CR660

Hi everyone! I am in the process of applying to CRNA school, and one of the schools I am applying to requires a letter of recommendation from the dean of your undergraduate nursing program. I looked her up on the school website, and she became the dean after I graduated. While I was in school she was the assistant dean but I have never met her. The thought of asking someone I have never met for a letter of recommendation seems odd to me and I am not sure how to approach it! Has anyone else been in a similar situation? Thank you for responses!

Hi everyone, I have been an RN for 3.5 years and want to go back for my FNP next September (1.5 yrs away). I am starting to look at schools on the West Coast. I currently live in the east coast and would plan to come back to this area after graduating to get a job and settle down. My question is whether it matters if I go to school and have clinicals in a different part of the country from where I plan to one day work? If I move for school I realize that I will not have an opportunity to network on the east coast during clinicals. However if I don't move for school, I worry that I will never be able to experience living in another part of the country- something I have always wanted to do! Also, I currently work in an ICU at a prestigious hospital. Will this experience help me in landing an NP job later, or is it largely irrelevant? To sum it up, I very much want to experience a new city for a couple of years, but not at the expense of my career. Any insight? -C