SherBearRN

SherBearRN

Transplant, Trauma/Surgical, Pre-reg

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  1. Graduate Nurses...?

    SherBearRN replied to hillaryd's topic in General Nursing

    So far it hasn't been approved through the Kansas BON. There is talk about it, though. I sat in on a nursing faculty meeting at Butler Community College a year ago (before I graduated from nursing...

  2. Are Job Fairs Any Help????

    SherBearRN replied to nursern20's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Some of the recruiters at the NSNA convention asked for online applications, too, but not all of them. The hospital I currently work at took a copy of my paper resume but also asked that I apply...

  3. Are Job Fairs Any Help????

    SherBearRN replied to nursern20's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had a great experience a year ago. I was in my last semester of nursing school when I attended the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA) convention in Salt Lake City, UT. While there, I met...

  4. Looking for warm area by mountains and ocean

    SherBearRN replied to geekgolightly's topic in California Nursing

    geekgolightly, I had to respond to your post knowing where you are at now. I grew up in the KC area, so I know what you mean by wanting a decent hospital and a nice climate to live in. I currently...

  5. CPMC, UCSF, Kaiser

    SherBearRN replied to gobears's topic in California Nursing

    1E is at the Davies Campus and 4N is at the Pacific Campus. I work on 6S at the Pac Campus on the Transplant floor. I LOVE it there! Great staff, great benefits, and AWESOME pay. I am a recent new...

  6. Northern California Nursing Salaries

    SherBearRN replied to sospaingirl's topic in California Nursing

    Per diem at my hospital (I've been told by nurses who work on my floor) are $71/hr plus shift diff. New grad pay is over $40/hr. I work in SF. I hope this answers your

  7. How many Pt do you take care of?

    SherBearRN replied to Franlpntorn's topic in General Nursing

    Transplant floor working day shift in Northern California. My nurse-to-patient ratio is

  8. **Organ Donation**

    SherBearRN replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

    I've been reading everyone's replies about transplants with great interest. I currently work on a transplant floor and have personally witnessed good and bad outcomes of transplantation. Like most of...

  9. Universities/Hospitals in San Fran Area

    SherBearRN replied to sadstudent's topic in California Nursing

    Sorry, PM means private

  10. Universities/Hospitals in San Fran Area

    SherBearRN replied to sadstudent's topic in California Nursing

    Sadstudent, I work in San Francisco. PM me and I'll give you information on my hospital and a few others I've heard about. BTW, what area of nursing are you interested

  11. KC student needing advice on moving to california for first year of nursing

    SherBearRN replied to KCstudent's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Suzanne brought up some very good points to consider. Your post caught my eye because I just moved from Kansas to California. I graduated nursing school in May of this year. I took NCLEX in Kansas and...

  12. moving to KC, MO

    SherBearRN replied to Auri's topic in General Nursing

    Hospitals in the KC area start new grads (I don't know how many years experience you have) between $17-19. Benefits such as medical/dental. etc. will not be free. Expect to pay around $200/month...

  13. time/suggestions for CA licensure

    SherBearRN replied to thoughtful_one's topic in California Nursing

    thoughtful_one, I just moved to California two weeks ago from Kansas. Like you, my home state was not part of the NurSys. I printed out the PDF forms for CA licensure. One of those forms included a...

  14. Moving to SF...HELP!

    SherBearRN replied to jzprple's topic in California Nursing

    Live scan is better. It cuts the processing time from 6+ weeks to 1-2 weeks. Since Nebraska is on the Nursys database, you should be okay. Glad to hear you will be out here shortly. Be careful going...

  15. preceptor problems (long sorry)

    SherBearRN replied to DCCCRNn2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Like the two of you, I have had problems, too. What I did is I asked my manager for a different preceptor. It helped! Preceptors should not be doing everything for you. They should stimulate your...

  16. Moving to SF...HELP!

    SherBearRN replied to jzprple's topic in California Nursing

    Yes! Get your fingerprints early! I went to the BON at 9am and they gave me directions to the Dept. of Juctice. I walked in there at 9:20am and didn't walk out until 1:30! Expect a 2-3 hour wait. From...

  17. Moving to SF...HELP!

    SherBearRN replied to jzprple's topic in California Nursing

    acebsn05, Hello! I am officially in the SF area now. Hubby and I drove in Monday afternoon after my 6 hour stop in Sacramento to get my temporary license. LOL I will be starting my new job next Monday...

  18. RN hourly rate and cost of living?

    SherBearRN replied to jab3da's topic in California Nursing

    I'm a recent transplant from the midwest to San Francisco. I make $40.49/hr without shift diff and my apt is $1500/month. I live right next to the ocean and even though the cost of living is...

  19. Moving to SF...HELP!

    SherBearRN replied to jzprple's topic in California Nursing

    jzprple, Sorry I haven't responded sooner to your PM. I just came off of 3 12s, so my brain is a bit fried! LOL Good luck and I hope to see you in

  20. Moving to SF...HELP!

    SherBearRN replied to jzprple's topic in California Nursing

    Jzprple, I currently live not too far from you and I will be moving to the SF area Oct. 10. I passed NCLEX in May, and like you, I am also a new RN. What the other posts have said about new grad...

  21. University of Phoenix RN-MSN Bridge for non-nursing Bachelor's Degree

    SherBearRN replied to military spouse's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm currently doing the RN-to-BSN program at University of Phoenix, and I love it! I agree with traumaRUs...it's a very good educational program with a good

  22. San Francisco

    SherBearRN replied to jzprple's topic in First Year After Licensure

    jzprple, You might want to put your resume on monster. I did this a couple of weeks ago, and had a number of recruiters call me. I am a new grad and in the midwest like you. I also want to make a move...

  23. looking for medication tray to pass meds

    SherBearRN replied to twintoo's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Suzanne is right! I am a new grad with an average of 10 patients on med/surg. I didn't know we were supposed to do one patient's medications at a time until I recently talked to an experienced nurse...

  24. Don't Like It!

    SherBearRN replied to 4EverHis's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Daytonite, You assume much. I'm already enrolled in an RN-to-BSN program and I don't intend to stop there. Although I have not been involved in nursing organizations since I graduated in May, I was...

  25. Don't Like It!

    SherBearRN replied to 4EverHis's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have to agree with 4EverHis about nursing. I don't like it either. There are things I hate about it. But just because I hate parts of it does not mean I am arrogant or disrespectful to my employer...