fyrefaye

I started an accelerated BSN program with a 4 month old, got pregnant half-way through and had my baby two weeks after graduation! You can do whatever you put your mind to, just believe in yourself!!

The public nature of the budget cuts and the ominous email we received definitely has me concerned, but I continue to hope for the best. I interviewed for the OBC. Hopefully we will hear something soon! Best of luck!

I still haven't heard anything. I'm just hoping they won't wait till the last day of the month. What position are in the running for?

I still haven't heard anything. I'm just hoping they won't wait till the last day of the month. What position are in the running for?

I am in a similar program here in Oregon. My cohort consists of students with previous non-nursing bachelors degrees. My school has a specific agreement with the states of Oregon and Washington to allow us to work as RN's after the first year of our program without an actual nursing degree (though we must pass the NCLEX of course). We are required to work full time as RN's after the first year while we go to school for an additional two years to complete our masters. I know that the job market is so tough here that some students are having a hard time, many hospitals have made it policy to hire nothing but BSNs so we sort of fall into a funny category. You should talk to your advisors about your issues, you are a paying student and they won't want to loose you, you might be surprised by what they can help you out with...

That's an interesting take on the ER. I am a student interested in the ER and have a good friend who has been an ER nurse for several years. She loves it but her biggest complaint is the lack of closure (i.e. gratification) because patients tend to spend only a short period of time in the ER before they are shipped off elsewhere and she never knows their outcomes....