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  1. does anyone have any wise advice for me?

    smile123 replied to reginaa's topic in Nursing Career

    Since you already have a BS in another field, I would suggest you go for the accelerated BSN degree. It takes 12 to 14 months, which is less time than a 2 year ADN degree. At some hospitals, BSN...

  2. What are the earnings of an IV infusion RN???

    smile123 replied to RN75's topic in Nursing Career

    Go to salary.com and it can give you a ballpark for your area. Good

  3. Advice for pre-req coursework for CA schools

    smile123 replied to SparkleRN's topic in California Nursing

    You can certainly take the combined A&P classes. They offer them at the N.California community colleges, so there's no problem. I did end up taking 3 quarters (or 2 semesters) of A&P. Check...

  4. IV Infusion Pumps

    smile123 replied to linda52's topic in MICU, SICU

    We have Alaris pumps which are great! BTW, you can program different alarm/warming levels on them. They also allow you to program in PCA modules with continuous, PCA, bolus and any combo thereof....

  5. No Shortage of Nursing in Bay,S.F, and Sacramento Area!

    smile123 replied to John123's topic in California Nursing

    Sorry you had such a difficult time. What units did you work on before? What area/speciality are you looking for? Were you looking for 12 hour days or are you open to working nights? Or were you...

  6. Advice for a new nursing student.

    smile123 replied to Barefoot_inSD's topic in California Nursing

    Time

  7. Yale's program

    smile123 replied to flute421's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I can understand your pain with the Yale program. You are correct in that GEPNs must pass the NCLEX in continue in the master's portion of the program at Yale. What I meant by "left with nothing" is...

  8. fed up- cant get a job

    smile123 replied to coogar's topic in Nursing Career

    What state and city are you in? As a new grad, there are programs for newly minted RN's but as other posters have stated, they are only offered 2 to 3 times a year, generally in October, Feb and...

  9. Bay Area Nursing

    smile123 replied to IDidIt2007's topic in California Nursing

    Most N. Cal hospitals have unions. The largest one is the CNA (California Nurses Association). CNA represents UC, Kaiser, and Sutter Health as some of the hospitals in the SF Bay Area. You can read...

  10. Yale's program

    smile123 replied to flute421's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Actually, it's very common for these entry level master's NP programs not to offer a BSN. They figure all the candidates already have bachelor's degrees from their previous backgrounds. But there's...

  11. Anyone challenged the NCLEX?

    smile123 replied to MikeinSD's topic in California Nursing

    You might fit into Method #3. Contact the Board for vocational nursing. http://www.bvnpt.ca.gov/ http://www.bvnpt.ca.gov/factvn.htm (The different methods for qualifying to take the exam are shown...

  12. Nursing or psychology? My neverending dilemma

    smile123 replied to mslinzyann's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree with the previous poster, sometimes what we are attracted to is not necessarily our strong suit. I liked math, but it took me a while to get the hang of it in high school. But I got a sense...

  13. Entering ABSN with GPA of...

    smile123 replied to nikinurse's topic in Nursing Career

    Usually, those programs require an essay. You should explain how your have matured and hence improved your grades. There are some schools that have so many applicants that they look only at the...

  14. Suggestion for enrollment in MEPN

    smile123 replied to dia2001's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi Dia, Go to the USF website and look up their program. For every MEPN program, you have to take prereqs (including anatomy and physiology within the last 5 years). Then once you are accepted...

  15. Prepaid tuition in California??? please help me!

    smile123 replied to nursern20's topic in California Nursing

    How much experience do you have as a floor nurse? If you work at any of the UC's (UC San Francisco, UCLA, etc.), you can get up to 2/3's of your tuition paid for your masters provided you are working...

  16. Attending career fairs

    smile123 replied to BrooklynRN2008's topic in Nursing Career

    There's no harm in attending a job fair in October. It depends on the hospital. Some hospitals will tell you to apply in Feb/Mar if you are graduating in May; they won't have their new grad jobs...

  17. Three Questions - New Grads, Please Read

    smile123 replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At some hospitals, everyone has to switch D/Ns (1 month days, 1 month nights, with 3 - 12's) and work every other weekend. It's horrible to switch because your time clock is constantly saying, "Huh?...

  18. Does CHOC pay $23/hr?!?!

    smile123 replied to babynurse06's topic in California Nursing

    The best thing to do is CALL the hospital recruiter and ask. Children's Hospital of Orange County http://www.choc.org/nursing/nursing_jobs.cfm Our Human Resources office accepts applications between...

  19. new grad RN moving to Bay Area

    smile123 replied to EDnurse2009's topic in California Nursing

    There are several threads on this topic already. There are new grad programs in the San Francisco Bay Area, but they only offer them 2 or 3 times a year (typically in Oct, Feb and July). You need to...

  20. Negotiating pay and benefits

    smile123 replied to mojo13's topic in Nursing Career

    There is no negotiating salaries for a new RN within a hospital. As the previous poster mentioned, you may see differences between hospitals. If you are working at a hospital, chances are good that...

  21. Bay Area Dreaming!

    smile123 replied to EastCoastOR's topic in California Nursing

    Welcome to California! Yes, you can make it with 2 years of experience in the OR $45/hr and $1400/mo rent in the Bay Area. The question is whether you would have enough money saved from each...

  22. Accelerated BSN Programs

    smile123 replied to 3Triages's topic in General Students

    You do not need a 4.0 GPA for admission into the accel'd BSN programs. But the cutoff is usually 3.0 GPA U/G. They look at your pre-reqs GPA too, especially, the hard sciences (A&P,...

  23. GPA for MSN

    smile123 replied to kvw2008's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes, or higher! But they also look at your clinical/field experience, volunteer work, your essay, recommendations, and GRE scores. It's the entire package, not just a GPA. Good

  24. ADVICE FROM RNs

    smile123 replied to shalamar's topic in Nursing Career

    Do the math course. You need to get through the math anxiety. Math is also used in chemistry and in drug calculations, so you really need to feel comfortable. CNA stuff can wait. When new nurses...

  25. Unit change r/t STRESS?

    smile123 replied to RNchemo's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sounds like your preceptor is making you swim a little too quickly. Perhaps you can talk to the unit manager and ask if you can have a new preceptor or if you can see how she manages with 5 patients...