Anyone Here from Nassau County?

lindarn · Sep 19, 2005

Hey I was wondering if anyone was around where I live?
I live in Long Island.
Goint to start my BSN this fall.
Any Long Islanders out there give a shout out
and us about yourself

I am originally from Brooklyn. I attended Long Island College Hospital School of Nursing in Brooklyn, when it was still a diploma program. It became an ADN program the September that I graduated in 1975. My family now lives in Holbrook, on Long Island. I moved to California in 1979, after my fiance broke up with me, and I never looked back. I now live in Spokane, Washington.

I really don't know much about the nursing programs in the NYC area, since I left in 1979. I completed my BSN at Cal State Long Beach, in 1987. School is cheap in California as a state resident. When I went there, it was dirt cheap. I went to Long Beach City College for one year to finish some prerequisites, and it only cost me, at the time, $10.00 a semeter for full time, with a parking sticker. When I transferred to Cal State Long Beach, the tuition there topped out at $400.00 a semester, the semester that I finished. I know that it is more now, but it is still cheap compared to a lot of other places. If you can, or have the desire, move to California, get residency after a year, and go to college there. I don't miss NY at all. It is too humid, crowed, and congested, and has too many social problems.

Lindarn ,RN, BSN, CCRN

Spokane, Washington

nurse2btracy · Sep 19, 2005

Hi I'm looking to get a job at NSUH or LIJ or Winthrop. Do you know anything about these hospitals and which is best. I'm moving to Albertson and need a job ASAP. Lin

I have never worked at those hospitals as I am not a nurse yet but I have been a patient at NS at Plainview and Winthrop. Winthrop was great.

My brother in law interned at LIJ for radiation therapy at really loved it there. He hopes to get a job there when he graduates.

LIJ is closest if you are moving to Albertson.

Good luck!

syin · Sep 22, 2005

I'm an NCC student heading into 105 this semester. The program is quick, inexpensive and I've found it to be pretty fun and the friends I have are great. There was a post above mentioning a waiting list but no such thing exists. Every semester people apply in the same pool of applicants regardless of how often or when you applied previously. Also the night program is very difficult but the final GPA cut was a 3.7, the day program was 3.3. so there are no people with 4.0 who didn't get in. I highly recommend it if it's condusive to your schedule and needs, I have nothing but good things to say about it. Good luck in whatever you decide.

Hi. 1st year. Thanks for all the great info. I live in Massapequa. I am pre-nursing at NCC. I'm happy to hear from a student that NCC has a great program.

syin · Sep 22, 2005

Since everyone here is from Nassau, would anyone know a low cost school for CNA? I am a pre-nursing student. I think it would be great for me to have hands on experience and make some money.

I found Franklin institute but it was $1100.

Thank you.