Pepsi_Girl

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1. Help With Hiring Interview At Coalinga State Hospital

   Pepsi_Girl posted a topic in General Nursing

   As you all know jobs for new grad RNs' are extremely tight right now. I have only had 2 face to face interviews and one phone interveiw since I started looking in March. My Q&P with CSH was way...

2. Ca Furloughs

   Pepsi_Girl replied to Pepsi_Girl's topic in Correctional

   From what I understand 24/7 care/protection is still be provided, but the staff build up furlough days that have to be used up within two years after the furlough program ends. I was just looking for...

3. Ca Furloughs

   Pepsi_Girl posted a topic in Correctional

   Can anyone explain to me how the California state furlough situation is be worked out in 24/7

4. Desired Characteristics of Effective Nurse Educators - My Ideal Nursing Instructor

   Pepsi_Girl replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   Teach us with real life experiences and stories. We will remember that. Just reading us a powerpoint that we can read for our self doesn't work and it is boring. Engage us in conversations and...

5. Update!!!Amazing!!

   Pepsi_Girl replied to focuszx5's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   Totally

6. 1st med pass did not go so well...

   Pepsi_Girl replied to borntobanurse3's topic in General Students

   Please don't feel to horrible and beat yourself. I can relate, I too messed up on one of my 1st med. passes. In my program 2 mess-ups and your out of the program. I felt horrible. My pt. was...

7. Help, How can I prepare for med-surg I

   Pepsi_Girl replied to Rushell's topic in Medical-Surgical

   If you have your syllabus, start reading and taking notes. If not possibly talk to students who are a semester ahead of you and find out what was covered in the first few weeks. If you can get some...

8. First ATI Test Yesterday

   Pepsi_Girl replied to WeirdNurseKelly's topic in General Students

   ATI can be a bit scary at first. I read the books and then backed them up with what I had all ready learned in school. You know now that I think of it we didn't get our ATI Fundamentals in till the...

9. may be anyone had simular situation, please- help!!!!!

   Pepsi_Girl replied to gorsneg's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

   Have you checked the RN status list on the BON website. What does it say? Active?

10. Exam at Coalinga

    Pepsi_Girl replied to ERDawg's topic in Correctional

    Thanks for the information Jujube, I to am a new grad looking for work. I sent my app. of to Coalinga around the 5th of May hopefully I hear something soon. Any additional info. on the process would...

11. HUGE mistake in clinical....

    Pepsi_Girl replied to MattiesMama's topic in General Students

    Basically what I heard as a student was that we do not work under our instructors licences, we are in fact working under our own future licences. The school i'm sure has some liability to assume,...

12. Giving Nursing Students a Taste of NICU

    Pepsi_Girl replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I so agree with all the above statements. I am a recent graduate and new(unemployed) RN. During my Pediatric rotation I was allowed to spend two days in the NICU. The first day I wasn't allowed to do...

13. To Psych or Not To Psych that is the question

    Pepsi_Girl posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Need some advice here. I am a recent new grad, and newly licensed RN. I have not been employed for about the last five and a half years. I purposely left my job as a CNA on a Med/Surg unit so I...