Krizia, thanks for the update. You are a big reason I decided to take the plunge and go to WCU. I attend the Ontario campus and I'm half way through the program. Thank you for providing an update on how it is financially as a new grad. I worry sometimes about the loan amount but you give me hope.
Hey! Thank you for watching! & congrats, you’re half way there!! I made sure that the loans weren’t going to stop me from reaching my goals/dreams. Just know there are many different ways to pay off loans, you can pay the lowest or pay the most. You can take on a per diem job on the side and use that to pay loans. There are many different opportunities to find a way to make it work.
I literally have been spending hours on RU-vid trying to find good videos on WCU and wondering when u were gonna post again and u came to save the day with this video thank you!
I just got my proposed schedule! Went to a community college and felt like it wasn't a fit. So im doing my bsn. I tell people all the time. I'm investing on my career.
My suggestion is to become an LPN, if the school loans are an issue. I make over 100k a year as a LVN in California and my loans was less than 20k. You do basically what RNs do minus pushing IV meds.
Thank you SO much for your videos. I start core at WCU in April & im so excited. 💕 I started going there last June & have been wondering if new grads from our school get good opportunities after graduating.
Hey! Yes they do! I believe every new grad RN will have good opportunities. I personally have friends who got into new grad programs at Sharp memorial, Loma Linda and Kaiser!
@@carolina.bella9711 thank you for watching! I worked per diem towards the end of the program. I was fortunate enough to have financial support from my family and boyfriend while in nursing school.
@@nurse_krizia I’m starting in June too! I’m looking at the private loan stuff right now and I’m stressed! What loan did you pick and fixed or variable? And what year span are you paying off your loan? Need some guidance!
I love and appreciate your videos! It seems as though our paths are similar so your videos definitely help me feel like nervous about my future! Thank you!
Hi krizia! I graduated from LA West Coast January 2021 too, I guess we're in the same cohort. Instead of outpatient care I went straight into bedside nursing, tele unit. Since then I have worked at two different hospitals, I have to say bedside nursing experience varies from different hospitals. One of the hospital I dread going to work, the workload is ridiculously high and you get zero management support. I quit that job as soon as I'm able to find another. My current job is at a magnet hospital, the experiences to totally opposite, my stress level drop so much I actually sometime like going to work. I'm glad to see a different perspective of nursing especially from a alumni graduate the same month and same year as myself. Hospice nursing does sound tempting to me as it fit in my lifestyle better (I work night shifts 😅). I have a few questions. Do you work 40 hours 5 days a week? How are the benefits of working outpatient? Such as health insurance and 401k? How many patients are you usually responsible for? I am seriously considering hospice, not that I don't like my bedside job, but it really disrupt my worklife balance.
Hey! I work 8 hour shifts 5 days a week. It depends on where you work, you can do outpatient with a hospital and get the same benefits of that hospital. Or work in smaller outpatient settings and benefits may not be the same. With my company, I am offered health insurance, 401k, dental and vision. As a case manager in hospice, you are likely to have up to 15-18 patients. Depending on their needs, you may see them multiple times a week. But if you have 15 patients and see them once a week over 5 days, that is 3 patients a day.
I think for legal reasons you should probably stop saying that you’re “prescribing” medications. What you do is recommended. And just because you enter a script under a doctors name. Doesn’t mean you’re prescribing it. The doctor is prescribing it. It is not within a nurses scope to prescribe. You’re you’re creating false advertising of what RN’s do. You may be giving a suggestion to the doctor.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS. Do you have any places/websites/credit unions you recommend to search for loans? Also, did you struggle to quality for loans after your first term?
Hey! I went on credible to compare the different loan companies and then researched on each one of them. After my first term, the only struggle I had was finding a co-signer. My dad co-signed the first one with me, then my sister the second time, then my dad the third time. After graduating, I refinanced my loans for a lower rate under myself only and my dad and sister were removed from my previous loans.
I’m so happy to see you’re in such a great place with your career! I wanted to ask, when you first decided to work home health as a newgrad, did you feel kind of disappointed in yourself that you didn’t immediately land a hospital job? I graduated in feb and I’m kind of going through that right now. I accepted a job as an RN supervisor in a LTC and I actually love it, but I feel insecure because all of my friends have already been able to get their dream ICU position. I don’t know if being in the hospital setting is necessarily what I want to do but I feel pressured like that’s where I’m supposed to be at this point!
Hey! I did feel disappointed not being able to land a hospital job. But I don’t think I’d enjoy nursing if I wasn’t doing hospice. I find so much more satisfaction with the amount of care I’m able to provide patients and families. I have a great support system at work, directors who are great mentors and look out for my well-being. I’m constantly asked how I’m doing and if I need help, it’s easy for me to express my concerns. If I worked in a hospital I wouldn’t get that type of support and would just feel like another employee.
I am currently looking into loans to start the program in April. I’m worried applying for the loans will drop my credit score by a lot. Did applying for loans affect your credit score by a lot? Thank you so much for your videos they are so helpful! ❤️
Hey! My credit score did drop but I don’t remember how much. It didn’t drop it significantly/dramatically. I personally, didn’t look at my credit score during schools because I wasn’t making any large purchases. At the time, the only thing that mattered to me was whether or not I got approved. I actually found my credit score to be the best during nursing school.
When shopping for loans, it will give you an estimate but once you decide on a loan provider and run the hard check, that’s when it affects your credit score. I don’t suggest running a hard check on credit for multiple loans at once.
Hi there! I am in the process finding a private tree loan. Do you know any sites you went on to look for it. I know the school has a website, bu my did you use that one? Also what do you think about a co-signer ? I unfortunately haven’t got approved solo and need a co-signer ? Only ones are my parents but they are still nervous about doing that.
Hello, I used the link the school provided and did my research on those. I had co signers for all my loans. Once I graduated and had a job, I refinanced it under my name only. Once I did this, the co signers were released from my loans and the loans no longer appeared on their credit.
Ok thank you! How do you know when to refinance the loan? Which private loans you think is good to do with co signers . My family member is a bit skeptical about it . But I know it’s my responsibility to do this and to keep going !
Hey! Have you started already? If you have, reach out to your advisor and you would complete a transfer form. If you haven’t started yet, I’m not sure what the process is. But the best thing to do is talk to the admissions/advisors at the LA campus
Hey! I worked starting OB term. I suggest not working for the first couple terms so you can build a good foundation of your studying habits. Once you have it down, look for jobs. After 2 terms, I believe you can sit down and take an exam to get your certification as a CNA. Some hospitals also take 2 terms of nursing school as a requirement.
@@nurse_krizia thank you!! I’ve been looking at programs and right now I’m in between WCU or American Career College. But I’m on the fence of a bachelors n getting it over with or just my Associates and then going back to get my bachelors 😭
Hey! It is possible if you have some type of income. My dad had a mortgage under his name when I applied. Once you apply, it will tell you if you require a co-signer to be approved.
