Limbic System

I know this thread is old but I just wanted to bump this up. Sometimes it's difficult to imagine that things will get better because of how difficult it is to get a job nowadays (especially as a new graduate RN with no experience) but things will get...

I liked taking two science classes together. I took anatomy and biochemistry together (both were pre-reqs for physiology). The following semester, I took physiology and microbiology together.

SFAgrad2015-- they just posted L&D position! Check their career page. I applied to the NNICU but I'm out-of-state so I don't know if they'll consider me. I hear Dallas is pretty saturated with new grads.

JuliaguliaRN, BSN - Thank you for sharing! What state did you move to (I'm beginning to look at out-of-state options)? And what specialty are in now? Congrats on making it! It gives the rest of us California new grads hope! :)

NNP2018-- Did you have your nursing school preceptorship in the NICU or in pediatrics/maternity? I applied to the UVA program and selected newborn ICU as my 1st choice. Like the OP, I have no experience in NICU/ped (did my preceptorship in adult prim...

Degree type: MSN (direct entry); 3.98 GPA Time out of school: 3 months # of positions applied to date: ~20 Dream RN position: NICU. Neonatology interests me more than any other nursing specialty but with experience, I can be passionate about basicall...

Congratulations! Doing A LOT of questions is the key to passing the NCLEX. There is no way that you can learn every disease or medication that the NCLEX can throw at you... but, you can master the style of NCLEX questions. I used Saunder's and Kaplan...

She should be grateful she was hired into the ICU as a new grad with an ADN. It costs a hospital a lot of money to train a new graduate nurses. It's completely fair for the hospital then to require the RN to obtain additional education. Plus, I don't...

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"Nursing needs to implement slightly higher barriers to entry. Moreover, entry requirements should be standardized and consistent across the country." Yes! I think our standards for entry should be as high as pharmacy or physical therapy. I have so...

The PPACA is not socialist medicine. It operates under an insurance model (consumers can choose from multiple insurance providers). "Socialist medicine" would be a single-payer/universal healthcare system. For pre-nursing students, I suggest going s...

I live in Northern California and the job environment is much like SoCal. To even get considered for an interview you will need: BSN or MSN, certs (ACLS, PALS, ), and some kind of health care experience (volunteering at your local hospital, CNA work)...

It wouldn't bother me. I'm a new grad in California. I'll take the job even if they made me wear neon yellow scrubs with zebra prints.

Congrats! And thank you for coming back and updating. :)

I totally understand! I've been attending the local CC since I was 14 (summer after my freshman year of high school). I attended UC Berkeley straight out of high school and finished a BA in 3 years, graduating with a 3.8 GPA (making the Dean's List a...

Hi all, I graduated with a BA degree last year and am currently taking my pre-requisites for either an ABSN or a DEMSN program. I am also volunteering in my spare time. The local hospital that I am currently in training for has a number of options fo...

I'm an undergrad at Berkeley pursing a BA in political science. After I graduate, I plan on either getting an RN (AA degree) at a community college, getting an accelerated BSN, or just applying directly to a Master's entry program. If I were to appl...

HeartsOpenWide, thanks for the reply. "in my area the JCs pre-reqs are actually better and turn out better students than the UC" I feel this way too. From what I've observed.. science classes at Berkeley are "weeders"-- as in they weed those out who ...

Thanks for the response. I looked into transferring to a BSN program and found that: 1) Berkeley doesn't offer a Bachelor's in Nursing degree. 2) I'm already a 2nd year student and transferring to another institution that does off the BSN is almost i...

Law just isn't for me. The idea of sitting at a desk all day and doing paperwork for a case drives me crazy. I'm really active and if I sit down for too long, I'd get bored. And like rbezemek said, there are too many lawyers in this world anyways. Ac...

Hi all. I'm currently doing my 2nd year of undergraduate studies at Berkeley with a major in political science. I was originally pre-law but after much reflection (and by much, I mean a years worth), I've concluded that a career as a lawyer would not...