RNMonkey

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1. Home health nursing to bedside

   RNMonkey replied to LunaBuna's topic in General Nursing

   Hello @LunaBuna did you end up finding an acute care job after moving to Palo Alto, CA? I'm also considering going into HH and wondering how tough it would be later down the line to transition to...

2. From home health nursing to hospital nursing

   RNMonkey replied to Goldentea's topic in Home Health

   Hello @Goldentea, can you give us an update? I noticed your post from 2014 and wondering if you are now an inpatient RN. Are you in CA by chance? By asking this question, I'm wondering if...

3. Anyone a Hospice or Home Heath RN - please share your experiences

   RNMonkey posted a topic in Nursing Career

   Hello fellow RNs, I'm a fairly novice nurse with a total of 9 months of inpatient bedside RN experience. I used to be a wide-eyed and bushy tailed new nurse who was eager to become the best...

4. Administrative Leave

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

   Thank you, I've contacted the union. I was told I won't know more until a meeting is called what the allegations are. Has anyone been on administrative leave? Can you please share more your...

5. Administrative Leave

   RNMonkey posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   I'm a new grad RN in the Kaiser NorCal New Nurse Residency and have been put on administrative leave. I was told there are med issues but was not told the specifics. The med issues occurred while I...

6. Outpatient PreOp/PACU to Inpatient Acute Care?

   RNMonkey replied to RNMonkey's topic in General Nursing

   @SmilingBluEyes I think I'm too new to answer that. We new grads tend to have ideas of what nursing will be only to realize the reality is very different. Also that school was useless. We either...

7. Outpatient PreOp/PACU to Inpatient Acute Care?

   RNMonkey posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've heard of many nurses transitioning from inpatient acute care to outpatient surgeries. Are there any nurses who've done the reverse? And in the bay area? I'm a new grad who recently...

8. Am I being realistic? Nursing school at 45?

   RNMonkey replied to aidensmom403's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Hello! For everyone who posted on this thread, how has it been turning out? Nursing school is one thing. Working as a nurse is a whole different reality and I think a lot tougher than nursing...

9. Fired from 1st nursing job

   RNMonkey replied to WildflowerFairy's topic in Nursing Career

   Thank you for posting @WildflowerFairy. I recently went through a similar experience. I was expected to function as an experienced nurse and take on high-acuity patients as a New Grad Float...

10. St. Joseph, Orange, CA TIP New Grad Program 2020

    RNMonkey replied to knn12's topic in Nursing Career

    Hello! For those who started in the 2020 residency program at St. Joseph (Orange, CA), how is the program? Also from reading this forum, it seems the process is 1) On-Demand Interview, 2) 30 min...

11. Stanford New Grad Residency February 2021

    RNMonkey replied to ellinurse31's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

    Hi @The Lorax, laid back sounds nice. Round 1 was indeed intense. Is Round 2 alone or was it with another panel of candidates as

12. Stanford New Grad Residency February 2021

    RNMonkey replied to ellinurse31's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

    Hi @The Lorax, congratulations! That's really exciting news!! Do you mind sharing your background? Do you have ICU

13. Stanford New Grad Residency February 2021

    RNMonkey replied to ellinurse31's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

    Has any one else that's interviewed for ICU heard back as well over the weekend? I don't remember when they said they would do call-backs

14. Stanford New Grad Residency February 2021

    RNMonkey replied to ellinurse31's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

    It's hitting close to evening 1/15. Has anyone heard back yet for Round

15. New SFSU/CSM ABSN Spring 2019

    RNMonkey replied to Duke702's topic in School, College Programs

    I was told by Financial Aid that we won't know how much we will be disbursed in loans until we've registered for classes. I see I've accepted the admissions offer on the "Student Center" page on...