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PrettyinPink57, My new grad experience is going great. I was accepted by the Sharp New Grad program. I honestly do not know what set me out within the 1200 applicants. But here are my guesses: GPA, certifications(I got BLS, ACLS, NRP, Behavior manage...

Prettyinpink, There are no clinicals during community health. But there are alot of projects both individual and group. You do have to come with a community teaching that you have to teach somehow. hope that helps.

Congrats Carlyfry!!!!

prettyinpink57, i applied for the january sharp new grad program. if you go to website it will tell you when the new grad programs are available. i think the they offer it twice a year (january and july). i think i was lucky to get picked and intervi...

Hello everyone!! Just interviewed for a position at Sharp Chula Vista and was offered a job. I feel blessed for this opportunity. Good luck to every who has interviews this week.

Hello all, Wanted to keep you guys updated. After years of hard work and months of looking. I finally got a job at Sharp and I will be a telemetry nurse. Do not give up on your dream.

hello all, The job market out there is extremely brutal. I still do not have a job and have applied to every hospital in san diego and have gotten as many certifications as i can. I do hope the economy gets better. most of the hospitals in san diego ...

Binavarg, I believe that NU does not accept online micro and A/P classes since they require a a lab class. But things may have changed since I graduated. Contact your advisor or the nursing dept. before taking the class because it may not count.

Hello All, Keeping you guys updated... I am a RN. Good Luck all!!!

Just wanted to THANK everyone on this board for all the help and advice to get through nursing school... finished my last day and graduating from NU with honors(magna cum laude). I can't celebrate yet because now I have to pass the boards. WORK HARD,...

hello all, the littman classic se is a good stethescope. and works fine in the hospital. as for the on line classes they are not bad at all. you do have clinical hours during community health but they are not typical clinical hours since you are lear...

crocs, are okay to have just not the ones with holes

danni314, littmann stethoscopes are pretty good. and not too bad in price $80-100.

gnomik 79, i think you will do great at NU. you seem on top of things. good luck.

hello all, as I read all your posts... i would like to remind you all that not to stress that much especially before the class starts. here is some advice about your current issues of discussion: financial aid: the money one gets from financial aid v...

hi guys, well the two uniforms were enough for me and most of my classmates. most girls got the unisex scrubs and the zip up scrubs. I will warn you about the scrubs that have the buttons on the back... they look cute at first but most of the girls h...

For health assessment, you are learning how to do a physical assessment. Do not bother with loop of henle... concentrate on cranial nerve testing how to test the cranial nerves. concentrate on normals such as what do normal eyes look like pupils, pup...

I am not one of those people either. this is a second career choice and have never worked in the hospital setting. the first two classes, get you prepared. you learn how to do the skills in fundamentals and then in med-surg you do it. the key to clin...

The students that worked in my class had part-time jobs that had flexible hours. If your employer does not mind schedule changes, then it might work out. in fundamentals your clinicals are on campus for the first six weeks and then in the hospital fo...

Hello all, The assessment class is four days (2 theory and 2 clinical). Fundamentals and the rest of clinicals are 3 days (1 theory and 2 clinical). Most are our class quit working after fundamentals. Here are some things to consider: Once you star...

Gnomik 79, I believe just as long as you start the HEP B series they allow you to start school and clinicals.

hello all, congratulations to all of you who are starting at National University. As I read your posts, it reminds me of how I felt 2 years ago. Now that I am nearing the end of the nursing program(Graduating in May, cohort 11), I would just like to...

I am also in the bsn program at national and graduating in May 2009. I also opted to finish the BSN classes before taking the class. I have classmates that stopped at the ADN level. They were able to take the Nclex as soon as their degree posted and ...

AsaNisiMasa After applying to the program it took me nine months to reply. They have changed the nursing admissions person(who is now Jill) and hired more assistants so i do not know if the time to find out is getting shorter. I started the program J...

JasonC, Sorry I no longer have the pictures. Good Luck on the final.