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newgrad2005

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  1. Spanish translation

    That site is awesome! I am going to print it out and keep a copy in my pocket at work!
  2. Hospitals in Orange County - Saddleback, UCI

    Both interviews went very well and I got offers from both hospitals. Both are night positions, however I am still waiting to hear from
  3. Extraction of a retained placenta

    Does not sound like a pleasant experience. We had a pt. yesterday who delivered at home and then called an ambulance and came to the hospital with the placenta still in her. It had to be over an...
  4. Hospitals in Orange County - Saddleback, UCI

    Hi Haunted, I haven't actually spoken with anyone at Mission yet. Just received an email back from the recuiter after I sent my resume. I am not considering Med-Surg (yet!) because I went back to...
  5. Hospitals in Orange County - Saddleback, UCI

    Still haven't heard back from Mission. Should I follow up with the recruiter or call the LND unit
  6. Hospitals in Orange County - Saddleback, UCI

    I am looking for L&D. I applied at Mission, but haven't heard back. I have interviews at Saddleback and UCI. Any idea what the new grad starting salaries are in O.C. (Saddleback and UCI in...
  7. ? about 16 hour shifts

    I do 16-hr. shifts occasionally and I am WORTHLESS the next day. However, I would prefer to do 2-16's over 3-12's if I would be paid the
  8. What have you found to be the best way to find job postings? Any special website? Newspaper?
  9. New Grad RN starting salary

    I graduate in April and I was offered a position in L&D at $25.50/hr + $3000 relocation bonus. Is this low, high, average?
  10. Hospitals in Orange County - Saddleback, UCI

    Thank you so much Haunted! Your post is full of great info. I sent in an application to Mission on your recommendation. Thanks
  11. New Grad RN starting salary

    I didn't realize the bay area was more expensive to live in than
  12. New Grad RN starting salary

    I didn't realize the bay area was more expensive to live in than
  13. I just got a job offer for an RN job in Southern California for $25.50/hr. Not sure if this is high, low, average? What is everyone else starting out
  14. New Grad RN starting salary

    Thank you! Anyone
  15. New Grad RN starting salary

    Not sure about bennies or shift differentials yet. All I know is the hourly rate... The position is in San
  16. Anyone work in San Diego, LA, or Bay area?

    bump?
  17. Please share your thoughts about Scripps

    Which unit are you working on? Do you like it? I have an offer from them that I am seriously contemplating. Are you a new grad? Do you mind me asking your starting salary? Did you get a...
  18. gaining licensure in CA

    I will be starting an accBSN program in Indiana in May and am planning on moving to CA upon my graduation in Summer 2005. I will take the NCLEX here, but what is my next step to be able to legally...
  19. Please help! I can not find a list of meds that should never be given IV push. Does anyone know where I can find one?
  20. Are there any GOOD nursing jobs out there?

    Personally I love my job in L&D. I left a "good" career in business to pursue my passion in nursing, and I am so glad I did. Some people think I am crazy, and I have to admit not everything we...
  21. Please help! I can not find a list of meds that should never be given IV push. Does anyone know where I can find one?
  22. meds never to be given IVP

    Thank you so much for our response. I am a student starting a module on IV therapy. I have looked in my Fundamentals book, Med-surg book, pharm book, and searched the web, but cannot come up with a...
  23. Record for most babies

    My father-in-law is one of
  24. what's your "soft spot" patient?

    Just wondering...why not deliver the babies? One of our nurses delivered a baby today (albeit not on purpose!!! The pt. went from 6.5 cm dilated to delivered in 20
  25. Oncology clinicals

    Today was my first day at clinicals and I was assigned to the oncology floor. One of the patients up there really got to me. A 30 year-old woman who is dying from cervical cancer that spread into...