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If it's elective at this hospital it is exclusively patient request.

Let me share my experiences with you. Nursing can be whatever you want it to be. I scored a 33 (out of 45 at the time, 90th percentile) on the MCAT. I took all of the med school prerequisites and aced all of them including both semesters of organic chemistry. However, I ended up not even applying to medical school because I have small children and I after shadowing enough doctors and medical students I realized that I really would have to ask my children to make significant sacrifices if I wanted to be a doctor. I wasn't willing to do that, so I did an accelerated BSN and never looked back. I love my job, and I do not envy the doctors working back-to-back 24 hr call shifts. I am happy to come home to my family when my shift is over. I find that I value the time I get to spend with my patients and that if I (like a typical doctor) only got to spend 5min with each patient during rounds that I would feel unfulfilled. Oh, and my BSN tuition was 25k, not 300k and I started earning a paycheck after 18 months, not 7+ years. I absolutely respect the providers I work with, I just don't have any regrets about not being one of them. Some day if I so desire I can get a doctorate in nursing and be an NP, CRNA, or CNM. I could also get an MBA and be a hospital CEO- the options are endless once you prove your clinical competency. As an added benefit, most hospitals have tuition reimbursement. I'm applying for an MSN program right now which would be 3years part time and I will only have to pay 4K out of pocket for the entire program. A word to the wise, however: the nurses who feel that nursing is "beneath" them don't tend to be very successful. Even if nursing ends up just being a stepping stone understand that you have the opportunity to learn very valuable skills that school cannot teach you. These include delegation, prioritization, time-management, and interpersonal communication. I cannot speak to your nursing program, but I found mine to be adequately challenging requiring a similar amount of effort to the prerequisite classes. Good luck. I hope you end up in a rewarding career.

I know this is a "necro-post," but I imagine that prospective students still wonder about this. I was hired as a new grad RN at a magnet hospital alongside graduates from a BSN program ranked #5 in the nation and also graduates from a for-profit (but accredited) BSN program. There were even some ADN new grads who signed contracts agreeing to get their BSN within 3 years. Personally I went to a good-but-not-top state school and have been perfectly happy with the results. It it did not seem to matter one bit what school they went to. What mattered was GPA, the personal statement, and letters of recommendation. Choose a school where you will personally thrive, not one where you hope people will be impressed.

I am in a new grad nurse residency and several nurses in our cohort work on days. It seems like it was just luck of the draw, I haven't heard of any of the units being particularly toxic. I would encourage you to keep applying for day shifts, just not ones that are 70 miles away :)

Hi mirandabear! I was there today, too! They told our group that we should know by Thanksgiving. Good luck!

Hi kerleigh,I interviewed today and they told us that 80% of the interviewees have previous degrees-and many had masters. Maybe next year once you have a degree under your belt you'll get in!