DarkBluePhoenix

DarkBluePhoenix

Med-Surg/DOU/Ortho/Onc/Rehab/ER/

Member

  • Content

    1,867

  • Visitors

    15,349

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    3

All Content by DarkBluePhoenix

  1. New job, need clothing and accessory advice!

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to DarkBluePhoenix's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Oh and a watch too

  2. New job, need clothing and accessory advice!

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to DarkBluePhoenix's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Thanks so much guys! Amazing tips! I am pretty nervous and excited to start. My friend got me in and I know I'm capable I just want to be a big fail, ya know? Anyone got good tips for starting

  3. Pasadena City College ADN Spring 2012

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to DarkBluePhoenix's topic in California Nursing

    Ha ha thats right! Maybe. My college was closed that day of the horrible winds. We lost power too. ya you can change your username once a year and you can put up an avatar! I want another tattoo and...

  4. New job, need clothing and accessory advice!

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to DarkBluePhoenix's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Thanks

  5. CNA's/PCT's how much do you make?

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to Karen06's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In So Cal Hospital $9.95 Night diff about $1.50-$2.00 part time two, 12-hr shifts per week or more if you can pick up shifts Also if you dont need benefits and can prove you got insurance they add...

  6. Your pet peeve of the week

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Nurse in middle of med pass (which by the way is NOT in a hurry because she was texting between meds) comes down the hall to tell me that the person she just gave meds to needs the...

  7. CSU Los Angeles School of Nursing (CSULA Fall 2012)

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to gaspu8myc00kie's topic in California Nursing

    [bump]

  8. Pasadena City College ADN Spring 2012

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to DarkBluePhoenix's topic in California Nursing

    Thanks there! But I am sure doubting it every minute that passes...They wouldn't take this long if they didn't get a lot of applicants, which means that more applicants equals less chance to get...

  9. Failed pre-employment drug screen

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to OlderRNinGA's topic in General Nursing

    Are you kidding me? Do you know how much a little trip to the ER is? Screw that idea, I will just go to my mom and have her give me one of her meds to hold me over til the next day. Geez, sorry some...

  10. Pasadena City College ADN Spring 2012

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to DarkBluePhoenix's topic in California Nursing

    Awesome! Thanks so

  11. Pasadena City College ADN Spring 2012

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to DarkBluePhoenix's topic in California Nursing

    Oh thanks for the tip! Man I knew I should have applied. Gosh, well I was thinking of RCC (or cal state San Bernardino) who give extra points for language will be ok with only 2 years in HS. My...

  12. Failed pre-employment drug screen

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to OlderRNinGA's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Leslie Is it illegal, yes. Was the timing bad, oh ya. No one can sit here and go " oh I have never taken a pill that wasn't prescribed to me." I have done it. When my period was...

  13. Does each CalState Require a Transcript?

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to DarkLotus's topic in California Nursing

    Unfortunately, there is now way around spending $$ on transcripts. All cal states admissions need current transcripts as well as each nursing programs. Since you went to 3 different schools, you will...

  14. Nurse's getting younger

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    Leslie: I totally agree with you. People who don't get it, won't get it.....until later in

  15. programs in SF Bay and/or LA area???

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to CalB's topic in California Nursing

    If you want safe, in the LA area, look around suburban CCs. Honestly, just because they are not in the inner city doesn't mean they are worse, or the education is bad. But if safety is an issue for...

  16. CSULB Fall 2012 BSN

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to Spiffyness's topic in California Nursing

    Don't sweat guys! Micro is fun. I took micro and physiology last spring and it wasn't too bad. I took all written finals for both ( we had a choice for all essay questions or all multiple choice). I...

  17. Pasadena City College ADN Spring 2012

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to DarkBluePhoenix's topic in California Nursing

    Well I figured my teas was lower and my overall may not be right. I went to cal poly for a year and failed out and they are on quarter system so combining grades is a little tricky. I probably should...

  18. Pasadena City College ADN Spring 2012

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to DarkBluePhoenix's topic in California Nursing

    Well I re did my TEAS and got a whooping 2% higher than last time, so 84%. My overall GPA is about a 3.15, after fall I should have a 3.24. I am a CNA and I have an associates degree. My pre req GPA...

  19. Pasadena City College ADN Spring 2012

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to DarkBluePhoenix's topic in California Nursing

    Nope. I didn't. My teas and overall GPA would have given me like 60 points. Not good

  20. Pasadena City College ADN Spring 2012

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to DarkBluePhoenix's topic in California Nursing

    update guys! ok so well.....a friend of mine called and said we should expect emails the week of 12/19 i give

  21. CSU Los Angeles School of Nursing (CSULA Fall 2012)

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to gaspu8myc00kie's topic in California Nursing

    Good luck on your finals! What are you taking? I have math final and o-chem final. They wont be too

  22. CSU Los Angeles School of Nursing (CSULA Fall 2012)

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to gaspu8myc00kie's topic in California Nursing

    Oh ya plus finals week is going on! Wonderful! No they aren't expensive at all. I took my CNA class at the CC I am at now. Tuition for a 5 unit class was like $300 plus and then you just need the...

  23. CSULB Fall 2012 BSN

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to Spiffyness's topic in California Nursing

    CSUSB too and that was it...I am unable to move due to family so I picked the surround colleges. I am thinking of applying to APU's ABSN porgram too, its kinda far up in Victorville but I used to live...

  24. CSULB Fall 2012 BSN

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to Spiffyness's topic in California Nursing

    If they didnt change their rules then I would be a shoe-in, I mean I worked hard, raising my grades and getting better grades. But apparently its just not good enough A friend who is in their EL-MSN...

  25. CSU Los Angeles School of Nursing (CSULA Fall 2012)

    DarkBluePhoenix replied to gaspu8myc00kie's topic in California Nursing

    oh damn that sucks! I HIGHLY recommend to take a CNA class while you wait and possibly get a job. It will help tremendously in clinicals. And it will also give you the upper hand at CSULB since a lot...