Thomas Jefferson FACT Program

U.S.A. Pennsylvania

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Hi.

I have been accepted into the TJU FACT program that begins in May but the orientation isn't until a week before classes begin and I would like to get a better idea of the scheduling. I know it's 5 days a week but does anyone have some more specific info? i have to arrange for child care and transportation and a general idea of the class/clinical hours would be helpful.

also...anyone else out there starting the program with me in May?

Yeah, Sunshine, that's the problem. When we started our prereqs, the market for new nurses was really good. Just a couple of years later, it has completely changed. I guess all we can do is work our tails off in school, start looking for jobs early, and think creatively about where to get a job!

BTW, did everyone RSVP regarding the April 13th get-together? I'm looking forward to it!

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I was concerned about the job market too, but when I looked in rural areas they are still really hurting for nurses. I figure that I can sacrifice a year or two to living in the sticks to get experience for the jobs in the city. Also I talked to a current faculty member in another program and she recommended (if you are doing FNP route) to complete your last clinical rotation at a place where you would like to work. She said that is how most of her students find a job. It helps get a foot in the door. I am going to hope that is the case when we graduate. You never know what will happen since it is still a ways away.

: )

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Question for Current or Recently Graduated FACT students.

How soon after graduation did you take your boards? (or how soon after graduation do you plan to take your boards?)

Do you suggest planning to take a couple weeks off to study or do you feel that at the end of the program you are prepared to take them right away?

Can you take them on campus...or where do you go?

How do you arrange to take them and where?

Thanks.

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Question about where people are finding places to live. I am moving to philly from Seattle and I am wondering where to look for apartments, other than Craigslist. I could use any advice that you can give about finding a place to live. Thanks everyone.:bow:

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Anyone following the patient ratio legislative going on in Pennsylvania?

http://www.panurses.org/2008/news_reader.cfm?article&ID=2584

Not only do I think this would be great for patient safety but hopefully also make more for jobs when we graduate!!

Is everyone attending the introductory session Monday?

Also, Did they give us a definite number on the tuition yet? I remember seeing the 08-09 number with the possibility of a increase.

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I am going to the session Monday evening, for sure. Regarding tuition, I've been going on the assumption that the tuition rate is in the $32,000-$33,000 range, same as it was. In this economy, I don't think they would be able to get away with raising it TOO much. :)

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Question about where people are finding places to live. I am moving to philly from Seattle and I am wondering where to look for apartments, other than Craigslist. I could use any advice that you can give about finding a place to live. Thanks everyone.:bow:

Craigslist is a good place to look, but I would also call Jeff's housing office. They may keep a list of rentals in the area. Also, sign in to your Jefferson Pulse account, click on the Organizations tab and then click on the Classified Ads. I did see some people looking for roommates there.

Also, before you rent some place, be sure to come back here and ask if the neighborhood is OK! :)

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Soo I had to cut out a little early during the introductory session today..i was there in the beginning of the student questions..

Did anyone ask about what their job placement rate is? And if current Fact students have received jobs??

I also thought I heard that we no longer will get to rank the best days for us to have clinical? Is this correct? I remember earlier in this thread it said we were able to rank our top three and everyone had to have one weekend.

I was their to hear the questions about the book bundles- and had to laugh because i really i feel the same way- wish we could get the list of books to buy them used!!

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Soo I had to cut out a little early during the introductory session today..i was there in the beginning of the student questions..

Did anyone ask about what their job placement rate is? And if current Fact students have received jobs??

I also thought I heard that we no longer will get to rank the best days for us to have clinical? Is this correct? I remember earlier in this thread it said we were able to rank our top three and everyone had to have one weekend.

I was their to hear the questions about the book bundles- and had to laugh because i really i feel the same way- wish we could get the list of books to buy them used!!

One person asked about jobs, and it was kind of danced around -- "we're focused on passing the NCLEX first" (I'm paraphrasing). I spoke with 3 FACT students privately, and they all told me that the job market is extremely tough. Only a couple people in the class have jobs lined up. (It may be more than a couple, because I'm assuming no student knows all 96 other students in the class. But the number of people with jobs is very low.) Very scary. Hopefully, the situation will have eased by next May! And hopefully, with their licenses in hand, more of them will get job offers soon.

For the summer semester, we all will have 2-12 hour clinicals. We will be assigned to them, and will have no choice. They will be day shift. I don't know about clinicals after that.

Did you write down the schedule of time off when it flashed on the big screen? :)

I did get a giggle about the book bundles, too.

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Hi all :-) I found the dancing around the job situation to be amusing as well... amusing in that scary am I really quitting my job and taking on a lot of debt kind of way...

I wrote down the times off... someone correct me if I am wrong!

August 15-30

November 26-29

December 24 - January 1

March 1-5

Graduation May 27 (yay!)

Should be an interesting year.... but just think, this time next year, we will be almost done!

~A~

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Does anyone know the PDA software for Blackberry's that we need? I have a Curve (did not buy the iphone cause they said it wasn't compatible). I tried searching for the software on the jefferson bookstore site, but couldn't figure it out. Also does anyone know about the iphone compatiblity? I am still debating on the iphone because it's what I really wanted.

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Hi all :-) I found the dancing around the job situation to be amusing as well... amusing in that scary am I really quitting my job and taking on a lot of debt kind of way...

I wrote down the times off... someone correct me if I am wrong!

August 15-30

November 26-29

December 24 - January 1

March 1-5

Graduation May 27 (yay!)

Should be an interesting year.... but just think, this time next year, we will be almost done!

~A~

Yep, those are the dates I wrote down, too. :)

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