thth21

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1. Young Nurses!

   thth21 replied to Bliss911's topic in General Nursing

   I'm 23, graduated with a BSN at 22! Youngest RN in my Medical/Neuro ICU. Even the new-er grads are older than me! I don't really talk about how young I am, lol, & I think most people I work with assume that I'm older :)

2. Fresno hospitals?????

   thth21 replied to Iznir3's topic in California

   I work at Community Regional Medical Center and love it. We're a level 1 trauma center so we get all of the serious traumas from the central valley + we have a brand new neuro ICU and some new neuro surgeons! Lots of neuro pts. I work in Medical &...

3. Lunch breaks in ICU.

   thth21 replied to IvesRN's topic in MICU

   I work in a MICU at a large trauma center. We usually have a designated break nurse to break everyone/take pts on runs for CT's/MRI's/whatnots. The break nurse will also help with new admits/unstable pts on the unit. I think it's a much safer option,...

4. What are the odds of getting a NEW GRAD job in California?

   thth21 replied to angela1207's topic in California

   Very, very difficult to get jobs in California even in inland areas. I work in Fresno, Ca (one of the "undesireable" areas of California as mentioned above), and basically only got my job because I had already worked per diem as a PCA at the hospital...

5. ACLS+ EKG Certification?

   thth21 replied to Emilynn09's topic in California

   An EKG class will go over more specific heart rhythm stuff that you will need to know on a tele unit. ACLS mainly reviews rhythms that need an immediate intervention. My EKG course was pretty heavy on pacemaker stuff, including reading pacer strips. ...

6. New Grad Nursing Jobs in CA

   thth21 replied to canuck1019's topic in California

   Hi Katie, I definitely agree with everything that has already been said here. I'm a new grad from a BSN program and was hired into Cardiac ICU in the Central Valley, but I was an internal. The only new grads that the hospital that I worked hired at ...

7. Easier or harder to accepted into a AA or BSN Program?

   thth21 replied to chollygolightly's topic in California

   I'm an undergrad at USF. Our MSN program is pretty competitive to get in to. Someone I know tried to apply into the MSN program and already had a bachelors in biology from UCLA and wasn't accepted. I think her cumulative GPA was around a 3.2 (possibl...