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Our unit has about 66? beds. We just opened a new progressive care wing with 12 high intensity patients. Day RNs have typically 4-5 with occassionally 6. Nights we typically have 6 (Ocassionally 5 with an empty room and generally get an admission). We have about 5-6 techs, 2 charge nurses who don't take patients. The nurses on the progressive wing on both days and nights have 3 patients with no tech (they buddy up to do the turning, bathing, vitals, etc). Occassionally they have 4, but on those times they'll have a 1 tech. I'm 6 months out of college on night shift, 6 is typical and can be okay or hell depending on the people... 4-5 is ideal for me but it rarely ever happens. Live in Texas.

I haven't yet. I e-mailed them informing them I was in town this week (I go to college in PA but live in TX) and would like to interview with them if at all possible, but haven't got a reply. :/ My application was routed to four different hospitals now but it's been like that for 2-3 weeks. I'm interviewing with St. David's this week, though. So that's a plus.

Has anyone else applied for the June cohort?

Hello, I'm a Texas resident, from Austin, but decided to pursue my education in Pennsylvania. I had originally planned on staying there but have found that it's just not for me anymore, and I miss home. I'm going to be moving back in May when I graduate with my BSN and I'm obviously going to be applying to Seton and St. David's. My question is, how badly does it hurt my chances that I attended college so far away? Does it help that I'm still considered a Texas resident? I'm afraid I'll be overlooked by students from UT Austin and the surrounding schools. But I have a very strong GPA, biology minor, awarded a couple scholarships, lots of extracurricular work, member of the NSNA and I'm expecting to be inducted into Sigma Theta Tau soon so I'm kind of hoping that will help... :/ Also, I won't be in town for Seton's open house but I still would really like to meet someone. I'm going to be home for 5 weeks in December/January, would it be okay to call and explain my situation and just ask to maybe meet with a manager? And finally, do Seton and St. David's allow shadowing? I recently got to shadow in the OR and ER at one of the hospitals in Pennsylvania (granted, it was through my clinical, but still) and I loooved it. I wouldn't even care what unit, I just want to have more insight on how Seton and St. David's work and what it's like to be a RN there. Any other tips would be greatly appreciated!

I go to school currently in Pennsylvania because when I graduated high school, I was interested in building my life on the east coast. Now, five years later, I don't want that anymore and I want to go home to Texas where all my family is. I wish I had thought about it sooner, but we aren't exactly rational when we're younger. I do go home on all breaks, so I'll be home for pretty much all of January, and then for another week in March. I'm hoping they'll be interested in scheduling me when I can be home, otherwise... I just don't know. I suppose I might have to push back to the next cohort and try to gain experience in the area in other ways (Can you get hired as a care tech to get your foot in the door if you have a BSN or are they going to say no because it's over qualified?) At any rate, I am going to go ahead and try to get clinical experience via volunteering at a local hospital here. I do have ER volunteer experience with St. David's, but that was back when I was a senior in high school, so it's kind of a moot point. I'll look into Scott & White. Thanks!

So I'm graduating with my BSN in May of next year. I attend college out-of-state, but I'm a Texas resident still and am moving back to Austin. I'm getting anxious about the prospect of finding a job mostly because I didn't get an externship and I don't have any "ins" with Seton or St. David's. Since I'm attending college out-of-state, I couldn't really land any nursing assistant/patient care jobs because I'm not around all year. I do work experience, it's just not health care related. BUT on the other hand... My GPA is a 3.76 and a I have a biology minor. I'm president of the nursing organization at my college (So I've done things like organize blood drives, successfully raise money for specific causes, etc) and apart of a volunteer organization as well. I'm the class representative for the senior level of my major. I'm a member of the NSNA and I'm expected to inducted into Sigma Theta Tau. And I've received a couple scholarships this year. I still feel like even though I'm really involved with my major and my school, I'm still screwed because I lack the externship/previous experience kick that so many people have. Is that really what matters to employers, or is it still appealing that I've done other things instead? :/

I planned on putting the rotation and location, I just wasn't sure if I should add anything else (like duties or something, I guess) since they wouldn't be familiar with the particular school.

