BigMan314

1. What type of facility do you work at? Hospital 2. What department do you work in? NICU 3. What led to your interest in nursing? Sister is an RN 4. Are you currently in, or, have you ever thought about pursuing a specialty? Applying for MSN in Nurse Educator 5. What aspect of nursing do you find the most enjoyable (on a daily basis)? Helping others 6. What aspect do you find the least enjoyable (on a daily basis)? The hours 7. In what ways has the job differed from your initial expectations? A lot of responsibility and decision making 8. Describe your work schedule? 4 days a week, 2330-0800. Every other weekend 9. How is the work/life balance of being a nurse? Hard with working NOC shift and seeing friends, gf and other life stuff 10. Aside from the desire to help others, what traits do you think are most important for being a good nurse? Time management, patience 11. Would you say the job is more social, or scientific? Social 12. From your experience, what is the perception of male nurses? Amazing, especially when working with kids 13. How do you view the future job market of nursing (for new grads, in particular)? Getting better 14. What, if any, additional advice do you have for someone considering the field? It's who you know

i'm an nicu nurse expected to orient to PP/LnD with limitations. the law is not on my side when it comes to those units

EVERYTHING is expensive at SMU. i bought most of my textbooks through borders and barnes & noble with coupons, so in that respect the textbooks were somewhat inexpensive compared to the bookstore. bookstore usually sells bundles for the cohorts, which run anywhere from $300-500 lab fees are built into your tuition, which is VERY expensive

don't think ----- was teaching when i was there. i graduated in dec2010 from the BSN program and thought that it was quite a challenge at times and really fun at other times. i didn't work during the program and don't have a family or kids, so my experience was easy compared to others

i didn't have ------ but my classmates loved her for pharm and we had her speak at our pinning. seems like a great teacher

being a guy doesn't hurt you unless you are trying to get into L&D

do it man. i left biotech to pursue nursing and i've loved my decision. i'm one of two guys in the nicu and everyone i work with loves that i'm there. and just call us nurses.

i just got hired as a new grad rn (bsn) in bakersfield and will be making $28/hr. far cry from the $49/hr i could make if i were hired up here in the bay area

did anyone get hired at San Joaquin Community Hospital in Bakersfield? i got a spot in their nicu starting in july. moving there from SF and i don't know anyone down there.

i had an interview with SJCH yesterday for NICU. got called two weeks ago

i am a California applicant. my status reads "Our recruitment team is currently processing your application and you are being actively considered along with other candidates for the position. We will be in contact with you shortly should we wish to interview you"

BSN, another BS in biotech, acls cert, licensed = rejection

another rejection here

i was told yesterday at the open house that the official start date is july 18 for ukiah. 8 of the 16 hired will actually start on june 13 though due to the COPE (?) thing. it was in the PP that they showed us

just got the call from SJCH for an interview in two weeks. the recruiter was nice enough to leave a message

just got back from the open house. really cool little town and quite a nice little hospital. first round of interviews is a 5 minute "speed dating" format. there is a second and third round of interviews that include unit managers and directors of nursing. 16 new grads hired (14 m/s, 2 ED), with 8 of the 16 training in both m/s and ED. the actual program starts july 18, uninterrupted for 18 weeks. the 8 that are chosen to work in both dept's start on june 13. career ladder is ADN $32.29/hr, BSN $33.69/hr, MSN $34.xx/hr. hope this helps!

i'll be there at 230 on the 27th

i also got the email stating that i was 4th on the list. how is that possible?

my statues is the same for both. i'll try calling them today and finding out more

mine app status says "interview" for picu. has anyone gotten a call for an interview because i haven't yet

rn residency hiring process 1.open house (required prior to interview) see dates above 2.first interview for selected candidates (may16 th & 17th, 2011) 1 hour interviews with 5 clinical directors 3.second interview for selected candidates (may18th, & 19th, 2011) 20 minute interviews with department staff 4.hire offer (mailed by may 26th, 2011)

i'll be there on 4/27 at 1430

i called in the morning and it went to his VM. i called again in the afternoon and a lady answered. she said he was out of the office but she was able to sign me up for a time and day

oh wow good to know. i'm an RN so i guess this question is worthess. thanks for the info

i've got a ton of time on my hand being an unemployed new grad, so i figured i'd take some cert classes. anyone know of a good iv cert class in the SF bay area? for some reason i'm having a hard time finding one. thanks