lilRN16

lilRN16 ASN, BSN, RN

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  1. Mentioning recovery from mental illness in a job interview?

    lilRN16 replied to lunalilith's topic in Psychiatric

    OP, don't disclose... This poster is either being facetious or obtuse. @Rionoir Just because something is illegal, doesnt mean it won't occur ~ as a former trauma nurse, I just to take care of...

  2. Does Correctional Nursing count as Psych Experience?

    lilRN16 replied to Merky101's topic in Psychiatric

    I have that cert and believe your experience will prepare you. Get the $40 flash cards and study for 4-6weeks and you will pass... On the flip, I'm going to take forensics course to become...

  3. Patients who are faking illness

    lilRN16 replied to Queen Tiye's topic in Psychiatric

    I gently remind them that I pay attention in shift handoff: "I heard about your..." I set firm limits and let them know they will be monitored for certain bx. They usually cut the ish and those bx...

  4. CSUDH vs OU RN-BSN

    lilRN16 replied to colochita27's topic in Online Distance Learning

    CSUDH SON is the

  5. Understaffed and feeling unsafe

    lilRN16 replied to jnks's topic in Psychiatric

    Where is it 1:7? That sounds like some *insert hick state* foolishness. California is

  6. PMHNP Walden

    lilRN16 replied to Alix's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Not in La... Sorry that's been your experience... Thankfully Los Angeles employers think outside the box and are more realistic than in your neck of the woods. If that was the case, then UoP,...

  7. Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital New Grad (telemetry, oncology, labor and delivery)

    lilRN16 replied to NewGrad1344's topic in California Nursing

    yeah the director of the NICU is picky about who he wants and rarely does he want new grads (CalMed/CHMC) We use cerner... CalMEd started cerner in 2016 (thats how I got in) and Glendale just...

  8. Providence TIP January 2022 (Los Angeles/Orange County)

    lilRN16 replied to dt222's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

    Santa Monica is interesting because half the pt population is uber rich and the other half is indigent, with mismanaged mental health issues, compounding your ability to care for your pts....

  9. Providence TIP January 2022 (Los Angeles/Orange County)

    lilRN16 replied to dt222's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

    Good luck everyone... If you are a cookie cutter, figs wearing yeti drinking nurse with no intuitiveness, you will excel. If you critically think and put patients before profits and pr...

  10. Providence TIPS April 2021

    lilRN16 replied to Liorsasi's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    *shudders* that place. I warn all women of color to refrain from having their babies there... Many of their L&D staff sound like

  11. Providence TIPS April 2021

    lilRN16 replied to Liorsasi's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Horrible work environments, hostile work environments, barely any trauma centers, no or weak unions and low pay... But if you guys want to work for an organization that rec'd 1/2 billion for the...

  12. Understaffed and feeling unsafe

    lilRN16 replied to jnks's topic in Psychiatric

    So you're saying only psych facilities on a hospital license have mandated ratios? That seems really odd... Welp, glad I only pick hospital based inpatients... The lack of ratio sounds like a...

  13. Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital New Grad (telemetry, oncology, labor and delivery)

    lilRN16 replied to NewGrad1344's topic in California Nursing

    Glendale Adventist is a different hospital system, and pays much less from what I

  14. MU vs VCU School of Nursing !!HELP!!

    lilRN16 replied to rod6mb's topic in Virginia Nursing

    VCU... My mother teaches there... I live on the west coast so I have no clue how things are ran out there, but from what I hear it is an excellent

  15. The Gap Between East Coast & West Coast Nursing

    lilRN16 replied to ArticulateRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, California is the best... Just culture is rampant here and I disagree about the predominate Filipino culture statement. It is irresponsible and shortsighted to attribute the successes of...

  16. Understaffed and feeling unsafe

    lilRN16 replied to jnks's topic in Psychiatric

    You need to tattle... Call OSHA, State Public Health or your local county's Health facility evaluator office. And if you can financially afford it, run far away... If you're in California, you...

  17. PMHNP Walden

    lilRN16 replied to Alix's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thanks for everyone's input. I am looking into Walden's program, as I am finally ready to start next year. My friend attends and is on track to finish next year. It is unfortunate that some...

  18. LA COUNTY REGISTERED NURSE I/RELIEF NURSE

    lilRN16 replied to Badkugo's topic in California Nursing

    No, don't assume that. County takes their time. I interviewed in July of one year, they didn't offer me the position until November of that same year and I started employment January of the next...

  19. Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital New Grad (telemetry, oncology, labor and delivery)

    lilRN16 replied to NewGrad1344's topic in California Nursing

    Good luck to everyone... I work there per diem, it's a great place to work. And the pay ~ top

  20. California mandatory ratios don't work?

    lilRN16 replied to coginthemachine's topic in California Nursing

    Maybe that's a Kaiser thing, I've heard many awful things about that organization in regards to working there. In dignity, LA County and providence facilities the ratio does indeed make a difference....

  21. Understaffed and feeling unsafe

    lilRN16 replied to jnks's topic in Psychiatric

    Try psych in California. Not perfect, but we have mandated ratios. Hope things get better for

  22. Average nurse/patient ratio?

    lilRN16 replied to annak92's topic in Psychiatric

    Los Angeles, baby... 1 RN for 6 pts max... But I'm inpatient pediatric psych (10 beds max), and my partner and I are currently sharing the 5 pts we have... You guys really have to push your...

  23. Does where you get your MSN matter?

    lilRN16 replied to travelnurse79's topic in Nurse Management

    To answer the original question, in my experience what school doesn't matter much. I've found at Kaisers in Socal, many have degrees from UOP and other for profit schools. Actually, many of those who...

  24. Cedars Sinai New Grad August 2021 Cohort

    lilRN16 replied to babpul's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Cedars and UCLA don't hire folk that look like that picture. They hire all the same either white or filipino. Good luck to anyone who is not ~ you have a small chance of getting

  25. Need help deciding between 2 year BSN program and asn then RN-BSN route?

    lilRN16 replied to Stressed1998's topic in General Students

    Take the BSN. You've already been accepted and it looks like you will go further faster. I know from experience. I took the ASN route and I am doing well, but if I had the chance to complete a BSN...