I found that by working as an RN while I was completing the program I didn't have any trouble finding a job; no one I interviewed with had a problem that it was part-time as opposed to full-time nursing work. I also didn't face any trouble with the ...
As core0 mentioned I'm sure it does depend on your state...but I can speak to the fact that most of the preceptors for my WHNP program were actually FNPs, so I think it must be more common for NPs working in OB/GYN to be FNPs than WHNPs. That being ...
Having never worked in an ER, I can't speak to the comparative risks, but I can speak to the fact that a dirty stick can happen anywhere. My first (and only so far - knock on wood!!) stick - as a student nurse, no less - was on a med/surg unit, in a...
I bought a review book (Princeton Review, I think), did the CD of test questions the testing co. sent me, and used my hubbie's vocab flash cards (from when he'd taken the GRE a few years before - he just made them from a long list of words he found i...
I'm not sure my experience would be representative for everyone else...but I held two per diem jobs the summer through the end of fall semester of my last MSN year, and then 3 per diem jobs the last (spring) semester. I actually took the 3rd job bec...
Mae16 - I wouldn't worry too much about what other people think; honestly, the only time I've ever come across hostility based on my coming from a DE program is here (which...just a thought...could be why there aren't a ton of DE grads frequenting th...
You know, I can't really speak to what the market's like for someone from a school with a different "rep" as mine, since I haven't had that experience. I did go to a school with a recognizable name, and felt like there was a response to that name wh...
I should clarify that I definitely agree with the everyone stating the fact that one is under no obligation at all to share this info with an employer, and that it's illegal to be asked. But once I started to look pregnant, I thought I might as well...
As a very recent (hmm...one week?) grad from a direct-entry program, I was a little worried about finding a job when I finished - mostly due to being a new grad in general, as opposed to being a direct-entry new grad. As an NP, I knew I'd be looking...
I had just started to show when I interviewed for a great position - while I could have chosen not to mention it (since they didn't know what I looked like before the pregancy) I decided to bring it up anyhow, in the context of asking about their mat...
I just graduated from the ANP program (woohoo!!) - while there were pluses and minuses, in general, I've been happy with my experience there. Feel free to PM me with more Qs!
NHavenRN replied to christvs's topic in Post Graduate
kangaroo - I worked as an SNA (student nurse assistant) for a year before completing the RN part of the program, then immediately began a position as a GN (then RN) 24/wk on the same floor. Honestly, I was luckier than some in that I was able to fin...
NHavenRN replied to christvs's topic in Post Graduate
I'm in school full time and worked 24 hours a week for about 2 semesters before it got to be too much for me. I still managed to get good grades but felt like I was going crazy and was tired all the time. I moved to a per diem position in the same ...
NHavenRN replied to tanya4444's topic in Post Graduate
Hi Tanya - congrats on getting into both programs! As a YSN student finishing up their program right now, I have to say that actually, New Haven is exceptionally diverse. Much of CT is NOT, but New Haven - and actually, most of the urban areas in C...