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  1. Quitting after 4 months.....

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

    Hey girlfriend, Don't despair. First of all, it would be best to look for another job, get an offer, then give notice at your other job. (It's better for salary negotiations.) Next, ask...

  2. Change jobs again?

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

    I agree with the other poster. There are so many jobs in nursing. Switching jobs after a year of critical care is acceptable. Being able to interact with the rest of your social circles sounds...

  3. UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica

    smile123 replied to Bekkidee's topic in California Nursing

    typically, you would work 3 - 12 hours shifts. you do not get "overtime" after the 8th hour of a 12 hour shift. you would only get overtime if you worked more than 40 hours/week. so note in a...

  4. Shift availability for nurses in Cali (& elsewhere)

    smile123 replied to NewJA's topic in California Nursing

    I work at a hospital that has 8 and 12 hour shifts. I work the evening (swing) shift from 3pm to 11:30pm, 4 days a week. The am shift is 7am to 3:30pm and the night shift is 11pm to 7:30am. It...

  5. how long is a new grad a new grad??

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

    From an HR point of view, a new grad RN is a person who has less than 1 year of experience. Once you have 1 year of experience, you are "golden" and can apply for regular RN jobs. Sometimes, they...

  6. Soon to be graduate nurse

    smile123 replied to twilight3's topic in California Nursing

    Hi there, I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. They do hire new grads, even ones from out of state. The question is, when are you graduating? And when do you plan to take the NCLEX? As Suzanne4...

  7. How hard to find a RN position in Bay area?

    smile123 replied to John123's topic in California Nursing

    This should probably be another thread since the original poster already has nursing work experience, but here's my response. Apply directly to the hospital you want (I'd apply to 3 at least) and...

  8. How hard to find a RN position in Bay area?

    smile123 replied to John123's topic in California Nursing

    Here's info about the San Francisco Bay Area: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area Here's a map that shows where the different cities are in the San Francisco Bay Area:...

  9. Housing , Northern Cali

    smile123 replied to EveMJRN's topic in California Nursing

    Actually, I only hear out of towners refer to SF as "Frisco". We usually call it "the City", as "I'm going up to the city tonight." A Bay Area person (from the

  10. How hard to find a RN position in Bay area?

    smile123 replied to John123's topic in California Nursing

    Hi John, Here is what a lot of nurses in the Bay Area do. They take a part time job at one hospital (3 days a week) and then do per diem work at another (1 or 2 days/wk). They get paid a lot more...

  11. How hard to find a RN position in Bay area?

    smile123 replied to John123's topic in California Nursing

    Yes, with 3 years of hospital experience, you will not have any trouble finding a job in the San Francisco Bay Area. You can do a search via Google to find good elementary schools and from there you...

  12. Can anyone explain the procedure for..

    smile123 replied to CityKat's topic in California Nursing

    California also allows new nurses to get interim permits to start work before they have their actual license (you get your license once you pass the NCLEX). However, you do need to get your...

  13. Husband relocating to SF Area

    smile123 replied to ManyRN2B's topic in California Nursing

    Here's what a lot of nurses do. They work 3/5 or 4/5 time or 36 hrs/wk (3 - 8 hr shifts, 4 -8 hr shifts. 3 - 12's respectively) then they work per diem (1 extra day a week) at another place. Because...

  14. Husband relocating to SF Area

    smile123 replied to ManyRN2B's topic in California Nursing

    If you live in Pleasanton (the East Bay), your hubby will have a 1 hr to 1 hr 20 min hour commute one way to Santa Clara. And if you worked in SF, you would have over 1.5 hour commute one way! So it...

  15. Husband relocating to SF Area

    smile123 replied to ManyRN2B's topic in California Nursing

    You might want to look at a map. Santa Clara is south east of San Francisco. It's about 1 hour to commute one way. I would suggest you look at hospitals around the peninsula (closer to Santa Clara)...

  16. Name on stethoscope...

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

    I have seen some nurses that have engraved their first and last name on their stethoscopes. I don't think having the title really matters. (Generally, there's not a whole lot of room on there!) I...

  17. 1st "non-new grad" interview... help please!

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

    First, take a deep breath. These are interview questions to "put you on the spot" and get you to think critically (I know, we get that in nursing school, but it's so true). There are no "right"...

  18. CEU's

    smile123 replied to MSN Student's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The way I understand it, you don't need any CEU's after the first year of nursing. They figure you already had so many classes from nursing school. So when you do the renewal the first time after...

  19. San Francisco New Grad Job Prospects????

    smile123 replied to JennyAS's topic in California Nursing

    The large hospitals around here have new grad programs that start in Feb, July and October. Sometimes they will have an August class. Start looking on the websites in April/May (in 2008 when you are...

  20. GN starting rate?

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

    $40/hr to $42/hr in Norhtern California (San Francisco Bay Area). You should know the cost of living is very expensive though. (A one bedroom apartment is $1500 to $2000/mo. So a lot of nurses...

  21. overwhelmed...

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

    First take a deep breath. You can do it. You have been doing well on this new assignment. They do have resource nurses or other nurses who can support you after your "preceptor" leaves. Start...

  22. help!! Took Nclex PN 3wks ago!

    smile123 replied to nursebyfaith's topic in California Nursing

    Did you know you could check online for your name? If you passed, your name will often appear here first before you receive a notice in the mail. http://www.rn.ca.gov/ (Click on the right hand side...

  23. NP job opprotunities in Cali?

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

    That's a difficult question to answer. Here in N. California (San Francisco Bay Area) there are lots of NPs and not as many NP jobs. There are lots of nursing jobs (due to the shortage). I know one...

  24. full-time hospital hours...

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

    At my hospital and several others, nurses can self schedule. Some do work 3 shifts in a row (like 3 day 7am to 7:30pm shifts), but it's more likely they work 2 days in a row and take a few days off,...

  25. Age of prerequisites

    smile123 replied to mikeyk's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As one other poster said, it depends on the school. Most schools I looked into gave a 5 year limit on science classes, but did not limit the non-science ones. (I also did a 2nd degree BSN program....