Sophia Petrillo

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1. Typical week?

   Sophia Petrillo replied to Sophia Petrillo's topic in General Students

   Thank you guys so much... I really appreciate you taking the time to answer!! From reading here I'm aware of how difficult it seems to be but it's really nice to get actual real time schedules to get a better idea of what to expect. I would much ra...

2. Typical week?

   Sophia Petrillo posted a topic in General Students

   I'm working on my prereqs and should hopefully be starting clinicals Spring or Summer 2010. I was looking at the schedule for nursing students now and it looks like I would be in clinicals for 8 hours, twice a week and another full day of lab/lectur...

3. What can I do to help myself get hired?

   Sophia Petrillo replied to Sophia Petrillo's topic in PICU

   Thank you so much for your response!!! I definitely have a great relationship with my client and I know she wouldn't mind me questioning but I still feel awkward. I will feel her out though. I really, really appreciate you taking the time to resp...

4. which PDA or something better?

   Sophia Petrillo replied to Amy2005's topic in General Students

   Just be sure to check and see if you are allowed a phone. We are required to purchase a PDA but it cannot be attached to a phone.

5. application deadline for nursing school, have to take prerequisites?

   Sophia Petrillo replied to lisababy07's topic in General Students

   Yep, I'm a dork

6. application deadline for nursing school, have to take prerequisites?

   Sophia Petrillo replied to lisababy07's topic in General Students

   Definitely call and schedule an appointment with the advisor. At my school, entrance is based on a points. The more classes you take, the higher the grade you make, etc all factor in. There are a lot of other factors. How long have you been out of sc...

7. What can I do to help myself get hired?

   Sophia Petrillo posted a topic in Oncology

   (xposted) Good morning, I hope you don't mind me posting here. I am student in the nursing program working on my prerequisites and should start clinicals next year. Due to personal experiences, I truly feel called to a career in pediatric nursing, s...

8. What can I do to help myself get hired?

   Sophia Petrillo posted a topic in PICU

   (xposted) Good morning, I hope you don't mind me posting here. I am student in the nursing program working on my prerequisites and should start clinicals next year. Due to personal experiences, I truly feel called to a career in pediatric nursing, s...

9. How hard is Microbiology?

   Sophia Petrillo posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   I'm debating taking Mirco during the summer. It will be 4x's a week, 4 hours a day for 6 weeks. I only work on Sundays but I do have a 14 month old :redbeathe. I have a strong A&P background (massage therapist) but I've been out of school for ...

10. Hospital Sponsored RN programs--any left?

    Sophia Petrillo replied to morningrise's topic in General Students

    in philadelphia area there is: jefferson hospital - http://www.jefferson.edu/jchp/nursing/ abington hospital - www.amhdixonson.org (this link is down for me at the moment though); the hospital website is www.amh.org

11. Anyone volunteer at a hospital?

    Sophia Petrillo replied to markuskristian's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I just received my email a few days with the application to volunteer at CHOP. That's where I'm hoping to work after graduation so I figure it's a good start!!!! I have a full load this summer because I need to get all my pre reqs done by the end o...

12. Which school to choose?

    Sophia Petrillo replied to Sophia Petrillo's topic in Pre-Nursing

    School A would be about $7500 total for the entire program (not including books). School B is $24,000, including books. Thankfully, School A has a children's center on campus so it would be a discounted rate. Even paying childcare, I would be savi...

13. Which school to choose?

    Sophia Petrillo posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hi everyone, This is my first post here so please be gentle . I have found this site to be such a goldmine of information. Some background: I am 32, married and mom to a 13 month old son. I was a nursing student many years ago but because of the wai...