jenam2you

If you didn't want to start something, then you wouldn't have wrote your second sentence. Stop being passive aggressive, own it!!! Now let it be and enjoy your day

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Let's just stop this thread. It's starting to get monotonous. Thank you everyone.

I do work on a hospital unit. I have a very close relationship to my manager, my CNS, physicians, my RN coworkers. I am involved and understand alot of aspects of the day to day runnings of the hospital. As I said my experience is unique. So this would not be an issue for me, but I am over WGU and have already moved on

So, if they are following their policy to the letter than anytime anyone takes time off from work, I.E. a vacation, then technically they are not working as an RN and should be disqualified from the program. I know that this is extreme, but do you see where I am coming from?

This is insane!!! I'm glad that I am not going to this school. So that means that there is some legal reason for their policy. I wish that I had access to research them and put them on front street for their practices. Some things aren't meant to just settle and roll with. Best of luck to you

FYI obviously my experience (of which you know nothing about) has been added to a part of research that the CNO of WGU is gathering to look into so as to in the near future maybe adding those of us out there with the same experiences will be able to attend WGU. So, I might actually have been a part of policy change. So my energy may have really mattered for others. That is really what it was all about, not just me throwing a temper tantrum.

You don't know what kind of experience I have.OBVIOUSLY you have never worked in a nursing home. I have already moved on AND BEEN ACCEPTED into 3 other schools. You are taking my original post way farther than it needed to go.

I am not going to pursue WGU. Just wanted others to learn about my experiences. I have a guaranteed job once I finish my BSN in a Magnet designated hospital. As for working in acute care, it is what I want to do. I have plenty of experiences that I have drawn from in the last 20 years to know that working in a hospital is the right fit for me.

I was just voicing my opinion on my experience, but have already moved on. I was just posting so that others would learn from my WGU experience. Some are just taking my post down a whole other road.

They are a Magnet hospital, therefore they only hire BSN. Unlike most magnet hospitals who will hire ADN as long as you are enrolled in BSN program, this hospital's CNO (Chief Nursing Officer) wants BSN completed first. Hence why I wanted to go to WGU so that I could complete a BSN a little faster( about a year) instead of most BSN programs that are an avg of 15-18 months.

Did you have to move? If so Kudos to you!!! I'm sorry that you think that voicing my opinion is silly. I am the type of person that gets what I want because I speak up and fight for what I WANT, so no I will not just DEAL WITH IT and settle for the mundane

I am far from being on a high horse. It's called "knowing what you want and fighting to get it" not just SETTLING like most people do. I have a wide range of experience in all aspects of the nursing experience. I have worked in nursing homes and have seen what RNs do and know that is not for me. Money is not the reason that I became an RN. I have a good income so I can be a bit more selective in where I choose to get my experience, so don't judge my decision making process.

Actually WGN is the only school that has this policy. I was just wanting this school because it can be completed in a shorter amount of time, and would cost me less, because I have a guaranteed job as soon as I get my BSN. They are hiring BSN in acute care hospitals where I live. I have been in the Healthcare industry long enough to know that I don't need an RN job bad enough as to work in a SNF (Skilled Nursing Facility). Acute care is where I want to work and that is where I will be. I was just trying to be fiscally responsible and not trying to have student loans out the ying yang, but such is life.

I am not saying that they OWE ME THIS, I am just saying that I have a special set of skills and experiences that would/ could be very useful in this program, but if they are unwilling to step outside of their box and actually speak with me, they might think differently.

Sure, give in, drop my whole life and move. Lets not question anything. Lets not try and change anything. Lets just be conservative and not fight the powers that be.

How do they know that?You, like them, are putting me in a very small box along with other RNs who are in my position. Just because we have no RN experience does not make us stupid, but I digress.

I am a New Grad ADN with my license (RN), but have not found a job yet because acute care hospitals are requiring BSN. I applied to WGU, but they will not accept me unless I am working as an RN. Currently working as HCP (Health Care Partner) in an acute care hospital. I work along side RNs on a daily basis. I realize that isn't the same thing, but the only reason that they could give me for this ridiculous policy is that they have found that those who aren't working as an RN are not able to pass their classes. Am I crazy to try and fight to get this policy changed? Input please...

No you do not have to take a Pre-Test drug test

I am going to tell you what a WGU manager of admissions told me today... When I was not accepted for admission even though I have my RN she stated that their policy had changed and that my resume indicated that I didn't have experience as an RN therefore I could not earn my BSN from this institution. When I asked her why this mattered she said"We have noticed that students who do not have RN experience are not able to get through the classes because they have no applied skills from which to work with.

It is meant to be air-dried because "fanning it" just drops germs over the area that was just cleaned.

What area of California do you live in? If it is in San Diego try applying to jobs at Sharp Healthcare. There are alot of NA openings within the system

Can skip the LVN but should have some CNA experience. Most schools now are requiring at least 6 months of some kind of Healthcare experience to even be considered for a program.

I totally disagree... I worked as a CNA and also an LVN before becoming an RN, and I feel that my experiences helped me transition more easily into my role as an RN. I understand the responsibilities and can delegate more efficiently. Plus, new grad RN's are more likely to let their CNA do all of the ass wiping instead of getting their hands dirty. I am speaking from experience. I work with new grads and I can always tell who has real experience and is not scared of a Code Brown.

I applied for CV PCU/TELE/MED SURG/ER rotation, but have heard nothing yet. My status says Under Hiring Dept Review, but has remained the same since 03/26. Has anyone been called for interviews for this particular rotation?