UCSF New Grad Program 2023 Questions

[Lovinghealth]

Hello all, 

I am at the last semester of the ABSN program at Samuel Merritt. I'm expecting to graduate in early Jan and plan to take the NCLEX early Feb and no later than late Feb. I would like to know the timeline for applying to UCSF's nursing new grad Spring program 2023. Any past experiences with UCSF to share will be greatly appreciated. 

[LAD]

nursingiscool123 said:

Is Adult Surgical the operating room or med surg? I remember the adult general surgery unit was at the kickoff event but I didn't see OR as one of the options

Adult Surg should be med surg, I don't believe Pre-Op hiring except for PACU. Though things might have changed since the Webinar.

[Phoebe1991]

Has anyone heard from PICU yet ? 

[penguins123]

Phoebe1991 said:

Has anyone heard from PICU yet ? 

Not yet!

[Phoebe1991]

do you guys think that not having preceptorship in NICU puts people at disadvantage compared to those who had that experience?

Just curious what you guys think?

[usernamewhat]

Phoebe1991 said:

do you guys think that not having preceptorship in NICU puts people at disadvantage compared to those who had that experience?

Just curious what you guys think?

not necessarily, they emphasize that they value the way you present your passion and potential more than experience; but having experience will be helpful in interview answering clinical questions

[bluebonnet, MSN, RN, APRN, NP]

Gawddd I am done with interview! I loveddd them! UCSF is such a great organization and everyone was so heartwarming.

Overall the interview really went smooth and the director mentioned that there are 3 units participating (yeah panel of 9) due to their interest. So there can multiple departments fighting for you and that's a definitely a good sign! So do not be afraid ?

I did it so can you! I am sending positive energy to everyone here! I wish you the best of luck and hope to see you at UCSF!

[ZeeZee]

bluebonnet said:

Gawddd I am done with interview! I loveddd them! UCSF is such a great organization and everyone was so heartwarming.

Overall the interview really went smooth and the director mentioned that there are 3 units participating (yeah panel of 9) due to their interest. So there can multiple departments fighting for you and that's a definitely a good sign! So do not be afraid ?

I did it so can you! I am sending positive energy to everyone here! I wish you the best of luck and hope to see you at UCSF!

Yay! Best of luck to you! Thanks for sharing your experience. My interview is at 3 and I'm getting nervous. 

[bluebonnet, MSN, RN, APRN, NP]

ZeeZee said:

Yay! Best of luck to you! Thanks for sharing your experience. My interview is at 3 and I'm getting nervous. 

You got this! Trust yourself and good luck ?

[eli305]

@bluebonnet

Congrats, that is really amazing. If you don't mind sharing what kinds of questions did they ask you? I know it's different for different departments, but just to get a general idea. I'm super nervous for mine and there are so many candidates that its scary. 

[bluebonnet, MSN, RN, APRN, NP]

There were mixture of situational as well as behavioral questions! But I think it might really depends on the interviewer who is conducting the interview! 

Trust yourself and shine! You got this ?

 

eli305 said:

@bluebonnet

Congrats, that is really amazing. If you don't mind sharing what kinds of questions did they ask you? I know it's different for different departments, but just to get a general idea. I'm super nervous for mine and there are so many candidates that its scary. 

There were mixture of situational as well as behavioral questions! But I think it might really depends on the interviewer who is conducting the interview! 

Trust yourself and shine! You got this ?

[Phoebe1991]

bluebonnet said:

Gawddd I am done with interview! I loveddd them! UCSF is such a great organization and everyone was so heartwarming.

Overall the interview really went smooth and the director mentioned that there are 3 units participating (yeah panel of 9) due to their interest. So there can multiple departments fighting for you and that's a definitely a good sign! So do not be afraid ?

I did it so can you! I am sending positive energy to everyone here! I wish you the best of luck and hope to see you at UCSF!

I bet it's such a relief to be done with the interview! Sounds like it went really well! please keep us posted if you hear back from them! and good luck!!

[bluebonnet, MSN, RN, APRN, NP]

Phoebe1991 said:

bluebonnet said:

 

I bet it's such a relief to be done with the interview! Sounds like it went really well! please keep us posted if you hear back from them! and good luck!!

Thanks!! Please update us on your journey too ? I will do the same