Stony Brook Accelerated Nursing Class of 2015

puppylvr · Nov 25, 2013

Think we will find out tomorrow? :)

Jencor · Nov 26, 2013

Has anyone called to ask if the deadline has been adjusted? If they're still interviewing people, I would imagine they'll need at least another 3-4 weeks after the holiday.

NeuroLK · Nov 26, 2013

Hi, Everyone!

I had my interview today. I was told that we should hear back in 2-3 weeks. So, bank on sometime before Christmas

alxrmt · Nov 26, 2013

Hi! New to the group but wanted to leave my 'two-cents.' I also interviewed for SB's 1 year program. My interview was last Tuesday. They told me that we were the last interview group and that we would hear back either the first or second week of December! So I'm very surprised that you had an interview today? They must have created additional interview slots!

anna91 · Nov 27, 2013

do you think they may let people who interviewed earlier know earlier?

alxrmt · Nov 27, 2013

I'm really not sure. They were quite specific when they said they were aiming to make decisions by the first to second week of december. I would assume they would do it all at once, but who knows.

HopefulSRNA1234 · Nov 27, 2013

I'm really not sure. They were quite specific when they said they were aiming to make decisions by the first to second week of december. I would assume they would do it all at once but who knows.[/quote']
If it's anything like last year and the years before, they definitely do not do it all at once. It will go in waves. Only very few people will get accepted at first and then it's just more and more every week. They also send out rejection letters but it seemed like most people didn't get rejection letters until way later. A LOT of our class was either off the wait list or just didn't find out until May or June. Some people didn't hear anything until later so they even pull from people who weren't notified they were on the wait list.
Oh! And just an FYI I found out via email but I believe other classes got snail mail. Also, once you are accepted your solar will change instantly. You'll see a lot more tabs.
Also, we have today off so you definitely won't hear anything until Monday at the earliest. Relax and enjoy your thanksgiving!!!

Dlam88 · Nov 28, 2013

Thanks for letting us know. How else did you study for the nclex?

Dlam88 · Nov 28, 2013

Hello what is a DEU?

spiritedkidd · Nov 29, 2013

so when you choose clinical groups/rotations, there's SB24, where 24 students do all their rotations at stony brook hospital. then theres DEU/traditional, where students do their clinicals at other hospitals, such as south hampton, Pilgrim, Sagamore, and other hospitals you guys prob havent heard of before. students in SB24 are (kinda) expected to work at stony after graduation, so if you know you wanna work elsewhere, dont pick SB24. theres pros and cons to each type of clinical group. but as GoVeg said, dont worry about it til you get to it! theres plenty of stressing to be done later on. enjoy the holidays! its hard to wait for a decision, but just keep yourself busy and before you know it, that day will come :)

PacoUSA, BSN, RN · Nov 29, 2013

DEU stands for Dedicated Education Unit. These are units at Stony Brook's hospital that are specifically selected to provide students clinical experiences more intimately with a preceptor as opposed to being in a traditional clinical group with 8 students. In the DEU, there are still 8 students, but instead of one instructor, there are pairs of two students matched to a current nurse on the unit and you learn from him or her. It is a good advantage because you get more attention from the preceptor and usually have more hands on than if you had one instructor for 8 students. The DEUs to be honest are also on units that tend to have a high nursing turnover, so in essence the DEU is a breeding ground for potential staff after graduation. Being in the DEU does NOT guarantee you will get a job on that unit after you graduate (after all, you still have to interview) but your experience there does help you know the floor, the procedures, the unit flow and the staff, which means you do get an edge of familiarity if you do decide to pursue a job there. I am speaking from experience, as I am presently working on the unit on which I did my DEU clinical my last semester. If you just want a job and you don't care where you work after graduation to start off, the DEU may be your best bet. The DEU was piloted when I was in the program and it was an unknown concept at that time... but once it became such a hit the following classes jumped on the opportunity. The DEU is not for everyone, especially for people who are dead set on working a specialty after graduation. It is only available for the Fundamentals and Med-Surg clinicals, as OB, peds, psych are still traditional groups as far as I know (Community Health clinical is its own animal, you will likely be on your own for that depending where you are assigned). And if you do Med-surg clinical on a DEU you are expected to also do capstone on the same unit, that is the design. If you know you want to do capstone in say the NICU, the DEU is not for you. Just to keep this in mind. The DEU remains very popular now from what I hear.

mhy12784 · Nov 30, 2013

DEU students dont really get "normal" interviews.

They all got half assed interviews, with people they did their clinicals with, so they dont get many/any in depth questions. For instance a non DEU student might get asked several nursing scenarios and critical thinking scenarios, while the DEU students just get the super basic "what was your best memory" kind of stuff. i know this because several of my close friends (and myself included) interviewed at DEU units on both med surge and surgical stepdown units. And several of the DEU students were told before their interviews "dont worry you got the job if you want it".

im not saying whether its right or wrong, but thats how it is. And considering that 30-50% of my class who graduated this recent may/june still dont have jobs (the economy in ny/long island SUCKS) it really is the safest route to go.

A lot of the specialty units dont hire that many people. For instance out of 150~ people or so, only one got hired into OB, and like 2-3 in the NICU (only one at Stony Brook I believe). Meanwhile maybe 25~ of the 75 or so people who got jobs immediately got hired into DEU units at Stony Brook (med surge, and surgical stepdown)

If theres something you REALLY want to do you can try for it, but if youre eager to work or in a troubling financial situation its something that you truly need to think carefully about. Personally I think the smart money is on doing a DEU clinical, taking a job on that unit for a year, then transfering to wherever you really want to be.

Because as the person above me mentioned, the DEU units have very high turnover rates, so they are constantly hiring.