char1

Hello all! I graduate this December and am finally in the process of applying to take the NCLEX. From my understanding, receiving your ATT can vary between days to weeks or to even months! I'm wondering from those who applied to the CA BRN, what is the fastest way? I know the BRN now offers an online application but from reading from other people's experiences it may take longer? I know this all varies, but I'd like to hear some of your guys' experience! Thanks in advance! :)

Just recently I had gotten hired by a staffing agency in the SF Bay Area. They asked me what locations/area would work best for me and I said the South Bay / East Bay. To my surprise they make me work in SF. Don't get me wrong the work experience here is wonderful, but there is a reason as to why I didn't want to get placed here and it's simply because of the 2+ hour public transportation commute (I was not going to pay $20+/day for hospital parking). Anyways the reason why I am writing this is because this is my first time working for a staffing agency. I would like to know a little bit more info about how agencies work since my own company can be very vague at answering my questions at times. Here are some questions I had, keep in mind they only place me at hospitals: - Do most agencies give compensation for transportation? - Do they usually reach you 2 hours before every shift to finally tell you where you're being placed? If not how does it go for you? (This company actually forgot to let me know I was working making me almost late to a shift!!!) - Are they pretty flexible with scheduling? - Are most of the positions sitter positions? How often do you actually work the floor? - What are the chances of getting hired at an actual hospital from an agency? These are just to name a few. If more come up, I'll definitely put it on here! Thanks!

I'm Charlene! I've been a CNA for a year now and had just gotten admitted to nursing school. Nice to meet everyone!

So I'm currently attending SFSU as a pre-nursing major. My cumulative gpa is a 3.2 and my prerequisite GPA so far is a 3.3, leaving me with Anatomy and Physiology to complete. I'm completely disappointed in myself because the only school I had applied to so far was USF. I should have known I wouldn't get accepted. Now I'm hoping to apply to Holy Names University as well as Mills College in Oakland because of their partnership program with Samuel Meritt. I've been slacking so much in applying because they weren't assigned deadlines, but had rolling admissions and I feel like it's really messing me up. I really do not want to attend SFSU next fall because I know I won't be able to finish my prerequisites as well as get into their program there due to the huge impaction. I really don't know what to do this upcoming fall. Finish my prerequisites at a CC and apply to another CSU program? Think my chances are slim? Any advice?