APatriganiRN

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About APatriganiRN

23 y.o.

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  1. MSN acute care NP programs....

    ...That don't require the GRE!! Anyone know of any??? I've got a "realistic" program I applied to that doesn't require them, and i didn't do well enough to feel confident about my 2 "reach" schools that require them...suggestions anywhere east coas...
  2. Narcotic Descrepency!!!

    One of the pharmacy managers or supervisors came up to my floor to talk to my PCM while I was working yesterday, and they both approached me to tell me no big deal, I was fine. Usually with a discrepancy it's 1 or 2 pills, and no one is allowed to l...
  3. Narcotic Descrepency!!!

    I do feel much better about it this morning. I'm obviously humiliated at the fact that I didn't report it, but I know I've done nothing wrong besides that. I'm also fortunate to have a PCM that stands up for her nurses. I know I will get some sort...
  4. Narcotic Descrepency!!!

    Right, so I'm the idiot new grad who ALMOST had a smooth first week off orientation, and I got sidetracked and failed to do the obvious, which was to immediately report it. It's a mistake I'll never make again. What I don't know is, what do I do no...
  5. Narcotic Descrepency!!!

    @orange tree- I counted 3 times and checked on the floor and even between the pyxis and the wall. @medsurg- I know, this is the part where i goofed up the worst. I did show another RN the slip, but was in such a hurry to get back to work that I tota...
  6. Narcotic Descrepency!!!

    Hello all, I am a new grad and recently just finished up my 3-month orientation. This is my first week on my own, and up until today I had yet to create a decrepency in the Pyxis. Well today, instead of counting 20 pills, there were only 8. I was ...
  7. Personal Statement/ Goals- suggestions please!!

    That's a great idea that I never would have thought of, so thank you so much for passing that along to me!! :-) Specifically, did you hit on points such as why you chose nursing, why you want to continue education and become a NP, and what you plan...
  8. How to transition from nursing school to first nursing job

    I'm 7 weeks into my first job, still orienting, and still learning things every shift. Most preceptors are great resources, and you should be asking them a lot of questions (after you have already tried to find the answer). Also, you want to be pre...
  9. Hello All, I just finished my BSN and have begun working on a telemetry unit, and I am hoping to start grad school (ACNP) next fall (2012). I know a personal statement is required to apply to the schools I am looking into, but I'm really not sure wh...
  10. 5 new admissions...on my face!

    Serious!! I'm day shift, with rotating nights, and I worked my first night this Monday. Omg all I did was drink coffee/energy drinks and eat!! And then I ate when I got home BEFORE I WENT TO BED!
  11. Anyone applying to Yale for Fall 2012? (MSN)

    I will most likely be applying to Yale. My other schools are UConn, Columbia, and Univeersity of South Carolina. South Carolina is my last choice (I'd have to relocate), UConn is my realistic choice, and Yale and Columbia are just for the heck of i...
  12. Got another one...not sure why your pen won't work, and then you realize you actually have your penlight, rather than a real pen.
  13. Which color?

    And definitely get it engraved!! Not only is it a nice sentimental touch, but you can prove it's yours!!
  14. BAD Preceptor, HELP!

    I'm also a new grad, and while everything is going well for me so far, I know for a fact that you're not the first/only person to have a problem like this. I was offered a few different jobs and explained the orientation/precepter deal, the whole 9 ...
  15. haha! I'm a new grad and I accidentally signed RN on credit card receipt the other day...I feel like much less of a d-bag now that I see I'm not the only one who's done that! ;-) Also, can't walk by a Purell dispenser without taking some haha