SweetCorn

SweetCorn

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  1. Do things get better?

    I just hit 10 months in the ER as a new grad and had a 12 week preceptorship. I'm far from a seasoned nurse, but I'm not the same RN I was last November. Those first few weeks/months should feel like a slow motion train wreck, at times. Don't jeo...
  2. Tncc as a nursing student

    I was advised that if I took TNCC after I had my license I could use those hours for continuing education. This is probably what I'll do.
  3. The aggravation of it all

    I rented all my textbooks besides my med/surg books, which I purchased. You can get Amazon Student service which is essentially Amazon prime which gives you free shipping both ways. Any school that doesn't provide you an ISBN before a course star...
  4. Jobs San Diego vs Sacramento

    Fyi... it's 106 degrees in Sacramento today, same tomorrow. But at least there isn't any humidity. The places in CA with the great weather, like San Diego, come with a cost (for the most part). Either cost of living is higher or pay is less or bo...
  5. How many men in your cohort?

    12/48, ABSN program in the Bay Area, CA. We graduate in two weeks!!!!
  6. NEW GRAD Having a hard time getting finding a job.

    I'd snap that one up. Great place to live even if it is rather remote. Cal Poly is located there, fantastic climate, surfing, coast mountains, good food and wine, no traffic like LA or Bay Area. I'd pick that over Drain-o (Reno) any day.
  7. Samuel Merritt/ Private ABSN/ second degree BSN programs

    Regarding the FAIR part above.... SMU and other private schools don't determine who gets a loan or not, that is up to the banks. Many private schools offer some scholarships to ease the cost burden as well once you are in and can prove a financial ...
  8. Shoe recs for clinicals

    Cheap ones, if your school is like ours, and you have to wear white shoes. Mine will be burnt the moment clinicals are done. Not because they are gross but because they are white. Who the hell buys white shoes?? Look at Discount & Clearance C...
  9. Samuel Merritt/ Private ABSN/ second degree BSN programs

    I'm attending SMU right now and I'm under the impression that most people are taking out private loans. You do get some federal money (around $12,250 if this is your second bachelor's degree) which comes at a nice low interest rate, but the rest has ...
  10. I'm an SMU ABSN student right now, in my 4th month. The answer is not full time. There are a few people who have continued to work some during school, like one shift on Friday night, or stay on per diem with their former job. I'm not working and...
  11. How hard to get a job in Bay area?

    I second the travel assignment suggestion. Don't call it Cali, it's California.
  12. Are nursing schools saturated, less applying?

    In Northern Nevada, several of the schools I am familiar with have been adding requirements to their application process. Things like having a CNA license, more math classes, having to take the TEAS on site at the college, residency requirements, et...
  13. CSU Stanislaus BSN Fall 2014

    I'm thinking ABSN that is offered at the Stockton campus. Apologies for mixing them up and congrats to those who are in!
  14. CSU Stanislaus BSN Fall 2014

    Are you sure this wasn't acceptance to Cal State Stanislaus itself and not the nursing program? The application period for the nursing program is open for over another month (app deadline is May 15th) and at the info session we were told they would b...
  15. Are nursing schools saturated, less applying?

    I think applying a one size fits all statement, like "there is a nursing shortage" to the entire country in just about any line of work is not going to work that well. Different regions have different needs and have different resources to fill thos...