luilui_604

luilui_604 BSN, RN

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  1. Frustrated with the California Board of Nursing

    luilui_604 replied to silly1982's topic in California Nursing

    i went through the same walk through process....once you recieve your TN visa, you can easily go to any security office at the state you plan to work in and apply for the SSN (you can also apply for...

  2. Canadian Nurses out there?

    luilui_604 replied to STFXNurse's topic in California Nursing

    Hi, I'm from Vancouver, and nursing in California is great because they have 5:1 patient to nurse ratio, which helps promote safe nursing care. This doesn't apply to L&D because our patient ratio...

  3. Canadian Nurses out there?

    luilui_604 replied to STFXNurse's topic in California Nursing

    I've been a labor and delivery nurse for 14 months, and prior to that, i worked in neurosciences for 9 months in canada :) I absolutely love san francisco, but i've been feeling homesick for the past...

  4. Is US30 per hour in San Francisco a good starting salary?

    luilui_604 replied to FutureUSRN's topic in California Nursing

    My hourly rate includes the shift differential for working night shifts. I work for the reputable California Pacific Medical Center (Sutterhealth Affiliate) in San

  5. Canadian Nurses out there?

    luilui_604 replied to STFXNurse's topic in California Nursing

    HI! i'm a Canadian Nurse =) Congrats on your NCLEX! I'm not in Torrance but in San Francisco....sorry, i can't give you any information but i just wanted to say HELLO

  6. Is US30 per hour in San Francisco a good starting salary?

    luilui_604 replied to FutureUSRN's topic in California Nursing

    I am working at the most competitive paying hospital in San Francisco, and I started at $47/hr as a GN last year. Since then, i have had 3 raises and now making $51/ hr. $30/hr is definately not a...

  7. Deadly Epidural

    luilui_604 replied to WorkofHeart8's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i just wanted to mention that my hospital has an epidural rate of 80% for laboring patients! although this is an unusual and heartbreaking case, none of my patients have ever complained or regret the...

  8. Nurses from San Francisco Bay Area, Please Help!!

    luilui_604 replied to Nurse's Wife's topic in California Nursing

    nurses wife, i just read your post....nurses in the bay area usually make $35+ even as a new grad....what the agency is offering your husband seems incredibly low especially in northern...

  9. CPMC, UCSF, Kaiser

    luilui_604 replied to gobears's topic in California Nursing

    the last i heard from my manager, she told me we are not hiring anymore. i'm not sure how long this hiring freeze may last, but we are definately overstaffed here. we also work 8 hour shifts, not...

  10. CPMC, UCSF, Kaiser

    luilui_604 replied to gobears's topic in California Nursing

    hi there i know for a fact that our L&D manager aren't hiring anytime soon because we are getting overstaffed here....i talked to a few coworkers and they are also wanting to switch to per diem...

  11. wanting to travel to NYC

    luilui_604 replied to jellie22's topic in Travel

    hey jellie, im curious if you've heard back from CC? i've been reading through your thread because i'm also interested to work as a travelling nurse in NY...when the time comes, i'll be relocating...

  12. CPMC, UCSF, Kaiser

    luilui_604 replied to gobears's topic in California Nursing

    i work at the L&D Cal campus at CPMC....i entered their new grad training program in July 2005 and it's simply the BEST because of the great teamwork and work environment among the...

  13. Any Canadian RN Grads?

    luilui_604 replied to STFXNurse's topic in California Nursing

    Suzanne is absolutely right, it will take aprrox. 7 months from start to finish....while i was getting all the legwork done to process my Visascreen certificate, i gained 8 months of invaluable work...

  14. Any Canadian RN Grads?

    luilui_604 replied to STFXNurse's topic in California Nursing

    here's a recent post that i wrote a few days ago! I just moved to SF city a little over four months ago from Canada as a new grad with 8 months prior experience in med/surg....so far, my experience to...

  15. Canadian nurse and ATT question

    luilui_604 replied to Brandie_3's topic in International Nursing

    hello! that is exactly the route that i followed to get my cali licence! i applied for the nclex in november 2004, got my att and took my nclex by january 2005. received my minnesota licence, then...

  16. Where are you from?

    luilui_604 replied to noworries's topic in Canada

    hello fellow Canadians! Graduated from University of Victoria in November 2004 through the Langara Collaborative Program! Worked at VGH for 8 months, and now I am living and working in San Francisco...

  17. any california nurses??

    luilui_604 replied to KCstudent's topic in California Nursing

    hello! it's been a while since i logged onto this site :) ....I just moved to SF city a little over four months ago from Canada as a new grad with 8 months prior experience in med/surg....so far, my...

  18. Looking for RN to have discussion about career

    luilui_604 replied to Manpreet's topic in International Nursing

    hi, i'm a fresh grad (aug 2004) from vancouver, bc.....i can share some insight regarding student nurse transition to RN if that

  19. Need career advice

    luilui_604 replied to jenago's topic in International Nursing

    hi, can you please clarify: you said one of your problems is that you dont' have your diploma, but i am confused because you said that you graduated from your diploma nursing program and now licenced...

  20. Advice for Canadian RN Exam

    luilui_604 replied to Aleks's topic in International Nursing

    in my opinion, studying for the Canadian Registered Nurses Exam (CRNE) is a joke! most of my classmates studied the last week before our test date and we all passed...most of it are pyschosocial...

  21. signed contracts for working in the US

    luilui_604 replied to suzanne4's topic in International Nursing

    i will be working in the stroke unit, it is a new unit that has been operating for a few months

  22. Canadian New Grad...

    luilui_604 replied to racingfan's topic in International Nursing

    hi, i just took and passed my NCLEX (jan 20, 2005), and i sent in my documents for visa screen a couple days ago....i'm just wondering if i need to be approved for my visa screen before i go ahead and...

  23. signed contracts for working in the US

    luilui_604 replied to suzanne4's topic in International Nursing

    thanks suzanne, i'll find out from the hospital's nurse recruiter if i can get the bonus paid out in seperate

  24. Need advise please, failed Nclex-pn

    luilui_604 replied to sbed85's topic in California Nursing

    If nursing is your passion, and if it is truly what you want to do, you will not let NCLEX get in the way of your dreams....you have worked this hard....why quit now? NCLEX does not determine your...

  25. Short Answer questions in RN exam?

    luilui_604 replied to gracemou's topic in International Nursing

    aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh..........i'm soooooo glad i took my CRNE in August 2004!! at the time, it was optional for us to complete the short answer questions in a seperate booklet.....i don't think...