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@Sanchezka16 Glad to hear my post was of use to someone! DePaul will be good to you. You need not fear being low-censused there. Busy and interesting without being overwhelming. Staff are nice. ? If you’re looking for apartments, Maryland Heights (ri...

After my own personal experiences and seeing how befuddled recent graduates are about application processes, I feel it necessary to try to help out by providing a brief overview of the Futures program that SSM puts its new nurses through for training...

8 1/2 years later, my original thread still has activity. WOW!. ? The Futures program has been completely replaced by an ongoing “residency” program. I was a Futures “coach” for new nurses before then. The residency is a better idea. I’m still wit...

I would say that's pretty impressive. Sounds like you're quite committed to these causes. Our world would benefit from having more folks like you in it! Good luck to you on your path to becoming an RN!

ant2cory, Participation in outside activities -- whether its a demanding hobby or volunteer work -- demonstrates, I think, the same general skills that a lot of employers in ANY field would be looking for in a prospective employee: time management, ...

KatCora ... Hmmm, funny that I haven't logged into AllNurses.com in maybe a year, and when I finally do, there's a reply to my original message. Admittedly, I'm not sure how much help I can be to you at this point, but I'll try. The Futures program h...

SSM Health Care's orientation & training program for new nurses. They take groups of new nurses a few times each year (used to be twice per year) into the program to meet hiring/staffing needs at their various facilities around St. Louis. Of cour...

I'll have to leave it to someone else to elaborate on this one. I vaguely remember that, in my Futures group, there were just a few people who were hired for Cardinal Glennon, and - if I recall correctly - their orientation/training was largely apart...

Well, back in January, my unit did take on some folks from the Futures program, so it seems to be true that SSM is now taking nurses into their Futures program more frequently than twice per year. Supposedly, this recent group was roughly 100. I'm no...

I can't recall if I said this before or not. People who wanted straight med/surg placement seemed to get it. People who wanted ICU, ED, OB/L&D, etc. had to interview a second time with their unit manager, and limited availability of positions mea...

jess1018: Thanks for the update! Congratulations on your success! Sounds like it's hard to get into L&D right off the bat, so this is great news. St. Clare is an awesome facility - definitely modern and designed with enough room for friends and f...

Oh, OK. This is interesting. Yes, things must have changed. Let us know how many people end up being in your group! There's a bit of moving around in the beginning. Some of the initial orientation and training is at St. Clare, the EKG class is a St....

I admit I'm confused about your particular situation. They told you that they were taking you into the Futures program in January? Unless they changed something as of 2012, they were only running it in June and September. Experienced nurses were hire...

no, no, not at all. i think it's a great idea for people to share information on the different companies in the area! i certainly don't expect everyone to have ssm as their top choice of prospective employers. thanks for sharing that information abou...

I graduated from STLCC with my ADN, so I wanted to chime in, hoping my perspective would be helpful. I have no idea what a "nurse tech" is. Every company has a different name for their nurse's aids: patient care techs, care partners, aids, etc. If I ...

Congratulations on starting your journey! I did the same thing; getting pre-requisites out of the way before starting nursing classes. It freed up time for studying and working (not in health care) when I actually started the nursing program. Regardi...

Just graduated in May 2011 with an ADN. I can't confirm the info about the pay rates, but I heard the same information. As far as clinical education, the science background, the nursing fundamentals theory, etc., there isn't much of a difference betw...

STL2008, RN: Half still don't have jobs? Wow! :-/ What year did you graduate?

TayBabyNurse: Consider starting to apply during your last semester. Don't wait until you graduate. You'll find out the hard way that you missed every opportunity. This year, SSM was taking applications for Futures from mid-January until the first wee...

Does anyone know when they actually start doing phone interviews for the September/October Futures group? Long story short, I was hoping with good reason to be contacted for a phone interview. That hasn't happened. I am honestly very surprised, given...