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Does anyone have any suggestions as to where a new grad with no clinical experience should work? I know I should definitely avoid the ICU because those patients are critical and those nurses need a lot of good skills.

Hi everyone thank you so much for your replies. For those replies that were positive, thanks it made me feel a lot better and more optimistic. For the negative toned replies, I totally understand. I know its tough when theres a new nurse slowing the unit down because he/she has no clue as to what they are doing. My dream is to become a nurse and its finally coming true, just not how I expected it. If someone like me ends up in your unit please teach me what you know and please don't make me feel bad for asking a question because if something goes wrong you will say "why didn't you just ask me?" Well its because you seemed upset and made me feel like an idiot when I asked last time. I promise we won't be useless after a couple months of experience. I hope everyone can empathize with us. The sooner we learn things, the sooner we can help you out in return! Please bear with us because we didn't want this either!

Hello everyone so after covid hit, everything transitioned online, including clinicals. I am going to graduate this December but I have a huge problem. I HAVE NO HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE!! The only clinical I went to was at nursing home where we didn't do much besides feeding the residents and taking vital signs. We did not get to pass any medication, look at documentation, etc. I have never done or observed any basic nursing skills such as administering IV, documenting, passing a med, IV push, foley, assessments, etc. I feel like I know nothing and will be fired from my first job because I am completely clueless. What do I do ?

Hi everyone, I know this sounds a bit stupid, but I cant seem to get recommendation letters from professors. They are all either busy, dont remember me, dont respond or say no. I have asked almost every professor I know. I dont blame them, I was a very quiet student. Most students just come to class copy notes, ask questions occasionally and leave. I dont have an employer and I never volunteered anywhere. Not sure where else I can get "professional letters of rec from." As a result, I could not complete or even apply to many schools like NYU, Touro, PACE, ASA and The Swedish Institute. Any ideas on what I should do?

Hey everyone so I wanted to post my experience at CUNY Medgar Evers College. The pre reqs are: Anatomy and Physiology 1 with lab (Dont take --------------- he doesn't really prepare you for exams) Psychology 101 (dont take -------------------) Computer applications 101 (not necessary for application/can be taken later on) College algebra and trigonometry (dont take ------------- but I highly recommend -----------------) General Chemistry with lab (highly recommended -------------------. ------------- does not teach but if u can pass ur tests on ur own, even with a low score, you might manage to get a B+) English composition (I believe its three semesters of english ex: eng 112, 150, 212.) These are just suggestions from my own personal recommendations. Cuny also makes you take extra things like us history, music or art and biology 101 (pre req to a&p) so be aware of that. You have to complete or be currently taking these classes to be able to take the NLN-RN PAX. There are A LOT of pre nursing students in this school. There are so many that they hold three days for students to come in and register for the test. A ton of students also show up for nursing info sessions at the school. The director of the program reccomends you have above a 3.0 in the sciences. It is super competitive but thats obvious because its cuny, the tuition is so cheap and now free (for families making under $125,000.) A majority of students applying have extremely high gpas and nln scores. I did not get in because my gpa at the time was 2.7 after taking some more classes I managed to raise it up to 2.9 Nursing classes and clinicals are in the evening ONLY. It is a unsafe and dangerous neighborhood and I live very very far. So I guess I am kind of ok with not getting accepted. I recommend that you do reviews on your professors and study! Attend tutoring when available. Good luck!

Omg I asked for my grade on the final and I got 11/40 which is 28% I feel so stupid and ashamed of myself.

Thank you everyone. I am currently retaking the class again. I hope I will be able to pass this time. Im afraid that I wont get accepted because of this class. I heard they only take the best of the best.

Oh I thought asbn was just a faster way to combine a aas and bsn... thanks 😃 And I didnt think about how employers would react seeing the college I graduated from. You have a point there but I dont think I have a choice because my gpa is so low.

Thanks for the reply. I definitely will take more classes to dilute that grade. But I really dont think it will be high. Will I be denied into the program?

Many private schools offer these asbn programs. I have lost hope of getting in the cuny nursing programs. I heard those who already have degrees should apply to asbn. My gpa is very low by the way. Also, any school suggestions? I live in nyc.

Hi everyone, I live in NY, and I want to purse my associates in nursing. My gpa went from 3.9 to 2.6 because I failed math. Even if I retake the failed class and do well in other classes I doubt my gpa will be anything higher than 3.2. I heard private schools will take shameful students like me. Do you know any privates that have a less competitive aas program? Also what can I do about my low gpa.

Can you guys please name your school

I cant see myself doing anything other than nursing. Even if I did pass, would I be rejected because they saw the failure on my record!? I think im going to die right now. I HAVE TO GET INTO NURSING!

If the class isnt part of the curriculum or towards the degree in the school financial aid doesnt cover it 😥? I dont want extra classes just to fulfill another schools requirement. So does that mean I cant apply to other schools because of their additional pre reqs?

Hello everyone, I am in a dilemma. I attend CUNY Medgar Evers in Brooklyn, NY. The pre reqs are Anatomy and Physiology 1 and 2, Chem, Math, Psychology, sociology and micro (im not 100% sure though). I know nursing is competitive so I want to apply to other schools. However other schools want additional pre reqs like human development (at qcc) and fundamentals of speech (bmcc). These are just examples but many school want those pre reqs which I did not take. Even if I took them here, financial aid wouldnt cover it (im poor). My gpa is 2.5 because I failed math and am now retaking it. I am panicking and need help. How can I apply to other schools when they all have different pre reqs? Am I stuck with applying to just my current school!?