vicki429

Diploma schools have not been phased out as I am in one now. It combines a Diploma in nursing with an Associates degree in science if you choose. I already have a BA, so I'm just in the Diploma program. They have excellent standards and students land jobs pretty quickly from what I hear because it through a hospital. It's just tough out there in general right now. I have friends that have BSN's and Associates and Diplomas and are all having difficulty finding a job or a new position. They have about a year experience and it's still not enough.

It's not really an interview. It's more of a informational session. If your grades are fine, you have nothing to worry about. All they ask is to write a statement of why you want to be a nurse. They don't interview you one on one. They just give you your transcripts and a form stating whether you're missing any classes. They give you a chance to ask questions. Again, it's really nothing. The person who will be leading the session is very nice.

The teas test is taken after you are in the program already. They are test-running the exam to see if they'll use it in the future. As of now you just go in and take it for fun. I never even saw my results from it. It's a big waste of 4 hours....

I'm there now and it is challenging, but very doable if you stay on top of your assignments. I would not say the communication is worse than any other university I've attended. I'm actually really enjoying it there. I think they've pulled it together. My instructor was saying they were redoing their curriculum around the time you were there. Maybe that's why things were disorganized.

In Cleveland, I applied 3 months before the program started and they still had MANY seats open. It's a Diploma program. I already have a degree in something else, so I'm pretty much just taking nursing classes. Another school I looked into here also had a 2 year wait!! I would DEFINITELY call around because every school is different.

I would label your header to something related to OB's so it attracts their attention. ...Just thinking it'll get you more answers/traffic.

I have no experience either and I'm starting nursing school next week. Part of me hopes that nursing school will be enough of a experience because I have a family as well and don't think I can squeeze work into the picture. I'm sorry you hate your current job. ...At least you have one which is more than a lot of people can say these days. :-)

If it does get on Oprah, can someone post it on youtube bc I don't watch television unnecessarily...or own a TV for that matter. :-)

What was it like when it was a good time for nursing grads? Was everyone getting their dream jobs left and right? Was everyone lined up with a job before they graduated? Just wondering what a decent economy means for nurses because I wont be graduating for another 2 years either and I need something to hope for. :-)

I'm doing a Diploma program that has an agreement with a Community College here...the nursing classes are taken at the nursing school and the side classes at the other college.

Random question: I'm taking microbiology with Jared LeMaster this fall....I'm taking it concurrently with nursing classes at Huron NS. Has anyone had him? What do you think of him...? I'm super nervous to take this class alongside everything else (nursing school/family)...I haven't been in school full time since before my 1.5 yo son was born. Thanks

So is it easier to find a job at a LTC facility? Would that be a good way to start and then enter the hospital environment with experience? Are LTC nurses looked down by hospitals as well?

Okay, that makes me feel slightly better....I'll get whatever job I can get and then slowly work towards a BSN because I do eventually want a MSN. It's just impractical for me to spend another 3 years getting a BSN at the moment. I've already wasted 4 years getting a pointless degree for something else. I need a paycheck.

That's what I'm worried about....I'm starting a Diploma program in a few weeks (I already have a degree in something else) and this site is making me worried that I'm making a big big mistake by not going straight into a BSN program. Apparently, hospitals are mostly hiring new grads with a BSN....

You guys are making me worried because I'm just starting a Diploma/ADN program in a few weeks (I already have a degree in something else). I hope I'm not making a mistake....if this is already happening now....what's going to happen in 2 years from now?!

I'm starting nursing school in a few weeks, so I'm still new to all of this. I read a thread where someone mentioned that nurses in long term care are looked down upon. What does that mean? I'm looking into various areas of nursing that I might be interested in and that comment surprised me a bit. Also, what do you think about assisted living facilities? Are they slightly less stressful because people there are more or less well? I'm not necessarily looking for a low stress job, otherwise I would not have chosen this profession...more out of curiosity. :)

BubbkyRN2be - There are quite a few things you have to do, but it's not as big of a deal as I thought it would be. I had to get a physical/tb test/drug screen (all done in one shot). Criminal background check isnt anything...you just have to go to the CC administrative campus and that takes 5 min...they also give you your id badge. If you don't have a current CPR card, you have to get that. I just ordered most of my textbooks on amazon.com because they are less than the CC's bookstore. Here's the website with all the textbooks for this semester. http://www.webmedbooks.com/ccf/CourseBooks/viewcourses.aspx/ct=14794/de=17629 I definitely recommend ordering them now from amazon...they aren't much less, but a good 6 of them were $5-$10 less and weren't much less on half.com. Also, if you buy directly from amazon and not from the people, you can get free shipping....some of the books on half.com are less, but with shipping come out to be the same price and you might as well get new ones for the same price. I also had to go to that book store to order our uniform ($120...). The TEAS test is on the 19th or 21st (you get to choose) and they don't care what score you get except for the Math section (they're using it as a grade for pharmocology i believe???) I would study for that section just in case. Orientation depends on what your doing (mine is on the 18th...). Hmmm....I think that's it. As for microbiology, I didn't have too many options regarding professors because it has to work with nursing classes. I survived undergrad with rateyourprofessors.com (I have a degree in something else already...big waste of time). lol Some are difficult but good teachers.

I'm also starting Huron in a few weeks, but I'll be in the day program! Good luck!! I also still have to take micro, so I'm pretty nervous about the workload.