jas_25

That's what my ST instructors have told me, haha. I'm the first RN to enroll in the CST program, but they are very supportive and say the best OR nurses they worked with were ones that knew how to scrub. When I started nursing school, I didn't know what specialty I wanted to be in, and throughout clinicals, honestly, I wasn't in love with floor nursing. I just knew it wasn't for me. I don't think it would help me to work as an RN on the floor for 6 months just to quit when clinicals start, but I'll definitely keep an open mind and maybe apply for a pre-op or endoscopy position. In my spare time I do plan to attend AORN meetings. It helps that I am really young and have no kids, so I have a lot of time to study and map out my career goals and how I'm going to get there.

Could I be hired as a CST in a state where I am not licensed as an RN? I am not currently working as an RN. The CST program is 1 year long.

Hi everyone, I graduated with my BSN and just endorsed my license to CA to be with my husband who just got back from deployment. The operating room is my passion, but my nursing school did not offer an operating room preceptorship, so I have no OR experience. In addition, there are no perioperative residencies for new grads in the area. I am currently enrolled in a surgical technology program and loving it. In a few months I will be in clinicals where I'll be scrubbing in for 5 months, 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. I know this will be a great way to get my foot in the door and will also look great on my resume. By the time I graduate, my husband will be on deployment again, and this works out perfectly because I plan to apply to OR nursing jobs in any state that is hiring to increase my chances of getting a job, and I will move wherever I need to. My main question is, if I am still unable to get a job as an OR RN when I complete the program, will I be able to work as a CST if I have my RN license? Pay doesn't concern me, I just want to work in the specialty I truly enjoy. It wouldn't bother me to have to work my way up from CST to RN and having to wait until the opportunity presents itself. Thanks everyone for any answers or advice :)

Welcome Jeff! I'm guessing they only call about 10-15 per day. I wish they could call more! We're all so anxious haha. Tigerarmy, sam posted that she had 92.97 points earlier in the thread

When's your contract signing session Fletch and Sam? :)

The increasing cutoff scores for last fall, spring, and summer had me so worried the cutoff was going to be really high this semester!! That's good news!

Oh wow that's pretty low!

Congrats Sam!! :) What's the cut off?

Omg!!! You're probably in! Congrats

Hi! :) Last Fall they started calling on Wednesday the 3rd, skipped Thursday for 4th of July, and finished Friday the 5th. I'm guessing they will start calling today and finish tomorrow.

Hey Sam! I know right, I was expecting more people on this thread considering the last 2 semesters had many people respond to their threads. I think 92 points should be fine since the past cut offs were in the 90s. Oh and you also print and bring the nursing application found on the UNLV nursing page. :)

Thanks!! :) That's a good score too, I hope you get called as well! and it's really admirable how you have enough determination to get into the program that you are willing to retake a course instead of just giving up. You got this

I have 92 points so I hope that's enough! How about you?

Haha I'm nervous too! I hope the point cut-off isn't much higher than the past semesters. My signing session is on the 12th.

Did you schedule your signing session yet? :)