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  1. Is anybody here taking a BSN online at UW Green bay !!

    nursebear168 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I want to know how is the online BSN program at Green Bay. Is it really hard ? I need some

  2. Just accepted the oncology position and now find out 4 weeks pregnant

    nursebear168 posted a topic in Oncology

    I accepted the ocology position 3 weeks ago and i will start on January, now I found out I am being pregnant. I have been tried to conceive for years and no luck but now when I decide to try out new...

  3. Relocating to Houston

    nursebear168 posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Anybody can tell me which hospitals are good to work for in Houston area? good staffing,

  4. Relocating to Houston

    nursebear168 replied to nursebear168's topic in Texas Nursing

    I went to the job fair last week in Houston. I have 1 year experience in step down unit. They told me the pay was about $23-24 per hour +shift diff (NO 1.5 after 8 hours only after 36hours total) but...

  5. California patient Ratio

    nursebear168 posted a topic in California Nursing

    I posted this thread at the other forum but not many people responded. I have questions about Cailfornia's patient's ratio law on the telemetry-med surg unit. Hopefully somebody will answer me. I just...

  6. California patient Ratio

    nursebear168 replied to nursebear168's topic in California Nursing

    I think team nursing is a very hard thing to do. 5 patients with CNA OR 1 TO 2 Total patient care is great. I worked in a unit where is only 3 reqular staff RNs every night, the rest is registery...

  7. Maricopa

    nursebear168 posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    Does anybody know about the city of Maricopa? Is it a nice place to live? I 'm considering working at St Joseph or Good Samatarin nite shift. Is it really far from those 2

  8. Maricopa

    nursebear168 replied to nursebear168's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Keli! Thanks for your good advice! I think I will look into more in Laveen area instead. I don't like to drive so

  9. Moving, need help please

    nursebear168 replied to twiceaslucky's topic in Arizona Nursing

    It seems the traffic is really bad. Is it like the traffic in Los Angeles? I deal with traffic on a daily basis since I live in

  10. Moving, need help please

    nursebear168 replied to twiceaslucky's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Does anybody know about the city of Maricopa? Is it a nice place to live? I 'm considering working at St Joseph or Good Samatarin nite shift. Is it really far from those 2

  11. Ready to work in Nevada

    nursebear168 replied to jayrelic's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Do you know what is the patient ratio in the telemety unit at St Rose? I 'm thinking relocating from Los Angeles to Vegas. I just need some

  12. Las Vegas Safe Staffing Ratio ?

    nursebear168 replied to mark hamel's topic in Nevada Nursing

    This article make me think twice moving to

  13. Relocating to Texas

    nursebear168 posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    I am planning to relocate Texas (not sure what city? maybe San Antonio, Dallas and Houston) at the end of the year. I came from Cailfornia where has patient ratio law, good wages but no way I can...

  14. California patient Ratio

    nursebear168 replied to nursebear168's topic in California Nursing

    I have 5 patients on my own and 2 out that five patients are primary care means no CNA help me. I also need to cover 3 LVN patients (IV meds, orders, called the MD for them) The LVN do NOTHING for my...

  15. Interim Permit, waiting

    nursebear168 replied to charder916's topic in California Nursing

    3- 6 weeks for IP is about

  16. California Ratios

    nursebear168 replied to ANnot4me's topic in General Nursing

    I just transferred from stepdown unit to tele med surg. I have 5 patients on my own, covering 3 LVN patients and 1 or 2 primary care patients, Team nursing is NOT implement in my new unit and the LVN...

  17. Cailfornia patient Ratio

    nursebear168 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a questions about Cailfornia patient's ratio law on the telemetry-med surg unit. Hopefully somebody would answer me. I just transferred from stepdown unit to tele med surg. I have 5 patients on...

  18. Seeking new grad job in Arizona

    nursebear168 replied to jayrelic's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I visited Scottdale 2 weeks ago and loved it. $1000 for 2 bedroom is about right in Scottdale. I paid $1285 for 2 bedrooms and it is not even in a very nice area of Los Angeles, just an OK...

  19. Seeking new grad job in Arizona

    nursebear168 replied to jayrelic's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I also thinking about moving to AZ because of the housing and living cost in Los Angeles are terribily high. I am very worry about the nurse and patients ratio and the culture diversity in AZ. I have...

  20. good student, bad nurse...

    nursebear168 replied to sophiajoy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We both have the same background,good student with a good GPA,graduated in May 2005, passed NCLEX 75 the first time,and working in an extremely high acuity unit.But it doesn't seems matter in the real...

  21. New salary survey

    nursebear168 replied to mytoon38's topic in General Nursing

    From Bakersfield to Thousand oak! What a

  22. New salary survey

    nursebear168 replied to mytoon38's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Los Angeles. New grad rate $24 per hour. Buying a house......? It is a dream to own a nice house, $500000 for a ugly

  23. change to other department or not? please give me advise!!

    nursebear168 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new grad and already on orienation 7 weeks working at "step down" or "DOU". I had a full load of patients for about 6 weeks now and have 4 more weeks left. I am still disorganized, constantly...

  24. change to other department or not? please give me advise!!

    nursebear168 replied to nursebear168's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you all very much for all the advice you all have given to me, and especially to Daytonite (by the way, if you live in Arcadia, I live really closed to you.) About writing a jounery, it is a...

  25. change to other department or not? please give me advise!!

    nursebear168 replied to nursebear168's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you so much for the good advise! I just need to vent my feelings here, because I don't have a support system at work, who can really listen to me. When I tried to talk to my manager about how my...