I want to know because while i know i must get a Bsn, there is one Rn to Bsn program that looks promising but they have pass/fail instead of a grading system.
Meanwhile,i know for sure employers in my areas do look at GPA.
My current employer does nit hire anyone with a Gpa below 3.5.
Almost all applications i have filled out required an official transcript from the schools i attended.
i know the pass equals a 3.0 at WGU.
i guess my current employer would not have hired me if i had graduated from WGU with a BSN before working for them.
I think most people realize GPA alone won't equal better nursing care. Sure, there were students in my cohort with higher grades, but that doesn't tell the whole story. One got held back a semester due to poor clinical performance and, although she had a nice gpa,failed the NCLEX on first attempt. The other example I have is a seemingly mild manered former social worker who just about threw a gasket when one 'B' grade tainted her perfect 4.0 --- She passed on the first attempt, but up moving on a year out, I don't think she's found a nursing job (she wanted to work in an office). BTW, around here, next to NO new grads get hospital jobs. Experience trumps gpa.
Ans most of our employers conduct drug screening....
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As a hiring manager, I don't think I'd want to hire someone who took the NCLEX four times. In fact, I think there should be a three strikes policy on the NCLEX.
That is why i wondering about WGU and their Pass/Fail system.
Even though i am a ADN,i wonder if i would be considered a new grad again if i get my BSn...
i know i had to start as new grad Rn when i had an Lpn license.
You would NOT be considered a new grad by most employers, especially if you had been working as an ADN. Though a few may consider it if you had no RN experience.
As a hiring manager, I don't think I'd want to hire someone who took the NCLEX four times. In fact, I think there should be a three strikes policy on the NCLEX.
You are more generous than I: I'd require remediation after two attempts. I could chalk up one failure to nerves, language difficulties, cultural differences, poor preparation, etc. But two failures means there's a serious deficiency that needs to be addressed.
:nurse:And btw A LOT of our coursework was pass/no pass (as in all papers, care plans, and clinicals). Only tests and quizzes were given percentage grades. We would have between 300 and 350 points attainable through tests and quizzes per quarter. The rest of the work was simply pass or fail.... I think it was a really tough system with little room for error.
How would an employer be able to find out if you passed Nclex on the first try?
In Canada, the registrations exams can only be written on three dates each year. So, if you graduate in May 2014, your first attempt is in September 2014.
When I was hired as a grad PN, I was required to let them know I was writing my exam on x day (got a day's paid leave to write it) and was asked to bring in my pass/fail slip upon receipt. When I changed employers, I was only asked if I passed my exam on the first attempt.
There were very few multiple writers. I can say that in the two decades I've been working I've only met one PN who failed three times and was required to return to College for remedial education (nobody knows what happened to her). One RN who failed on the first write and was so embarrassed that she hit the books hard and passed four months later. I've heard of RN failures but they were IENs.
Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
I live in a large metropolitan area in Texas with nearly 6 million people residing in the cities and suburbs around here. In 8 years of nursing, I have only had one employer (a hospital recruiter) request transcripts to see my GPA prior to granting me an interview. Even with a 3.5, I still didn't get the job because I interview terribly.
Anyhow, most employers in this area care that your license is valid and that you possess the type of nursing degree they're demanding.
Specializes in Leadership, Psych, HomeCare, Amb. Care.
As a hiring manager, I don't think I'd want to hire someone who took the NCLEX four times. In fact, I think there should be a three strikes policy on the NCLEX.
That would make me stop and think also.
i don't ask about GPA, but I may ask a new grad out their school experiences in order to get to know them. If I learned they'd struggled the whole time, that would be a red flag. Otherwise I don't care.
i don't ask about GPA, but I may ask a new grad out their school experiences in order to get to know them. If I learned they'd struggled the whole time, that would be a red flag. Otherwise I don't care.
Would not a low GPA on the transcript indicate that they somehow struggled during nursing school?
I passed both the Nclex RN and LPn the first time.
As of now the biggest obstacle for me finding a better position is the lack of a Bsn and my credit report.
i did something really stupid,and that was before i knew about Allnurses...i signed up for RUE educational's Lpn to Rn program without realizing that they had to affiliation to Excelsior.
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I think most people realize GPA alone won't equal better nursing care. Sure, there were students in my cohort with higher grades, but that doesn't tell the whole story. One got held back a semester due to poor clinical performance and, although she had a nice gpa,failed the NCLEX on first attempt. The other example I have is a seemingly mild manered former social worker who just about threw a gasket when one 'B' grade tainted her perfect 4.0 --- She passed on the first attempt, but up moving on a year out, I don't think she's found a nursing job (she wanted to work in an office). BTW, around here, next to NO new grads get hospital jobs. Experience trumps gpa.
Ans most of our employers conduct drug screening....