[sfmaniq]

Hi,

I am a new graduate nurse and have received job offers from both UCLA in Los Angeles and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvannia in Philadelphia in their cardiothoracic ICUs. Both are great opportunities and hospitals that I'd love to work at! And makes this one hard choice. I also have plans to get a master's degree, so I would probably attend the graduate school affilitated with the hospital.

UCLA would be a great place to live for a short time as a young adult, it is a great facility and practically the best hospital in the west. I worked there this past summer as an extern and am familiar with the staff and area. HUP would be closer to home since i'm from the east coast and UPenn is also a renowned hospital with a great grad school. I loved the unit when I went to go visit and the staff were very welcoming. It's tough!

Does anybody have any input on whether one choice may be better than the other? Any advice or opinions would be much appreciated

Thank you =)

[hsrealinvest]

Would you recommend a nursing scool to the MSN track. I am 37 and have no hospital experience. I had my own business and it was getting very hard on me. Here are some details about me..

I am completing my MBA concentration in healthcare management (I will be 96% complete by summer of 08). I am Asian Indian and previously owned a real estate business for 10 years. My hobbies are improving historic houses, Koi ponds (built 3 so far), landscaping, nature, traveling, natural food, cooking, traveling and making new friends. I am scared to death to apply for the MSN program since I have not seen any Indian male nurses. I am not sure how minority male nurses get treated during the process in the nursing school. Also with MBA/MSN, can anyone decide to go into administration without practicing clinical aspect of it? What are the benefits of having MBA and MSN instead of just having an MBA with healthcare administration? Are there any Indian male nurses in this field? I would also like to get some information to the universities that are two year program for non-nurses and enjoy a diverse body of students. Preferably a nursing program, where 50% are males instead of only 10 to 11% standard male enrollment in most universities.

[jnettti]

I am actually in a similar situation with nursing externship. I am considering externships that I have been accepted to on the east coast (philly and nyc) but also just found out that I was accepted to the UCLA program (California, a dream come true, right?) I would love to readily accept UCLA, but I am hesitant because it is so far away and I have never heard feedback on the program. Could you tell me how you felt about the experience? Also, because it is only 6 weeks, do you think you would have benefitted more from a longer program?

I need to make my decision very soon...any feedback will help :-)