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I got into the OU-Tulsa ABSN program (ABSN is supposedly the most competitive) with a 3.4 overal and 3.4 science. If that helps. My last two years (of 5) of my first BS were all upper division sciences (advanced micro, comparative ecological physiology, etc) and were all A's, so I think they do, in fact, look at the bigger picture. Plus, it doesn't hurt to pull every string you can I freely admit that's what got me in. However, there are others up here with comparable grades (one even had a 3.0) who are doing just fine in classes, so they can see past a few B's and C's. **The key is good grades in your pre-req's--that's all they care about** Good luck to you.

Thanks, Mike!

Thanks so much!

Josh, I jokingly brought this up in class the other day (I'm at OU-Tulsa for my BSN) and the teacher said there is a 5 year waiting period. However, an expunged felony is... an expunged felony. It cannot be held against you because it officially never happened. Want proof? Here's a Tulsa attorney's take on it: http://www.kanialaw.com/case-types/criminal-defense/expungement-in-oklahoma.htm. FYI: in OK, from what I saw, an LPN makes about $14/hr to start, RNs make $20/hr to start. An LPN takes the same amount of time as an ADN for many/most schools that I saw. Just something to look into. While the schooling may cost more and/or be slightly longer, you might want to consider the RN. Good luck. And, stay out of trouble ;P

I'm in an accelerated nursing program in OK and have to interview a BSN-RN nurse (of less than 5 years) for an assignment. If someone has time to answer these 10 questions, I'd be appreciative! I know of no male nurses that graduated fewer than 5 years ago. Do you believe you prepared adequately for your job while you were in nursing school? Why or why not? What was most helpful to you as you began to practice in the nursing role as a new nurse? Were you given adequate orientation and assistance by others? How important is the role of evidenced based practice in your profession? Do you work with any ADNs and, if so, can you tell any differences in the way BSNs practice nursing compared to ADNs? Have you been able to find a mentor in your profession that has helped you to develop professionally? Did you experience reality shock? What was it like? Have you had any encounters with sexism and if so how did you handle it? Are you satisfied with your nursing career now? Do you plan to continue to working as a nurse in the future? Do you plan to study for an advanced practice role in the future? What advice or suggestions would you give to a new male graduate as they begin their first job as a nurse? Thanks so much! I hate busy work, but we have two courses that we're having to knock-out in 3.5 weeks so a trip to the hospital to find a new nurse is not conducive to finishing all this crap they're having us do.

While I'm sure there are some beautiful soles out there, I'm actually looking for a beautiful soul to answer the questions very briefly :)

While I'm sure there are some beautiful soles out there, I'm actually looking for a beautiful soul to answer the questions very briefly :)

I scored an 80% which was 99th percentile nationally. That stemmed from a national average of 62%. Did I know 80% of the material? HECK NO. Want to know my secret? Prayer + very good guessing.

Just because you have children in your care doesn't mean you're a parent, in the charge nurse's defense. However, that doesn't matter since you're there to learn how to provide nursing care to peds... not how to become their mother. Opportunities are what you make them in many instances. You claim that "overnights have fewer teaching opportunities." There are enough opportunities during evening hours. In my opinion, if you are miserable there, try to find a replacement preceptor elsewhere and/or during a different time. If, however, you were, in fact, learning and you liked your original preceptor, perhaps you should just endure it. Maybe you won't give her a headache the next time (jk).

Hello. I have an assignment where I have to interview a new registered nurse (graduated with a BSN in the past 5 years). If someone has time to answer these 10 questions, I'd be appreciative! I only personally know one new BSN, but she is not practicing to be a stay-at-home mom, so that won't exactly help much. Do you believe you prepared adequately for your job while you were in nursing school? Why or why not? What was most helpful to you as you began to practice in the nursing role as a new nurse? Were you given adequate orientation and assistance by others? How important is the role of evidenced based practice in your profession? Do you work with any ADNs and, if so, can you tell any differences in the way BSNs practice nursing compared to ADNs? Have you been able to find a mentor in your profession that has helped you to develop professionally? Did you experience reality shock? What was it like? Have you had any encounters with lateral violence and if so how did you handle it? Are you satisfied with your nursing career now? Do you plan to continue to working as a nurse in the future? Do you plan to study to for a more advanced practice role in the future? What advice or suggestions would you have to a new graduate as they begin their first job as a nurse? Thanks in advance! If a beautiful sole does help with this, please send me a note with your name. I will not sell it or anything. I just need to maintain APA (so, first initial last name is completely acceptable).

