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Last week one of our surgeons did an emergency colonoscopy for a GI bleed in the CCU. It was late and the call nurse was already working on a load of ortho cases that had been on all day. The surgeon went ahead with the procedure having the endo te...

I was at the Methodist hiring event as well. Huge number of people. I started orientation with CSR last week...just happy to have a job. Steve

There were no sign on bonuses for the Methodist or Christus residency programs.

The application process is simple. CSR opens the application online for 1 month for applicants. My dates were the 1st-31st of March. I applied on the 1st because I wanted to show i was super interested in the job. There are several questions on t...

I was one of the 18 people who was accepted into the latest Christus Santa Rosa Versant residency program. Pay is much higher than my cohorts in St. Louis (where I graduated with my BSN). We are also here with the military. We do have to pay $5,00...

Thanks Rich...congrats to you and good luck to Iseeyou. Texas may have a large amount of GN positions, but not here in San Antonio. Christus only accepted 18 grads into the Versant program, so it was very selective, and I will hate to lose out on it...

Lucky you. My school just mailed my information to the TX board yesterday. I was offered a spot in the Christus Santa Rosa Versant program, but I have to have my license in hand by the 29th of June. Without it, I lose my dream job. Even if they pr...

I myself am a 34 year old graduate (17 days), and this is my 2nd career. I think it all depends on what you like to do. You likely know that you must spend a few years in the ICU to be accepted into CRNA school, but won't need quite that much requi...

Greetings all, I am in my last semester in the BSN program at the University of Missouri in St. Louis. Upon finishing finals, I will be heading to San Antonio, TX to be with my wife and son. The university has put getting all information on licensi...

I look forward to seeing what you find.

Thanks for the reply. I have a few questions though. In Missouri, the MO Board of Nursing authorizes you to take the NCLEX exam after it receives your transcripts from your university. You submit the MO license application with photo and fingerprin...

Exactly, and thank you for this comment. I am not asking anyone to do anything, and only wanted a point in the direction. This class is online, and the instructor has not responded via email or phone to any of the students (Some of us are taking p...

I am taking a nursing informatics course over the summer that normally is taken after your first year of clinical courses. I start clinical courses this fall, and I am having a little trouble with my next lesson plan (This is all online and my instr...

My physical and titers were done the week after I received my paperwork. At this point I only need my CPR re-certification. I need to get to school for books, student ID, and parking passes though. Steve

It's starting to look up. I received a call from UMSL that the professor who teaches nutrition will allow me to take it as an independent study. I am planning on heading to UMSL on Monday for my books. I can't believe patho starts 2 weeks from tod...

Just when I think things are going well, I get bad news. UMSL only has 6 people signed up this semester for nutrition, and will be canceling it due to low enrollment. Where does this leave me? Out of the 2012 BSN class. Florissant valley is offeri...

Were you the other person to join up on the face book page RN2B2012?

The link to facebook was removed event though it is not a blog, rather a tool for student communication in this case. To get to the site on facebook, do a search under groups for "UMSL BSN". We should be the second result displayed. Steve

Did you sign up for schedule A or B? I went for B since all the classes were in the morning this fall. I didn't want to take Pharmacology in the afternoon. This gave me time for afternoons of studying. Steve

Funny..I just did the same thing for the traditional program class of 2012. I wish I was joining you all this year, but there is still a waiting list of over 50 people for the accelerated program this year! Steve

Been awhile since anything was posted here. I went to UMSL on Tuesday, and registered for Summer and Fall. For summer I am taking Nutrition, Pathophysiology, and Nursing Information systems. Fall semester I am scheduled to take Pharmacology, Intro...

Perhaps we are the only ones posting information on this forum. There are a few others out there. Maybe everyone else is just shy!

My wife takes all of her recertification classes over there at the SAFB hospital. It would be nice to be able to take it, but I will just find another place to take it if need be. I spoke with someone in the advising department to get the info I nee...

My situation is a little different than most, but here is my story. I went into the military in 95 right after high school. I was injured during a night land navigation exercise that was exacerbated on a military parachute jump. This led to my dis...

Thanks for the info. I served as a medical laboratory specialist in the US Army in hospitals and blood banks, so I have had all my shots (several times over in fact). I would think that as long as I still seroconvert and my titers are good, that it ...