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  1. California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

    heatherp replied to piscesmama's topic in California Nursing

    note to those reading this- the question above was in response to my post about being hired at UC Davis Medical Center even though I did not precept there. There is no official "new grad program."...

  2. California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

    heatherp replied to piscesmama's topic in California Nursing

    Orientation is going well. It's a lot of LONG days, and TONS of information! I keep catching myself saying OMG, I'm a NICU nurse. LOL! So, obviously, I'm in the NIUC. :) I totally know what you mean...

  3. California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

    heatherp replied to piscesmama's topic in California Nursing

    I think every unit is different. For the NICU they said it was going to be a panel interview, but then it ended up being just the assistant nurse manager, and the unit manager at the end (she was...

  4. California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

    heatherp replied to piscesmama's topic in California Nursing

    I have to disagree with this about UCDMC. I am currently in orientation as a New Grad, and I did NOT precept there. I'd never stepped foot in the building prior to my interview. I will say however...

  5. Petrified

    heatherp replied to GINARNBABY's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm right there with you! I start on the 17th. I'm SO nervous. I graduated in Dec. It feels like forever since I've done anything "nurse." I hope I remember how :wink2: GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF

  6. NEW NICU RN

    heatherp replied to imboredndhungry's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm in northern California. It's very hard to get into ANY job as a new grad. The things that I think helped me were: 1. Doing my senior preceptorship in a NICU 2. I took NRP and STABLE during...

  7. NEW NICU RN

    heatherp replied to imboredndhungry's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    For me hospital orientation starts on the 17th, and it's a full 7 days. I then do 2 12 hr shifts in the NICU on the 26th & 27th (I think they said these are classroom and competency check offs...

  8. California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

    heatherp replied to piscesmama's topic in California Nursing

    Well, it took awhile before they contacted me. I applied to two positions the same day, and watched the little updates and saw that position get filled while the NICU one still just said resumes had...

  9. NEW NICU RN

    heatherp replied to imboredndhungry's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When do you two start? We should keep in contact and compare experiences and notes...Support each other Are there other new grads that were hired at the same time? They told me they were hiring 2...

  10. California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

    heatherp replied to piscesmama's topic in California Nursing

    The things that I did between graduation and find a job were: 1. I volunteered (in the NICU, which helped in landing a NICU job) 2. I took PALS and ACLS (I had taken NRP before my preceptorship) 3....

  11. NEW NICU RN

    heatherp replied to imboredndhungry's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't really have any adivce, just wanted to say that I'm in the same boat as you :) I was just hired into the NICU (though I graduated in Dec.) I start orientation on Aug. 17th. When do you...

  12. New Grads- What floor where you hired for?

    heatherp replied to ibme's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was just hired in the NICU! It was my first choice, but I would have taken anything. I start orientation on Aug.

  13. California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

    heatherp replied to piscesmama's topic in California Nursing

    Where/when did you hear that? I was just hired in one of the new grad positions in the NICU. I got the call offering me the job last Monday. I think they have temp. freezes, then lift them...

  14. Some Santa Rosa Junio College questions

    heatherp replied to NewGuyin707's topic in California Nursing

    1.) Once you complete the prereq's roughly how long is the wait? Is the length of your wait influenced by your grades (people with better grades at the top of the list?). There is no wait really....

  15. Physical Assessment

    heatherp replied to Stdy2BaNurse's topic in General Students

    I agree it's a "where you're going to school" thing, not an ADN vs BSN thing. I'm in a BSN program. We've had a couple of short lectures so far. We will never have an entire semester

  16. any other students trying to lose weight?

    heatherp replied to allthingsbright's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Oh, and for those who posted wanting to know about my journey to 111 lbs gone... I've been heavy my entire life. I remember being on Weight Watchers with my mom when I was 10. I tried many other...

  17. any other students trying to lose weight?

    heatherp replied to allthingsbright's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Well, it looks like I gained Nursecadet's .4 lbs. It's OK though, it was coming off of a week with a big loss for me. School starts tomorrow...It should be interesting finding a new routine, and...

  18. any other students trying to lose weight?

    heatherp replied to allthingsbright's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Is today the day we post our loss/gain for the week? I've lost track! My weigh in is on Monday's, but I've been waiting all week to post every week...then I've had 2 vacations durring the chalange...

  19. any other students trying to lose weight?

    heatherp replied to allthingsbright's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I was down .4 at my last weigh in. That was over 2 weeks...one of which was on vacation. So, I think that makes my total 3.4 for the chalange. :)

  20. any other students trying to lose weight?

    heatherp replied to allthingsbright's topic in Health, Stress Management

    My weigh in was better than expected...even though I only lost .4 lbs. I thought I was going to gain since I had a bad beginning of the week. This week, I will not be able to weigh in as I am at my...

  21. any other students trying to lose weight?

    heatherp replied to allthingsbright's topic in Health, Stress Management

    If you have any Core questions, PM me! I've been doing it for almost 2 years now :

  22. any other students trying to lose weight?

    heatherp replied to allthingsbright's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I was down 2.6 this week. However that is over 2 weeks as I was camping for last weeks weigh in. I think I will be up this week : ( I had two days in a row where I was HUNGRY ALL day! I think it...

  23. any other students trying to lose weight?

    heatherp replied to allthingsbright's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'll join : ) Put me down for 8 lbs by Aug 31 (or Sept 2 or whatever). I am at a point in my weight loss journey where the loss is SLOW, so 4 lbs might be all I get, but I'm going for 8. I weigh in...

  24. any other students trying to lose weight?

    heatherp replied to allthingsbright's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I've been doing WW Core since Oct. 2004...all through pre-reqs (I lost weight durring Anatomy when most people gained). I start nursing school in Aug. So far I've lost 107 lbs! One of my...

  25. Advice for California schools

    heatherp replied to Giants8307's topic in California Nursing

    I have to disagree here. The CC I got into (Santa Rosa JC) does not have a wait list. They do however have a lottery. You just have to qualify for the lottery, then hope your name gets drawn. If I...