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    NYU ABSN Fall 2015

    dcwang posted a topic in New York Nursing

    Anyone planning to apply to NYU ABSN program for fall 2015. Since I'm in CA, there's no way I could attend the information session. What important things were mentioned at the information
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    Northridge Hospital RN residency fall 2016

    dcwang posted a topic in California Nursing

    I wanted to started this thread for those who have already submitted the application for NHMC new grad program. Let's keep each other updated
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    Northridge Hospital RN residency fall 2016

    dcwang replied to dcwang's topic in California Nursing

    Acute rehab and med
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    Northridge Hospital RN residency fall 2016

    dcwang replied to dcwang's topic in California Nursing

    I just received an email saying My application has been forwarded to hiring manager
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    Central line

    dcwang posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Are nurses in CA allowed to insert central lines? At my facility, I see that the MDs do it, but I've never seen nurses do
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    Transition to Peds OR

    dcwang replied to Toast&Butters's topic in Operating Room

    We call them Something similar to PSA. I will not post my facility's name in public for the
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    Transition to Peds OR

    dcwang replied to Toast&Butters's topic in Operating Room

    We can't pull meds, still techs can't practicd within RN scope of practice, or do anything that requires nursing judgement. We do not go to preop to get the pt or make sure the informed consent is...
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    Northridge Hospital RN residency fall 2016

    dcwang replied to dcwang's topic in California Nursing

    I submitted on the second day it opened and edited my document uploads a few
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    Northridge Hospital RN residency fall 2016

    dcwang replied to dcwang's topic in California Nursing

    Nope nothing
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    Transition to Peds OR

    dcwang replied to Toast&Butters's topic in Operating Room

    As an OR tech i do turnovers, pick up and drop off specimens, pick up meds from OR control desk to nurses, help position pts, get supplies and materials that circulators ask for during surgery, and i...
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    Transition to Peds OR

    dcwang replied to Toast&Butters's topic in Operating Room

    I'm an OR tech, not surgical tech, at a major teaching peds hospital. The RNs start IVs sometimes, and IVs are started after general anesthesia is
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    New Grad hired to OR but I hate it! Help!!

    dcwang replied to herna372's topic in Nursing Career

    Lucky you, with a job in the OR. My facility where I'm a tech isnt hiring internally unfortunately. I hated med surg and floor nursing in general during my clinical Whether the docs are mean depends...
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    Out of nursing over a year...this stay at home mom thing just isn't for me!

    dcwang replied to MaiBee's topic in General Nursing

    I would feel like it's a luxury to be a SAHM or work as much as I want. I prefer that than being married and having to make ends meet or be the primary
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    What's so great about OR?

    dcwang replied to lelms's topic in Operating Room

    @lelms, I'm in my last semester of nursing school and before I started nursing school, I volunteered at an outpatient surgery center so I saw what preop, PACU, and OR nurses did, and I just fell in...
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    Cedars-Sinai New Grad Residency - March 2015

    dcwang replied to bananafana's topic in Nursing Career

    questions I want to get everything ready before the job is posted: resume format, were there specific things such as clinical hours? how many LORs? Cover letter, were there any questions that had to...
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    Cedars- Sinai New Grad RN Feb 2016

    dcwang replied to newgradjess's topic in California Nursing

    questions I want to get everything ready before the job is posted: resume format, were there specific things such as clinical hours? how many LORs? Cover letter, were there any questions that had to...
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    Passed NCLEX, 75 questions, 4th attempt

    dcwang replied to RUmedic's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats can you PM me your notes too
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    Thinking of being a circulator?...Think twice.

    dcwang replied to OR Dude's topic in Operating Room

    I'm a nursing student and hope to be an OR nurse. Just started as a tech at a major teaching hospital and I love it. It's a whole different
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    How in this world do you ever get 1 year experience?

    dcwang replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    How about hospitals out of CA that don't require a 2 year contract? Don't want to feel "stck" for 2
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    First semester nursing student

    dcwang replied to courty's topic in General Students

    Lol I hate OB more than anything
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    First semester nursing student

    dcwang replied to courty's topic in General Students

    Hang in there! First semester can seem overwhelming. I hate med surg, but its part of fundamentals. I'm in my third semester. Things will get
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    ICU vs OR nursing

    dcwang replied to Jordym919's topic in Critical Care

    @Jordym919. I sent you a
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    CSUN 2016 ABSN

    dcwang replied to shals24's topic in California Nursing

    Admission to the university is not the nursing program. They are
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    American Career College in Los Angeles

    dcwang replied to M4ri_777's topic in California Nursing

    Not worth it. My bsn costs less than
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    CSUN 2016 ABSN

    dcwang replied to shals24's topic in California Nursing

    You'll need to talk with the clinical coordinator to let her know that you have reliable transportation arranged, eg. bus, uber,