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  1. California Endorsement purgatory

    outriton replied to MJB2010's topic in California Nursing

    I've been to the Sacramento office with a still-sealed official transcript before, and it was VERY difficult to get the woman at the window to take it and open it herself just to verify whether my...

  2. Relocating from MI to Bay Area

    outriton replied to nicunursecourt's topic in California Nursing

    Here's the current pay table for UCSF: http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/nx/docs/nx_2013-2017_appendix-a_UCSF-january-2014-to-january-2017.pdf It's a lot more than you...

  3. Current hourly wage LA area

    outriton replied to MJB2010's topic in California Nursing

    You can find the current pay table for UCLA here: http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/nx/docs/nx_2013-2017_appendix-a_UCLA-january-2014-to-january-2017.pdf This is currently...

  4. Capped Salary?

    outriton replied to cicugirl's topic in Critical Care

    I work at a unionized hospital in CA. We don't have a hard cap on salary per se. It's broken down by $X/hr based on years of experience with the top bracket being >/= 16 years. You continue to get...

  5. First Nursing Job Timeline

    outriton replied to millerdj's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I completely agree with adventure_rn about being stuck in the weird position between "(brand) new grad" and "experienced nurse" if you leave before at least your first year. I had to change jobs...

  6. Getting Hired as a new grad

    outriton replied to NurseNick55's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would start with speaking to any nursing professors you have a good relationship with and who you earned good grades with. You'll need references/recommendations. At the ED you'll be volunteering...

  7. Does this get better? Or can I make a switch now?

    outriton replied to firefightnnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Most people have trouble with orientation/working in a supervised manner at some point in their nursing careers, whether that be an awful preceptorship/leadership in nursing school or a bad pairing on...

  8. Worried about not getting into a nursing program

    outriton replied to 301589's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you're open to moving out of state, I would suggest looking into the ABSN program at the University of Oklahoma. It's relatively cheap and fast and not nearly as competitive to get into as in CA....

  9. Looking for CCRN videos

    outriton replied to KDPatty's topic in Critical Care

    If you're unable to find copies of her videos on the secondary market, there are some samples of her videos on

  10. Walk ins California BRN

    outriton replied to Jessarica's topic in California Nursing

    I went through the endorsement ordeal last year before moving to Sacramento, where I have family. Here are my in-person experiences with the BRN: 1) I applied before the online application, so my...

  11. How to properly wash & disinfect scrubs??!

    outriton replied to seasons18's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I immediately put everything I wore to work in a separate hamper with a cloth liner bag when I get home. When I'm out of scrubs, I wash all the items and the hamper's cloth liner on the sanitize cycle...

  12. Starting in ICU

    outriton replied to Tacomaboy3's topic in Critical Care

    I was a new grad who started in the same SICU that I did my preceptorship/leadership hours in during my last semester of nursing school. I think that made a big difference for me because I was already...

  13. Which unit is more manageable for a newbie: MICU or SICU?

    outriton replied to Workinghard123's topic in Critical Care

    I've worked in both and prefer the SICU. I also found it to be more personally rewarding as the above commenters mentioned. Not only do the people tend to be able to leave, it's generally a more...

  14. Moving to a new state

    outriton replied to NurseNick55's topic in General Nursing

    I moved to the Sacramento, CA area last year and really love working here. CNA is very active and has won many great patient protections like state laws for patient ratios. Other benefits include the...

  15. Studying for CCRN 2017

    outriton posted a topic in Critical Care

    Hi all. I didn't see a newer post about this topic, so I started another thread for it. I'm currently studying for the CCRN and am planning to take the test in mid-October or mid-November, depending...

  16. California Breeze application status

    outriton replied to claudio2016's topic in California Nursing

    I applied for endorsement last year. I didn't check my application every day. Maybe it was 3-4 days between when I last saw my open application to logging in again and seeing that there was no more...

  17. Breaking in to the Sacramento Job Market in 2017

    outriton replied to MegRN.'s topic in California Nursing

    My understanding is that UCD is no longer hiring RNs without a BSN, but I'm not sure if that applies to per diem positions as well. I believe that it does? When this change in policy was made as part...

  18. Unionized vs Non Unionized hospitals

    outriton replied to sungrl01's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The union I'm part of does much more than just monitor the call off/float list and track short staffing forms. The union is the reason there are safe patient ratios, breaks that nurses actually take...

  19. Why are so many nurses against unions?

    outriton replied to Icunicenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I've worked in a non-unionized hospital ICU in the past and now work in a unionized hospital ICU. Where I'm at now is a magnet hospital that practices the primary nursing model so we don't have...

  20. Nursing wages.

    outriton replied to Medic2RN33's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    The unit at OUMC I worked at offers double pay when short-staffed for those not on the OT contract. On the OT contract, I believe it was time and a half plus a bonus for completing 4, 5, or 6 OT...

  21. Nursing wages.

    outriton replied to Medic2RN33's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I started off at about $22/hr as a new grad at OUMC in OKC in 2015. There were a TON of opportunities for overtime though, including 6-week OT contracts where you were paid a bonus at the end. The...

  22. First Job

    outriton replied to Thinknurse1's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I was hired to an ICU at OUMC straight out of nursing school in 2015. It was a great place to learn. I felt like I saw a lot of different, complex cases and had a very supportive environment. There...

  23. Licensure by endorsement from MO to CA

    outriton replied to Berkeley08's topic in California Nursing

    I'm a UCSD grad who did an out of state ABSN program. I never took communication, public speaking, speech, etc. that people usually use to satisfy the communication skills requirement for CA nursing...

  24. Need help..

    outriton replied to BMN09's topic in California Nursing

    I've attached a PDF of the instructions for applying for RN licensure by endorsement from out of state to Illinois. (041) Registered Nurse User

  25. California Breeze application status

    outriton replied to claudio2016's topic in California Nursing

    When my application status disappeared (or was "deleted"), it meant that my licensure by endorsement was successful. So no more application was open since it went through and my CA RN license number...