Norahkc

I have a little more than one year experience in outpatient surgery centers and currently have 3 job offers from various hospitals. I am between 2 of the hospitals and one is working on cases like transplants, robotic surgery, and cardiac. This hospital will require a lot of call which I've never done before. The other hospital is offering a periop 101 course, but it's with peds. I've never worked with peds, and I might like it but med math in the OR scares me. Any advice on which one to take? They both pay around the same amount, but the call one will probably pay a lot more in the long run. Do you think I need it with a year under my belt?

We've waited this long...just a couple more days hopefully!! Good luck!!

I graduated in California in May 2012 with DUIs on my record (2000 & 2007) and have not yet heard back from the BRN. While all my classmates are all sitting for the exam, I am studying for the test without knowing I am able to take the test. I too called the BRN before taking my prereqs and asked them if I could sit for the exam in the end and they told me that they consider 2 years to be rehabilitated and DUIs are really not what they are looking for. They said they are really looking for any violence or current problems with drugs/alcohol. Also, to make matters even more confusing a girl in my graduating class had a DUI while in the program and she was one of the FIRST in the class to be approved to take the test. She currently has to blow in her car to start it!! I am truly happy for her, but at the same time, I am hurt that I haven't received my eligibility letter. My application has been in final review with the BRN since May 29th. To what is supposed to be a happy time with graduating is a stressful and anxiety-riden time in my life. Does anybody know how long it will take, if they deny me, to be able to take the boards exam? I would have to accept their stipulated agreement after it is passed onto the attorney general? I know I have an option to wait another year to reapply, but I don't want to do that. I am just afraid by the time I am able to take the exam it will be much harder because of the time I had to wait. Is the consensus to not get a nurse attorney on this? Appreciated~