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  1. Best And Worst About La...

    I hear you! If I mean one more waiter who is an "aspiring actress/actor" I am going to just die! Love UCLA by the
  2. Best And Worst About La...

    What's
  3. Why I hate DC

    I hear Philly is even worst! I mean there are some things that I do like about DC: the rich culture, the diversity, the history, the sights, but GEEZ! There are so many other things that outweigh...
  4. Phlebotomy and Nursing

    What are
  5. Union

    Hi, I am a student nurse who will be graduating in May. Over the summer I externed at a wonderful hospital in Los Angeles that was a union hospital. I asked the recruiter what that meant and she got...
  6. Union

    Yes it does help. Thanks to everyone for their replies. I guess I have some more research to
  7. question regarding Cedars

    I was just laughing at how this turned into a UCLA thread! But anyhoo, good luck to all those interviewing at UCLA and let us all know how it goes. Its a great place to
  8. question regarding Cedars

    I externed there over the summer in the PICU and then I interviewed right after that in Aug. and was offered a position. I am soooooo excited! good luck on your
  9. How in the world do you make it in CA?

    LA is a wonderful place to live and work and I would especially like to recommend UCLA b/c it is a great facility. As far as the pay goes and the cost of living you have to take the good with the bad...
  10. question regarding Cedars

    Congrats! I will be working there in the Westwood hospital in July so I am soooooo excited for you. The recruiter there is really nice and accomodating, the facility is wonderful and the nurses and...
  11. Why does everyone recommend med-surg?

    Well I am just a nursing student like you and I am sure that alot of "Seasoned" nurses will disagree but I say just skip the med-surg and go straight into your specialty. May people have told me to...
  12. Prerequisities in DC

    Howard University, Catholic, Georgtown...There are also a whole lot of ADN Programs. just depends on what kind of program and environment you are looking for. Tell me a lil more
  13. Relocating to Los Angeles

    Los Angeles is a wonderful place to be a nurse! I would personally like to recommend UCLA medical center. They are ranked third in the nation and I believe they start off at 25.36 an hour. From my...
  14. usc in l.a. anyone????/ tenet healthcare??

    Wow, thanks! I won't be working there when I
  15. Information on Washington DC hospitals

    Childrens: great facility, nice staff, I'm not sure how the pay is but its really hard to get a job there. There are a lot of background checks and endless paper work.. Washington Hospital Center:...
  16. usc in l.a. anyone????/ tenet healthcare??

    What's so bad about Tenet
  17. If only I had know that Bio and Chem would be one of the more "easier" courses. I have one more year left so I have been thru all of the patho's, the A&P"s the Med-Surg and peds, etc. SO looking...
  18. I have to be bathed by my classmate???

    While I agree that after a while you get a lot more comfortable with your fellow classmates, it is still quite embarrasing to receive a bath by them. I mean, how hard can it be to bathe a pt? Its...
  19. Chronic nausea in a 12 year old

    I really dont have anything to add, but I hope your son gets
  20. hahaha!!! you guys have no idea what you are in for. The late nights, the early mornings, the tears etc...good
  21. I have to be bathed by my classmate???

    O Heeeeelllllll
  22. ER last night made me mad!

    And speaking of "The Residents" on Monday, did anyone notice how much the Asian resident just complained and complianed and complianed. I mean, why did you become a Dr. in the first place...just a...
  23. ER last night made me mad!

    Yea, I saw that. And thats why I only watch the Discovery Health channel b/c they are the only ones who give an accurate account of what it really means to be a nurse. they actually show respect to...
  24. ER last night made me mad!

    Yea, that's what I watch, "trauma in the ER." there was a good one on there last nite where the nurse was struggling with the many adversaties of being an ER nurse. At one point the DR. said to her:...
  25. Just a note on the NP vs PA debate...

    I too was interested in this. I want to obtain a PNP degree and open up a small private practice clinic in Southern California. So what's the deal with this reimbursment