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I just got hired as a new grad for float pool at UCSF. I was wondering if you know of any good books to carry with me since I am scared I will not know all of the medications on each of the 15 floors or the specific assessments or procedures. Also any advice would help. Thanks in advance.

Does anyone know anything about them hiring out of state I am moving back in May from Colorado. I had moved out of state because in California not many programs are accepting 2nd bachelors students. I saw from the 2012 thread that someone got hired from Colorado and also know that a classmate from the last cohort got hired at UC Davis. Does anyone have any advice on what certs and where to precept? I dislike how many of the california hospitals specifically the UC's will only hire you if you precepted in that type of unit. The recruiter told me on the phone they wont even forward your app to the manager if you didnt precept in the area because they go through 700-800 applications by hand. The only way he said around it was if I could get a hold of the manager and give them my cover letter and resume and hope that they call the recruiter and ask for my app so I dont get lost in the recruitment shuffle. Also any advice on what certs to get? I have my Paramedic, ACLS,PALS, BLS and am going to get my TNCC, ENPC, and NRP once I get my license in June. So looks like all of the UC's have an individual interview then a panel interview consisting of around 20 questions from what have grasped from the other threads. I guess my biggest question besides where you precepted is what is setting the people who get hired in front of the people who put 100's of apps in and wait 2-3 years still not getting hired is it their App, Resume, Cover letter, or is it their certs, or is it their interviewing skills or just purely they didnt precept in the areas that are hiring or dont know the right people?