Florida Southwestern State College formerly Edison State College. I started thread for FSW but it is full with spring applicants. So I decided to start a new one for this upcoming fall.
Who is joining me next fall in nursing?
I plan to apply for Part-time or Lee full time. I have one more semester of pre-requisites. I am taking A&P 1, Micro, College Algebra and Nutrition. Kill me now. lol A full time semester of craziness but almost done after that hopefully with pre-requisites with the exemption of A&P 2 and a humanities class.
I plan to take the Hesi in mid Feb or march and retake if needed at the end of April. Schedule has been posted and I plan to study a lot this winter break. So excited but so nervous.
FSW, FGCU, and Nova are the only accredited nursing schools around here. I was going to go to Nova for their BSN program, but that's well over $50,000 per year. I already have a degree from a private university. I can't afford another one. FSW is the cheapest one around.
Even if they were to accept more students or everyone that wanted in, there wouldn't be enough jobs. Nursing is already over saturated.
I personally plan on NOT staying in FL. Maybe long enough to get a BSN, then I'm out to explore other living options! I have lived in SWFL long enough. :***:
I dont plan on leaving swfl anytime soon. I am imagining it wont be hard finding a job. A friend who has a friend in FSW said she landed a job before graduation and some of her classmates did, too.
Remember an impression lasts a lifetime. So as nursing student, we have to always perform our best because you never know who is watching.
If you want to work at the hospital, you have to have at least 2+ years of experience, for most areas with a few exceptions. Nurse internships are a great way to gain experience. I think I may have seen a couple RN openings for Lee Memorial Health Systems that require less than 2 years of experience.
I personally do not mind working in a nursing home or allied health. I will work whatever I am given oppurtunity except peds, I can't handle it. My dream position as a nurse would be in the cardio floor. When I did clinical for nursing assistant, I loved cardio floor for EKG portion and I knew that was the job I wanted. However, it will take years of experience to be considered but I will get there.
@ Mami you never know my sister landed cardiac telemetry straight out of school and ICU after a couple more years. that was at NCH here in Naples. she graduated from Edison.
I'm not sure what specialty I would consider yet! I'm a person who likes to have a lot of things going on at once. I love excitement. I suppose I will figure that out later down the road. I can think of so many specialties I would like, but I suppose one day I'll find something that I get attached too. I can tell you one day I would like to go to graduate school. We'll see though. I'm trying to just focus on short term goals right now:)
lol A full time semester of craziness but almost done after that hopefully with pre-requisites with the exemption of A&P 2 and a humanities class. 
lynettekarin, BSN
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FSW, FGCU, and Nova are the only accredited nursing schools around here. I was going to go to Nova for their BSN program, but that's well over $50,000 per year. I already have a degree from a private university. I can't afford another one. FSW is the cheapest one around.
Even if they were to accept more students or everyone that wanted in, there wouldn't be enough jobs. Nursing is already over saturated.