Buckeroo

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1. Stony Brook Accelerated BSN class of 2013

   Buckeroo replied to Joie_de_vivre's topic in New York Nursing

   Paco-RN, that sounds nice! Congratuations, wish you the best now with the next phase, the job search, best of

2. Stony Brook Basic BSN Fall 2012

   Buckeroo replied to kitkats4breakfs's topic in New York Nursing

   That 2 credit elective you are talking about for the 2 year BSN students can be done many ways. The first winter period they offer some clinical like classes, but the senior's usually gobble them up....

3. Stony Brook Accelerated BSN class of 2013

   Buckeroo replied to Joie_de_vivre's topic in New York Nursing

   Just a quick post to make this easier for someone to

4. Stony Brook Basic BSN Fall 2012

   Buckeroo replied to kitkats4breakfs's topic in New York Nursing

   Just a quick post to make this easier for someone to

5. Accelerated Nursing Program at Stony Brook

   Buckeroo replied to LisaGemini's topic in New York Nursing

   Pretty competitive, the standard 2 year is about 6 or 7 hundred applicants for about 60+- spots, I think the accelerated is fewer applicants but still very competitive ( I am not 100% sure if there...

6. Stony Brook Basic BSN Fall 2012

   Buckeroo replied to kitkats4breakfs's topic in New York Nursing

   In general you do one day 0700 to 1500 or so at University Hospital. The majority of folks go on Thursday but there are a few other options like 12 hour weekend tours etc. Depends on the clinical...

7. Stony Brook Basic BSN Fall 2012

   Buckeroo replied to kitkats4breakfs's topic in New York Nursing

   I used a place in Smithtown as they offered the BLS for Healthcare Providers class several times per month so it worked with my crazy schedule, here is the link. I forgot the price, in the...

8. Stony Brook Basic BSN Fall 2012

   Buckeroo replied to kitkats4breakfs's topic in New York Nursing

   I am the last person to ask about clothing options (wore a uniform for 28 years). I think you can wear white pants from anywhere they tell you they have to be nursining pants. They say something...

9. Stony Brook Basic BSN Fall 2012

   Buckeroo replied to kitkats4breakfs's topic in New York Nursing

   Mindylane, sorry to hear that news, best of luck on what sounds like a pretty crazy

10. Stony Brook Basic BSN Fall 2012

    Buckeroo replied to kitkats4breakfs's topic in New York Nursing

    Yes there are a few clinical options for that first semester, then again for the third (not as much choice on your part during that 3rd sem though). For this fall though, you can choose for example,...

11. Stony Brook Basic BSN Fall 2012

    Buckeroo replied to kitkats4breakfs's topic in New York Nursing

    Your first day they will have you go to a lecture hall and will be briefed all day, get id's, and get a ton of information thrown at you. The first couple weeks there are a million little things to...

12. Stony Brook Basic BSN Fall 2012

    Buckeroo replied to kitkats4breakfs's topic in New York Nursing

    The titres are to see if you have immunity to certain diseases, like measles, mumps, etc. If you don't have proof of innoculations (when I got mine pencil and paper had not been invented yet and it...

13. Stony Brook Accelerated BSN class of 2013

    Buckeroo replied to Joie_de_vivre's topic in New York Nursing

    Nice job Paco, i put a note on the fall 2012 blog for folks to take a look at all your work over here. Great

14. Stony Brook Basic BSN Fall 2012

    Buckeroo replied to kitkats4breakfs's topic in New York Nursing

    Folks, in case you didn't see it, Paco put a fantastic summary of classes/text/ and many other issues to guide your decisions under the accelerated class of 2013 blog it is right on the money!!! Paco...

15. Stony Brook Basic BSN Fall 2012

    Buckeroo replied to kitkats4breakfs's topic in New York Nursing

    Private group is a good idea, we use our's all the time for sharing info. Finally I can say congratulations, so glad that the decisions were finally released. Welcome to SBU SoN! See you in the...