RCC Nursing Fall 2020

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Hi, everyone!

Decided to create a forum for Riverside City College SON applicants for Fall 2020!

I submitted my application 2 weeks ago. Where are you all in terms of your application process?

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Hello all,

I was accepted into RCC CEP for Spring 2020 but decided to leave in finding out this late that this is not what I want to do.

If you are tall (5'11 -6'0) and have wide chest and back (L) and got accepted to the CEP program (the scrub shirt has a patch) please private message me. I'd be willing to sell you the uniform at a discount than what they will be offering you.

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3 hours ago, NikeRN said:

Hello all,

I was accepted into RCC CEP for Spring 2020 but decided to leave in finding out this late that this is not what I want to do.

If you are tall (5'11 -6'0) and have wide chest and back (L) and got accepted to the CEP program (the scrub shirt has a patch) please private message me. I'd be willing to sell you the uniform at a discount than what they will be offering you.

Sorry to hear this are you quitting nursing all together? What contributed to your decision if you don’t mind me asking?

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1 minute ago, Chanster said:

Sorry to hear this are you quitting nursing all together? What contributed to your decision if you don’t mind me asking?

Hello!

For me it was actually a multitude of factors. I didn't find the material as interesting as I thought it would be, the program is pretty disorganized on the RCC side, a nauseating amount of reading in which you'll only be tested on few a concepts, a lot of busy work that's scrutinized for completion that doesn't affect your grade at the end, and my inability to manage my working/personal life with nursing school.

On top of that, I'm looking five and ten years into the future. I have injuries from sports in the past and this job is physically demanding. Too many people on AllNurses/Reddit complain of sore joints, being mentally fatigued, emotionally destroyed, and disrespected beyond measure. I like science, but with nursing you'll be capped out in doing so much in a hospital compared to a doctor, so you'll always have a critical role but will always be a subordinate.

I wanted this career for the flexible schedule, pay, and job security but in the long run I feel that there are more important and critical things to take account of.

Please don't take this as a Debbie-downer. This is a decision I made as I believe it was for my own best benefit. Maybe I'll regret it in ten years, who knows?

If you do get in, CONGRATS! I'm sure you'll beast it!

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2 minutes ago, NikeRN said:

Hello!

For me it was actually a multitude of factors. I didn't find the material as interesting as I thought it would be, the program is pretty disorganized on the RCC side, a nauseating amount of reading in which you'll only be tested on few a concepts, a lot of busy work that's scrutinized for completion that doesn't affect your grade at the end, and my inability to manage my working/personal life with nursing school.

On top of that, I'm looking five and ten years into the future. I have injuries from sports in the past and this job is physically demanding. Too many people on AllNurses/Reddit complain of sore joints, being mentally fatigued, emotionally destroyed, and disrespected beyond measure. I like science, but with nursing you'll be capped out in doing so much in a hospital compared to a doctor, so you'll always have a critical role but will always be a subordinate.

I wanted this career for the flexible schedule, pay, and job security but in the long run I feel that there are more important and critical things to take account of.

Please don't take this as a Debbie-downer. This is a decision I made as I believe it was for my own best benefit. Maybe I'll regret it in ten years, who knows?

If you do get in, CONGRATS! I'm sure you'll beast it!

I was accepted for Fall 2020 cohort!

No I totally get it! I follow a group on Allnurses filled with nurses that have completed programs and have double backed on their to decision to continue pursuing nursing.

I honestly believe it’s not for everyone. For me, I made sure I tackled every possible level from CNA, Caregiving, LVN, clinical volunteering etc;.... I wanted to make sure this was the right career option for me. Like you stated, It is a lot of time invested.

Well at least you made the decision early on.So many people become nurse solely for job security and it reflects in their bedside manners.

I wish you a happy and healthy life and thanks for sharing...

P.s. Have you thought about pursuing a career in health care Administration?

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@Chanster Possibly. We'll see!

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There are so many other careers in the medical field, not just nursing. Nursing is not for everyone and that's OK. I'm working as a CNA right now and I can see just how brutal and thankless this line of work can be.

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1 minute ago, Ashley86 said:

There are so many other careers in the medical field, not just nursing. Nursing is not for everyone and that's OK. I'm working as a CNA right now and I can see just how brutal and thankless this line of work can be.

OMG yes!

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What is your new goal now?

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On 6/8/2020 at 10:24 PM, abcRN123 said:

@GoodFortuneToAll Do you know if there were a lot of students that dropped out this semester from N11 or who didn’t pass? I was told that about 15 students dropped or failed last semester for N11 Fall 2019 for both ADN and CEP, all together. ?That’s a high number. The program must be quite vigorous.? Any advice for those about to start this Fall?

Sorry for just now responding!

I'm not too sure how many students dropped out or didn't pass this semester. I know of at least 4 in my cohort that dropped out, but I think transitioning online may have played a role in them dropping out. I guess I'll have to wait for Summer intersession to see how many in total didn't make it.

The program is rough sometimes, but you just have to take it one day at a time when you feel overwhelmed. It really all depends on your time management skills. Personally, they try to scare you by saying you have to spend like 60 hours a week in class, clinical, and studying; but I had a pretty okay social life the whole time and I did just fine. It's very hard to end the semester with an A, so don't be too hard on yourself if you've always been an A student and aren't receiving the same results here.

My biggest setback was the readings. They were so time consuming and left me no room to study. They will assign you a lot of readings a week and they'll make it seem like you need to know everything, but don't fall for it. I wish someone had told me this earlier. Just follow the objectives when doing your readings and guide your studies using what's mentioned in both the objectives and during lecture.

What I do now is read the objectives before, during, and after my chapter readings to make sure I'm getting everything. During my readings I'll quickly read through the chapter, highlight things covering the objectives (I highlight in green what is directly related to an objective and highlight in yellow what is mostly supporting info), then move on. After I've finished ALL my readings, I go back and take notes ONLY on what I highlighted.

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Everyone, check your email!

I got my acceptance letter for ADN today!

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31 minutes ago, Narae Kim said:

Everyone, check your email!

I got my acceptance letter for ADN today!

CONGRATS! What time did it come in? And which email did they send it to?

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32 minutes ago, Narae Kim said:

Everyone, check your email!

I got my acceptance letter for ADN today!

CONGRATS!

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