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Thank you so much! They had me fly up for the second interview a couple of days ago, and by all accounts the manager sounded like she was basically offering it to me on the spot. So, I'm expecting an official offer from a recruiter next week. The manager recommended looking for an apartment in South Hill or anywhere above 19th around the hospital. Are those the safest/nicest areas?

Hi there, I'm a new grad from CA, and I will be interviewing next week for a part time position on a cardiac floor at Scared Heart. I was wondering if anyone had any info about how good of a hospital it is, starting RN pay, how the area is in Spokane etc.. Thank you so much in advance, Nicole

Clinicals usually start the 4th week of the semester. You always have to be there by 6:30, and they can sometimes run later than 2:30 depending. Clinicals stop the last couple weeks of the semester.

Ah shoes. Most of us just bought white leather running/tennis shoes. A few people bought theirs at a medical supply store or something. Normal running shoes seemed to be supportive enough though. And yes pretty much everything can be found through the discussion boards on the nursing source page on sacct. A few books a lot of people hold on to, so some you might still have to order. If you go online to the sac bookstore and look up each class individually, they should list all the required and recommended books. If you want then you can search for them cheaper on amazon or half.com.

I chose the classic II and never had any issues with it. Those who chose the master classic had to get used to/find out how hard to press to switch from the bell to diaphragm. If you're looking to save a little money, don't be worried about choosing the cheaper one, as it does work well. As for the uniforms, be sure to try on the samples at the SON before buying them. I got by just fine with 1 set for the first semester. After first semester, it's probably a lot easier to have 2. You can buy them used from other students for cheaper as well - they post in the discussion forums. I never used the propack or the hip clip - the propack could be useful but the hip clip I don't know if I would want my steth dangling. Plus, because of how the uniform tops can fit, it might not work well to have something clipped on your waistband. I also got by just fine with a $1 clipboard. A lot of people bought the special clipboard, but I didn't hear them ever say they used the extra info on there, and the plastic can break if you drop it. You can always order these later as well if you decide you want them. And for the couple of you I saw were in section 4 (or the 2nd section that is also at S.G. hospital), I think you'll really like it! I was on their neuro/tele/med surg unit last semester, and it was great :)

Once you purchase the background check and give them your information, that's all you have to do - no fingerprinting necessary. The background check results and the drug/alcohol test results are automatically uploaded and are visible to you and the SON. For all the shot records/titers/insurances, you can scan them in yourself (they have to be PDFs - I used a free PDF converter I found searching on Google) or there are instructions for you to fax them the docs and they will upload them for you (usually they have them up that day or the next business day). Once they are uploaded, you just have to attach them to the matching requirement and within a few days the SON will review and approve that you've done it. Hope that helps :)

You can just walk into the LabCorp offices without an appointment. Drink a little water before hand And everything you are told to upload to certified background is only submitted there, just like you thought. Congrats on getting in; it's a crazy ride!

Hey everyone, I just wanted to jump in and say congrats to everyone who was accepted for this fall!! I'm so so excited for you guys! Like vickymarie, I just finished my 1st semester in the program, and I absolutely loved it. It was a stressful and challenging semester for sure, but the experiences you go through, stories you have, things you learn, and the great friendships you develop throughout make it so much fun and so interesting. Everyone knows you have to study, but something I would really stress is to make good friends with people in your semester, especially in your clinical section. You're going to need them! You'll need people to encourage you, remind you about things, take quizzes and study with you, push you academically, help you, carpool with you, have fun with and to keep you sane! @hbadhesha - I was a new transfer student, and I chose to live in the American River Courtyard dorms just for my first semester. Overall, I really liked the experience. It's a short drive to the other end of campus to Folsom Hall, and your resident parking permit works there at all times too, since it's off of the main campus. There are plenty of study rooms as well. I guess it just depends what kind of experience you want. Whatever you decide, try to live close to campus! You'll be going there almost every day out of the week, and the classes are early!

Yes. For the university, they need official ones, but for the nursing program I think they take unofficial. And send them from ALL colleges you've gone to. I've heard about 2 people who got rejected because they didn't get them all in.

The ATI practice tests were very helpful I thought. The more practice the better, and the rationals are good too. The ATI book was the only one I used, and I scored in the 90's.

I got my email a little while ago and I'm in Everybody should post when they find out!

Haha it's alright :) Okay, it sounds like your school is like mine - the higher your score, the better chance you have at getting in. I know it's nerve-wracking. When I sat down to take it, I couldn't type anything to sign in, because my hands were really shaking. If it makes you feel better, on both online test forms I scored 80%, but when I took the actual test I got 91%. Even if you're super nervous, you can totally do a lot better on the real thing.

It says on the website that they would send out e-mails with their decision and evaluations on or before Monday. And they said to check back for the exact date and time they would send them out... I took that to mean they would let us know before the day-of, but apparently not

Also, I think most schools look at your overall score as long as you passed all the sections. Then again I mostly just know about ones I have applied to.

No worries :) I just didn't see that you posted again before I submitted my 1st answer.