If any of you are in so.cal, UCI will let you preceptor in three different areas and then pick your permanent placement; its part of their new grad program. good
Hi, I graduate in December and attend school out of the area. I am interested in ending my hellish commute and working closer to home. However, I know very little about the hospitals in my area, and...
hi laurel, i made a career switch to nursing and also have a ba. i shopped around to schools who would take classes more than five years old; about half of them would. i did have to take some...
nrse2B2005 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing
Hi, I have been on Prozac, Celexa, Zoloft, Effexor, and Luvox (bit of a sad kitty, aren't I ?). Celexa made me sleepy, Zoloft was like taking acid (only paradoxically more fun), Effexor didn't do...
I know the feeling. I am in third semester and have all sorts of similar stories. One of the things you can take away from this is the following: 1) chart on the med sheet that the pt refused the...
Where are you when we need you? If you ever decide to work in LA and can handle clinical rotations at county, please help a bunch of us needy students out. Its one thing to berate your students,...
Thank you for your reply. I was wondering, how do you cope with the med students? They often are taking up valuable space, computer and otherwise, and chatting away while you are trying to do your...
I am in third semester and am doing a peds rotation in a county hospital in LA. I have done clinic here before and none of the staff is too remarkably pleasant, but I have been able to get through it...
Hi Alicia, I had a similar situation, too. I have two bachelors degrees and decided to pursue nursing much later. I was told that there are some schools that will allow a candidate such as yourself...
Try middle aged, wealthy white females. Gay, wealthy white males. Educated, middle-class and upperclass infected mommies with disease-free children tagging along. Working professionals with their...
Hi everyone! I am a nursing student commuting one hour from my home in O.C. (Hunt. Bch). I know next to nothing about the hospitals in my area as I am doing rotations in the south bay. Can anyone...
nrse2B2005 replied to peaceful's topic in Nursing Career
Hi, My sister works at Torrance Memorial Hospital as an Oncology RN and loves it there. I did a rotation at Little Company of Mary in Torrance (also known as Little Company of Money-very posh) and...
I made the switch to nursing when I was 31 years old. I was the district environmental health and safety manager for Waste Management, LA Metro. I was tired of working 70 hour workweeks, being on...
Dont worry a bit. No employer nor school will disqualify you for having Hep B. The only question that they want answered is: does (you) nursing pose a danger to you or someone else, and of course,...