What it’s like to be a nursing student in 2020
2020 has been an unprecedented year for all nurses, and nursing students are no exception. The pandemic has prevented many students from meeting their in-person clinical hours, setting off legislative fights in some states and delaying graduation in others.
Our guests Andrew Rohrer and Caeli Matanky are the president and vice president of the California Nursing Students’ Association, respectively. Dan chats with them about the transition from in-person instruction to distance learning, how nursing school is teaching diversity and what it’s like to look for a job as a recent nursing graduate.
Andrew is currently enrolled in a joint ADN/BSN program between Modesto Jr. College and Cal State Stanislaus. He started the CNSA chapter at his school and ultimately became the president of the entire association. Caeli graduated from Sonoma State’s nursing program this spring and was CNSA’s vice president. Since our conversation, she has since accepted a job on the Cardiac Telemetry Unit at Adventist Health in Rohnert Park, CA. Andrew can be reached at pres (at) cnsa (dot) org and Caeli can be reached at vp (at) cnsa (dot) org.
Links to recommended reading:
- https://www.cnsa.org/
- https://www.trustedhealth.com/blog/advice-for-new-grad-nurses-2020
- https://www.trustedhealth.com/blog/25-things-they-didnt-tell-you-in-nursing-school-but-we-will
The full transcript for this episode can be found here: www.trustedhealth.com/the-handoff-podcast/andrew-caeli
