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Thank you so much for the thorough response and insight! It really helps on what to look out for!

Although I'm not the original person inquiring, I'm going to assume it's the same issue I have in not being contacted for the healthscreening portion of the onboarding process yet, that it's basically almost mid-January, and that we all start at the end of January. Also, how and when did they contact you? Do you have resources we may contact because I have also asked my onboarding specialist and they said to just keep the my line open. I personally have not received a phone call or email, so I'm just as concerned as the last person asking.

It is, especially with the start date being the end of January and that there's a lot of onboarding processes to take care of. I wonder why they keep saying that? Maybe they're still considering people for different positions?

Around mid-November, roughly 1-2 weeks after the interviews conducted on Nov. 4 & 5.

Yes, but to be honest, I'm not entirely sure what's filled up and what's not. They have been pretty hush hush. Aside from that one person on this forum and a friend of mine, I do not know anyone else who got offers. To add, these positions were super specialized, ie. step-down, neuro tele, et cetera. But yeah, that's all I know. Other than that, we're pretty much in the dark.

Honestly, I only know one person from this whole forum who got a position in L&D and/or postpartum at Holy Cross. I had also put down postpartum as my first choice and I didn't get offered a position for that, but for another position entirely.

Hey! If you don't mind me asking, what were your choices for departments and when did you interview?

You might have hope because I'm guessing they're very busy right now? If it doesn't say anything about a rejection outright, I feel like you should look on the bright side. However, I do not know the whole story. I heard for some people it might take 2-3 weeks, while others were told that they would hear back from HR in about 1-2 weeks. Did the interviewers tell you when you would hear back?

Thanks for sharing! Once again, congratulations! ?

I'm so happy you got your first choice! What did you have on your resume that made you a strong candidate for L&D, if you don't mind me asking?

I'm not sure about anyone else here, but as of today, the recruiter for Holy Cross started calling for position offers. I'm not sure about any of the other hospitals in the Valley though.

Congrats on getting the offer!

I hope you get the job at Holy Cross too, even though it might not be your first choice! I also hope you hear back soon :D

I did interview at Holy Cross for PP and did not hear anything back, but I also put down other departments to increase my chances at landing a job.

I also interviewed with postpartum as my top choice, but I also have not heard anything from that department or if they even hired anyone to be honest with you. I know it's a highly competitive position. Aside from those three, are you open to doing other positions as a new grad?

From what I saw personally, it seemed that they withdrew the initial application to the program to put you into a specific RN resident position as a new grad, if not float pool, according to some other folk on here.

You're welcome! I wish you the best in your future nursing studies and career! Although Nursing School is going to be challenging, full of commitment, and stress, just keep moving forward! Good luck and hope to see you around! ?

No, it doesn't pose as an issue in the slightest. The college even has BSN bridge programs with a few universities that a few of my peers are already partaking in concurrently with our Associate's program. ACEN accreditation is just another formality, but does not necessarily attest to the validity nor value of a program's existence and quality. Hope that answers your question!

They're going to ask for both.

I don't know if they've changed it or whatnot, especially with Covid-19 being so rampant right now, but I feel like you might have to scan your documents to them. That being said though, I feel that you should have them prepared before Orientation for good measure. There's one professor in particular who loves receiving documents early, despite them giving you a due date. So yeah I highly recommend getting them in order ASAP (for your own benefit).

Hi, So, I'm currently going into my third semester aka 2nd year of nursing at Pierce (just so you know I'm a valid source of information lmao), but to answer your specific question--YES. There's a lot of immunization requirements because you need them to be able to go into the hospitals for your clinical rotations.

Catherine, Yes, as I have stated a few posts ago, I am a student at the LAPC nursing program going into my second semester this February. Were you accepted into the program? What do you need help in?

Nonetheless, I wish you all the best to those attending the orientation tomorrow! Make sure to have everything ready for them because they're very strict in terms of getting stuff in. Also, bring some paper and writing utensils just in case! Good luck! ?

I know that you're trying to save a few bucks, but to be honest, that sounds pretty risky, only because they kind of tell you what they expect of you.

Everyone just says that because you technically have to teach yourself most of the time. They expect you to read before you get to class, where they kind of just review what you've already learned. Otherwise, it's easy to get lost because they move quickly through the topics. That being said, even if you teach yourself most of the time, attendance to ALL of the lectures are crucial because they say some material that will definitely be on the exams that are not necessarily in the book and not being in class or clinical will warrant you in getting kicked out of the program. You get the point. Furthermore, I'm only in one program, thus I have no idea which of the two programs is better out of the two. Last but not least, nursing school is really hard to get into, so if nursing is what you really really want, then you ultimately don't have a choice unless you're willing to spend thousands of dollars on your education via loans. I'm just saying that my best advice to you right now is to get into the program first and stay in a program because the first semester itself is tough. I can't even stress how serious you have to be to commit to this program.