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A vocabulary post, because the wrong word can cost someone months of confusion.Our program awards a Practical Nursing di...
10/28/2026

A vocabulary post, because the wrong word can cost someone months of confusion.

Our program awards a Practical Nursing diploma. Not a degree, not an associate. When you're comparing schools, that's one of the first things worth confirming.

On testing: our program prepares graduates to be eligible to sit for the NCLEX-PN. Licensure itself is granted by the state board of nursing, with its own requirements.

Questions about the credential? Ask below — nothing is too basic.

10/26/2026

January feels far off. It's closer than it looks.

If starting a Practical Nursing diploma program in the new year is something you've been turning over, October is when the groundwork happens. Request program information. Ask admissions about prerequisites. Track down immunization records — it always takes longer than expected. Look honestly at your work schedule. Ask financial aid what options you may qualify for.

Next cohort begins January 4, 2027.

Ask almost any nurse what helped them get through school, and somewhere in the answer there’s an instructor.Sometimes it...
10/23/2026

Ask almost any nurse what helped them get through school, and somewhere in the answer there’s an instructor.

Sometimes it’s a specific moment: an instructor who stayed after class to work through a dosage problem one more time, who asked them to try again when “close enough” wasn’t enough, or who noticed they were struggling before they said a word.

Good instructors set high standards because the work demands them.

Today, we’re spotlighting Instructor Ellenor Sims, MSN-Ed, RN and the role instructors play in preparing the next generation of nurses.

Next cohort: January 4, 2027.

What a Wednesday looks like at our Lake Mary campus.7:40 coffee. 8:00 lecture. 10:30 skills lab, gloves on. 12:15 lunch ...
10/21/2026

What a Wednesday looks like at our Lake Mary campus.

7:40 coffee. 8:00 lecture. 10:30 skills lab, gloves on. 12:15 lunch on the bench outside, where most of the real conversations happen. 1:00 more practice. 3:30 a study group that always runs long.

We keep cohorts small on purpose — instructors learn your name and your sticking points, and classmates notice when you're having a rough day.

Use this pic and change title to: Life At Our Lake Mary Campus

This week is International Infection Prevention Week (October 18–24).Infection prevention isn't one task — it runs throu...
10/19/2026

This week is International Infection Prevention Week (October 18–24).

Infection prevention isn't one task — it runs through everything. Hand hygiene and PPE. Isolation precautions. Sterile technique. How equipment is handled. And how clearly a nurse explains wound care to a patient before discharge.

That last piece is the one people underestimate. What a patient understands walking out the door shapes what happens next.

Our Practical Nursing diploma program builds these habits from the first term.

Global Handwashing Day was October 15. In nursing it's more like every single shift.Hand hygiene is one of the first ski...
10/16/2026

Global Handwashing Day was October 15. In nursing it's more like every single shift.

Hand hygiene is one of the first skills students learn, one of the most frequently checked, and one of the highest-impact things a nurse does all day. Patient safety often comes down to the unglamorous things done correctly, every time.

In our skills lab, students practice hand hygiene, PPE sequencing, and infection control until it's automatic.

Nurses — what habit stuck with you?

The people teaching you have done the work.Meet Sheryllyn Gayle, BSN, RN, a member of our nursing faculty. She brings cl...
10/14/2026

The people teaching you have done the work.

Meet Sheryllyn Gayle, BSN, RN, a member of our nursing faculty. She brings clinical experience into the classroom, helping students connect what they learn in theory to the decisions they’ll face while caring for patients.

When a student asks, “Okay, but what do you actually do when…?” Sheryllyn can draw on her experience to give them a practical answer. Her focus is on preparing students to enter clinical environments with confidence and provide patient-centered care.

Next cohort: January 4, 2027.

10/12/2026

World Mental Health Day was Saturday, October 10.

Nursing school is hard — long study nights, high-stakes exams, clinical days that ask a lot of you. Pretending otherwise does students no favors.

So we tell ours: ask for help before the breaking point. Build rest into the study plan on purpose. Treat your cohort as support, not a leaderboard. One difficult exam is a data point, not a verdict.

What helps you get through a hard week?

It's Emergency Nurses Week.Emergency nurses work where the plan changes every fifteen minutes — triage, stabilize, reass...
10/09/2026

It's Emergency Nurses Week.

Emergency nurses work where the plan changes every fifteen minutes — triage, stabilize, reassess, and somewhere in there, explain to a frightened family what's happening. Practical nurses support that work across urgent care, hospital, and long-term care settings in Central Florida.

Here's what we tell prospective students: calm under pressure isn't something you either have or don't. It's built through repetition.

Tag an emergency nurse below.

10/07/2026

Study tip Wednesday, straight from our current students! đź“–

"Practice skills with a study buddy, not just alone — talking through the steps out loud helps it stick." — OSN Practical Nursing Certificate student

Our students lean on each other constantly, and that peer support is part of what makes the OSN community special. Individual outcomes may vary, but the encouragement here is real.

What's your best study tip? Share it below!

Address

255 Primera Boulevard, Suite 128
Lake Mary, FL
32746

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 1pm

Telephone

+13212336644

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