Hey guys! I'm finishing my junior year and heading home for the summer. I really would like to land a clinical assistant position, but I need to redo my resume because of the fact that I now have clinicals and CPR certification under my belt. My question is, how exactly do I list my clinical rotations? Should I just put the rotation and the place it was at? I go to college in Pennsylvania, but am applying for hospitals in Texas so they won't be familiar with the clinical sites. Also, I have one more rotation to complete before coming home in May (maternity). Do I list that in my resume and just note it's not complete at the time of application, or... what? I have a lot of work experience but my only relevant stuff is from high school (ER volunteer and clerical work in a gastroenterology office). When trying to keep my resume shorter, should I go into the job duties for relevant jobs and simply list my other jobs? Or should I just try to say something about everything? Is 2 pages on a resume too much? Finally, while I am out of state, I absolutely do plan on returning home after graduating in 2012 and I want potential employers to know that so maybe they don't right me off immediately... Is that something I should just discuss in a cover letter? Or should I somehow incorporate it into an objective? I'm sorry that's so long but any help would be greatly appreciated!

I think you're forgetting that, most often, you have a 4 year undergrad degree for MD or at least time to complete the pre-requisites. And even then, after 4 years of med school and 4 years of residency, the person may do a fellowship to specialize in the kind of anesthesia they want to practice. 4 + 4 + 4, maybe +1 = 12-13 years. Why are you factoring in 2 years for a BSN? Maybe I'm mistaken, but a traditional BSN program generally takes 4 years. I guess if you're doing an accelerated program, or maybe are a second degree student... Anyhow, 4 + 3 + 2.5 = 9.5.

So, I am need of a minor to bring my status to full time until I graduate. I'm 3 credits away from a biology minor, so, obviously, that's not an option. I'd like to keep things are relevant to what I want career wise as possible. Right now I feel like I've narrowed it down to chemistry or Spanish. On one hand, chemistry would probably be a good choice because I plan on becoming a CRNA. However, the classes that are required for a chemistry minor are very difficult and I'm afraid that it'll damage my GPA (I'm standing at a 3.8/4.0 right now). And Spanish could also be good, but I'm not familiar with how difficult languages are in college and if I would be able to retain the information long term. That, and my background is in French (3 years of high school, heh), not Spanish. Which should I pursue? What minors have you guys had with a nursing major?

I've been volunteering in the ER here for the past 8 months and ended up speaking with the ER Director, who told me she often hires college students and will pay for fees and tuition if their major is in the medical field. This would be lovely if I was attending school here, but I'm moving to Philadelphia in September to pursue my RN license. The thing is, my tuition is still about 20k a year even with a 10k scholarship and it's 5 years til I graduate and my parents won't be paying a cent. So, do many hospitals provide educational benefits to their college employees? She told me that it only takes a few classes to become a tech (Or maybe I could work a desk job, or something, ANYTHING), and since I have a year before I dive into my co-op...

It kind of makes me think of high school. Is it better to get B's or C's in an AP course than to be in a regular class and get an A?

What I mean is notoriety, I suppose. Being prestigious and getting a lower GPA based on a harder classes versus getting a good GPA at a school that's not as prestigious and easier to go. I don't know. Like going to UPenn versus some other school or something. You make a really good point though.

So from what I've been picking up on this forum, most schools tend to look at GPA, GRE scores and the interview and if I'm wrong, please correct me. However, I'm kind of curious if the actual school you went to is also factored in? I was accepted to Howard University in Washington, but if the actual school a person attends is considered, I'm debating transferring into a different school close by like Georgetown or George Washington. Granted, it'd probably be easier to get a higher GPA at Howard than at those schools. I guess what it comes down to is, what's better? Getting a high GPA in an alright school or getting an alright GPA in a better school? Thanks guys.

Accepted for fall 2007 at Drexel University.