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  1. Any advice on getting hired by Kaiser? Would appreciate any input!
  2. Getting hired by the State of California seems difficult! Is it easier getting hired by the Mental Health Department versus Corrections? Do MHD RN's get paid alot less than correctional? Seems so...
  3. Advice needed for Calif juvenile corrections

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  4. Advice needed for Calif juvenile corrections

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  5. A school with no wait list-Have you heard of it?

    Try Hawaii Pacific University in Honolulu, HI. They are a private school, expensive but have normal federal loans and scholarships available. Probably does not have a wait
  6. Advice needed for Calif juvenile corrections

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  7. FNP AND NPP-can they do psych rx

    What state are you seeing a demand for pysch NPs? Thanks.
  8. CA/ State Prison RN job question

    Do you mind telling us exactly what the LVN and RN pay rate is now since you work in the state system? I am interested in what regular RNs make per month not what contracted employees make. Thanks...
  9. Single mom's? Advice needed

    I was a single mom to 3 children while in nursing school. Not easy, but step by step one can do it. I took out every grant, applied for many scholarships and got every loan possible. This helped me...
  10. I am a BSN, RN making 41.00/hour first 8 hours and 68.00 last 4 hours of 12 hour shift. The NP wages that are disucssed seem so low! I contemplate going to grad school, just not sure the additional...
  11. Took a test for employment the other day. Does anybody know the correct answer to this crazy question? Of course one would use universal precautions with all but they way the question is worded you...
  12. What is the answer to this crazy question?

    Sorry do not know correct
  13. What is the answer to this crazy question?

    I agree with you. I answered "C" with the same
  14. Does anyone know of jobs where RNs are working within the foster care system in California? Would that be Family and Child Services? Have looked under their job announcements but no RNs needed which...
  15. California Foster Care and RN

    lynnr 98, thank you for taking the time to respond. I will research job openings differently. Currently i have a BSN but not PH certificate. The idea of having every other Friday off sounds...
  16. California Foster Care and RN

    Elkpark, Thanks for replying, that was
  17. Nurse Retention..........

    Where do you
  18. Advice on hospitals & Ventura, CA

    Houses prices in S. California are outrageous. Just bought a house in Camarillo. We like this community b/c great school for kids. Hospitals are hiring, you can get a job easily, pay is not that...
  19. Curious about the overtime issue. Currently work per diem and my agency pays me 4 hrs overtime on every 12 hr shift (overtime kicks in after 8 hrs) at the local hospital. I thought the agency did...
  20. This LEGS learning sounds so interesting. Would of like this method when i was in nursing school. I am an independent learner and get bored easily. Wonder if any grad schools use this method?...
  21. Dysfunctional Unit or Thin-skinned nurse?

    I agree with you regarding California. There are some positive points to living in CA. I spent some time in a travel position in the Bay area and was shocked at how much higher the wages were. Now...
  22. Dysfunctional Unit or Thin-skinned nurse?

    My experience on pp/mother/baby unit is 4 to 5 couplets on average. Have had more on short staffed days. Admissions are split between the nurses usually decided on who has the least pts at the...
  23. I agree with you that the old model of "lectures and spoonfeeding" is not the answer to produce dynamic, critically thinking, professional nurses. Unfortunately my experience with the prevailing...
  24. This sounds beyond stuipd. Another "effective" method of teaching nursing that somebody has dreamed up. In school for me this was a complete waste of time project(s). Reminds me of cultural...