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Hello, I might be moving to the Chicago area and I started casually looking at some job listings. I've noticed a lot of the job titles in and around the city have Roman numerals after them, i.e. "RN II" - I've not seen this before. Can anyone who works in the area tell me if those numerals indicate the number of years of experience you need? Or does it have to do with how many hours you work? Thanks

I'm looking into this school as well and can't find too much info, would either of you mind posting your GPA & GRE ?

Thanks for updating! Its cool to hear about her successful journey to become an SRNA

Check the schools you are interested in. A lot will say on right on their website what they accept. If they don't have it on the website just email them. I have been researching a lot of schools and have noticed some variation in what is acceptable for experience. Most schools will not accept IR or PACU experience as critical care but there are some that may.

I'm trying to revive this thread to get some more recent responses - would love to hear from people starting school 2016 or 2017!

Have you been able to find anymore info on OHSU? I am also interested in applying here, and like you I have searched through a few different sites and haven't found much info out there. If anyone has interviewed or attended OHSU, can you post or message me? I already emailed the school with questions, but I have a ton of questions that I would like to have answered from an applicant or student perspective. Thanks

Thanks for posting about this. I'm interested in applying for the next cycle (summer '18), can anyone who interviewed this year tell me if Columbia said anything about switching to DNP? I hope not, I really want to apply to MSN programs but it seems like a majority of schools are switching sooner rather than later.

I know this is an older thread but I'm really interested in this school and am confused about the MSN vs DNP. On the website it says the last MSN class will be admitted September 2016, so they are going to do admissions one more MSN class or does that mean the last MSN class in starting September 2016? And looking through this thread, is the group starting in January a mix of MSN and DNP? This is confusing. If anyone who knows more about this program could answer that'd be really helpful. Thanks.

Just read this and I agree completely. I work in a large hospital and there are definitely cliques. On my unit, whoever is good friends with the person that is the charge nurse for the day seems to have the easiest assignment. Sometimes assignments are very obviously unfair but the charge will usually try to ensure her friends have it easy. Fortunately, there are also some charge nurses that are fair though.

I'm still getting over the disbelief that there are units where the secretary, with no clinical knowledge, assigns admits. How long have you been on this unit? Does this sort of thing happen often? I rarely ever say this but I would just get out asap. Also, I think its wise that the OP did not post the actual races. This thread would have become a different animal and just have been filled with tons of arguing if she had. Personally I don't think it is racism. Since we don't know these people we don't have nearly enough info to decide if they are racist. I think they are a group of people of the same race that are good friends with each other. They are playing favoritism for their friends. Its not right. But it sounds like there is little chance that it will change. Find another job.

Thank you for the response. It is a 20 hr/week position and I'm not really expecting to get it. The OR is so different from bedside I doubt they want to invest in training someone who won't give back full time hours. Since it is owned by the same co as the hospital I work at, I figure they run things somewhat similarly. And at the hospital, even part time new hires have full time orientations if its deemed necessary. For example, I've met new grads on other units that are hired for part time positions but they still have 40 hr orientations.

I have been working at the same hospital for several years. I am thinking of applying to a part time OR job at a day surgery center associated with the hosp I work at. But I don't have any OR experience. Have any of you gotten a part time OR job with no experience or know of someone who did? I'm trying to figure out if that is really uncommon or if I might have a chance. Thanks

I can't believe I have never heard about this before. I will admit I haven't caught up completely yet but so far I'm really bothered by that facebook page. I feel like some of the people leaving comments are just as bad as the family. They are arguing something passionately with very little info to back up their statements. The fact that so many people think the family is doing the right thing is depressing. And I think they hide the trach to give off the impression shes not on a vent anymore though if questioned I'm sure they have plenty of other excuses lined up for why they do it (trach is too grotesque, etc.)

