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You get an MSN. It is an accelerated program and the work load is heavy. The last quarter was tough - I heard a rumor that it is the toughest quarter, but we have a pretty heavy load next quarter. The program is 7 quarters which means you will be in class over the summer. It has been challenging for me, but so far I'm doing well. I also have outside responsibilities which makes it harder to juggle everything. If you have relatively few responsibilities outside the program, it is definitely manageable. Be prepared to work hard.

Epi 100 and N50 cost the same.

Last year the SON offered an epi classe (N50) which was reportedly waaaaaaaay easier than the Epi 100.. It costs the same & you should be able to easily switch your enrollment.

Hey there, Sorry if I was confusing in the other post. What I mean by "bedside nurse" is that they are training us to be hospital-based nurses, at least initiall. However, we also have a research class, bussiness classes and higher level nursing classes. Theoretically, we could easily move into management and/or consultant roles. They are calling this new nurse a "Clinical Nurse Leader" (CNL), though it seems strange to many of us that we would graduate and already be leaders. My thought is that will happen after a year or so. A rep from Cedars spoke with us last quarter and she anticipated that we would move through the ranks rapidly. As per your other questions: I have parking on campus. I think that everyone that applied got a permit. You can also get a daily pass for $8/day which sounds like a lot but may be cheaper if you don't plan on being on campus on non-school days (in the Fall you only have classes Thurs & Fri) Breaks: we finished Thursday & start back Monday, April, 2 - a bit more than a week. We had a month for the winter break. Whatever you decide, good luck. I hope my response was helpful. And yes, I'd do it again.

There is so much to say and yet I am completely exhausted by the last quarter (just finished finals today). It is a great program and the SON is completely committed to its success, but of course it has been a bumpy ride for us. The next class (yours?) will benefit from the mistakes made in ours. Already they have dropped the CNA requirement based on our input. No clinical exp yet - that's coming next quarter. I would say, if you want to be a great bedside nurse, go for UCLA. You will advance quickly, be capable of handling management positions. However, it is NOT an APN program. We are taught on a very high level, but in the end only sit for the NCLEX. There is no salary differential and upoin graduation will be at the same level as a ADN (community college) nurse. But we will be different. We have the same Pharm class as an APN and we have MHA type classes. So, I'm rambling, of course, but bottom line: UCLA is a great school, it is TOUGH, you will be "just an RN", but you'll learn a lot

And Epi 100 is TOUGH!!! Take it somewhere else or take the N50 course.

I think CSULB has one. One of my classmates took it there.

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Yeah! I got my call yesterday as well (no mail, just phone call). What do you mean 70K? It was my understanding it's about 11K/year for CA residents. Am I wrong? Congrats everyone. Glad to see we all got in.

Anyone know when we will find out? This week? I know they said "end of April". Well, IMO it IS end of April. I guess patience is not my virtue!