OliverElio87

OliverElio87 BSN, RN

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  1. Moving California. Insight on pay scale etc?

    OliverElio87 replied to Nurse4lifeNC's topic in General Nursing

    For what it’s worth, I make $50 (southern ca) an hour day shift. Night dif is $7 and weekend dif is $4. I am a fairly new nurse. I used to work in the Midwest and people here are forgetting about he...

  2. Is it possible for a new grad to be hired at a VA?

    OliverElio87 posted a topic in Government, Military

    I am a couple of months away from finishing nursing school and I am very much interested in working for the VA. I have done majority of my clinical hours (med-surg, psych, ICU) at a VA. I will also...

  3. Being Gay and a Male Nursing Student

    OliverElio87 replied to RShieldsSN14's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Being gay helped me so much during nursing school in my OB rotation and now as an RN when dealing with some female patients. I remember when my preceptor and I would go into some female patients room...

  4. Master's Entry vs. Accelerated Bachelor's

    OliverElio87 replied to b00p's topic in School, College Programs

    If the cost is not much more, I would do the masters. If it is significantly more then

  5. Pre nursing student has a question for current RNs

    OliverElio87 replied to HotSauce77's topic in General Nursing

    Seems like you’d be better off going to PA/Medical school or NP (but thatll take you longer than PA. My husband is an MD and went into the field because he loved science and putting pieces together...

  6. Need some guidance

    OliverElio87 replied to NatashaNichole's topic in General Students

    I don’t know about other states, but I think I’m Ca you can challenge for LPN licensure since you’re a medic in the military. I would look into

  7. Cedars - Sinai New Grad Nurse Residency - February 2019

    OliverElio87 replied to cgrn2018's topic in School, College Programs

    For those who didn't get a call, don't lose hope! I didn't get a call the first day they started notifying people, but I did the next day. Since they started Friday and HR is off on weekends they'll...

  8. Is there something wrong with me? Too much studying?

    OliverElio87 replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Students

    Every person it different. If it is working for you AND your girlfriend, why change

  9. Cedars - Sinai New Grad Nurse Residency - February 2019

    OliverElio87 replied to cgrn2018's topic in School, College Programs

    Which units were

  10. Failed for the fifth time

    OliverElio87 replied to Sekayia's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Uworld. Only thing I used. Make sure you get the practice

  11. Any RN Residency Programs w/ Multiple Start Dates in a Year?

    OliverElio87 replied to SqrB3ar's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Cedars Sinai in SoCal: Oct 2019 Cohort Apply in early Aug. Interview event in Sept. License needed before Oct. 18, 2019 New Grads -

  12. WGU So Cal August Cohort

    OliverElio87 replied to JD2RN's topic in Western Governors University

    Give up on WGU I understand. Please don't give up on being a nurse, there are plenty of schools out

  13. WGU So Cal August Cohort

    OliverElio87 replied to JD2RN's topic in Western Governors University

    Oh no, im so sorry. Seems like the CA cohorts for WGU are getting smaller. When is the next one after the Oct? Are there other schools that you are looking

  14. Scheduled to take the NCLEX today but denied because of inappropriate identification???

    OliverElio87 replied to wonderbrah's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats! The lady should have just said "sign your passport and goodluck". This could have been a non-issue. Either way, I think it worked out for the best because I would have been to worked up to...

  15. WGU So Cal August Cohort

    OliverElio87 replied to JD2RN's topic in Western Governors University

    Did you ever hear

  16. April 2018 California Cohort

    OliverElio87 replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Western Governors University

    Well if WGU's regional accreditation is the problem then that CRNA program should also not accept students from University of Washington, University of Utah, BYU, etc since they are also accredited by...

  17. April 2018 California Cohort

    OliverElio87 replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Western Governors University

    I don't think it's the regional accreditation, but most likely the grading system. CRNA school is competitive as it is already and the untraditional grading system (3.0) wouldn't event be competitive...

  18. Preceptors: Advice for New Grad Nurses

    OliverElio87 posted a topic in General Nursing

    For those who are/have been preceptors for new grads, what are some things that you look/expect from a new grad? I am starting a new grad program soon and I really want to prepare and make sure that I...

  19. LVN adanced placement California

    OliverElio87 replied to Robins19's topic in Western Governors University

    LVN's would go through the entire program just like everyone else. You can't skip anything, but you'll probably get a leg up during

  20. April 2018 California Cohort

    OliverElio87 replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Western Governors University

    For what it's worth, wasc = regional accreditation, WGU has regional accreditation. It's not by wasc because the main campus (Utah) is not in the region that wasc accredits. All regional accrediting...

  21. Recently Completed BSN Prelicensure Program

    OliverElio87 posted a topic in Western Governors University

    I recently finished the BSN prelicensure program and passed the NCLEX in 75 questions in a little over 1 hour 15 min. I felt more than prepared to take the NCLEX after finishing the program. I only...

  22. Recently Completed BSN Prelicensure Program

    OliverElio87 replied to OliverElio87's topic in Western Governors University

    There are five semesters in the program. Clinicals start the second semester with CASAL I

  23. HELP, AA, BSN or MSN

    OliverElio87 replied to Canson's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    CA BSN or above for sure if you can. Some hospitals in CA won't even let you apply without

  24. Is my Bachelors degree in another field useful in nursing??

    OliverElio87 replied to erogersii's topic in General Students

    As far as being a competent nurse, there's no difference. Hospitals want Magnet status and in-order to attain that status I believe a certain amount of nurses need to be BSN or higher. I also have a...

  25. Passed nclex but no license

    OliverElio87 replied to jeann_07's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Call the Illinois board of nursing only they will be able to help you. Have you checked if your name is on their website (eLicense