Pkham

Pkham

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  1. Pay Rate in Seattle or San Francisco

    Pkham replied to mn05bsn's topic in General Nursing

    Your base salary will be around that much without over time. As a new grad I was making 120k, which now I make more oh happy life. Keep in mind I am writing this from the inside of my brother...

  2. Can I make it in CA?

    Pkham replied to Mobe123's topic in Nursing Career

    You can make it. I'm in the bay area but Davis and Sac are only slightly lower in pay while the COL in housing are almost half as cheap. My first full year of working with a few OT shifts and call...

  3. 2018 Nurse Salary

    Pkham replied to #MakeItRain's topic in General Nursing

    Location: CA Experience: 1 year BSN Specialty: Operating Room Facility: VA Base Pay: $65/hour OT: 1.5 after regular shift hours. Pro's: 8 hours Annual leave + 4 hours sick leave every pay period...

  4. Perioperative new grad residencies

    Pkham replied to Kellywolfe89's topic in Operating Room

    I got accepted into the VALOR VA learning opportunities residency which is available in certain areas and colleges, worth a Google since it's a paid internship during nursing school. We get to choose...

  5. Is it best for the new nurse to start with night shift?

    Pkham replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    My first job is 9-5 M-F, I had no problems finding time to learn how to chart. I think a lot of it depends on your preceptor and hopefully they will help guide you with their methods for time...

  6. VA JOB OFFER!

    Pkham replied to Tbmingo's topic in General Nursing

    First off, congrats on landing your very first nursing job! Here is a link to VA RN pay scales for different states Title 38 Pay Schedules - Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM) I believe with...

  7. What nursing field do you think is easiest and hardest?

    Pkham replied to Tinkx RN's topic in General Students

    Easiest- As long as you aren't scrubbing and the anesthesiologist doesn't kill anyone, OR nursing seems really easy. Review pt info, set stuff up and let the surgeons do their thing. Forgot an...

  8. I Graduated Nursing School, Now What?

    Pkham replied to mnurse2016's topic in General Students

    I'm in my final semester of nursing school BSN but I applied for the VALOR program from the VA this past summer and got a "job" as a paid intern in the operating room which is amazing. I knew...

  9. Ok Class of 2017, Where are you??

    Pkham replied to Wifeoffireman's topic in School, College Programs

    Still alive, but barely. My baby is 9 months and doing peds and medsurg which is really helpful but hard. I also got a VALOR internship working as a circulator in the OR and it's awesome. I feel as...

  10. Reading?

    Pkham replied to Zyprexa_Ho's topic in General Students

    You'll get a feel for the pace of the class and adjust from there but quite frankly I read 20 pages of the 100 assigned prior to our first day of instruction and that was about it for me. Everyone is...

  11. How much money to expect as a new grad RN?

    Pkham replied to Grier's topic in General Nursing

    Currently set to graduate 1 year from now but got a paid internship and getting $36 an hour with a job lined up after I graduate around $50. Norcal, very expensive but you can commute from cheaper...

  12. Ok Class of 2017, Where are you??

    Pkham replied to Wifeoffireman's topic in School, College Programs

    Consider yourself lucky, my program has 13 ebooks totaling around $1300 + a nurse kit containing bandages, needles and what not for 150. I commute 45 minutes with a motorcycle so I'm very happy about...

  13. Ok Class of 2017, Where are you??

    Pkham replied to Wifeoffireman's topic in School, College Programs

    I had orientation a few weeks back but I had my uniform ordered on Amazon along with a stethoscope and sphygmometer. We learned about sim labs and got our schedule which they all picked out for us so...

  14. How much did your nursing program cost overall? (LPN, ADN, BSN, etc.)

    Pkham replied to kariace's topic in General Students

    2 years at a community college to knock out prereqs for free with financial aid, then using my GI Bill to pay for my BSN. Not only is my nursing tuition free, I'm also getting a 3k per month

  15. Pre Nursing Student Help

    Pkham replied to sgeorge1746's topic in General Students

    Many schools value the TEAS score more than prereqs. Do extremely well on that and you should be fine. For instance I have 4.0 in prereq and overall with an 81 on TEAS and 100 hours volunteer at a...

  16. Ok Class of 2017, Where are you??

    Pkham replied to Wifeoffireman's topic in School, College Programs

    Wow they're only on 9? I got my acceptance last month and I was 7. I don't think it's more competitive so much as the people who applied this year actually intended on accepting and not just using...

  17. Ok Class of 2017, Where are you??

    Pkham replied to Wifeoffireman's topic in School, College Programs

    I have orientation for my BSN at the end of July and start in August. I've told myself to enjoy this summer as it may be the last vacation I'll have for a while but I just want to start class...

  18. SFSU Fall 2015

    Pkham replied to Angel_12's topic in California Nursing

    Yes they have a link you can click and it's a very easy and straight forward process. You should get your email very

  19. SFSU Fall 2015

    Pkham replied to Angel_12's topic in California Nursing

    Got this email today: Dear Fall 2015 BSN admit, Please save the date for the School of Nursing orientation session occurring July 28, 2015 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.This orientation and advisement...

  20. SFSU Fall 2015

    Pkham replied to Angel_12's topic in California Nursing

    The email said

  21. SFSU Fall 2015

    Pkham replied to Angel_12's topic in California Nursing

    Yesterday at noon I got an email saying that I was accepted into the BSN program from the waitlist :) I can officially enjoy my vacation. Good luck to everybody and I can't wait to meet you

  22. SFSU Fall 2015

    Pkham replied to Angel_12's topic in California Nursing

    Lol no no no, I was trying to find out how I can sign up for transfer orientation because they told me that was the next step. I'm still on the waitlist and it never occurred to me that I might need...

  23. SFSU Fall 2015

    Pkham replied to Angel_12's topic in California Nursing

    No email yet for waitlisted (to my knowledge), I'm early on the list so I'll let you guys know the moment I receive

  24. SFSU Fall 2015

    Pkham replied to Angel_12's topic in California Nursing

    I can't seem to sign up for orientation, it just keeps looping me to a login page. Is anyone else having this problem? I can't seem to contact anyone in admissions

  25. SFSU Fall 2015

    Pkham replied to Angel_12's topic in California Nursing

    There is a link in the email they send you that should take you to the admissions page. Once there, there is a form you fill with your student ID and an option to accept or decline admission. I...