Now I really want to know what her old username was

I have been researching this as well, emailing some programs, and checking out applications. Any adult ICU experience is acceptable, but it seems like SICU or CVICU/CTICU is preferred by most. However, most school's applications have a section where you can describe your unit and your experience. Even if your unit is not a SICU or CVICU if you have listed experiences that they are impressed by, then it doesn't matter. I'm in a neuro ICU and its the only unit I've ever worked in. But I get a lot of trauma patients (and its a level 1 trauma center, schools seem to like that). I emailed the admissions director of the school I am most interested in and she said my experience was enough to be considered really good/better than average. Hope that helps.

I'm just a future applicant, and wanted to thank everyone who has shared their application experiences. For those who have been accepted already, I know this seams like an odd question, but if they call people when they are being accepted does that mean you have to give an answer on the spot? Wouldn't it be awkward if you decided you don't want to go there anymore?

Have they already arranged February interviews? thanks, I'm trying to get an idea of their typical admissions timeline

i had a pt who kept hitting the call light and when I went to see what she wanted she said she needs her call light I forgot to leave it by her. ok so how did you use it just now? she had a very short term memory lol

hi, I have been an ICU RN for several years. I want to apply for a couple of part time OR & PACU positions (the jobs I'm looking at are asking for 20-24 hours per week) but I don't know if it is realistic to expect to get a job offer for a p.t. position when I don't have experience in either of those specialties (since the training would have to be longer than for someone with experience, might not be worth it for someone who will only work p.t.). Basically, I'm wondering if anyone ever gotten a p.t. job in a specialty area with no experience?

Thank you for the info Does this mean their class size is only around 20 students?

Does anyone know if they only hold 2 rounds of interviews (Dec and Feb it seems)?

I am preparing to apply to CRNA programs as well. I am a little confused by some of the wording used in the OP so I might not be interpreting this correctly but I believe the issue is MSN prepared CRNA's vs. DNP prepared. They are changing the entry level degree to be DNP. Like another user posted, it should still be pretty easy for MSN's to find jobs, at least for the next 10 years or so. My good friend was part of one of the last BS Pharmacy programs in the US. In the early 2000's they abolished the BS degree and made the standard the PharmD (doctorate) that exists today. She still found a job pretty easily out of school, and even though by now everyone wants the PharmD degree, her experience still earns her some credibility. Just a few years ago she decided to pursue a PharmD completion program, but only for her own benefit, not because her employer demanded it or anything. I am going to apply for mostly MSN programs. It is somewhat a gamble. I figure if and when the pressure is put on to have the DNP by then I will then go through a completion program. A lot of people would rather just get it all out of the way and go to a DNP program in anticipation of future changes. And a lot of programs have already switched to DNP (seems like more than half are now DNP).

Thanks to all who have responded so far. Does anyone know if schools look down on multiple, like 2 or 3 attempts? Does that look bad or does it not matter as long as your score has improved?

I have oily eyelids and I use a small amount of the Kat Von D Tattoo Liner (a liquid liner) every morning and it looks *almost* the same at the end of a 12-hr shift

*EDIT - sorry I just realized someone else already posted this response from the hospital. I just wanted to point out that the original rant poster's feelings were not in line with the rest of the pt's famiy* It actually took me longer than I thought to find this post but I wanted to see the original content. She sounds like she'd be a terrible DON. And apparently other family members don't like what she did. I hope I am not violating TOS here, but the hospital (West Jefferson Medical Center) has their own fb page and they posted a response on there, this is from their fb page - As you may know, West Jefferson Medical Center is the subject of a negative Facebook post regarding ICU care. We take these statements very seriously and have made numerous attempts to gather additional information from the poster. We have been in contact with the patient's family, who did not consent to the Facebook post and has shared the statement below. The family has asked that their names and images not be used, and we are committed to respecting their privacy. There's little more to the story about the bruising than we knew at the time. Apparently, this was not caused by nursing staff, but by my daughter. She pulled the IV out when she got up for a walk.. She didn't know what she was doing at the time and she didn't know it for a couple of days. She has gotten really good care at West Jefferson. We have no complaints about the nurses responding to her. The doctors have treated her well.”