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  1. California State Mental Health Facilities

    darcicat replied to TissueBanker's topic in California Nursing

    It does take awhile to get on the list, the last I heard was somewhere around 2 - 6 weeks. But I was applying for correctional facilities. You stay on the list for a year though, and you don't NEED to...

  2. Is it worth it to take an LVN job in CA prisons when you are a new grad RN

    darcicat replied to NewGradOakRN's topic in California Nursing

    In this market though, take what you can get. If they are willing to take you on as an LVN, you at least have a job to start paying off your BSN. As a fellow new grad who is also having a hard time...

  3. What are the steps?

    darcicat replied to bmuir11207's topic in California Nursing

    I looked at your school, and it has a technical program for nursing - a 2 year AA degree. Which means you will be an RN, like everyone else, but you will not have a 4 year degree. Generally, for an AA...

  4. Sacramento New Grad RNs.... Are You Having A Difficult Time Landing A Job?

    darcicat replied to nurseJ88's topic in California Nursing

    hahah, no prob. Yeah, NYC seems to have a lot more programs, but most of the city ones are really hard to get into or on a hiring freeze

  5. Resource for heart sounds, ischemia r/t a particular blockage, changes in EKG

    darcicat posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So my a&p was good, but a little distant. I am looking for a cardiac resource, particularly a website that will help with some aspects of cardiac stuff. In particular: 1. where to listen for the...

  6. Resource for heart sounds, ischemia r/t a particular blockage, changes in EKG

    darcicat replied to darcicat's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank

  7. need help subjective data on a stroke patient!

    darcicat replied to robert2010's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do you still have access to the patient? If so, I would make a list of common complaints of stroke patients (look in your textbook or online or something) and then ask those things as yes or no...

  8. What happens when you stop taking steroids abruptly?

    darcicat replied to Courtney Nurse Writer's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Okay, first the A&P part. So your body naturally creates corticosteroids in your adrenal gland. They are part of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis which is a negative feedback loop. At night...

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

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

    I would look at your resume at that point. I don't know for certain, but I would think the problem might lie there. Maybe have a professional write it for you? I have been scanning posts on here...

  10. Easy way to remember ABG's?

    darcicat replied to SerenityR.N.'s topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I like the ROME acronym, but I think that it helps to remember which way it goes (acidosis/alkalosis) by remembering that C02 is your acid. If you can remember that, you can always figure it out....

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

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

    From all the posts that I have read, it seems that staying out of California and NYC will get you a new grad job. I go to school in NYC and many of the new grad programs have been put on hold, even...

  12. Sacramento New Grad RNs.... Are You Having A Difficult Time Landing A Job?

    darcicat replied to nurseJ88's topic in California Nursing

    I know that job hunting in Sacramento has not been fun lately, but in an ideal situation, what hospitals actually have new grad programs? Are there any with nurse residency programs? Where is the best...