darcsyde BSN, MSN, RN

Hi everyone, I'm a new grad nurse who will be making the switch from night shift to days after 6 months in the program. I work on a busy med-surg unit at an academic medical center. One thing I've noticed about the day shift nurses so far is tha...

I'm a new grad RN about 4 months in to my program and work nights in a busy med-surg unit. I've been noticing that patients are acting out much more frequently and violently against nurses and other staff who are genuinely trying to help them. Some b...

Thanks for the response and advice! I actually just had another patient who was confused and was verbally and physically combative. Tried to de-escalate, but he physically tried to grab me and other nurses who came in to help. Called the provider in,...

I haven't received the e-mails from HR yet either. I signed my offer letter on 2/18.

My offer was from 15 Long at Parnassus. It's an acute geriatric med/surg unit.

Good to know. I accepted an offer on 2/18 and was waiting for the HR forms. Reached out to the HR person who offered and was told to keep checking e-mails. Sounds like it takes a few days to send them out.

Never too old. I'm graduating from nursing school at 45 and starting on a Med/Surg floor soon. Honestly, there were clinical rotations where I had more energy and was outlasting nursing students half my age. You bring a maturity and focus that many y...

Just got offered a position in Med/Surg. Was waiting for the UCSF program to get back, but they've been very slow. I think I'll accept at John Muir.

I interviewed with a Med/Surg unit last Friday. Still haven't heard anything back yet. Wondering how much longer I should wait. I have another offer in hand at a different hospital. Didn't think UCSF would be this slow.

Anyone interview yet for any of the Med/Surg units? It sounds like they interviewed for the critical care units first. Not sure yet about Med/Surg.

Hi there, I live in the Bay Area now, and you are right in that competition for new nurse jobs here is very fierce. One reason is that there are a LOT of nursing schools here from ADN on up. So, not only will you be competing against hundreds of...

I submitted my application on May 17 and have had to resubmit my photo twice with no explanation as to what was wrong with it. I called BRN on July 12 after it was rejected a 2nd time. Agent approved the picture and passed along for expedited review....

I was also an alternate for the BSN scholarship, and was just notified of my "tentative selection" (whatever that means). CONGRATS to everyone receiving notices! I'm sure there will be a ton of questions to ask on the Town Hall next week.

I'm in my first year of nursing school in the San Francisco Bay Area. My clinical rotations were cancelled last week, and I'm pretty sure all clinicals in the area have been suspended until further notice. Lectures have been moved online, and our sch...

The differences are that the Accelerated program finishes 6 months earlier and costs about $40K more. Curriculum is exactly the same.

Hi everyone. I haven't seen a thread started yet for this program, so I decided to start one up. I recently applied to the Xavier MIDAS Program for Fall 2019 and am just waiting for a response. Anyone else in the same boat and have heard anything bac...

It's likely the nursing program begins on the first day of Fall semester for the university, which is Aug 26. The 2019-2020 academic calendar can be found on the SFSU website.

Did you search under Groups in Facebook? It should be listed there. If you just under Posts, it may not pop up. You can also PM me with your email address and I can invite you that way.

For anyone interested, I started a Facebook group for our cohort. Just search SFSU ELMSN Class of 2022 and request to join the group. Thought it would be a good way to meet each other and share any information we have. Looking forward to meeting ever...

You have 5 days to respond. It's stated on the Google Form that you fill out when you accept the offer.

I received my acceptance letter this morning! So relieved and excited. Now, just have to wait and see about financial aid.

The practice of recommending admission is common in large university systems and is often a formality. The Division of Graduate Studies is the office that officially grants offers of admission on behalf of the university. The School of Nursing (or an...

It's been a month since my application was considered complete, and still haven't heard anything. Has anyone else heard back?

Yeah, I would say that communication from their program has been pretty poor since I submitted my app. I don't know why it's been like that. The other schools I've applied to have been excellent in comparison. Good luck with your interviews everyone!

@Future.RN.0 I didn't receive a confirmation e-mail from the program after I submitted. I did send an e-mail asking if they received all my required information, and someone responded to me quickly confirming that they did. They also mentioned the co...