UConn MbEIN 2011

ACurt85 · Jul 30, 2010

I'm still waiting too. The woman I interviewed with told me I would hear within a week and it's been well over a week! I'm so anxious, have you heard yet? If so, how long after your interview was it?

ELFMwife · Aug 12, 2010

Hello..

I am currently in the MbEIN program at Storrs. It was a little over a week when I got my letter in the mail after my final interview.

I would be happy to answer any questions, as I am currently on break before my last semester starts.

Good Luck!

CMAC7 · Sep 9, 2010

I am going in for my interview next week, can any of you give me an idea of what to expect?

Thanks and good luck!

tbuzz96 · Sep 9, 2010

Don't sweat the interview! It is more of a formality from what I understand. Good luck!

tbuzz96 · Sep 9, 2010

Thanks EFLMwife! I was recently accepted for the class of 2011 and I am trying to plan out my schedule for the coming year. How consistent are your clinical hour days/times? Do they change every 5 weeks?

ELFMwife · Sep 10, 2010

Hi!

To answer all questions...

1. Interview. Dress professionally. Do not wear too much jewelry / makeup. Make sure your hair is out of your face. If Carol Polifroni interviews you, she will comment on these things if she feels you don't look professional. Two reasons for this: they do have a dresscode, not just uniforms, but also for hair / makeup / jewelry. Second, they want to see how you respond to stressors. I have curly hair, and the day of my interview it was humid and raining. By the time I got to the school of nursing, my head was a big frizzy mess. Carol commented on it, and I replied by saying thankyou for the feedback; I will make my hair more professional.

They will also present you with scenarios about how you would handle a difficult patient. Just remember - the patient always has the say in his or her treatment. An example is you have a patient who refuses chemotherapy....what you you do? Or you have a patient who refuses to stop smoking...what would you do? Correct answers to both scenarios is to provide them with as much knowledge as possible, inclusive of the families, but to respect the patient's final decision.

They will ask you about critical thinking. What this means is there is no one correct answer that fits every situation. You need to decide what the best intervention is for that particular patient at that particular time. You can find info on the internet to brush up on it before hand.

2. Clinical schedules are as follows:

for Fundamentals, which is the entire first semester, you will be at the same clinical site and have the same schedule for 14 weeks. Clinical is 21 hours per week (for the entire program). For the first semester you will have class one day, simulation lab for one day, and then two days at your clinical sites. I am at Storrs, so my schedule was class on Monday from 8:30 am until 6 pm (fundamentals from 8:30 to 2:30, and nursing theory 3-6), Tuesday simulation lab from 2:30pm to 8:30 pm (there was a morning sim lab from 8 am until 2pm...you don't have a choice...they place you in one or the other based on your clinical groups) and then two clinical days at Hartford Hospital Thursday and Friday 7:00am until 3:30 pm.

Summer is different. It's nursing across the lifespan I, so you do 4 weeks of community nursing (class and clinical), 5 weeks of maternity (class and clinical) and 5 weeks of pediatrics (class and clinical). For community clinical I did two 10 hour days at the department of corrections (Wed Thurs). (they will not assign you to a prison; you must apply for the rotation). Everyone else did VNA, and some people did three days per week but shorter hours. Maternity I was at L&M in New London, and I did one 8 hour day and one 12 hour day (Wed Thurs). Pediatrics I was at CCMC in Hartford, and I did two 12 hour days (Wed Thurs). The grad class is statistics, and our instructor likes to do it the first 7 weeks of the semester. So we had class from 8:30 to 8 for the first 7 weeks, and then 8:30 to 2 for the last seven. I liked it because it was nice to get out early during the nice weather.

I am in the last semester now which is nursing across the lifespan II. Our grad class is nursing research. We still have class on monday 8:30 to 6. For the first 7 weeks it is psychiatric nursing. I am at the Institute of Living in Hartford for two 10 hours days for clinical (Wed Thurs). The last 7 is senior med surge, and I am at St. Francis in Hartford for two days. I don't know my hours yet; I only know I have clinical on Thursday and Friday. It will probably be two 10's or two 12's.

I realize this is very detailed! I hope everyone finds it helpful!

tbuzz96 · Sep 10, 2010

Wow! Thanks for the info. It is very helpful!

Allie11 · Oct 3, 2010

Thanks for the breakdown of how your schedule works, that really helps me! I have a young son and my husband are trying as best as we can to plan for childcare around my school schedule and his work schedule...assuming I get accepted!

I thought I was going to be able to be done all my pre-reqs by December, but I work full-time and was signed up for Genetics (on-line) and Micro this semester. I ended up dropping Genetics, so I guess I'll have to take it next semester and sit for the June review.

Does anyone know if they typically have seats available after the February review?