MBA2RN BSN, RN

Hi, I just finished a rotation at Sutter, and I was told that parking is $60/month and waived if you carpool with at least one other person 3 times a week. And you'll need to carpool, since the employee lots are so packed (and use block-in parking), ...

Be careful! If a program is only provisionally accredited, then it means they haven't met the requirements for more rigorous accreditation. Any graduate from one of these fringe institutions may not have their education recognize by area employers, o...

AmericanBeauty, any well motivated student should be able to handle A&P-1 and Stats without any problem. I took Anatomy 1 and Physio 1 during the same semester, then O-Chem and Micro together, and somehow managed to get through (3 As, and a B+). ...

In my program, we are required to wear white scrubs, and for underwear it's "Tidy-Whities" or go home. I've seen people sent home from clinical for being "out-of-uniform," when they've worn non-white undies. It's just part of the "hazing" which goes ...

Can they do it? Absolutely. They can get away with anything. Why? Because nursing instructors are in high demand. And a school without instructors, is a school out of business. In the past 18 months I have personally witnessed three students forced ...

The short answer is no. Western is not accredited as a senior college/university by any of the regional accrediting agencies recognized by the US Dept of Education. Instead, it is accredited by "ACICS (Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and...

I live in Norcal, and last year I applied to 25 nursing schools (accepted at three). I was number 187 on the waiting list at Ohlone College. Some of the ADN programs I applied to in SoCal had 3-4 year waiting lists (Glendale cc, College of the Canyon...

It's the #^$%^&* lottery system which trips you up. I had a 3.7 gpa, 94% NET, CNA, and was #187 on the waiting list at a local community college. I applied to 20 programs in CA, and got accepted to 3. Got in and haven't looked back since.

I'm 6'4" 225lbs and even with Nike Shox, my feet and back are killing me by the end of a 12-hour clinical shift. I need to find something better, but don't know what to buy.

Hi, to get salary info on Kaiser and Sutter, you can check the California Nurses Association website. CNA is the union for both those organizations, and they have contract summaries on the website. New grads start as RN-I with an automatic increase ...

KNOW YOUR PATHO COLD! If you understand the cause of a disease state, the treatment(s) will make much more sense, rather than just rote memorization. Understanding patho will also help greatly in your critical thinking.

Hi, I'm about halfway through a 12-month BSN program. The pace is brutal, but I'm still hangin' in...