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  1. I need a pick me up

    zzbxdo replied to LNOUVRESE's topic in General Students

    Suck it up and get through those last 2 years. The last year should be pretty fast. It's the life of a student, hopefully you'll reap the benefits down the

  2. RN Job hunt in San Diego/LA

    zzbxdo replied to hopeful003's topic in California Nursing

    The chances of getting into a major system are next to none without a BSN. It's way too desirable out here. When I was hired and went through the county ICU program all the grads except a couple were...

  3. What does San Diego pay?

    zzbxdo replied to mursinary's topic in California Nursing

    That information is all you need. Everyone major acute facility asides from Kaiser, trails UCSD a bit so use that as your gold standard for a full time position. Mid 40s before differentials can make...

  4. RN Job hunt in San Diego/LA

    zzbxdo replied to hopeful003's topic in California Nursing

    There's several here in San Diego, I don't recall any of the names on top of my head. They work with travelers as well. We have 3 recent travelers and several are hired through out my facility. One...

  5. RN Job Hunt in SF Bay Area

    zzbxdo replied to jrm24's topic in California Nursing

    If you haven't already considered and able to, look far and wide. It's tough to get that first job in the bay

  6. What does San Diego pay?

    zzbxdo replied to mursinary's topic in California Nursing

    The pay ranges are actually pretty accurate. There's not a lot of information, but what's there on the bigger acute care hospitals look right. Everything else I see is registry and small sites I'm...

  7. What does San Diego pay?

    zzbxdo replied to mursinary's topic in California Nursing

    About mid/high 40s before differentials at UCSD. As stated somewhere above, you can look it up online. Sacramento is the complete polar opposite of San Diego. Sacramento is where you wanna go for...

  8. My sisters wedding is when I'm in my 1st year of nursing school?

    zzbxdo replied to ateka's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In the end it's just prerequisites. Course load, difficulty and flexibility is all by registering and planning your classes ahead of

  9. I need all white leather shoes for my program. Any suggestions please?

    zzbxdo replied to unknowngenius10's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Chucks.

  10. RN Job hunt in San Diego/LA

    zzbxdo replied to hopeful003's topic in California Nursing

    You're gonna need your BSN to hop through the initial hurdle, or at least be in transition. Knowing people

  11. My sisters wedding is when I'm in my 1st year of nursing school?

    zzbxdo replied to ateka's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If it's just gen ed prerequisites you'll be fine. Just plan ahead and see what classes you can take or lighten the load up for that semester. Even if you have to travel you have technology. What you...

  12. Question for interviewers

    zzbxdo replied to RunBabyRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Congrats! you definitely deserve

  13. Is it hard nursing

    zzbxdo replied to singhjas80's topic in California Nursing

    Op has one post and that one post isn't even complete. With that much insight coming in I doubt he or she is coming back nor understands the minimum expectations of any

  14. boards in california

    zzbxdo replied to kcfox's topic in California Nursing

    Working as an aid always helps. But the value isn't as strong as it once used to be, maybe in smaller rural community hospitals. Bigger institutions look at magnet requirements and that includes...

  15. Need encouragement- how do you control your fear?

    zzbxdo replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    Why? Your peers are going through the same ordeal so what makes you unique that you'd need higher grades before getting dropped? Your peers should have nothing to do with you. Chill. Fear is a bit...

  16. Job Search

    zzbxdo replied to shall62's topic in General Students

    I applied February to March before I graduated. Just be sure to click yes you have your license so that the computer doesn't automatically weed you out. Plan to have your license in hand prior to your...

  17. nurses staring pay???

    zzbxdo replied to karenrod74's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    3min

  18. boards in california

    zzbxdo replied to kcfox's topic in California Nursing

    Name brand schools mean very

  19. Moving from NJ to San Diego

    zzbxdo replied to kamnthompson's topic in Nursing Career

    It's one of the toughest markets in California, maybe us. So yes, it's true. Make sure you have a fat cash cushion if you move without an offer in hand. There are tons of threads on the ca

  20. Want experience to get hired into ICU

    zzbxdo replied to Lee12394's topic in Nursing Career

    To put in short, yes. You have the in, patient care experience, and the networking. If you slack off and that's known of you by management then of course it will hurt you. If you're offered a BICU...

  21. Capstone confusion.. help!

    zzbxdo replied to PaigeAlayne's topic in General Students

    Roll the dice and consider stressing over something that matters more.. If you're open to all of the

  22. If this was your patient what would you do?

    zzbxdo replied to azalight90's topic in General Students

    There should be a forum rule to, at the very least, attempt to Google for 5 seconds and making an effort to do a tad bit of research before rolling a series of

  23. Nurse externship question

    zzbxdo replied to NewOrthoNurse's topic in General Students

    If it's offered to you after your interviews, then you'll probably be fine. The panel and only the panel can give you more details about about the requirements during your interview. So of course they...

  24. Should I take PALS even though I don't want/plan on working in pediatrics?

    zzbxdo replied to Nursing2102's topic in General Students

    I applied to jobs and coordinated start dates with nclex exam dates in consideration. I got calls back before graduating. I interviewed and secured a position in writing the week before my planned...

  25. SDSU Undergrad Nursing- Where does clinicals take place?

    zzbxdo replied to Summers3's topic in California Nursing

    They'll have it set for you so you won't have to worry. SDSU is among the most established in clinical placements. Doesn't hurt that there is an abundance of teaching facilities in San