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Hi L&D Do you have any tips for preparing for an interview for the Perinatal unit? Any help wound be greatly appreciated.

Hi Achase4848, I will answer your question here. I have a 4.0 in the prerequisite courses, a 4.0 in transferable units and 3.9 overall(nontransferable units included). I studied for the TEAS for a couple days and got an 85, I was disappointed in my self because I at least wanted over a 90, but I should have dedicated more time to studying...That's the chronic procrastinator in me :) I have 2 years of experience as a caregiver but no foreign/sign language. You should buy the TEAS study guide and use that to study. You will have no problem getting into the schools you are applying for. I only applied for CSUEB because the location is convenient. If you pass micro with flying colors and do well on the TEAS you can and relax and wait for your acceptance email and letter. Happy studying and Good luck!

Hi 240zRN, That is one thing I learned over the past 18 months is that I had to figure out what study habits worked for me, and I think I have it down. I just have to get past the first exam and familiar with the teaching styles of the professors and I should be good to go on that front. The unpredictability of rotations can sometimes be nerve racking. I remember one semester a hospital pulled out and some students were left with as you said, not knowing where they would go until the last minute. Do you not have clinical rotations during the 1st year? or were those rotations different in length than the 5-week rotation changes you mentioned in the 2nd year? Prep work, it was very informative, but after a while I couldn't wait to go blind! At what point in the program does the prep work end? Do employers really ask about your GPA??? Wow... And I MUST work, unfortunately... hopefully some of the theory and skills that I have gained as a LVN student will help me through this program while I work. Thanks for responding, it really helped.

Thanks EllTee2B. I will add my self and look forward to meeting you!

Hi Itsthegreeneyes, Thank you for your response, it was very helpful. I was thinking of CNA and then LVN work after I am licensed. I will graduate from the Los Medanos College LVN program this month. I worked part time last semester at a night job that wasn't flexible so I had to quit after 5 months when I was put in a evening rotation. I am a pretty strong student, perhaps because I love school. I love learning and think I have figured out study strategies that work for me. I will also more than likely take a "cushion" class as well.

Hi, I was accepted into CSUEB's BSN program for this coming Fall 2012. I would like to know if anyone was able to work while in the program. If so, how many hours weekly? I am also trying to figure out how the classes and clinical rotations are scheduled on the Concord campus. I would like to find a job in the summer that I could keep throughout the program. I know a nursing students schedule is not set in stone and we must be flexible, but what were your schedules like? I really need to work. Thanks!