SherBearRN

SherBearRN specializes in Transplant, Trauma/Surgical, Pre-reg.

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1. Multiple Sclerosis

   SherBearRN replied to kmrmom42's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   I was diagnosed May '06 after being sent to the ER during my shift b/c I couldn't see. After the MRI, I was diagnosed with optic neuritis and referred to a neurologist four days later. I was...

2. State Board Time Frame

   SherBearRN replied to mkramos81's topic in General Nursing

   downtownsjb, I took A&P from Michael Heffron, but there are other instructors, too. I personally liked Michael because he was hard and challenged me at every turn in the course. I will say,...

3. State Board Time Frame

   SherBearRN replied to mkramos81's topic in General Nursing

   mkramos81, I graduated from BCCC a couple of years ago, what a small world! I took the NCLEX-PN approximately one month after classes finished for the semester. I finished second semester in May, so I...

4. Walnut Creek

   SherBearRN replied to MuddaMia's topic in California Nursing

   MuddaMia, When I first moved out here, I moved to Pacifica and really didn't look at the East Bay facilities. I started on the transplant unit and eventually transferred over to the Pre-registration...

5. Walnut Creek

   SherBearRN replied to MuddaMia's topic in California Nursing

   MuddaMia, I live in Concord (neighbor to Walnut Creek) and work in SF. I ride the BART into work. Although I don't know what John Muir pays, I would say riding the train into work may be a good option...

6. what's wrong with HCA hospitals?

   SherBearRN replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

   HCA is a for-profit hospital organization. A lot of the hospitals in the Midwest are HCA facilities. I used to work for one and I will never do it again. When it comes to making a profit or staffing...

7. Requesting Info about Transplant Nursing

   SherBearRN replied to EGKB's topic in General Nursing

   My background prior to nursing was sales and marketing. After graduating from nursing school, I accepted a position on the transplant floor at California Pacific Medical Center as a new grad nurse....

8. question about hysterectomy/cholecystectomy

   SherBearRN replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

   I agree that talking to your surgeon would be the best. Multiple surgeries do and have happened at my facility. I just registered a patient yesterday who was having a procedure done to her arm and a...

9. Hello, could anyone help me with my first semester of nursing school?

   SherBearRN replied to nautica843's topic in General Nursing

   I experienced the same thing in nursing school a few years ago. I had always been an A student, so after getting a B on the first test and a D on the second, I knew it was time to do something new....

10. pay rates in California (pre-and post tax)

    SherBearRN replied to Leilah75_RN's topic in California Nursing

    Suzanne is right. New grads at my hospital start at $41.49, not counting shift differential. Housing is expensive, but you can find affordable housing if you know where to look (and no, I'm not...

11. Where in California is Best!

    SherBearRN replied to m_chatelaine's topic in California Nursing

    The best pay in California, hands-down, is San Francisco. New grads start at $41.49/hr not counting shift differential at my hospital. Experienced nurses make around $55-57 an hour and per-diem nurses...

12. "ratios"? and pay in California?

    SherBearRN replied to NewJA's topic in California Nursing

    I work in San Francisco and I was hired about 1 1/2 years ago as a new grad making more than $40/hr. Per diem rates at my hospital (I've heard) can go as high as $70/hr. We have several per-diem...

13. HELP!! Neddlestick w/Hep C + patient

    SherBearRN replied to melrina75's topic in General Nursing

    In March 2006, I was administering insulin to a patient on the transplant floor who was Hep C +. As I pulled the needle out and went to pull the protective sheath up around the needle, I stuck my...

14. should I relocate?

    SherBearRN replied to chacmool's topic in General Nursing

    I relocated as a semi new grad from Kansas to San Francisco. Although I'm not single (I've been married for almost 11 years), it was a big decision for me, too. I moved in October 2005 and don't...

15. Any bedside nurses making over 100K ?

    SherBearRN replied to EveMJRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in San Francisco, and I can say most of the nurses I know make over $100k a year. At my pay rate and working 40 hours a week, I would make over $96,000. However, I work four, 8-hr shifts, so my...