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Excellent. Thank you for the advice! I've decided to take the ER position, continue to grow as a nurse and if something happens to come along that will aid me in becoming an even better nurse...well...I will take that opportunity as well!

Hey Everyone, What are your thoughts on accepting an RN job (as a new grad) to hold me over until the job that I want starts? The job I desire is a nurse residency program at a level 1 Trauma facility, but does not start for another 4 months. I have ...

Yes the residency is en the ED, and the way residency's work in my state is that you are a full-fledged RN w/ regular pay and everything. So it is a job already. You sign a 2 year contract and you have mandatory education. Granted, you don't complete...

Wow, I just posted a similar circumstance that I am having. I currently don't have either job, but am planning for the future. My personal thought's are to take the job that you want. Employers look out for the company, you look our for yourself. If ...

Here is a link that you may find helpful: The University of Oklahoma College of Nursing - Prospective Students. It has the admission stats for the past 3 years, but not 2012 yet. My cumulative GPA was only a 3.37. I really thought I had 0 chance on g...

We'll pick up our patches, scrubs, etc. the first week of school. I was told that we will only wear our scrubs to clinical's and to just dress casually for class/lectures.

try this link. if it doesn't work please let me know: staff note, link removed

I've made a group on Facebook called, OU ABSN OKC 2012-2013.

Never mind! I guess D2L was updated and now I see all the info. I will create a Facebook group when I get home this evening, that way we can easily use each other as a resource. I'll post on here and email everyone via D2L when I've created the group...

That was another question I had. Where do we post it and were we given any instructions/guidelines for this?

Did anyone catch at orientation when our patches and polos would be in? Also, are we wearing our uniform/scrubs to class? I guess with us all going down to the basement I missed a few things.

I haven't found any groups on Facebook yet. I suppose we could start one. Also I talked to the woman who handles our clinical packets (immunizations, background checks, etc) and she told me we can just bring all our records to the orientation and don...

I still haven't heard anything on the national background check. Did you hear anything TiffT?

Has anyone done there National Background check yet? I did mine on the 10th and OU says they still don't have it yet. I don't have anything on there I have to worry about, I'm just wanting to make sure it was taken care of properly.

I was the same way. Apparently they only accepted 43 applicants. I feel very, very lucky to have gotten in. Just as a heads up, if you want to purchase your scrubs buy from a place called "The Uniform Shoppe" in Oklahoma City. The nursing advisor poi...

I've actually made up my mind. I can't turn down OU, so I just put down my $250 deposit and will let OCCC know next week that I won't be attending the BADNAP program. It's funny because I have my first BS from OSU and hopefully next year I'll have my...

Well, I was accepted to OU OKC accelerated yesterday! I'm very happy, but now I have a decision to make. I was also accepted to OCCC BADNAP program which is 4 months shorter, $10,000 cheaper, but I would only get an ASN and not a BSN. Is anyone else ...

I signed up for one, but it's here at Meridian Technology in Stillwater. It's March 13 & 15 at 6 pm. I'm not sure of anywhere you can do it in the city. There has to be an organization that specializes in health certifications.

I'm still waiting to hear back from OU as well, but have already sent in my acknowledgment to OCCC. Even though it is just an ADN and not a BSN, it's $10,000 cheaper, 4 months quicker and it lets me commute from Stillwater. I would love a BSN from OU...

I got my acceptance letter yesterday! Ever since I heard they were mailed out I've been stalking my mailbox, haha. For anyone who wants to know, the letter is post marked February 23. I noticed the 2 dates on there as well. It seems like a typo to me...

Nope, no letter today. Hopefully tomorrow I'll have good news!

Awesome, thanks for letting me know!

Wow, congrats! Do you mind if I ask where in OK you live and what your GPA was? I didn't think we would be hearing back this quickly, but now I'm really hoping to get that acceptance letter in the mail tomorrow. I'm in Stillwater, so it may take long...

I called OCCC today and they said they have 63 applicants and more than likely they will accept all 63 since not everyone will end up going or finishing! He also said certified letters are usually mailed out 6 weeks after the deadline. It's looking r...

Also, based on what I've heard and read we should hear back around the second to third week of March. Last year they heard back the week after Spring Break.