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Hi, I am trying to apply to a few LPN/LVN positions with the VA but the application and its questions are somewhat strange and I can't figure out how to answer them. On Form 10-2850c Questions 16(a-c) ask: (a) Name the certifying body for your health...

I'm an LPN in the CLC unit of my hospital too. While I can't speak for all CLCs, I love the one I work at. Some of them are long-term care oriented, others are short-term rehab, still others are a mix. I currently work for the short-term rehab unit b...

Hi! I am an LPN in a VA hospital in North Carolina. I may be able to answer a few of your questions. First things first, nearly all VAs are different from one another (culture, P&P, services offered, etc) so I can only speak for my VA. I would s...

Man, you guys are lucky..the wait time has dramatically improved from when I took it. Back when I took it the wait for the ATT was 4 months, the wait for the NCLEX results was a month, and the wait for the license card was 2 months. My actual wait ti...

Right now, LVN with about 1 and a half years of experience on central coast of California making $22.75. I work in a SNF. They hire new grads here too!

I'll give my experience in case it helps out anyone reading it one day: I am an LVN/LPN currently living in CA and I applied for a VA hospital position in North Carolina in late September of this year. About a week after the opening closed I received...

Hi all, I attempted to find threads similar to this, but nearly all of them are several years old. I am a LVN living and working in the central coast of CA but due to the high cost of living and desire for a change, I have set my sights on GA and Atl...

It wasn't hard at all. Just download an endorsement application from the GA sos website and follow the instructions. If you have all your paperwork ready it shouldn't take longer than a month or so.

First off, as an FYI; LPNs = LVNs in CA and TX. To answer your questions: California is known for being one of the most difficult states to obtain nursing employment in. It's hard to say if you could obtain work here in less than 2 months, for all we...

Central coast of California: 20/hr- new grad rate. They actually hire new grads here too! I make a few dollars over that due to my few years of experience though.

Hello all, I am an LVN from the central coast of CA working in a SNF/LTC and was looking for advice on the job market in GA, specifically, the Atlanta area. I noticed there are some threads similar to this, although they are all several years old and...

Hi, I was wondering how the VA application process worked. I have a CA LVN license and was looking into a position in AL at their medical center in Birmingham. The licensure requirement states I need a license from any US state or territory. Does tha...

"That's all? I drink twice that much on nights."

You think you've had to wait a long time? Lol, listen to this: I sent in my paperwork the last week of July, got my ATT in the middle of November, took NCLEX 3 days later, found out I passed 2 weeks after that but my file went to enforcement for a re...

My partner was a pt in the hospital last week and I of course was there with him everyday until he was discharged. He had a nurse (female, RN, African-American, young) one day and she did and said a few things that I found not only offensive, but unp...

You know, I never thought of that... everyone has off-days. I should know this, I used to be a waiter before I became a nurse. I guess I was just a little put off with her comment and the fact that I saw him in pain. Anyways, I think everyone's got g...

I am from the Central Valley (Fresno) and am very familiar with Visalia. Kaweah Delta is actually one of the top paying hospitals in the Valley. OP, I don't want to come off as rude, but if the only area you've seen in CA is SD, you're getting a rath...

I live in the Bay Area of CA and things are tight here. I am not in favor of how large (in terms of population) California is getting and the state is constantly in some sort of "financial crisis". I want to move out of state too, OP.

Oh, this is an aside, but I forgot to mention: People around here (at least in the Bay Area) generally don't like when you refer to our state as "Cali". It is a dead give-away you are from a different state.

I would strongly recommend against moving here actually, kobebryant. I am a CA native and live in the East Bay (Contra Costa county) of the San Francisco bay and let me tell you, jobs are few and far between here. I have met several out-of-staters wh...

Thank you very much for that helpful response :). I love the west coast and CA (there really is no other place like it I think) but I'm still young (I'm 23) and I have a lot more to learn and experience. My aunt lives in Ga. and she sends pictures of...

Hi, I am a CA native living in the SF Bay Area but am looking to relocate to the Southeast. I was thinking GA, SC, or FL. I realize the difference between the three (SF and the SE) in terms of culture/weather etc., but I was looking for a non-biased ...

Hi, I'm a newly licensed LVN in the bay area in CA as well as new here to AN. While I don't expect to obtain a job in the hospital and know it's a rarity to be hired into one as an LVN/LPN, I was just wondering what areas/hospitals still do? If the h...

In that case, maybe I should move and endorse my license to TX. From what I am told, acute care experience is worth its weight in gold. I don't really mind where I live, as long as I can find a job within a reasonable amount of time. As nice as the ...

What area do you live in? I found out that my local county hospital hires LVNs but I am not sure if it utilizes them on the units. It would be pretty neat to get a job in acute care, but I won't hold my breath.