smiggles2000

Congratulations, RN. :)

*shrug* i got a 49% on the diagnostic and passed the NCLEX. That just meant that I had a lot of material to refresh on lol.. which I definitely did do =)

Are you saying you ran out of time at question #158, as in you did 158 questions in 6 hours, or the test stopped at question #158?

This topic really should be in an area where there are more frequent visitors that will see it. This potentially could have an impact on the way hospitals start treating new graduates in the future.

i paid with my own money, no place reimbursed me, heck, I couldnt even find a job as a nursing assistant at first. Not everyone is lucky enough to find a facility to pay for their classes.. especially these days!

w-t-f, don't be lazy, just apply everywhere to increase your chances. i got into UW with 4 W's on my transcript, granted, they were all in the beginning when I first started college, but I still had them! obviously having W's on your transcripts isn't going to help you anywhere you apply, but what can you do about it? nothing! places that use a point system like highline CC I don't even think look at things like W's or Retakes. They just add up the points you got in the classes that they require for their program

Well by no means did I mean not to get your ADN if that meant having to wait a year or two to get into a BSN program. Of course you should go get your ADN if that is the only option possible, but if you have the option of attending either a BSN or ADN program of course you should get your BSN. How much more expensive is UW than Shoreline? It was only around $2000 a quarter at UW, but I have no idea what it costs now with the recent budget cuts. You should also factor in the cost of the ADN-BSN program - I don't think the cost then would be really that much different in the end, would it? I think in the end, if you get your BSN at UW Bothell that would be virtually equivalent as getting a BSN anywhere else. Just apply to as many places as you can and go wherever you get accepted. I had to apply to UW twice to get in, I also got accepted at Highline CC, but obviously chose to attend UW.

Uhhhh I don't know where you heard that! You should see the reaction of people when you tell them that you go to nursing school at UW. People are so impressed when hearing it, even at the hospital I had a nurse tech job at. It's always better to have a BSN over your ADN, yes ADNs do have more clinical hours than BSNs, but research has shown that BSNs provide more quality care and better patient safety than ADNs. Besides, I'm not so sure what the big deal about the difference in clinical hours are. We had to do 240 hours of clinicals in our last quarter at UW and I was taking four patients independently - I felt ready to be a nurse right then and there! With how the economy is right now, I would go to UW to get the upper hand on other applicants when you begin applying for jobs in a few years.

It's dang near impossible finding work as a new graduate in the Seattle area. If you are one of the handful that did, consider yourself extremely blessed.

Well most sites don't even require insurance. I went through the entire program without any health insurance until my last quarter at Swedish Hospital which required it. I purchased the health insurance through the UW (I think that's the SHIP you're talking about?) and it seemed to fill the requirement ok as Swedish didn't say anything about it.

I'd definitely recommend summer courses if I were you guys.. my god that first quarter, actually the first several quarters, are TOUGH! A friend of mine in the program took classes in the summer and I was so jealous that he got to leave earlier than the rest of us!

DO NOT GO TO SKAGIT. I know of several people there who despise their program. Some of the class room instructors are pricks, it's almost like they want you to fail. A few quarters back there was a huge issue about some of the instructors and they had to get the dean invovled. Some of the students threatened to take legal action and talk to the media about some of the crap that was going on. Now as far as Everett goes, I'm not quite sure. All I know is that they have to write a lot of 15 page papers? Yuck!

This is what I love about UW. The faculty and staff are very understanding and aren't looking for students to kick out of the program like some of the other programs seem to like doing. The faculty are very supportive and will try to help you as much as they can if you are struggling with something. Even if you fail a class you get another chance, although you have to change to part time and finish in three years instead of two. But still, at least you don't get kicked out of the program, eh?

I dunno about this! I would put the first two quarters of UWs nursing program against any other program when comparing difficulty. Possibly the worst 6 months of my life? lol. After that though it wasn't bad at all.