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Haha all good! I was asked about clinical and if I had any problems or situations I could have handled differently. It's good to trust think about clinical and if you ever had a tough patient and how you handled it and how you could change it in the future. Really talk about learning and continuing on to better yourself so you can improve your patient care. You got this! (If you ever wanna come to NJ and work in the ICU lmk I'm sure we will have openings)

Yes it is past that but passed my NCLEX and began working in the ICU (what I really wanted)! I agree and hav gotten the same feedback as you regarding picking a specialty to start in. Some people praise starting in medsurg for 2 years then specializing. But others are all for starting in a specialty so you don't have those "habits" LOL. Good luck with your interviews! If you are looking in NJ let me know there are many positions available within my hospital and their network! Also, if you need any help or advice just message me!

I will be graduating from an accelerated second degree nursing program in October and am unsure what department to apply to. I am mainly interested in ICU and ED, both for different reasons. ICU for the constant learning, increased patient advocacy, and opportunities it will open up in the future. ED for the learning, fast paced atmosphere, and constantly changing environment. My goal as of now is to possibly work for a few years and eventually travel and gain more experience but that can easily change depending on my life then. I have been told new grads would never last in the ICU or ED. I've also been told I need multiple years before even considering applying to the ICU. This makes me question what the correct thing to do really is. Any ICU, ED, or any nurses have advice on what to pursue? Thank you in advance!

@lordgivemeasign CONGRATS! Look forward to being in class with you soon!

@Ness728 I live in NJ so I took it at Ocean County Community College.

Hi @Ness728, I took it at my community college but I believe Portage Learning has it online. I would double check but they are a great site for nursing prerequisites.

Hey all, does anyone think that this virus will postpone the start date of this program?

@Compassionate helper Hi, they accept people with a bachelors and 3 out of 5 prerequisites completed. If you have 3 done I would definitely apply. As for my application I had A&P I, Nutrition, and Statistics completed and received A’s in those courses. Hope this helps!

@are123 I went to an informational session and they said they are scattered. Some are right by the school, some in other parts of PA, and even some in NJ (which I’m hoping happens more than once LOL).

@are123 The link below should help. Go to page 14 on the PDF. https://www.holyfamily.edu/images/choosing/nursing/BSN-handbook-2019-2020.pdf

@are123 Oh that's so soon. Well good luck and let us know if you have any questions that we could try and help with!

@are123 Oh awesome. I also commute around 50 miles (1 hour ish) one way to work now so I am assuming the same thing with the commute. I'll be commuting from the Brick area. When will you hear back from Rutgers and decide?

@are123 Congrats! I am also commuting from NJ. Where in NJ are you commuting from? The fast track school is held at this nice building in Newtown. It's a super quiet area surrounded by farms and does not look like there will be much traffic on most days.

@laurlaur915 Awesome! For some reason my facebook is not letting me do it at the moment. If anyone else has any luck creating a group please let me know! If not I will try again later. There are other private Holy Family University ABSN groups for other cohorts so we can just mirror off of them.

Hey Everyone! I see that a facebook group has not yet been created for the Fall daytime cohort. Is anyone interested in making/joining so we can communicate further as the start date begins to close in? Let me know all.