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SD has a glut of new grads, but not so much in experienced nurses.....and hospitals aren't willing to pony up the money required to train the new grads....

Our union contract states that we cant be involuntarily cancelled more than twice per pay period

Some of the Temecula ABSN students have gone as far north as Riverside.....I also know of people who go to Hemet, Inland Valley, and I heard this fall students will be going to Loma Linda Murrieta (from faculty, not a student)....but yes you can also...

Yes they do volunteer work. There's local groups we are involved with as well as some international missions. Honestly the program did well in terms of giving me the background info, but to really be prepared, it comes w/ time on the job.

took mine this morning....got 75 questions and screen went blue.....I felt sick to my stomach....I wish CA participated in the quick results thing....good luck to those that have to take it BTW- I hate "select all" questions....I must have had about ...

what was your experience like working with the advisors? i actually didn't work with the advisors before i was accepted, other than to submit my paperwork and whatnot. my advice is look at the admission point criteria, and try to get them all. s...

We do have a partnership with Palomar hospital, but it does NOT guarantee a job after graduating. About half of my graduating class is still without jobs (last I heard). The new grad situation is not a good one in San Diego, or any major metropolit...

Congrats to all that got in. Couple words of advice....Get involved. There's more to nursing school than just school. You'll be hearing from representatives of the student nurses association. I highly suggest joining and getting involved. It wil...

Southern California is especially horrible. For example, UCSD (one of the major medical centers in San Diego) posted for 14 new graduate positions and received over 2600 applications. Many of those people graduated back in 2009. It doesn't hurt to...

I just graduated from CSUSM. What do you wanna know?

They're both good programs. I will tell you that SDSU is very very competitive. That's not to say that CSUSM is easy to get into. Apply to both and if you're lucky, you'll get to choose which school you go to BTW- I graduated from CSUSM, but know ...

Bakersfield is pretty far away from San Diego...or even LA. I consider it more Central Cali than Southern Cali....but to each their own As for new grad positions in San Diego....they're becoming less and less....the area's saturated with new grads, ...

If you want to be picky about it, "pelvic area" is not the same as "perineal care"...."pelvic area" is an anatomical reference while "perineal care" references the care that is applied to said area....perhaps you might want to double check what you'r...

6 months of commuting is not bad....I commuted at least an hour for classes, and sometimes almost 90 minutes for clinicals....did that for 2 years. I say go for it

I'd try the dean or the operations manager.....call up the school and explain the situation. My school is always passing along job opportunities like this.

I never understood the whole phenomenon with stethoscopes "walking away" during clinical.....I have a $160 stethoscope for the past two years that has NEVER walked away.....I've never had it out of my sight....if I'm not using it, it's tucked away in...

each set of our scrubs cost just over $100 for pants, top, & patch....we also had to buy a lab coat which was $50....I can count on both hands the number of times I've worn my lab coat....so w/ two sets of scrubs and a lab coat....grand total is ...

Let me see if I'm understanding your situation correctly. You're working towards your Associates in Psychology, and your adviser said you can take the NCLEX afterwards? He or she is hugely mistaken. In order to be eligible for the NCLEX and get li...

Purdue OWL Pretty decent APA guide....not totally comprehensive, but pretty good for referencing.

Always worth a try, but I'd be sure to have a means to support yourself while you're looking for a nursing job....the market's tight here, especially in the two areas you mentioned.

Kudos to you, you're definitely not a part of the norm. A lot of it will also depend on where in Cali you want to move to; it's a pretty big state.

I'd always wear professional dress when interviewing....no such thing as being overdressed (well unless you wear a tux)

"Socal" refers to a pretty big area. maybe it'd help if you narrowed it down...LA? Orange County? San diego? Inland Empire?

yeah it's pretty horrible....there are grads from the class of 2008, and 2009 that still do not have jobs....I would NOT move out to Cali unless you have a job offer in writing.....it's an over-saturated market right now

NP programs are supposed to be DNP's by 2015....it's happening...prepare for it