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  1. Another new grad looking for your expertise.

    Maikafer-RN replied to Dogen's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    an estate planning attorney for a trust and LLC? Can you explain

  2. TIPS for the AANP exam!

    Maikafer-RN replied to SweetpeayMSN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    News Item Reader JNC 8 will be on the AANP exams this

  3. ED Float Assignment

    Maikafer-RN replied to acallie007's topic in Emergency

    Our floats are always RNs (we don't staff medics). It depends on how busy we are as to how many floats we get - but not in a good way, if we are busier we need more nurses to take an assignment and if...

  4. Using Demerol in the ED

    Maikafer-RN replied to mandasueRN's topic in Emergency

    We don't have demerol in my ER...I graduated a little over a year ago and if I remember correctly I thought no one uses Demerol anymore...don't know why

  5. Reglan and Compazine IV push policies?

    Maikafer-RN replied to MollyMel's topic in Emergency

    We usually give Zofran for nausea. Every once in a while we give Compazine or Reglan and I cringe when I see these orders. I've had many patient's have reactions to compazine and maybe 1 or 2 to...

  6. ER vs ED

    Maikafer-RN replied to SpacemanFL's topic in Emergency

    there is a hospital near where I work that uses ECU - emergency care

  7. Not properly trained for ER?????

    Maikafer-RN replied to bassadict69's topic in Emergency

    We must have started at the same time as new grads in the ER and I feel the same. I'm 3 months off a 4 month orientation and I just had a review/eval with the director and she is very impressed with...

  8. Hoag new grad pay?

    Maikafer-RN replied to hatingthewaiting's topic in California Nursing

    I don't work at Hoag sorry but I do work at Fountain Valley Regional which is a few miles north of Hoag. At FV new grads with a BSN start at 27.95. I think ADNs earn 5% less. There is a $4 shift...

  9. How many new grads DID find a job right away?

    Maikafer-RN replied to SoCaliGirl's topic in California Nursing

    I graduated in December 2008 and began working in February. I only was able to get 1 interview and it was at my #7 hospital that I really didn't want to work for. All the other hospitals I was...

  10. Nursing out of high school?

    Maikafer-RN replied to Young-one's topic in California Nursing

    Interesting...it looks like you're right. CSUF now has an entry level BSN program. It must be new. As far as what I did to get my BSN was I went to a community college (Saddleback) to take care of my...

  11. malpractice insurance?

    Maikafer-RN replied to mcboston's topic in General Nursing

    i went through NSO during nursing school and now I'm working and haven't renewed it yet. i'm curious what other organizations offer malpractice insurance. i haven't heard of any others and most of the...

  12. ECCO Program

    Maikafer-RN replied to 5scnurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I will be starting ECCO in a few weeks and I haven't really heard much about it from anyone I work with yet but what do you get when you finish it? Do you get some sort of certification as a critical...

  13. Cal State Long Beach BSN program

    Maikafer-RN replied to OCstudent's topic in California Nursing

    There is no wait list for CSULB...you have to apply every semester if you didn't get in the previous semester. they have an "alternate list" of maybe 20-30 and those people get to start the program if...

  14. Cal State Long Beach BSN program

    Maikafer-RN replied to OCstudent's topic in California Nursing

    I entered the CSULB Nursing Program Spring 2007 and just finished in December (trimester program) and we didn't have to do an interview. They told us because so many people applied it took forever to...

  15. Anyone applied at Long beach Memorial last Wed.,Feb 25,09?

    Maikafer-RN replied to gwafuh_rn's topic in California Nursing

    As far as I know LBMMC has a hiring freeze right now. I just graduated from CSULB in December and more than half of my graduating class signed a contract with them, I did not. When I called to see...

  16. Fountain Valley Regional Hospital?

    Maikafer-RN posted a topic in California Nursing

    Does anyone have any experience working with this hospital. I know they are Tenet and I've heard good things and bad things about that and read plenty of posts about Tenet but what about this...

  17. San Diego Hospitals

    Maikafer-RN replied to WaveRdnNrs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had talked with one particular nurse recruiter that said i should get my ACLS before I apply to her hospital just because it makes you look better than the next person. I kept putting off taking...

  18. CEN study advise

    Maikafer-RN replied to TraciRN's topic in Emergency

    I'm also a new grad RN starting in the ED and I've been reading into and thinking about getting my CEN. Most of the threads on here don't make it sound like its that bad of an exam. I'm not saying its...

  19. 1st time RN licensed , but the license expires toooo SOON - another post

    Maikafer-RN replied to H2H_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    so you're saying if I just got my license and it says it expires 9/30/10, I shouldn't do CE's during this time that I have my license?? I will be able to renew it without CEs?? (I'm in CA by the

  20. ACLS

    Maikafer-RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    hey everyone! I'm a new graduate that is going to start in the ED next month and I am taking my ACLS in a week and a half and I'm wondering really how difficult is it? I know it requires a lot of...

  21. 1st time RN licensed , but the license expires toooo SOON - another post

    Maikafer-RN replied to H2H_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just found out I passed the nclex today and mine is similar... my issue date is 2/5/09 my expiration date is 9/30/2010 thats not 2 years! I'm not too worried about it but just to let you know you're...

  22. Anyone a COPE Clinical Care Extender?

    Maikafer-RN replied to nursing_hopeful's topic in California Nursing

    I didn't find it to be too difficult to get "hired." Pretty much everyone who filled out an application was told to come for an interview. They were group interviews with about 4 applicants and 2...

  23. Help! A typical week in nursing school

    Maikafer-RN replied to Slvrstar28's topic in California Nursing

    The previous reply seems like an extreme case. I just graduated in December from CSULB and generally school took 3 of days. One of those days would be lecture on campus from 8 or 9 until 3 or 6...

  24. Want to make my own scrubs...

    Maikafer-RN replied to RN2begin's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i dont know what kind of fabric stores are near you but they generally have tons of books that have pattern ideas and then you go find the pattern you want out of a big file cabinet-type thing. i...

  25. How much did you earn your first year?

    Maikafer-RN replied to whitecats's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just got a job in Orange County (CA) and I'm going to be getting paid 27.95 with a $4 shift diff for nights in an ER. Since I have my BSN its 5% more than what an ADN would make at this hospital....