NursingBabyJ

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1. Fall 2012 Graduate School roll call !!!!

   NursingBabyJ replied to illcleff's topic in Post Graduate

   1. lasalle university 2.msn family nurse practioner 3. work full time 4. school part time 5. super excited! cant wait to start!

2. LaSalle MSN Anyone?

   NursingBabyJ replied to ChristineN's topic in Pennsylvania

   Hi christineN, I will be attending at the end of aug for FNP as well and just wanted to see how you liked it. I am only signed up for 2 classes this semester but am thinking about adding another class to go fulltime and be done in 2 yrs instead of 3....

3. Is it possible to get a job at CHOP?

   NursingBabyJ replied to Ling07's topic in Pennsylvania

   YAY!!! its soooo exciting yet nerve racking! I'm trying to PM you so we can talk but I'm still new at this and dont know how lol... so if you can, send me a message and we'll talk before monday.... Congrats coworker!:)

4. FT job but travel nurse in summer?

   NursingBabyJ replied to NursingBabyJ's topic in General Nursing

   thanks for the responses everyone!! Im just starting out to be a PICU nurse but I've always wanted to travel and do PICU in other states. I assumed managers would not like the fact that a nurse wanted time off to do other contracts but I just wanted ...

5. FT job but travel nurse in summer?

   NursingBabyJ posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey everyone, I wanted to know if it was possible to have a fulltime RN job in a hospital but do travel nursing during the summers. Do nurse managers at hospitals and travel agencies allow this? Thanks for any advice!

6. Is it possible to get a job at CHOP?

   NursingBabyJ replied to Ling07's topic in Pennsylvania

   Haha dont wrry... i totally bombed the interview with lots of umms and uhhs ... haha i always get nervous with those type of things.. but i still got hired!! I think she just liked that I had peds experience ( I do homecare right now) ..But no, I hav...

7. Is it possible to get a job at CHOP?

   NursingBabyJ replied to Ling07's topic in Pennsylvania

   I shadowed on friday morning and found our saturday morning that I got the job... But its probably not like that for everyone. She told me she would make a decision within the next week so i would give it about the same time frame. How was it? Were y...

8. Is it possible to get a job at CHOP?

   NursingBabyJ replied to Ling07's topic in Pennsylvania

   hey alwal, Hope you did well on your interview! That was definitely the hardest part.. the shadow is pretty easy.Dont be nervous, you'll do fine. All you do is follow a nurse for a few hours. You dont actually participate in care. My advice would be ...

9. Is it possible to get a job at CHOP?

   NursingBabyJ replied to Ling07's topic in Pennsylvania

   Hey everyone, I just wanted to thank everyone for all their amazing advice and to let you know that I am officially CHOPs newest PICU RN!!! All the hard work has paid off! thanks again for the advice and good luck to all the nurses applying at chop!!...

10. Is it possible to get a job at CHOP?

    NursingBabyJ replied to Ling07's topic in Pennsylvania

    Hey.. srry it tookme so long to respond.. I just got a puppy and he is exhausting :) ... anyway I dont remember them doing this last year when I graduated so i can't tell you if its selective or not.... However, if you tell them youre out of state or...

11. new grad salary at UVA

    NursingBabyJ replied to brooklynne's topic in Virginia

    hey shelby--- thanks for letting me know the cost of living in charlottesville. I'm from philadelphia where I pay well over 1200 for a 600sq ft 1bedroom so I just ment that it would be a lot lower and a lot better value than philadelphia. I've been t...

12. Is it possible to get a job at CHOP?

    NursingBabyJ replied to Ling07's topic in Pennsylvania

    Hey acirelynn, Im going too!!! Unfortunately the interview process is not an indication of employment right now. I went to a job interview for a unit a few days ago and there were about 50 RNs applying for a few positions on one unit. So unfortunatel...

13. Is it possible to get a job at CHOP?

    NursingBabyJ replied to Ling07's topic in Pennsylvania

    scooby---- Im interviewing for the PICU this week!! can you tell me some characteristics that the PICU is looking for in their nurses? any interviewing advice? I really love that it has such a high acuity and fast paced environment because that is th...

14. Job openings - act quickly

    NursingBabyJ replied to chuckster's topic in Pennsylvania

    I applied last week and called today after been given advice from a fellow nurse. They returned my call within hours, unlike some hospitals that I've been leaving voicemails for months. The nurse recruiter was VERY helpful. Sounds like a good hospita...

15. new grad salary at UVA

    NursingBabyJ replied to brooklynne's topic in Virginia

    hey brooklynne... do u mind telling me the date and if the information is online.. I went to the open house in jan but i havent heard back from them even though they told me they were very interested. I wanted to go so that I could talk to them again...