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Has anybody else who 2nd interviewed with PICU not heard a thing?

Congrats, futurenurse312! Has anyone else heard from PICU?

Would love to hear from anyone else who had/has an interview. I had mine today (for PICU) and would love to debrief with anyone once they have theirs!

Would love to hear from anyone else who had/has an interview. I had mine today and would love to debrief with anyone once they have theirs!

Anyone out there both a lawyer and an RN or NP? I am a nursing student and am licensed as an attorney in NY and CA. I'm curious to hear from anyone who has a law license about how you navigated your clinical placements and/or nursing jobs wrt disclosing to HR and making sure you are complying with your ethical and legal responsibilities as both a lawyer and nurse. My nursing school is offering zero advice/support (and even had their legal counsel convey a statement that they are not providing any advice or counsel on this matter). I start my first clinical rotation in January and am going to disclose my law licenses to the hospital's HR dept, so would just love to hear from anyone who has dealt with the dual lawyer/RN roles. Happy to discuss offline if that's more comfortable for anyone! Thanks in advance! Oh, I'm in CA, so any insights from CA nurses/NPs would be especially helpful. Thanks!

Hi all! Do you guys have a sense of (1) how long it takes to have your degree conferred when you complete the program, (2) how long you need between finishing classes and taking the NCLEX and (3) how long most people are waiting between passing the NCLEX and receiving the RN license (recognizing that CA BRN says 10-12 weeks, but not sure whether that's the reality or just the maximum it can take)? Thanks!

Hi all! Do you guys have a sense of (1) how long it takes to have your degree conferred when you complete the program, (2) how long you need between finishing classes and taking the NCLEX and (3) how long most people are waiting between passing the NCLEX and receiving the RN license (recognizing that CA BRN says 10-12 weeks, but not sure whether that's the reality or just the maximum it can take)? Thanks!

I am in for November start at the San Mateo campus! Anyone else? It would be great to connect with others who are planning to attend!

Thanks so much for that insight, Elaine!

Hi folks, I wonder if any of you (ideally those at the San Mateo campus, but would love to hear about Oakland as well) can provide some insight about schedules and hybrid/virtual vs. in-person classes/labs/sims/etc. 1. I am curious to know how many days/week you need to be on site in San Mateo vs. attending classes/labs remotely. Are didactic class hours/clinicals/labs typically between 9 am-5 pm? Or are some scheduled during early morning/evening hours? 2. Also, can you provide a sense of how many days/week clinicals are? 3. Is there a list of potential clinical sites? Trying to get a sense of how far they are from the SM campus. 4. Are there any required weekend clinicals/labs/sims/classes? Thanks in advance for any answers/guidance you can provide!

Hi folks, I realize many of you may not have started the SMU ABSN program yet, but in case you happen to know... I wonder if any of you (ideally those at the San Mateo campus, but would love to hear about Oakland as well) can provide some insight about schedules and hybrid/virtual vs. in-person classes/labs/sims/etc. 1. I am curious to know how many days/week you need to be on site in San Mateo vs. attending classes/labs remotely. Are didactic class hours/clinicals/labs typically between 9 am-5 pm? Or are some scheduled during early morning/evening hours? 2. Also, can you provide a sense of how many days/week clinicals are? 3. Is there a list of potential clinical sites? Trying to get a sense of how far they are from the SM campus. 4. Are there any required weekend clinicals/labs/sims/classes? Thanks in advance for any answers/guidance you can provide!

Hi folks, I wonder if any of you current students (ideally those at the San Mateo campus) can provide some insight about schedules and hybrid/virtual vs. in-person classes. 1. I am curious to know how many days/week you need to be on site in San Mateo vs. attending classes/labs remotely. Are didactic class hours/clinicals/labs typically between 9 am-5 pm? Or are some scheduled during early morning/evening hours? 2. Also, can you provide a sense of how many days/week clinicals are? 3. Is there a list of potential clinical sites? Trying to get a sense of how far they are from the SM campus. 4. Are there any required weekend clinicals/labs/sims/classes? Thanks in advance for any answers/guidance you can provide!

Hi folks, I wonder if any of you current students (ideally those at the San Mateo campus) can provide some insight about schedules and hybrid/virtual vs. in-person classes. 1. I am curious to know how many days/week you need to be on site in San Mateo vs. attending classes/labs remotely. Are didactic class hours/clinicals/labs typically between 9 am-5 pm? Or are some scheduled during early morning/evening hours? 2. Also, can you provide a sense of how many days/week clinicals are? 3. Is there a list of potential clinical sites? Trying to get a sense of how far they are from the SM campus. 4. Are there any required weekend clinicals/labs/sims/classes? Thanks in advance for any answers/guidance you can provide!

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Hi @Jamie Johnson, thank you for providing that feedback. Is your sense that organizations like UCSF and Stanford have a negative view/won't take applicants from ABSN and direct-entry MSN programs leading to an RN? Is it that they really want RNs with the traditional 3-4 year BSN? Also, do you happen to know Sutter's position on this? And SFGH? (Fully realize you may not have answers to all these minute questions, but thought I'd ask just in case.) And thanks for noting the discontinuation of MEPN. I was all set to complete my MEPN application (prereqs done, letters of rec lined up, essays in great shape after writing a dozen drafts!) last Summer and was devastated when they cancelled the application cycle in August (after postponing it twice) and then made the December announcement about discontinuing the program until after 2025. Uff. Such a tough blow. Do you have any idea what the "new" DNP program will look like? Is it essentially going to be the current DNP program, just with additional spots available? Or are they changing admission requirements? Columbia has a masters direct entry (RN after the first 15 months) that flows into a DNP (3ish years depending on specialty). I wonder if UCSF is going that route. Also, do you know whether they're phasing out the MSN entirely, or will that program continue going forward, perhaps with a requirement that future classes also complete the DNP portion? UCSF remains my top choice school, but with no pre-licensure program until (probably? possibly?) 2026 at the earliest, it feels so far out of reach. In the past few weeks I have received offers from Yale, Columbia and Penn, but I have three young kids and attending one of those schools would mean spending an enormous amount of time away from my husband and kiddos. I'm exploring possibilities for other ABSN/direct-entry MSN programs in the Bay Area, but many of them require additional prerequisites and/or are longer than 15 months, and none of them are equal to UCSF's caliber. What a mess! Would greatly appreciate any additional information or advice you may want to share! Feel free to DM me if you prefer a more private forum. And THANK YOU for your thoughtful reply!