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I everyone I have 4 years of RN experience. My husband and I are moving from CA to MA for 1 year for my husband's fellowship. Do I tell potential employers that I will only work there for a year? I don't want to hurt my chances of being hired, but I also don't want to withhold potentially important information to potential employers. I'm hoping to land a job at the hospital that my husband is doing his fellowship, but will search other hospitals as well.

Keep your Starbucks job and apply to literally every posted RN job. I don't know where in so cal you live, but the inland empire hires a lot more new grads than Orange County, for example. Don't be afraid to settle for a med surge job at a community hospital. After one year of experience it will be 100% easier to transfer to a more desirable dream job. You could also apply as a CNA at your preferred hospital - many of my friends did that and then we're almost guaranteed an RN job after 6 months

I've been a nurse for 3 years and love my job, but only working 3 shifts a week, I find myself with a lot of free time. In college I worked at Starbucks and absolutely loved it, and kind of miss it to be honest. Would it be absolutely insane to get a part time at Starbucks not for the money but for my own enjoyment/sanity?

Any specific reason why? Just it's reputation?

I'm having a hard time deciding between CSUF and CSULB for their direct entry MSN (WHNP) program. I will be going part-time and working full-time on nights. I want to know what the differences are and which one is better. I think they are both 3.5 years long (I know CSUF the last semester is during the summer, but I don't know about LB). I know CSUF has a 6 week 40 hr/week internship the last summer. Does LB have something like this as well? How are preceptors determined? I heard that LB makes you find your own preceptors, while CSUF contracts them? How many days a week do you have class and clinical? From what I understand, the first 2 years at CSULB part-time can be 1 day a week, and the last 3 semesters have class 1 day a week with 20 hours/week of clinical and this would be considered full-time. How does CSUF work with class and clinicals and part-time compared to CSULB? Any opinions on which program is better for someone working full-time nightshift and going to school part-time?

I've recently been accepted into grad school for WHNP/Midwifery for the fall as part-time, and I am also planning on working in the hospital part time. I currently work in med surge on days, but I just had an interview for L&D on nights (my DREAM floor, which is obviously why I want to be a WHNP). I don't know if working on L&D nightshift is doable/worth it compared to med surge dayshift during grad school. I want to work on L&D because I love OB and for networking once I become a WHNP/Midwife, but I've never done a night shift in my life, let alone during school, and I would also like to have somewhat of a life too! I've also been accepted into an online (4x more expensive) and on-campus grad school, and am torn there as well. Opinions on L&D nights vs MedSurge days during NP school?