocery store as a courtesy clerk. Aka bagger. I also worked at a movie theater.....oh the lack of responsibility. My least favorite I worked at a continuing...

  24. The Obesity Problem in Rural America

    NickiLaughs replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    I don't trust anything where BMI is the source of obesity. I expect dry muscular farmers to beaver the BMI. The one time I was under the BMI of people kept asking me if I was sick. I started...

  25. Nursing is the Biggest Mistake of My Life

    NickiLaughs replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    So your not done with school and you have no license. In this market most places it will put you in the automatic fail pile. Nothing personal and no reason to stress. You will need to get on your...