Cal State San Marcos, CSUSM, Accelerated, ABSN 2011

Malefocker, BSN, RN · Mar 15, 2011

I emailed the advisors and they said that they were away on a conference at the beginning of march and would send out acceptance letters towards the end of march... Has anyone else hard from them?

Missnurselady · Mar 17, 2011

@Missnurselady - do you mind giving the names of the places you're doing clinicals at? I didn't know a nursing home could be a clinical site...

I guess "nursing home" is the wrong word. It's a "skilled nursing facility/ SNF/ "sniff" It's during your first semester and that is where everybody has their first clinical experience, your following clinicals are all at hospitals. Basically it's people who for whatever reason need extra care that can not be provided in home or by their own family members. But for all intensive purposes it's a nursing home. Your first semester skills are basic so that is where you learn how to do those skills. Passing medications, making beds, doing bed baths, glucose checks, etc There are various locations assigned. Hope that helps.

mimizan · Mar 19, 2011

I guess "nursing home" is the wrong word. It's a "skilled nursing facility/ SNF/ "sniff" It's during your first semester and that is where everybody has their first clinical experience, your following clinicals are all at hospitals. Basically it's people who for whatever reason need extra care that can not be provided in home or by their own family members. But for all intensive purposes it's a nursing home. Your first semester skills are basic so that is where you learn how to do those skills. Passing medications, making beds, doing bed baths, glucose checks, etc There are various locations assigned. Hope that helps.

YES, this does help, and makes more sense :) thanks!

I just find it confusing with all the different ways to become an RN. Also, the Frontline episode on for-profit colleges made me wary of some nursing programs...

mimizan · Mar 19, 2011

I emailed the advisors and they said that they were away on a conference at the beginning of march and would send out acceptance letters towards the end of march... Has anyone else hard from them?

I emailed yesterday and was told they're doing the next round of acceptances next week!

Malefocker, BSN, RN · Mar 20, 2011

Thank you so much... please keep us updated if you hear anything else. I will do that same

Enthused RN, BSN, RN · Mar 24, 2011

@mrgaylordfocker - yes it's the actual absn program but not the regular bsn program. you may have applied to the traditional bsn program. i'm locked out of that (cheaper) program because many of the csu campuses do not allow second bachelor's to apply given the state budget crises over the past few years.

mimizan · Mar 26, 2011

Thank you so much... please keep us updated if you hear anything else. I will do that same

Any word so far? Darn, I really thought we'd hear by this week...Or if anyone got accepted, I really thought I'd get in this round!

Malefocker, BSN, RN · Mar 26, 2011

I haven't heard anything...

mimizan · Mar 29, 2011

So I just called and they said decisions will be made this week...

mxmestiza - didn't you get an email acceptance first? The person I spoke to at extended learning said they were mailing out acceptances this week and that is how they notified people...

Good luck to everyone!

Enthused RN, BSN, RN · Mar 29, 2011

@mimzan - i got both. the letter they mailed to me was also sent by email as a PDF from one of the advisors.

oaktown2 · Apr 4, 2011

Did anyone hear anything about the latest round of acceptances?

Malefocker, BSN, RN · Apr 4, 2011

Nope nothing!!!