Hello. I have an assignment where I have to interview a new registered nurse (graduated with a BSN in the past 5 years). If someone has time to answer these 10 questions, I'd be appreciative! I only personally know one new BSN, but she is not practicing to be a stay-at-home mom, so that won't exactly help much. Do you believe you prepared adequately for your job while you were in nursing school? Why or why not? What was most helpful to you as you began to practice in the nursing role as a new nurse? Were you given adequate orientation and assistance by others? How important is the role of evidenced based practice in your profession? Do you work with any ADNs and, if so, can you tell any differences in the way BSNs practice nursing compared to ADNs? Have you been able to find a mentor in your profession that has helped you to develop professionally? Did you experience reality shock? What was it like? Have you had any encounters with lateral violence and if so how did you handle it? Are you satisfied with your nursing career now? Do you plan to continue to working as a nurse in the future? Do you plan to study to for a more advanced practice role in the future? What advice or suggestions would you have to a new graduate as they begin their first job as a nurse? Thanks in advance! If a beautiful sole does help with this, please send me a note with your name. I will not sell it or anything. I just need to maintain APA (so, first initial last name is completely acceptable).

Unless things have changed (which they haven't, though they did oust the lady stealing book money [did I just post that for the entire world to see? oops]), do not expect a call from the bookstore. In fact, don't expect ANYTHING remotely close to customer service from the bookstore. We had 10 people try to explain to the bookstore staff that ABSNs are different from traditionals after being told we were ordering our caps/gowns too late, despite having emails saying we were still well within our time limit. If you want anything from the bookstore, you have to stick to them like white on rice. I'm not exaggerating when I say it took 10 people. After about ten people went in there with the same story, they finally started handing out tassles. Here's another story for ya: for those of us who actually bought the cap/gown (the "absolute deadline because we have to order these ASAP" deadline was over a month ago), we received an email from the school (not the bookstore) last week saying they're in, but when people went to the bookstore they were told the packages were not even ordered yet. This is further complicated by the fact that they weren't even letting people have copies of receipts, mind you. I had to say, "Umm, then you're giving me a copy of that receipt, but I'm not leaving empty handed knowing how you guys conduct business." Oh, and about scrubs: we were told we'd have them by the start of school. We were wearing regular clothes to lab for weeks, though, because they didn't arrive in time. Teachers are understanding of the bookstore issues, though, rest assured. For you OKC'ers, I've been told the issues are minimal with that bookstore.

That domain does not correspond to a scrub business as of 04/21/2011.

"Rereading about 5 times and slowly" Red flags should go up with that, imho. How is your reading for other things that don't involve math? Does your mind wander while you're reading? My advice (I don't remember my exact TEAS score, but it was 99th percentile): do practice word problems. There's no way around it. Though purely judgmental, as soon as you mentioned "pre-calculus" I thought to myself, "Wow, there is a lot of math left to learn." Not that you'll ever use the higher math.... BUT, learning it forces you to practice "older" math. If you've done lots of practice word problems and you're still having trouble, perhaps you should be evaluated for learning disorders. It could be that you just need to spend 2 hours with a professional to learn a new way to approach problems. If it even cuts your effort down to reading problems only 4 times, you just saved 20% on the time it takes you to finish a test!

I, as well as any ABSN, would be happy to tell you ALL about anything you want to know. However, I push the envelope enough in class, so publicly posting of its inadequacies might do me in. I think we attend Redeemer together, actually, so I'll catch you and give you my contact info next week. We missed yesterday cuz the kiddo is ill, but we're usually there. Regardless, when is your orientation? It was on a Wednesday last year. I'm usually on campus even when we don't have class, but I'm thinking I'll be in critical care clinicals during the time when you guys orient, so I'll be unable to enlighten the new blood in-person. To give you the basic information you wanted: if you like structure and absolutes, start taking your mood stabilizers now, because all you'll get this summer is frustration. And during the Fall semester. Oh, and the Spring semester! Actually, if you want to organize your group when you guys meet for orientation for an "outing" at the conclusion of our semester (which is like the end of the first week in May), I'm sure a few of us would be happy to meet you wherever.