cec227

I started my career at a large teaching hospital, with a year long new grad program. This was SO helpful and I felt like I really got good training and learned how to do things the right way on the floor. i had three months of on the floor training with a preceptor. A lot of the cnas I worked with were in nursing school. The hospital hired CNAs but let them do additional things if they were in nursing school, like start IVs and blood draws once signed off by an RN. They seemed to get hired faster than the other BSN students. Your GPA is huge. It will get you in the door for an interview. I would start to acquire sample interview questions that you go over before your interviews. If they are good samples, you can use your prepared responses for a lot of questions. Good luck!

I am interested in nursing education, currently working in the ICU with my CCRN. I am wondering if a MSN with focus in education will be more useful than a general MSN. Any thoughts/experiences?