What to expect ADN nursing OCC

[dela2012]

Hello everybody i am a student at OCC and just got done with my pre-requisites excluding my microbiology which i should be taking this semester. I just took my teas and done with my background check i filled out the letter of intent to start next year fall 2016. i want to know what to expect from first year in the program and how tuition payment goes and if clinicals are done in the same semester. I am really overwhelmed right now that my pre-requisites are done and i am nervous about the program. which days of the week is classes held and i prefer evenings? I am confused on which area of nursing to specialize in. Like be it Anesthesiologist in the OR, pediatric nurse, or ..... i will appreciate any ideas. Overall, is it as scary as people talk of it? i need experience from those who just graduated recently and any recommendations and ideas are very much appreciated. Thanks

[roser13, ASN, RN]

I imagine that most if not all of us do not know what/where OCC is.

In terms of "specializing," you're putting the cart waaaay before the horse. RN's in the US don't specialize in their education. They may have a specific area in mind that they want to practice in but nursing school & clinicals may cause them to change their minds.

Focus on your schoolwork right now - no need to worry about where you want to work in the future. Besides, the vast majority of new grads these days are taking the first job they're offered (and very glad to have it) after months or a year of searching. The job market is tough right now and has been for a long time. A new grad that will only take a job in one type of area usually won't stand a chance of being hired.

[OCNRN63, RN]

You can't be an anesthesiologist as an ADN. You can't even be an anesthetist as an ADN, at least not without getting your Master's degree and going to school to become a CRNA.

I agree with the PP; whatever school it i you're going to attend, just focus on getting through that first.

[sailornurse]

There is sections for posting under specific schools and for states.

[lindarn]

It wasn't that long ago, that nurses with only an RN Diploma, were still accepted into CRNA programs.

I think that CRNA should be a Doctorate, with the level of responsibility that they have.

Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN, (ret)

Somewhere in the PACNW

[sailornurse]

Check out the DNAP programs it's DNP for CRNAs