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  1. OMG I passed NCLEX!!!!!!!

    *PICURN* posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    yesss!!!! :balloons: :smiley_aa wow nothing can ruin my day!!!! i can't believe i can finally call myself a nurse!!!!!!!!!!!!! -sara

  2. So I called the CA BON...

    *PICURN* posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    and....so I asked them if my "file was complete" because some of my classmates/other IP's who have taken the NCLEX the same day I have, have gotten their results via the online website and I haven't....

  3. So I called the CA BON...

    *PICURN* replied to *PICURN*'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    ooops! I thought I posted here that I passed! yeah i found out friday that I passed still celebrating!!!! thank GOODNESS i never have to take that test again! I think I posted it all over the place...

  4. Which is better for new grad? Big Medical Center or small hospital?

    *PICURN* replied to careerdejour's topic in General Nursing

    I would recommend the larger medical center I did all my clinical rotations in smaller, community hospitals but worked as a CNA in a larger teaching hospital. I think for a new grad, you are going to...

  5. OMG I passed NCLEX!!!!!!!

    *PICURN* replied to *PICURN*'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    really....NOTHING can bring me down!!!! Time for some.... :beer: :cheers: :beercuphe HA HA!!! CELEBRATE!~!!!!! Never have I gone through so much

  6. whats per diem?

    *PICURN* replied to xfantahseegurlx's topic in Nursing Career

    per diem means no benefits (no medical, dental, vision, etc) but....its a lot more $$ per hour. when i was a CNA per diem (this may not be true at your hospital) but i was able to write my own...

  7. So I called the CA BON...

    *PICURN* replied to *PICURN*'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I PASSED!!!! WOW so i thought i'd have to wait AT LEAST until next week but.....guess not!!!!!!! -Sara

  8. Just took my boards....

    *PICURN* replied to RNJennifer's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    YEAHH!!! Congrats to all 3 of us!!! I found out literally like 15 min

  9. ? about 16 hour shifts

    *PICURN* replied to rn2b2006's topic in General Nursing

    OMG!!!! :chuckle :chuckle

  10. So I called the CA BON...

    *PICURN* replied to *PICURN*'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    yes...luckily i have started my orientation as an IPRN in the PICU so I'm pretty busy w/all the classes we have to take and orientation, so its not as bad as if I were just sitting around in front of...

  11. NCLEX results

    *PICURN* replied to nurstudnt546's topic in California Nursing

    I have NO idea how I got an ATT w/o a transcript. When I got the ATT, I assumed they had my transcripts....I got a letter saying that they still didn't have my transcripts about a week before the ATT...

  12. For those who took KAPLAN and passed NLEX..

    *PICURN* replied to GottaBeanRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    YES you can buy that book and it has the strategies in that (I totally forgot about that!) and I too would be bored in the classes, which is why I bought the online version so I could go as fast/slow...

  13. NCLEX results

    *PICURN* replied to nurstudnt546's topic in California Nursing

    uggh still waiting....although now i know WHY I'm still waiting...they got my transcripts TODAY (umm graduated in DECEMBER whats the hold up?!?!) so they can't process my test results until my file...

  14. ? about 16 hour shifts

    *PICURN* replied to rn2b2006's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I would much rather do 2 16's and get paid the same as 3 12's!!!! I mean after 12 hours, another 4 really isn't that bad. I thought I would hate 12 hour shifts, but after 8 the last 4 aren't...

  15. For those who took KAPLAN and passed NLEX..

    *PICURN* replied to GottaBeanRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You are missing the classroom part. They lecture on what is in the book, and highlight the most important parts for you to focus on. They also ask additional questions...like 50 or so at the end of...

  16. Just took my boards....

    *PICURN* replied to RNJennifer's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Try to think happy thoughts..... I know...easier said than done. Just remember that worrying about it and wondering and being stressed isn't going to change the results. ugggh and you are from...

  17. For those who took KAPLAN and passed NLEX..

    *PICURN* replied to GottaBeanRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    share....you make me feel SO MUCH more at ease, you really have NO IDEA...I read one of your other posts about passing and I was just HOPING you were from CA and maybe its not just me but the BON is...

  18. For those who took NCLEX in CA...

    *PICURN* replied to share's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    CONGRATS!!!! I am going on day 7 of waiting....I also had 75 (if you haven't read like the other 100 posts that i've talked about this!!!) I guess I should stop being so paranoid and just stick it...

  19. Magnet hospital

    *PICURN* replied to mugwump's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a hospital that is *almost* Magnet. I guess we are almost there, like one step away or something like that. That's probably true for most hospitals, just weird that the hospital I work...

  20. For those who took KAPLAN and passed NLEX..

    *PICURN* replied to GottaBeanRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    UGgghhhhh still waiting!!!!!! It sucks that CA doesn't have the quick-results

  21. For those who took KAPLAN and passed NLEX..

    *PICURN* replied to GottaBeanRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I was getting like an average of 64% on all the tests (some were more like 62, some were more like 74) but overall my avg was 64% They say if you get between 62.3% and 70% you are in good shape to...

  22. CA wages?

    *PICURN* replied to markjrn's topic in California Nursing

    i'm down in southern CA, new grads start around $24-26/hr and I know in northern CA its a little more (higher cost of

  23. Curious to know...

    *PICURN* replied to Spoiled1's topic in General Nursing

    I actually haven't started working in critical care yet, but I can answer some of your ?'s.... 1. The nurse patient ratio is SMALL....like one nurse to one patient, you will have 2 patients MAX 2....

  24. Did you work as a Care Partner prior to working as an RN?

    *PICURN* replied to leo_bsn's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a Care Partner @ UCLA before graduation. What is great is that you don't have a set # of shifts you have to work, and you schedule your own shifts. So if you have a big test coming up,...

  25. traveling to calf to work in their er

    *PICURN* replied to majva's topic in Emergency

    I wouldn't go that far I would say you are more likely to be sued nowadays than ever before, but I don't think its so bad that you should have to move out of CA Maybe I just feel that way b/c I have...