NT NURSES OR NURSING MAJORS!!! PLEASE COME IN

rck2sactown said:
I was hearing from one of my professors that hospitals are starting to only hire RNs and staying away from LVNs. Y'all hearing that too? (Not that it really applies to us)
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They're called lpn here but yea they're getting phased out of hospitals....they'll mainly be in ltc facilities
 
Yeah. LPNs/LVNs are being phased out. A few Govt places still have spots open for them though. Jobs in nursing homes or schools may still be a viable option. I was told if you do nursing you should work in the ICU for a year and then apply for a master's program if youre all about your money. Less responsibility than a physician's assistant but better pay.
 
Just graduated, and just passed the NCLEX. I'm applying to hospitals in So cal trying my luck right now to get a job.

Nursing is a good field with a lot of versatility (If you don't like one area, you can always switch). With the knowledge of hospital jobs I have now, I would probably look into PA (physician assistant) school, and pharmacy school if I were to do it again.

There were several EMTs in my program and they said it was a great experience, fun, but the pay wasn't very good.

I'm not super smart or anything and I made it through nursing school, it's just a lot of work.

The nurses' that I know that make good money work pretty hard and/or take the crappy hours/overtime.

The highest paying nursing job is the nurse anesthetist, they make 6 figures starting. Require 2 years of ICU experience before you can go to nurse anesthetist school.
 
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For those of you who have graduated, did you guys do a new grad program? or just applied everywhere till you got a job???


if it was the former, what was the pay like and how competitive was it to get a position in the program :nerd: :nerd:

I'm looking at UC Davis' new grad program for when I graduate, but just want to keep my options open.
 
I just graduated and passed the NCLEX.

The easiest way to get a job is get an externship/intership and have them give you a job after you graduate. You can also get lower-end positions working as a tech and they often promote when you graduate as well.

New Grad programs are something I've looked into and they are VERY competitive. My friend in the nursing program had a 3.9 gpa in nursing school, graduated magna cum laude, has a NICU intership, and wasn't accepted into the UCLA grad program. There are very few new grad spots for thousands of applicants is the issue.

I would try your luck anyways, know that 2 letters of recommendation is the standard to apply (at least one from a nursing instructor).
 
i got 2 years left in my RN program. What can i do now to improve my chances of finding a job after i graduate?
 
Present. I wanted to try and go to Dubai .. Pay is ridiculous and no tax.. The best thing about being a nurse is you can travel around the world and its NOT difficult to find a job :smokin
 
I'm currently trying to get into the nursing program at Nassau Community College. I just have to take the TEAS test, which I plan to take next month.
 
Mastamind89 said:
I'm currently trying to get into the nursing program at Nassau Community College. I just have to take the TEAS test, which I plan to take next month.
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I saw the line of people trying to register for the program and was like :wow:. The chicks though :evil:. Much success to all of y'all
 
Mastamind89 said:
I'm currently trying to get into the nursing program at Nassau Community College. I just have to take the TEAS test, which I plan to take next month.
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It seemed like every girl in my anatomy & physiology class over there were applying to the nursing program. The associate program at my current college (Farmingdale State) is also really competitive.
 
Ima apply to the county I'm in and 2 others but I won't be applying until next fall..gotta take 2 anatomys and a psychology class....have all my other preq from when I was attending an univ years ago
 
yvespo3 said:
Mastamind89 said:
I'm currently trying to get into the nursing program at Nassau Community College. I just have to take the TEAS test, which I plan to take next month.
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I saw the line of people trying to register for the program and was like :wow:. The chicks though :evil:. Much success to all of y'all
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shogun said:
Mastamind89 said:
I'm currently trying to get into the nursing program at Nassau Community College. I just have to take the TEAS test, which I plan to take next month.
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It seemed like every girl in my anatomy & physiology class over there were applying to the nursing program. The associate program at my current college (Farmingdale State) is also really competitive.
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Yea man the girls are :evil: but yea a lot of people apply. It's kind of nerve racking. I have all my pre-reqs. I would like to apply to some other schools but I'm missing a pre-req or two and won't have a chance to take them until the fall.
 
Will be finishing my last pre-reqs this fall, then hopefully get accepted into a program down here in Texas. Pays also to be a medic in the Air Force
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Pdino said:
I just graduated and passed the NCLEX.

The easiest way to get a job is get an externship/intership and have them give you a job after you graduate. You can also get lower-end positions working as a tech and they often promote when you graduate as well.

New Grad programs are something I've looked into and they are VERY competitive. My friend in the nursing program had a 3.9 gpa in nursing school, graduated magna cum laude, has a NICU intership, and wasn't accepted into the UCLA grad program. There are very few new grad spots for thousands of applicants is the issue.

I would try your luck anyways, know that 2 letters of recommendation is the standard to apply (at least one from a nursing instructor).
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So internship/externship are the way to go once I graduate??

New grad programs would :wow: if I got into one, plus I'm not trying to get into anything too crazy like UCLA's :lol: just UC Davis' new grad program.

Its probably too late for me to get a job as a tech now since I'm already graduating this winter tho :\
 
Bringing this thread back up to help out any NT fam in school or going into an RN program. PM me for any Testbanks you might need. Almost done with RN School and i have a lot of stuff.

If I dont have it. I will find it for you. 
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christopher42 said:
Bringing this thread back up to help out any NT fam in school or going into an RN program. PM me for any Testbanks you might need. Almost done with RN School and i have a lot of stuff.

If I dont have it. I will find it for you. :smokin
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Starting my second semester next month , I'll definitely hit u up if I have and questions
 
heLiumcLinton said:
What was harder, prereqs or the actual nursing classes?
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Depends, really.

Looking at it cumulatively, the pre-reqs were generally more difficult. Chemistry, A&P, and Micro are challenging but very doable.  They really just act as a way to weed out the students that won't be able to hack it in the program.

However, on an individual basis, the hardest class I've taken between pre-reqs and nursing classes was Med-Surg.  Maybe it's because our professor was a lunatic, but NO ONE got an A.

Every other nursing class I've taken has been an easy A.
 
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Pre-Req were fairly easy compared to actual nursing courses. Once your in the program its alot of reading/testing in short periods of time. I had all A's in pre-reqs. C's and B's in the program.
 
Prereqs are only Micro, anatomy and physiology, correct?

I need one more class to start being able to do those classes.

After that what do schools look for the most when applying to the program? Did you guys just apply everywhere?

I'm in Cali (scv) to be exact. any schools easier to get into then others? Is applying to college the same applying to a CSU or I have to do more things? Anything to make me stand out? How's the market right now?

Anything I asked being answered is appreciated. Thank you
 
Pre-req are usually AP 1 and 2 with respective labs, English 1, Chem with lab, Micro with lab and and a College level math. 

I am doing an 18 month program at the community college. I will graduate with my ADN and be able to take RN boards. Will finish my BSN at university later down the line, Usually 1 year all courses online.

Personally, I looked for the fastest track with highest NCLEX passing ratio. I am 31 and on my second career so I didn't want to be in school 4 years before i could take boards and start working. 

2 more semesters left for me. 

Not gonna lie
 
Finishing my pre req this semester so hopefully I'll be in next fall. Leaning more on RT but idk
 
So Community college is the fastest track you're saying, correct? Just do the program there and do the tests and become a nurse?
 
Most likely the fastest, but hardest to get into due to the high volume of applicants! Unless you live in some rural part of the US.
 
I live in Miami..Nursing program at Broward College. This was the fasted program in my neck of the woods. Started with about 65 students. Only about 20 of us left.
 
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