University of Oklahoma-Accelerated BSN Program

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Hi All,

I'm new to this site and to the field of nursing. Has anyone gone to this school and if so, what did you think?

I live in San Diego, CA, and there is an online program that this school offers. I'm 3 prerequisites away from applying to the school, with a start date of August 08. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Nicole

I thought I remember seeing a post on this thread not too long ago about someone getting cargo pant type scrubs instead...I sure hope so because I'm not a big fan of the "unisex" scrub pants. I haven't gotten mine yet.

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Specializes in ED.
so I went to ACE to change my scrub pants to another kind that is for women...sooo much better. However, when I was ready to pay Iwas told OU does not allow us to buy any other kind even if the color is the same...they want us all to look the same.

I wonder if the students who are already attending the program were told the same but were able to wear other ones ...anyway I did not change them :(

I don't know what the rule is for your particular cohort, but I think each cohort is kind of going by different rules, only b/c they changed the "dress code" in the middle of it all, or maybe its not that it "changed" per se, but it began to be enforced...

We in 4th semester, I can say that now, yeah!!!... didn't get told that we CANNOT wear diff brand pants, but I was told that they just have to be the same color. On the other hand, we're allowed to wear non OU scrubs on campus, but other semesters, like the ones just behind us, were informed that they HAVE TO wear OU scrubs in lab/while taking tests, basically anytime you are there at OU (and at the hospital).

So rules are diff for everyone, I am assuming you guys are only allowed to wear OU scrubs also. This is way off topic now for the question, sorry.

Where is your guys orientation at? the Granite address? if so, the lab IS there.

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Specializes in PCU/ICU Resident.
What you have heard is correct, it is tough right now for new grads. There are not a lot of spots open. I am hoping that they would take a BSN grad over an associates, which will help us, but you never know! Sharp will be opening their new grad program for January in September, and they will be hiring 100 new grads. Hope I'm one of them!!:confused:

I graduated this program in the 2nd cohort...less than 40 of us! Unfortunately maybe about only 50-60% or so of us have jobs. Over 600 applicants applied for only 40 new jobs. At my new grad orientation, there were only 6 of us from my graduating class. My advice if you're applying to the Sharp New Grad program is to REALLY think about how you fill out the Supplemental form they include in the packet. They ask you to rate your 1st and 2nd place areas in which you want to work. I'm sure the recruiters came on campus to talk to all of you, and since the job market pretty much sucks right now, they will only send your applications to your first/second choice hospitals and areas you want to work.

All of my classmates who chose L&D, Postpartum, or anything baby-related have not received any phone calls or interviews. A couple of my classmates have not even taken the NCLEX yet because of transcript problems with OU. One of my classmates was lucky enough to get an interview in a hospital that was not one of her primary choices and my manager brought up the fact to her of why our hospital wasn't one of her first choices. In this competitive market, they want to make sure you will stay at their hospital and not move to another hospital after 1 year of experience. They have a very extensive new grad program at Sharp. Our hospital orientation consisted of 2 weeks of classroom time, 2 days of EKG classes, and various tests and competencies. They said it cost about $50,000 to train a new grad (classroom time, nurse educator time, they pay us new grads to be there, preceptor costs, etc...), so of course they won't want to waste money on a new grad who is planning on leaving them.

At my orientation, they did hire ADN's, but I did notice a lot more BSNs on the name badges. It all depends on your experience and honestly if the interviewers click with you and like your personality. I also think they look at your previous degrees since we have previous Bachelors. (4 out of the 6 of us who got hired got our first Bachelor's from UCSD). The best advice I got was from Alison, our Peds clinical instructor. Her advice was to be CONFIDENT in your interview and walk in there like you KNOW you'll get the job! I did 3 interviews with my 1st/2nd choice hospitals, and got all 3 offers. One hospital found out the manager from the other Sharp had interviewed me, and called immediately for me to accept their offer before I accepted the one closer to my house. Another word of advice...I studied for a day or two researching the hospitals and what they are known for...Magnet designation, Malcolm Baldridge, etc. Also, study scenarios!!! They WILL ask scenario questions during your interview and in your answers, include the fact that you will be a new nurse and will not be afraid to ask for help from the rest of the staff.

After the NCLEX, it does get a little bit easier, but it's not over just yet. Just when you think testing and studying is FINALLY over, they make you take more tests at the hospital that you HAVE to pass, such as EKG (if you plan on being on Telemetry or ICU).

Congrats to all the new OU graduates and good luck to those still in the program. I see a few OU students on the floor now and I totally know what you all are going through. Ours is an accelerated program, so there is so much more information we need to pack into our brains. It is so worth it though, and it will feel so great for all of you to look up your name on the DCA website and see your name with an "RN" attached to it! :yeah:

I have 14 more shifts to go until I'm on my own, so maybe you'll have me as one of your preceptors one of these days! :wink2: GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU!!!

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awwwwww what a nice post. It is so great you took the time to write this post for all of us who we are following in your steps. It would be so awesome to have you as a preceptor =)

I am getting a bit nervous reading this but I hope by the time we graduate the job market would change. However, can you please tell me if there is something we can do so our resume would stand out when we do apply for jobs....did you do anything extra?

thank you again for the great advice and congrats!!!

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Specializes in Emergency Department.

I am wondering what the weekly schedule is looking like once classes begin. Do they stay pretty consistent for a semester or bounce around. For example, do you always have something monday, wednesday, thursday...or do the days of the week change. From what I have read there is day of clinicals, labs, and tests. If anyone out there could post what there schedules were I would love to get an idea.

Thanks,

enb611

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Does anybody know the address for glendale orientation?... I got the reminder for oreintation but I do not know the address.

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The Glendale orientation is at the location where our skills lab is (the normal place)

111 N. Maryland Avenue

Suite 300

Glendale, CA 91206

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The Glendale orientation is at the location where our skills lab is (the normal place)

111 N. Maryland Avenue

Suite 300

Glendale, CA 91206

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I don't know what the rule is for your particular cohort, but I think each cohort is kind of going by different rules, only b/c they changed the "dress code" in the middle of it all, or maybe its not that it "changed" per se, but it began to be enforced...

We in 4th semester, I can say that now, yeah!!!... didn't get told that we CANNOT wear diff brand pants, but I was told that they just have to be the same color. On the other hand, we're allowed to wear non OU scrubs on campus, but other semesters, like the ones just behind us, were informed that they HAVE TO wear OU scrubs in lab/while taking tests, basically anytime you are there at OU (and at the hospital).

So rules are diff for everyone, I am assuming you guys are only allowed to wear OU scrubs also. This is way off topic now for the question, sorry.

Where is your guys orientation at? the Granite address? if so, the lab IS there.

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No, the orientation is not at the Granite location. It acually is at San Diego University ..thats why I dont see how they will shows us the labs....

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I found out today that I am officially in for the fall! I was an alternate with one course in progress, but I ended up finishing my course early and got a confirmation of completion over to the school. I'm freaking out now, waiting to get the results from my titers. I hope they allow some of the immunizations to be in progress if worse comes to worse.

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congrats...SD or Glendale?

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Thanks :)

I got in to Glendale.

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