MBA2RN BSN, RN

Dana1969, it sounds like things haven't changed in the FNP program at Holy Names University. Wish it were otherwise, as I believe FNPs are the bright stars of our profession that nursing needs to promote better in the public eye. I hope HNU can turn ...

RNs in the acute setting are treated as Disposable. We are regularly forced to work in unsafe/hostile conditions, where we face patient assaults, verbally abusive doctors, and relentlessly hostile management. The RN is the Point of Contact for almost...

Nathalie, the average home in the SF Bay Area just topped $650,000 ($1,000,000 in SF city), we pay 9.3% in state income tax (the highest in the country), 9% in state sales tax, I just paid $4.30 a gallon for gas (at Costco), and I spend at least 90 m...

Anyone looking into this program should be warned, it is completely unorganized. No, unorganized isn't strong enough...a logistical TRAINWRECK is closer to the truth. Not enough seats for the number of students enrolled, shifting between the live ins...

Just left Holy Names University's MSN program, and can't rate it low enough. It's a hybrid (part online/part in-person) program, charging $800/unit and they can't do anything right. EVERYTHING!!!...from registration to getting a room large enough for...

I worked as a CPA/Auditor for 15 years before making the change to nursing three years ago. It has meant less money, but much more job satisfaction. I believe that I make a bigger difference for my patients, than I ever did for my clients. The job is...

Foothill College in Los Altos has a Chemistry Survey Class series (Chem 30A&B) for pre-health majors which keeps you out of the mainstream chem major track. It wasn't too hard. Also, for any of the soft-skill classes (communications, psych, socio...

Until you hit the five year mark, you are still considered a relatively inexperienced nurse. As a Bay Area new grad, I put in approximately 130 apps, up and down the entire pacific coast, and finally got as position in med-surg. Now it's three years ...

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Hi, I'll be attending in Jan-2012 and has hoping to get first hand info on the FNP program and financing options. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Cheers

I completed a 12-month accelerated BSN, and it was 12 months of hell! The first seven months, I had to cutback to four hours of sleep a night, just to keep up with the reading/term papers/presentations. I got an apartment 2 blocks from the campus, di...

Highland Hospital in Oakland has several OR positions posted.

OP, it sounds like the counselor may have been misinformed. College counselors in CA use the CAN (California Articulation Numbering) system at (ASSIST website http://www.assist.org/web-assist/welcome.html) to determine which courses at one school "a...

wrxstiPSYCHERN - Before coming out to CA, I would suggest having a job lined up already. As the state is significantly oversupplied with experienced RNs and new grads. Making RN jobs few and far between. Also, there is a statewide hiring freeze at th...

Hey, it took me four months and approximately 120 apps to land my first job. So don't feel bad, you're still early in the process.

Peanut06, here's a doc file with the CNA Model RN Contract Provisions and a pdf copy of the current CNA Kaiser Contract for Norcal. The info is a bit dated, but still valid for comparison purposes. I'm a new grad (10 months) in Norcal and I make in s...

Jboo510, it may be hard for you to land a hospital job as a LVN in the Bay Area. Many hospitals (Kaiser, and others) are eliminating LVNs and going to all BSN nurses (as this helps them with Magnet status). You might have better luck in LTC/SNFs or i...

I attended Foothill for my chem pre-reqs (Chem 30A&B). But wasn't able to get into any of the other science pre-reqs (anatomy, physio, micro). I had better luck getting those three classes at Diablo Valley College in Concord. For the non-science ...

Hi RayHay, I'm a new grad (9 months in med-surg) from a Bay Area school (Samuel Merrritt) and I work with grads from several other schools (SJSU, CSU-EB, UCSF, etc.). I'm obviously biased towards SMC. But I've been impressed with the level of experti...

Hi, I started in med-surg about 9 months ago, and am in the same boat (needing IV start training). During nursing school, we (the students in my class) were told that the CA BRN issued a ruling that only licensed RNs (not LVNs or students) could star...

Hi Jeff, I'm a new grad with nine months on a med-surg/stroke floor and I've just recently moved beyond the bad dreams phase. For the first eight months I would startle awake each night, thinking that I heard patient call-bells and bed alarms going o...

The difference between SN-I and SN-II is having 6 months experience and a pulse.

The CA Mandated Ratio Law only applies to acute care hospitals. LTCs/SNFs (all variants) and others (group homes/rest homes) aren't covered. Remember, it might be the "Companys" facility, but it's your license. If you feel that the environment is uns...

Nice to hear that there are options open to those of us who are second career nurses. I finished my BSN last year, and am closing in on my first anniversary on a med-surg floor. Looking around for the next step in my career path, and thinking that an...

Been there, done that. Thirteen years as a CPA/auditor. Yes, the pay was okay. But there was no job satisfaction for me. Being an accountant/auditor was draining the life out of me.