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Hi, New Mexico Nurses (and Nursing Students): I'm looking for graduates or current students of the ADN programs at both CNM and SFCC (Santa Fe Community College) to pitch in their two cents about the programs. Is one better than the other? Are the...

This question is for seasoned L&D nurses, CNMs, and OBs: Are you supportive of inducing labor in your patients? Why/why not? After a year of working L&D, I'm stunned by how many of my patients are induced for one slightly elevated blood pres...

Everyone warned me that I would gain weight when I switched to nights. The opposite has been true. I've been losing weight unintentionally (also @8-10lbs) because of a combination of stress, nausea, loss of appetite, and gut distress. Working nights...

Aerorunner, I feel your pain. I've experienced the same shenanigans. In fact, when I went to register for that ONE class, on the SAME day I was accepted, I was met with an error message saying the class was already full, including the wait list. I...

Hi Maryland Nurses, I'm looking into working as a nurse in the Baltimore area as a brand-new RN grad from an out-of-state ADN program. Regionally, the program is well respected, but in MD, no one will have heard of it. So, as a new ADN grad RN w/o ...

If you're not a graduate of an accredited program in NM, the word on the street is that it's especially tough to get a job as a new grad in NM. In fact, it's tough for anyone. Definitely not an "easy" place to start out w/ no experience, unless, pe...

Thanks to all for your input and suggestions!

Miss Nurse, Thanks so much for your hopeful reply! I'm really glad to hear that there's a need for nurses in the Baltimore area. Were you working for the agencies w/o a BSN? Were the agencies placing you in local hospitals? Thanks, again, for sha...

...in a nutshell, if you don't want to spend an extravagant amount of money and you have a high tolerance for disorganization/can roll w/ the punches, CNM is the way to go. I don't regret it.

CNM has a sophisticated SIM lab -- although, in my experience, it's not often used. The semester begins w/ some on-campus labs, but most of your time is spent doing the real thing: you're in the hospital, working with real patients, shadowing real n...

I can't recall exactly how long it was, but I think it was somewhere between 1-2 months. Also, I remember that they told us they'd let us know by a certain date...then rescinded and told us they wouldn't let us know until a few weeks later than anti...

Hi Donoharm, Ultimately, I decided to go to CNM, largely because I had already been living in ABQ for many years, and had other friends in various stages of the program. I figured that nursing school would be a big enough change, w/o moving to anoth...

In that case, I wouldn't sweat it! I don't know how much stiffer the competition is since I applied (not too long ago). I had a 98 on the HESI and a 3.8 prereq GPA, so very close to your numbers. I think you'll be in great shape. Have fun w/ it and ...

Rio Rancho is a mess of big box stores and cheap, cookie cutter housing. If that's your preference (and, for some, it is), then it may be a good place for you. If you seek more authenticity and community, Nob Hill, North Campus, and some areas of the...

I was accepted to CNM a while back. I don't recall how many points I was awarded, but if your GPA and HESI scores are impressive, you can feel confident about getting in. As you may know, CNM did away with their wait list about a year ago and change...

Yahoo!!! I am an NYU grad and LOVE Steven Colbert! Did anyone see the interview w/ Anderson Cooper and the awesome nicu nurse in the purple hat? Loved it!

Hi Future Male Nurse, Congratulations-- and good question! What an exciting time for you. I'm a future lady nurse who was faced with the very same dilemma not too long ago. Ultimately, I decided to go to CNM, and I'm satisfied with my choice. Here'...

Forget the Constitution. What does your gut tell you? What's the "right" thing to do? Access to health care, in my view, is less a political issue than a human issue. Would you refuse to treat a patient because they didn't have insurance? There ...

Dear CA Nurses, In your experience, what is the need for nurses in Northern CA? I'd imagine that supply meets demand in the immediate vicinity of SFO and the N. Bay area...or maybe that's not so? I'm curious about Petaluma, Sacramento, Vacaville, ...

How kind and generous of you to share your experience! Thanks very much!

It does sound as though CNM's program has been suffering a lot of tumult lately, but inside sources tell me that the dust is settling and things are on the up and up. I also did my prereqs at CNM and was accepted to the nursing program there. I star...

Thanks to all for your thoughts and advice! I was just accepted to an ADN program (which is well-reputed and tuition free, in another state), so I plan to do that, get work as an RN, and do an RN-BSN or RN-MSN shortly thereafter. I'm hopeful that wo...

Hi MA Nurses, I grew up in the Boston area and have been living in a land far, far away for many years. I'm pining for my hometown these days and feel it's the right time to return. Here's the rub: I just applied to a nursing program (ADN) in the s...

Magnoliophyte, thanks so much for your thorough and thoughtful response! I admit that this was the sort of response I had hoped for--one that wasn't thoroughly doom and gloom, but one that offered a realistic perspective on the job market for new RN...

This video is certainly amusing ("terrible places--like Texas!"), but it's terrifying, too. Terrifying for me, given I've been back in school for the last 3 years, taking prereqs to apply to nursing school, which I will begin in 2012. I've continued...