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I know of 2 hospitals in my area (MI) that offer $20,000 toward your CRNA school tuition in exchange for 2 years working after you graduate. At least one of them also offers health insurance while you are in school (for you only not family). Is this ...

Hi, Can anyone who works at Oakwood tell me how it is working there, where you work and how long you've been there? I have had 2 people tell me that it is a horrible place to work (I graduate next May) and the nurses are so mean to each other. This i...

Oakwood is trying to cut expenses until the end of the year. No nurses are being laid off that I know of. In fact we have 3 open positions for nurses on our floor they are actively recruiting for. However, we have been asked to work short 1 nurse for...

I used binders for each class. You usually have 3 classes in a semester so I bought 3 different colored binders and put everything for each class into its own binder. Also downloaded all the info from the website they use to my hard drive because on...

Where I work the weekend cadre is either fri/sat/sun or sat/sun/mon. You only have to work on a holiday if it falls on a weekend. You work 36 hrs/week but get paid for 40. (so if you work extra you get time and a half right away). Our critical care u...

Despite the nursing shortage, some ICU's still look for candidates with ICU experience. Go on the hospital websites in your area and see what the ICU positions are looking for. I've seen them say 2 yrs med-surg req, or previous step-down experience r...

Congratulations! I just took mine today. Like you I had 75 questions, 0 math, 2-3 OB & Peds. I had 15-20 meds and it seemed like every 4th question was an SATA. I thought "come on already". I don't know if I passed or not (will have to wait unti...

Oakwood nurses are not unionized. Only Oakwood nursing assistants.

"The Michigan Nursing Scholarship, from what I have been told, is given to qualified students thru the colleges they attend. My school told me that they divy it up to the students who "need" it, and then see what's leftover for the rest." You are co...

Went to OU. Got in first time. Did pre-reqs at Schoolcraft (much cheaper and closer). Did all my sciences there. Was in the accelerated pgm at OU and was a ton of work and even more stress. Lost some hair and gained some weight. But I lived through i...

I graduated in May with a BSN. I was offered a med-surg position at Beaumont and a critical care position at Oakwood Hospital. I looked for a position at DMC for ICU and did interview. I thought it went well (and the manager told me she thought my an...

I just graduated from OU's in May. They do 3 sessions a year and as far as I know still have rolling enrollment (which means you don't have to reapply each time just like a new person). The wait times are estimates. People who apply usually apply to ...

I just finished an accelerated BSN pgm (12 months from OU). I think the other posters had some great ideas and comments and I agree with all of them. I have an 11 & 14 yr old. And a great husband that took over everything I was doing with them (h...

I just graduated and am starting in a progressive/step down unit. I found it pretty hard to get a job in an ICU unit right out of school if you don't have experience such as doing your preceptorship on an ICU floor or working as a tech on an ICU floo...

Natcat, I never did an internship or worked as a nurse tech. Some of my class has. I decided instead to concentrate on getting good grades since I want to eventually go on to my masters. My pgm is 2nd degree so it is very intensive and only 12 m long...

I suggest you look around on the internet to find out more of what is available in general in nursing. MI probably has the same types of jobs that other states have. Also, you don't always have to leave the hospital to work more "normal" hours. Many ...

I attended an info session about a year ago and at that time they said it as approx. $21,000.

if so, do you think the wait time predicted by the school is always right or sometimes shorter, and if shorter- how much so? I have never been on a wait list but I have talked to others. They seem to always be shorter than what they were originally ...

I will be a GN in a couple of months. I have an interview for a step down unit. My ultimate goal is to be in ICU but Hospitals around here usually require you to be a nurse tech for 6m-1yr or do an externship, both of which I do not have. So I am thi...

Your favorite TV shows because you won't have time for those either. You could also get a good Medical Dictionary. I have Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions. The pictures in there are awsome. I signed up for B&N and ...

Lisa, if you don't have any more school to do try taking a medical terminology class. Most comm coll have one. We had to learn it by self study from a book. We had till end of 1st semester. I wish I had known it when I started. It helps to know what ...

There are people in my class at Conner Creek (grad in May) who have children, even small children. They are still in class and passing and will graduate in about 2.5 months. I have 2 girls - 11 & 13. It is absolutely doable. The suggestions I hav...

I replied to your PM but I'll say a little here too in case someone else wants to know. I did have a 4.0 for my pre-nursing GPA for the classes they consider when applying. This means that there are a set core of classes they look at to determine you...