DnCali

The person who did this should be terminated. This is immature and unprofessional.

Hi! I live in west LA. I rent a 2/2 apartment for $3400.00 a month. It does not include water or utilities. I have been a nurse for 23 years and have my BSN. I make 56.90/hr at a magnet hospital. Traffic is bad here, taxes high, and everything ...

I just switched from days to nights in January. I simply told my manager that it would fit my lifestyle better at the moment. There was an open position, and I moved into it in less than a month. I think in general that management is used to this ...

Location: Los Angeles, CA Experience: 10 years LPN, 13 years RN, BSN Speciality: Oncology Hospital: mid size community, union pay: $56 hr differentials: $4.25 night week day/$6.60 night weekend

Cowboyardee, I disagree with your conclusion that nursing education is failing because a BSN can not identify certain rhythms on a monitor. Once a nurse enters a speciality area they usually acquire more specialized knowledge through on the job trai...

Maple syrup urine disease...I actually took care of babies with this very rare syndrome. It is true the urine smelled sweet!

Keeping it simple...NO!

You can get a job with ADN in LA. I found a good job at USC in urgent care and was offered a job in dialysis with only my associate degree. I had several years of experience so keep this in mind. I did get my BSN in 2014 and moved on to a good hos...

Mistakes like this do happen and I have seen it before. I have never seen anyone get suspended for it but rather counseled. I think there must be other reasons that they have suspended you. I know that all the employers I have dealt with in the pa...

This just sounds very unrealistic. The pay may sound very enticing, but between taxes and insane cost of living, you won't be bringing home what you think. I live in SoCal, but my daughter and a friend lived in SF.....for a super tiny, no amenities...

I work on a high acuity BMT unit. All the patients are required daily showers and CHG baths. They all have central lines. We, the nurses, do all the IV wraps. I have to wait a few minutes to give meds often...but that is what it comes down to in ...

Location: Southern California Experience: BSN 2014, ADN 2005, LPN 1995 Speciality: Oncology Pay: $55.44/hr $2.50 wend diff day shift Cost of living: $2850 month 2/2 apartment

Move on. It is not worth the time or energy.

You can do this! I agree with using Kaplan.

I received an insulated cup with the hospital logo...I liked it :) Happy Nurses weeK!!!!!!

I often get asked by my co-workers how many patients I have or if I have any admits.....we all ask each other this. It helps us get a sense who may need help if we get any down time with our own patients. I certainly wouldn't e-mail management ove...

According to Patricia Benner's novice-expert stages, I would find it hard for anyone to be at the competent level in a year. Typically, it takes 2-3 years in the same area for a nurse to reach the level of competent. I have been a nurse for over 20...

This sounds terrible and highly stressful! I would look for something else. It is normal to feel overwhelmed when you are a new nurse....but again, this seems like too much!

It is not in the policy of any of the hospitals I have worked at, for a PIV (unless it is a vesicant or irritant). It would cause more harm, as others have mentioned, to keep placing IVs every time we did not draw blood back. Just because you do no...

If you like having a roof over your head and food in the fridge; I suggest you suck it up and go to work. I get anxious to go sometimes (and I am 20 years in), but I am ok once I get there. My employer would not allow call ins for over a month. I ...

I am licensed here in California and graduated in 2005. It is NOT that you must be graduated by 2003, but rather enrolled in the program by December 5, 2003. You must maintain enrollment with no gaps. Potentially, if you enrolled by this date and...

City of Hope has an excellent new grad program. If you are interested in Oncology then it may be of interest to you. It is about 30 minutes outside of LA. They do require that you have a bachelor's degree.

I would also like to add that I believe nursing should evolve to keep up with current trends. We want to be recognized as professionals but have set the bar way lower than our counter parts (PT, OT, etc.). Not only are nursing schools, nursing orga...

Here in Los Angeles you will be hard pressed to find a hospital job with an ADN. That is the reason I went back to finish my RN-BSN. My hospital only hires BSN and it states that on their web site. Personally, I think we need to raise the educatio...

I recently started a new job. I am not a new nurse and have worked in a variety of settings. My preceptor for the past several weeks has been in the same job for many years, and thus is unaware of the variety of skills and disease processes outside...