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Hi everyone, Class of Spring 2022 here finishing up my second semester of pandemic nursing school. SF State was my number one choice among the schools I applied to - local ADN’s, none of the private schools because of debt worries. If I knew what I know now about this school, I would have chosen CCSF or Chabot where I was also accepted. I’d even go into debt at SMU or USF had I applied and been accepted. As it stands now, we are the only school in the area that will not have in-person labs this Fall, and will probably have 50% in-person clinical hours, other half vSim while other schools go back to normal curricula. Also whatever they flaunt about their social justice focus, or whatever you may expect from SF State’s historical role in racial justice, we actually have really out of touch faculty with no fluency in discussing race or gender. I know nursing school is hard everywhere and never fun right before finals, but I’m begging you to reconsider. This school is awful. Again, even if COVID restrictions allow it, the president of SFSU Lynn Mahoney will not let us be on campus more than one day this Fall 2021 (it’s a circus known as Mega Skills day). We are pushing back with everything we have, but SoN administration doesn’t care. The only hope for you if you a choose SF State is that Mary Ann Van Dam is retiring in shame at the end of Spring.

Anyone with a perspective, please! I just transferred to the subacute side of my SNF which I've been waiting to do for months. I'm so excited to learn how to be proficient here and bring my skills to my eventual nursing career! It's also really anxiety-producing for me to not be good at this yet, and is leading me to question my aptitude for a field I have loved working in for the past 3 years and plan on advancing in. All the patients here have trachs. In the mornings, after taking vitals, we work alone doing rounds where we give complete bed baths. The nurses and other CNA's are great about helping with pull-ups and often go above and beyond to help each other and especially me, while I'm still getting up to speed. Once I'm comfortable, I'm told that most CNAs here also change PEG and trach dressings during morning rounds. Something about being around patients at this level of care, the tubes...It's like I've forgotten all my skills! Going into week 2, I'm nervous about all the new considerations and greater stakes. Things I'm doing to mentally prepare - visualize all the steps for several scenarios. Remember that the most important thing is attention to the breathing tubes/vents. Remember that everything is hard right now because it's new. Have you had any experience in nursing that led you to question your worthiness as a nurse in this field? Are you generally organized in your personal life, or do you struggle like me with this and have to work extra hard at work? Those tray tables are so small, and the foot of the bed is mostly inappropriate for stashing supplies. Any advice or experiences welcome! Thank you.