Im going to (hopefully) start my BSN program in January..
Exelsior isnt accepted in CA, but if you have experience they might transfer your licence to CA but the BON is very strict about this and will give u hell (so ive heard)
and if you want to get your MSN usually programs require 1 year...
I think its a pretty awesome show, It cool that they show multiple aspects of the hospitals (like different floors) i cant wait to start working at a hospital floor as an RN
Employment will be hard but not impossible, as others have said, it depends on the supply and demand of EMT's in your area..
keep applying and be agressive about it
Keep the replies coming!
Im going to apply to ADN programs, as the BSN programs here in CA are Beyond impacted and and beyond impossible to get into.. You need essentially a 3.9-4.0 GPA and need to be able to do the SAT backwards and blindfolded, be willing to sign your first born over and...
Hey folks, i havnt posted in a while, ive been busy busy with school
I just finished my Nursing Pre-Reqs (Anatomy, Physio and Micro)
im currently applying to nursing schools, and hopeflly ill be accepted to one to start in spring 2013
has anyone or is anyone here doing the same thing?
im currently an EMT (for 2 years), im going to be hopefully starting nursing school in the spring
I currently work as an operator at a hospital and lemme tell you, nurses wont listen to anyone unless its a Doctor.
being an EMT you will get really comfortable taking vitals and being around...
Im planning on volunteering at the Local ER here and try to make a name for myself.. ER Tech jobs are impossible to land here (Orange County) unless your best friends with the hospital director or you work on the inside.
I plan on starting Nursing school either fall of this year or spring of...
If you apply for a Fire-Department or County Run EMS.. this might be a problem as they tend to have a psychological evaluation and Polygraph stage as well.
Pacific is almost ALWAYS hiring.. they have a high turnover rate due to people wanting to work 911 or going Medic school.. They are a good well established company though and have a ton of IFT contracts. They just got acquired by Rural/Metro
Medix does 911 only for Mission Viejo, i hear...
Anyone know of any companies in So cal that will hire part timers? pref on the weekends.
I might eventually want to go full time with that company but as of now i need more patient contact, as i work the graveyard shift at a retirement community and run about 1-2 calls a month :blink:.
I interviewed with them 2 years ago, with randy as well.. i didnt get the job though i was quite nervous since it was my first interview..
essentially the interview is a standard interview.. Tell me about your self? why do you want to work here? what do you want to do in the future? etc...
I know for OCFA you have to live within 10 min of one of the stations that participates in the volunteer program
there are two that you can live within 45 min of the station.. (generally wildland crew stations)
http://ocfa.org/Menu/Departments/HumanResources/RFFStations.aspx
Then you...
I heard that Care isnt really friendly with school scedules.. which sucks..
question to the OP:
IS Americare friendly with their scedules? do they have 12 hr day cars?
It depends here in OC.. Some of the beaches are part of the City and some are part of the beaches city fire department.. they are not as competitive to get into as getting into the fire department.. (you still have to jump through a bunch of hoops though)
City of Huntington Beach is hiring...
i know in Turkey the ambulances transport dead bodies to the Morgue from the Accident scene, as well as alive people..
I guess its just consolidating services..
The Anatomy/Physio i learned in EMT Class was very basic compared to the stuff i learned in a A&P College class the past few semesters...
if you have an Android or Iphone.. one app that is AMAZING is called speed anatomy..(they also have speed muscles,bones,angiology) Kinda makes memorizing...