13grad71

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  1. West Coast University - BSN Program

    13grad71 replied to Anonymous83's topic in California Nursing

    Yes the community college route would take longer, however it will take way longer for you to pay off your enormous student debt from that private nursing school. So in the end, the community college...

  2. feeling like a failure

    13grad71 replied to porkdumpling's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That's true. My hospital has a no smoking policy. No hiring for

  3. OXNARD AREA RNs

    13grad71 replied to Apashch's topic in California Nursing

    Moorpark College (30 min drive), Ventura College (20 min drive), Cal State Channel Island University (10 min drive), all have nursing programs. Since you are already in a nursing program you apply as...

  4. Getting a Job in FL with criminal history?!?!? PLEASE HELP

    13grad71 replied to fla1224's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Your arrest will appear on the hospital's employment record

  5. CA Schools w/ Quick Acceptance

    13grad71 replied to cbkarnopp's topic in General Students

    There are no fast and easy way to get to nursing school. If you haven't already done your prerequisites then you are looking at 3 or 4 years depending on your commitment. Most importantly, you need to...

  6. Age Bias for New Grad/Versant-type programs

    13grad71 replied to Alex_RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I too noticed at my hospitals, 100% of the new grads in the new grad programs are in their 20's. What you can do is apply as clinical nurse II since you already have experience. My hospital hired me...

  7. Ventura

    13grad71 replied to crazylilkelly's topic in California Nursing

    I have relatives working at St John/Dignity Health. They pay very well especially experienced RNs. Other hospitals like VCMC, CMH, Simi Valley Adventust and Los Robles pay well too. But I think St...

  8. California student: is a $30k LPN "worth it"

    13grad71 replied to Charmander1988's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    30k is pretty standard for a private college/for profit Lyn program. I'd go RN if I were you. My total tuition for my entire RN BSN is 17k. ASN from a community college and BSN from Cal State...

  9. Corizon RN - wages & raises

    13grad71 replied to victoriangirl's topic in Correctional

    My friend who introduced me to correctional nursing says pay is lower than hospital and soso benefits. Their PTO is generous though. They are not very technologically ahead, they still use paper...

  10. West Coast University or American Career College ???

    13grad71 replied to Heyitsmel's topic in California Nursing

    Why can you not do CC? The cost at WCU is over $120k vs $3k at

  11. ADN vs ABSN (cost vs job opportunity)

    13grad71 replied to LGDee's topic in General Students

    My ADN cost me $3k and my BSN $14K. I got my current Hospital job with my ADN. I used my paycheck to pay for the BSN. So I'm a BSN RN with no loan. Your mid 40's not mid 20's. A 120k loan will take...

  12. MS and OB deficiency in CA BRN - philippine graduate

    13grad71 replied to dheaBSNRN's topic in California Nursing

    Unitek in Fremont Ca offers those classes. Prepare to loose an arm and a leg for tuition

  13. California Nursing School that accepts MS and OB subject deficiency

    13grad71 replied to septemberann12's topic in Nurse Registration

    Unitek at Fremont Ca., offers those deficient classes. Very very expensive though. So if you went overseas to keep your education cost low, you pretty much got

  14. Pacific Union College acceptance

    13grad71 replied to ae1021's topic in California Nursing

    If you are going to live in campus be prepared to eat hardcore vegetarian food. You know, no dairy, no real eggs, etc. But yeah, it's a great but expensive

  15. ADN nurses Los Angeles

    13grad71 replied to ChrisB718's topic in California Nursing

    Saturation. When I applied for my position I was told later on when I was already working, that for the med surg night spot I applied for, there were over 100 other applicants. How I got picked for...

  16. US citizen taking Philippine NCLEX

    13grad71 replied to kma99's topic in Nurse Registration

    Your clinical cases better be concurrent or you will find yourself in a very tough position. There are threads here regarding foreign educated nurses and the obstacles they find themselves

  17. Waiting time for RN application in CA

    13grad71 replied to sukyayu's topic in Nurse Registration

    They are overwhelmed. Thousands of applications to process with limited staff. I took them forever to process my NCLEX and I'm a California grad. Hang in

  18. US Citizen Going Abroad for RN

    13grad71 replied to victoria1014's topic in General Students

    California has concurrency rules. Check out the numerous threads in World Nursing and u will see the issues foreign grads

  19. RN evening/weekeng program

    13grad71 replied to jessical99's topic in California Nursing

    There are't any that I know of. West Coast University is a private for profit school that charges $140,000 for a nursing degree. I'd stay in your current job and take prerequisite classes at your...

  20. Scrubs with mis-matched colours

    13grad71 replied to zcewaunt's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Have you tried Amazon? Their Cherokee scrubs are the cheapest i could find so

  21. 58 years old - Am I too old to start nursing school??

    13grad71 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Age does not matter in nursing school. But when you are ready to work, you will have a stiff hill to climb. Employers won't see much return on investment for an older employee candidate, unfortunately...

  22. NCLEX July 20th in CA, still no results

    13grad71 replied to ak1990's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had to wait almost a month. BRN lost my transcript. It took a lot of effort to find out they didnt have my

  23. Left 1st Nursing job at SNF after 4 months, how do I answer the "why" interview question?

    13grad71 replied to Hazel1959's topic in Nursing Career

    SNF's by nature will have a lot of patients. That is the way it is. At 56 years old, in their eyes they are taking a chance at you. So when you say you quit because the patient to nurse ratio was too...

  24. New grad job southern california

    13grad71 replied to crista02's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm from SoCal too. My advice is don't be picky. It is the employers ranging from hospitals to SNF who are picky. I took the first job I got - at the county jail. It's by no means glamorous. Well...

  25. RECIPROCITY to California - RN Graduate from the PHILIPPINES

    13grad71 replied to jasminefoo's topic in Nurse Registration

    Search the threads, if i remember correctly one poster did post the name of a couple of schools willing to take foreign educated nurses like you. The CA BON has determined your educational deficiency...