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Hi there - for OSU, literally only your prerequisites and essays matter. I don't think they even take into consideration your current school. They decide who gets in based on an algorithm: your prerequisite GPA + your essays get graded on a scale of 1-10. They put these numbers into some magical formula and it spits out a list of the students in order, the top 166 are granted admission from a pool of typically over 500. One thing to keep in mind is when transferring to OSU a lot of classes won't count for transfer credit (unless you're coming from C state) so you'll end up with a bunch of extra credits to retake. Good luck!!

It's approaching the end of the semester, and at my school we typically get together and put in for a gift for the nurses on our clinical floor as a way to show appreciation for their willingness to have us. I'm just looking for ideas of what you guys might do as a thank you gift - we were contemplating bringing in donuts and coffee, but all the nurses on this floor seem to be really into fitness and eating healthy so it might not be the best thing to bring them. For reference, there's about 8 nurses on the unit at a time. And current nurses, any suggestions for things you would appreciate are welcome as well!

I get what you're saying! But I've never done it to the extent that it would hurt my studies. Sometimes I feel that my program glossed over pharmacology and we didn't really learn much - now in my classes my professors get mad when on exams we all perform poorly on the pharmacology questions. Go figure. I mostly do little things, at my PCA job if my patient has a diagnosis I don't recognize I'll look it up (in my down time of course!). I also look up any meds they're taking that I don't recognize.

A couple of months ago I was in this same position - I was offered a CNA/PCA/whatever position on days on a neuro step down unit, and a position at another hospital on a pediatric neuro unit on nights. I ultimately chose the nighttime position because this is the institution I want to work for after I get my RN, and I don't regret my choice for a second. It was weird at first working on night shift and doing class/clinicals during the day, but after a little bit I got used to it and I'm so happy I chose my current job over the other (days) one. I would advise you to go work on the unit you're actually interested in, you'll be very happy you did!

Hey! I just wanted to start off by saying, I discovered this website way back when I was a junior in high school and only considering going into the nursing field. Even after I made an account (in 2013 I think?) I still do more lurking around than anything - now, I'm entering the last year and a half of my BSN program. I'm posing this question to people already RN's because I'm hoping to get some good insight here. While you were in school, did you ever do extra studying on top of your schoolwork? I'm talking reviewing medications even after completing your pharmacology course, as an example. I'm asking because I see so many resources out there, and myself being a bookworm found an ACLS pocket guide at Barnes and Noble today that looked appealing, so I went ahead and bought it I guess now I'll know what to expect when I actually take an ACLS course!! Did doing studying/learning on your own time help you when it came to the NCLEX? Do you still find yourself studying to keep up on your nursing skills? Any insight is helpful - or maybe you guys can tell me I'm just a nerd.

I work as a night shift PCA at a pediatric hospital - lots of diaper changes. Overnight, I will go into the room and do a quick check of their diaper or Pull-Up about every 2 hours and if they're dry, I leave them alone. I prefer to let my kiddos sleep undisturbed if I can, and I would give adult patients the same courtesy. Changing patients every 2 hours regardless of if they're wet or not seems a little much to me. Now, in terms of charting, I go into my I/O flow sheet and write a little comment next to output that says "patient dry" or something to that extent. That way, other people know they were at least checked instead of nothing being charted for I/O for like 8 hours. Perhaps you could suggest that to your coworker to prevent confusion in the future.

I'm thankful for: 1) My boyfriend, who loves me unconditionally even when I'm being a hormonal brat. 2) My family, who supports me in everything I do - even from 700+ miles away. 3) My sorority sisters, who have made an strange city in an unfamiliar region seem more like home. 4) My coworkers, who are always happy to provide help when I ask for it. 5) Dunkin donuts. 6) My homemade arrabiatta sauce...to DIE for!! 7) My big, comfy bed. 8) My new set of roommates who thankfully have not gone full psycho (knock on wood). 9) My upbringing - I've noticed that in comparison to how people are brought up here, I am very tolerant of many different cultures. 10) I was in a bit of financial turmoil for about a year and now I'm at a place where I feel comfortable and can manage it. I could go on but I don't want to bore (:

I currently work as a PCA on an pediatric inpatient neuro unit and am loving it! We get ENT kiddos also - I'm not into that so much. Other than that: NICU, I've also floated to the CTICU a couple times and very much enjoyed it (which coincidentally happens to be mostly babies). I would love the challenge and fast pace of an ICU. Having downtime drives me nuts.

This week, I've learned: Apparently people think its okay to tell their children they can stop taking their meds post-heart transplant. There is a definite personality difference between people who work days and nights (at least on my unit). I have coworkers that no matter what I do, they will always be a negative Nancy, and rather than take their disapproval personally its best to just shrug it off and move on.

I have seen the words "psychopath" and "sociopath" thrown around a few times in these comments, and for those of you who are doing so, I highly encourage that you do some research into what these terms mean - not that I'm trying to patronize, but its actually very interesting (: For instance, some of the key features are these: being very glib, grandiose, and having a general lack of regard for social norms. If the offender were indeed a psychopath, after being released from jail she might have been more apt to couch surf and smooth-talk people into writing her blank checks than to make it all the way through a nursing education and the NCLEX. Although I'm willing to admit that I might not feel especially comfortable working with, or being in the care of, an ex-con I would like to believe her case is one of the justice system working as it should: a rehabilitation of sorts, where you do your time and learn what it means to be a productive member of society. I would have loved to be a fly on the wall while the BON discussed her case (did they discuss her case? I didn't google the case, I didn't care to).

Thanks for the feedback - I recently created an online "profile" to apply for a couple jobs at the local Children's hospital and went through all the tediousness of filling it all out in addition to the resume! It was actually kind of neat because you could apply to multiple jobs at once. I ended up filing 5 applications in under 10 minutes after the profile was all said and done.

My question for you guys is: when submitting a job application online, most companies will give you the opportunity to upload a copy of your resume. If you choose to do this, is it necessary to fill out all of the previous employment/education/etc. sections on the online application? Do most people generally upload their resume and fill in these sections separately so they're in two locations? Will they even look at the resume I upload if its all in there anyway? Filling all of this out seems a little redundant to me. What do you guys do?

Littmann Classic II in peach! I would go cheaper but my university requires us to have this specific one for clinicals

I'm glad I'm not the only one that actually enjoys reading through all my syllabi - there's nothing quite as satisfying as writing a semester's worth of assignments, exams, etc. into my planner!

I might suggest to confront the obnoxious ones in your clinical group, but those are always the types of people that you can't get through to, aren't they Anyways, think of how ahead of the game you'll be when you're, say, taking the NCLEX and the other students realize they should have paid more attention. Your clinical instructor(s) may not have said anything to you about it, but I promise that they notice your behavior! It's hard, but try to ignore the others, and you keep doing you!