And would you choose differently if you had to do it again? It can be any, and all, of the programs from CNA to DNP/PHD. Would you choose it again, why/why not?
There are many programs people choose for different reasons and threads on several of the same ones. Meanwhile, there are tons of programs that remain in the background and unanswered threads of people seeking answers.
I've been wondering why people don't like certain programs or why they chose others. I've witnessed people I know drive hours away for nursing programs when they live around the corner from equivalent programs simply because they didn't like one of the professors. I would have sucked it up and kept it moving to save time and gas but that's just me.
After graduating and working alongside nurses who graduated from the ASN programs do you feel like your hands on education was on par with theirs?
I ask because I went the ASN route and worked my way up and during our first semester of clinicals we were doing more than the local BSN program students in their last semester of clinicals. We all sat down at lunch one day during clinicals and exchanged info about our programs and found they were being trained to be supervisors vs floor nurses. Well they had a rude awakening when we graduated and they were on the floor working right along with us.
We were told the same thing: they were training us to be supervisors. I laughed at the time because none of us had any experience. I always thought the local ADN program gave a better clinical experience. They required incoming students to be CNAs first and put them into clinicals sooner.
We were told the same thing: they were training us to be supervisors. I laughed at the time because none of us had any experience. I always thought the local ADN program gave a better clinical experience. They required incoming students to be CNAs first and put them into clinicals sooner.
I've heard that's the new thing. The first semester is usually CNA duties, med passes, and basics anyway. Back then if you weren't a CNA you were eligible to take the state test and become one after the first semester of the ADN program.
Taking an ADN program at a community college I thought would be no big deal too. ? Fortunately I love my school and it turned out to be one of the preferred schools for employers - but I just kind of picked it because they had the nicest building out of my choices. lol
So jealous. Whenever I think about my programs I graduated I have such a negative disposition towards them. I wouldn't mind knocking out some teachers or my dean.
Location & price! I could have walked to my LPN/ADN program, in fact some did not have cars. It was the late 70's, the program was a "career-ladde"; lived at home & was able to pay cash with some grants & work on weekends. Paid cash for BSN while working as an RN, chose it as they agreed to have RN's in the traditional BSN program (RN completion programs did not exist there yet), funny thing many of the students also thought they would be "in charge of ADNs! It was not the best method of inserting RN's together with these students as during clinicals I was "allowed" to take one patient! In fact we did clinicals one time on the unit I sometimes worked at as agency RN where I took a full load of patients, so I did complain that I was not learning anything new. For FNP/MSN also location, 45 mile drive but I also worked in that city & paid using GI bill but I could have paid the tuition cash if needed. Turned out to be one of the best FNP programs around. So having no student loans was huge factor.
So jealous. Whenever I think about my programs I graduated I have such a negative disposition towards them. I wouldn't mind knocking out some teachers or my dean.
There is this little thing called "work ethic" that is difficult to teach in any program. Can you imagine what a force we would be if 100% of our unit staff worked hard and worked together? If everyone agreed to stay off Facebook, disallowed gossip and checked their personal problems at the door?
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1 hour ago, 2BS Nurse said:
There is this little thing called "work ethic" that is difficult to teach in any program. Can you imagine what a force we would be if 100% of our unit staff worked hard and worked together? If everyone agreed to stay off Facebook, disallowed gossip and checked their personal problems at the door?
But how am I supposed to live without knowing that Linda and her husband might be swingers and Susan's teenage daughter just got pregnant by a 20 year old high school dropout?
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We were told the same thing: they were training us to be supervisors. I laughed at the time because none of us had any experience. I always thought the local ADN program gave a better clinical experience. They required incoming students to be CNAs first and put them into clinicals sooner.