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FNP in the Bay Area/CA working in university setting in specialty practice. Salary 210k - no negotiations - based on union set rates/previous NP/RN exp. 2.5 weeks pto + separate sick time bank All holidays paid 1,500 CME/yr 1 week for education Dea, malpractice included pension plan after 5 years Work 4 10 hr shifts, no call

I currently work at the Kaiser South SF ICU, it is a small ICU 13 beds on 2 separate wings, we only take medical ICU pts and very stable neuro patients. You will not learn much here at all. No teaching or residents here Stanford has 5 specialized ICUs (CVICU, CCU, neuro, MSICU, etc) is a teaching hospital and has a great opportunity to learn. I would choose Stanford for ICU

1 hour each way..bay area traffic :Evil-Pumpkin:

Hi so sorry for the late response! I've been pretty busy. The MSN program is good, its structured so you can do full or part time. I'll be done with my MSN this spring 2016! I would bridge immediately because it's difficult to get a job with just an ADN. I would not bother to go for another bachelors degree, a masters degree makes you more desirable and competitive in the magnet-heavy hospitals in the bay area. I'm working full time on a step down ICU unit 4 days a week and also doing school full time. It's difficult but totally do-able :) just have to be dedicated. If you have any specific questions just email me, i hope you're doing well at ccsf, i visit occasionally.

1) California 2) 50.36 base + 5.30 PM differential. full benefits 3) New grad position...4months in now 4) SD ICU

thanks so much for this insight, i just started a CNS program in adult care and your perspectives have been very helpful.

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Anyone have pictures of what male nurses used to wear?

Congrats!! I had almost 200 questions i know how draining it can be ._.

I took the exam in CA beginning of july tried trick right after the exam. License posted in 48 hrs

goodluck with whatever path you decide to take in your life

I graduated in may and registered at the end of that month. Got my att in about five minutes via email. Most of my classmates got it just as quickly

Thank you! I wouldn't worry too much about the med math. You get an additional two chances to pass if you fail the first time and I honestly didn't find it difficult at all. I just did the practice questions they gave us, I didn't use the math book. In regards to the readings, honestly, I didn't really read the textbooks I focused mainly on the lecture notes and PowerPoint's. That was all I needed to pass all the exams, but it depends on what kind of student you are. The only time I used the textbook was to reinforce electrolytes/acid & bases and pharmacology. I would definitely recommend finding a study partner or group of friends it really helps reinforce information and motivates you to study harder. The nursing staff at city college are all very nice and definitely want you to succeed. They have office hours and I would take advantage of that if there's something you did not understand in class. I would definitely stay in touch with nursing instructors you have every semester because after you graduate you will need letters of recommendation for potential jobs and future education. Also 2nd semester look into the ccsf nursing scholarship they give it to 2nd/3rd semester students. Its called the Felicia Chow scholarship you can ask Helen the awesome office manager about that. Theres so much to say about the nursing program but honestly it went by so fast, I say enjoy your time with your classmates I definitely made some lifelong friends. Also I would not worry about clinical placements they are very good about figuring those out for students. I enjoyed most of the rotations I had and I got placed at good hospitals. I was at SFgeneral, Laguna Honda, UCSF Mt Zion, UCSF Langley Porter and UCSF Benioff. I know city college also utilizes CPMC and some Kaiser hospitals for last semester preceptorships. Also I highly recommend you apply for San Francisco States RN-BSN bridge your third semester or if you already have a bachelors apply for the masters! Let me know if you have any more specific questions.

Hey guys I just graduated from the CCSF program a month ago. I loved it. If you have any questions I'd be more then happy to answer them for you. I'm currently cramming to take my nclex next week and am starting the masters program at sf state this August.

I got waitlisted again and a lower number then last year.. thank god I have a backup. Last year for 2011 SFSU accepted up to number 24 on the waitlist. I was number 25 last year