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I have a few suggestions. Have you signed up on all career sites under healthcare/nursing to have alerts for RN jobs to be sent to you automatically through e-mail? I did and just got an interview from one of these sites that I would have never kno...

I really appreciate all your comments because it like reading my story in parts of every one of them. I had a horrible experience as a new grad in a tele unit. I never felt accepted, I constantly changed preceptors and was criticized daily. When I...

I would like to give some advice to those who are considering APU for the BSN program. I was accepted by the program and did go to the orientation. I quit before I began because I did not like the staff, the instructors or the support staff at this...

This is encouraging news about new grads. Many of the discussions I read about are more discouraging. I wouldn't mind working in mental health if this would count for the experience you need for other tops of hospital jobs. I hope this kind of wor...

Where are new grads for 2010 being hired in Southern California area preferably Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties?

Hi Meems, Thanks for all your helpful information. I am going to RCC for the RN portion of the degree and then planning to go to CSULB for the NP and Masters only. I liked this program since it leads directly to the NP and you can start with an RN ...

Hi Meems, What did you mean about not wanted to go to CSULB? I have been talking to them about the RN to the FNP program and have found them very helpful and encouraging so far. I do not know much about the program from others, just what I have exp...

I know there are programs for the RN all the way to the NP. It is good to get some experience working as an RN before applying to the Master's program. Usually you can bypass the BSN if you have a bachelor's in another field and take certain prerequ...

It's nice to know that it is not just me that is feeling unsure about the direction to take in nursing. At this point, I will start with an ADN/RN, work for awhile and then continue on in my education for sure. If the new requirements for a DPN to b...

Hi Merky, I am responding to your message regarding the ADN to the BSN with a BA in another field. How long did this take and where do you get your BSN? I am wondering if the requirements may start increasing in the next few years to having the BSN...

It's so confusing about what degrees hospitals want out there. I hear RN and experience is what they really want, and now it seems some may be looking for the BSN. It takes a few years to get a BSN from an RN. I would just rather invest that time ...

You may want to look into the Cal State Long Beach program for EL-MSN that takes three years. It is pretty inexpensive as well but I am not sure of the exact costs. I believe it might be close to $32K. It is a competitive program and they are admit...

I want to wish everyone good luck! Hope I see you there in Fall at RCC.. Let us know. Take care, Coco

I think hospitals should be required to hire some new grads also. This will help out with new nurses getting their first experience and the hospitals could probably pay a little less for them. After some experiences, these new grads would definitel...

Yes, I would like to hear more from new grads in Southern California in particular. How difficult is it to find your first job as an RN? Which hospitals are hiring new grads at this point?

Hello Everyone, Thanks for all the information about Fullerton and CSLB. I am considering both for the RN to MSN. I will get my RN from RCC since it is a good education and very inexpensive. Then I believe it is best to get some experience before ...

Yes, it was not a good experience even the brief time I dealt with them during orientation. I was accepted at another school for the RN, but it was a two year program. I really wanted to get my BSN and do it quickly. But I just was not comfortable...

Hi Wanna Be Nurse, You should e-mail the nursing department at RCC at [email protected]. Good luck and hope you did get in!

I think this is very true many times. I believe that with nursing experience is very important, so the degree alone is not a guarantee of a high paying position. It is unique in that way, I think. I see many jobs for RNs, less for BSN and very few...

I found out by e-mail. I was actually accepted in Spring 2010, but I deferred until Fall. I was also accepted at an accelerated BSN at Azusa Pacific. I just left that program because I did not like it at all. It was very disorganized, unprofessio...

Yes, I got into two schools on the first try. One was a private school with an accelerated BSN to the MSN and the other was a local community college. I did not, however, get accepted to UCI program for genetic counseling or the Masters in Occupati...

I was going to go the accelerated BSN route, but I read that many accelerated program students have trouble getting their first jobs with no experience. I think it is how the economy is right now. There used to be loan forgiveness programs through ...

I was accepted to RCC for the Fall. I really do not know how many points I got. I know that I did not get the maximum amount in each category. I believe I should have had 90 points. You definitely want to have 4.0 in A & P and microbiology an...

Does anyone have information about the RN to MSN track at Cal State Fullerton? I plan to get my RN at a local community college and go for the Nurse Practioner as soon as possible.

I am no longer in the EENAP program. I decided it was too much, too fast. The school is very unorganized and not very helpful at all. They put alot of pressure on the students, but do not support them at all. I had bought books on my own to save ...