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What day does this cohort start?

My orientation was only 8 weeks, but I had a great preceptor. Do you think your preceptors were part of the problem? One of the things my preceptor did was give me a time/goal when my morning assessment, med pass, and charting needed to be done. This was the goal, but obviously things can happen and things may not get done in the time we wanted. She also told me patient safety comes first and never rush during med passes even if I am behind in our time goal. I don't always reach out time goal, but it is nice to have something to reach. I know that if reach or close to that time my time management is where it needs to be for the day. One of the other advice that she gave me is to anticipate things like discharges, if report/MD notes point to a person being discharged anticipate that and work around that person being discharged and having an admission. Also don't be afraid to ask questions. I know you said you don't really have many questions to ask, but just think of something your feel uncomfortable about and something will come up. You're new so you have plenty to learn. I am only 1 month post orientation and I still feel very overwhelmed at times, but I stick to the advice my preceptor has given me.

You don't need a program that's nationally accredited. All that matters is that the program is regionally accredited AND programmatically accredited (CCNE or ACEN). There are plenty of programs that fit what you need.

Do you have the ATI books because that's what helped me the most.

I did the CNA route before nursing school, worked as a CNA at hosptial during school, now I am an RN at a hospital. It was worth it for me, especially during clinicals.

Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles: New Grads - Cedars-Sinai 14 weeks - 2 weeks orientation - 12 weeks clinical preceptorship

Yes, my new grad residency program did. They wanted a portfolio that included in the front cover: 1. Your name 2. GPA 3. Specialty Interest

A friend of mine was looking at LVN-RN brige and found LPN-BSN track - BSN | College of Health and Human Services. Indiana State is a state university so it is legit. Unfortunately, my friend is from CA and it is not approved for CA students.

Becca/kgutt Which units did you apply for?

I remember reading a post she had yesterday and it said med-surg/tele.

Just got a call! She wasn't sure which unit though, but I applied for a med-surg position.

Hopefully! I also applied med-surg.

I'm with you, girl! The waiting is so stressful! I've refreshed this board so many times since Cali posted about offers today.

So I guess we'll find out Monday or Tuesday. They did tell us up two weeks lol. Ok, I can enjoy the rest of my day/weekend knowing I won't hear anything lol. I've been so nervous/anxious about it.

The last cohort found out on a Friday. Basically, if we're goig by the same timeline it would be today we would have known. I'm confused as to why they would say they're still figuring things out, yet others have gotten email already regarding a decision.