lightshesaid

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1. ADN-RN program before BSN or just BSN?

   lightshesaid posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hello everyone! I am a pre-nursing student. While researching programs, I started to wonder what was better: getting a BSN outright, first, or getting an ASN/ADN first and passing the NCLEX then doing an RN-BSN program. I have been planning on doing ...

2. When will ADNs be "phased out"

   lightshesaid posted a topic in ADN/BSN

   Hi, I'm pre-adn and I am concerned because I read and hear a lot of the phasing out of ADN's in terms of hiring. I know, a lot, if not most hospitals in the Orange County/Los Angeles area are pretty much only hiring BSN's now. Most of the hospitals i...

3. when should I do my NICU Residency training

   lightshesaid posted a topic in NICU

   I'm planning on finishing an ADN degree then taking the NCLEX. I was then planning on getting a bit of work experience before finishing an RN to BSN degree with Mt. St. Mary's. There is an amazing residency program for RNs at CHOC (near me). They ha...

4. should I become a nurse? advice please

   lightshesaid posted a topic in General Nursing

   Up until the last month I've been planning on doing something in English, Art History and Museums. The thing is, I feel so lost in my education in the community college system. It is so much to go through not knowing if I will even get a job in my fi...