willowita ADN, RN

Hey Crystal. My biggest piece of advice is be patient. You will show up to your unit during orientation to basically introduce yourself and familiarize yourself with the layout and where everything is. Don't be surprised if they don't want to deal wi...

Hi all, just wondering if anyone else applied for the RN 1/Relief RN position at the LA County Dept of Health Services? The item is still open for anyone interested in applying. Anyone hired as an RN1 at the county, how long did it take from applying...

LA County hires new grads with a license and BLS. The hiring process is a little confusing but it starts with applying for the exam. Here's the website: Job Opportunities | WELCOME TO THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES Search for nurse and apply for Registere...

There are many hospitals with UCLA in the name not associated with the County so not sure which one you called. The exam at the County is still open. I can't copy and paste a direct link but here is the search for the job board: Job Opportunities | W...

LA County DHS operates LAC+USC Medical Center, Harbor-UCLA, Olive View UCLA, and Rancho Los Amigos Rehab Center. Passing their entrance exam allows you to interview for any of those hospitals.

I keep reading about the doom and gloom of California and it has not been my experience, though it definitely was in Oregon and Hawaii where I used to live. One of the level 1 trauma centers in L.A. is a county facility and they only require you have...

Thank you OP! I am in the same boat. Starting my new job tomorrow! My dad, who used to work ER in the same hospital asked me if I was excited. I said I was terrified. I'm working a med/surg floor and I worry about the same things you mentioned. The f...

Honestly, it doesn't matter that you don't know enough math or science at this point. That's you and everyone thinking of going into nursing. You will learn math and science as you go through the pre-req courses. Doesn't matter what happened 10 years...

Definitely nursing school friends and an awesome study group! Would also add time to exercise because it'll decrease your stress and make you feel good about taking care of yourself. One thing I see a lot on these boards is people who feel like there...

It's never too late to go to school and do it. I got my ADN at 32. I'm in a BSN program now at 34. Hopefully in 5 I'll be in an NP program. Can't sweat the time that is behind us. Only plan ahead starting today. Good luck to you!

Hi everyone, I'm also in the same position of having to choose between RN1 F item vs Relief at different county hospitals. They are both in Med-Surge but the Relief position has a better schedule that allows me to fit my full time BSN program into th...

Here's the new RN residency program info from Children's Hospital LA. You don't need prior experience. RN Residency in Pediatrics | CHLA

Yes! LA County College of Nursing has a 30 unit option. I think Rio Hondo does too. Maybe check the CA Board of Nursing site for a complete list. Those are just the ones I know off the top of my head.

What grades did you get in the prereqs? Those grades are weighted more than overall gpa

From what a manager told me, the patient population at the county can be shocking to those unfamiliar. It's the underserved of the underserved so by the time they get to the hospital, they are complex cases. There are language barriers, homelessness,...

Maybe it was just luck but pretty much everyone from my ADN program got hired at a hospital in LA. Some went into the county system, which you have to be patient with the hiring process but they only require a license and BLS. Others went into RN Res...

I'm a native speaker in California so it's definitely a plus for me. Picking up conversational and medical Spanish is a good idea if you live in area with a population of Latinos. It definitely can't hurt.

It's definitely tough in Hawaii. The reason I brought up outpatient is because as a new grad RN who wants to use their RN license, that may be the only route available for a while. I realize it doesn't count for an in-patient position but even gettin...

Graduate over here from the regular ADN program at County. If you're already an LVN, just go the LVN-RN route. No need to start at the beginning. You guys start in the summer before 3rd semester starts and you'll be acclimated to the schedule and str...

Nursing is impacted at pretty much all California campuses. So don't worry about CSU Long Beach! Like the other poster stated, most programs require you take all the prereqs after you start college and then apply to the nursing program afterward. So ...

Instead of applying for the accelerated BSN, why not apply for a traditional BSN? And if that still doesn't get you in, you could always try an ADN, get good grades in that, and then bridge from RN to BSN. If you want to be a nurse, explore all the o...

Hey OP, Most of the schools I've seen will not accept a student into their program that failed out of another program. But I have to ask, does the school you failed from only allow you to fail once and then kick you out for good? I'm asking because s...

Completely agree with the unfair nature of it. It's partly why the state university cut enrollment for their nursing program this year since people cannot get jobs on island. Again, I'm not saying you will not get a job. I would just focus on outpati...

Since the OP already has a BA, a lot of GE credits should carry over, which should minimize the price tag of a BSN. The way things are going, I think the BSN route would be better if the OP has the time, the grades to get into an accelerated BSN prog...

vglass, I know you weren't asking me but just wanted to reply to you as well. All the things in this thread still hold true. I just left Oahu 1 month ago and went back to the mainland. I was a new grad when I got to Honolulu and so I ended up working...