PinkVirgo21

Anyone applied to FNP at GSU? Just wondering what the interview process is like? And when you all think we will get acceptance letters?

Hello I know this is an old post, but are you able to tell me what they asked in the interview? I just got an email to set one up.

I know this is off topic but were you guys able to interview for more than 2 units when they had the interview days?

I graduate form my ASN program in December 2019. I am trying do my rn to bsn the summer of 2020. If I take a break, I know I wont be excited to go back. Plus I feel like nursing school will be still kind of fresh on my mind. I'm sure the rn to bsn program is super different though. Not sure

I was trying to PM you but it wont let me for some reason. But I'm not sure how it works. And a year? Is that for all hospitals?

They said 24.68. Now I am not 100% certain if this is including critical care pay but that offer is even low for a medsurg nurse. I was thinking maybe 25 or even 26 for critical care pay.

Kind of disappointed in the pay rate. I hope that isn't a picky thing for me to say, but I was offered an ICU position at a diff hospital and pay was better. I mean I know being a new grad I should be happy for any offer but I don't want to settle for that.

I heard from MICU, but I have to decline...

I haven't and neither has the people in my cohort. Tbh I doubt we hear from them this week. Hopefully next week though. Their hiring process is EXTREMELY slow.

Also I see that I said Winter 2020 because that is what Grady is calling it, however other hospitals also call this same time frame Spring 2020. Just to clear up some confusion.

Sorry for the late reply but I am not sure about how competitive the program is. I'm sorry I can't answer that for you. I do know that they try to hire at least 100 or more. Not sure how many applies. You also don't have to have passed boards first in order to apply, but in order to get your job offer, you have to pass boards and complete all other requirements for the program.

I guess I was looking for more of a "what to do" versus "why wouldn't this happen for me" advice. While I do understand the ASN vs BSN dilemma, I wouldn't have to worry about not getting a residency in the area I live in. I do plan to go back for my BSN and then MSN, but I don't think I have to settle to work on a unit I don't want to be on just because of my ASN status. I guess I just wanted to know things that I could actively do to better my chances of working on a unit I wanted. I can't help being an ASN student at the moment. But thanks!

Thank you! I'm not sure what my clinical is like for my last semester. Hopefully we do get to choose or if not, I'm on a unit that I will want to work on. I guess I underestimated how early I have to actually start applying to residency programs.

I see a post about Grady's summer 2019 residency program but not one for the upcoming winter. I also saw that the summer application was posted on Grady's site on Feb 15, 2019 which means that the winter application may be up in August or September of this year. Anyone know how residency's work in general? For example I don't graduate until December 2019. I have no clue when I am sitting for the NCLEX at this moment. So if you apply in August or September is it just a waiting game? Also what are some of the positions you are looking into applying to? I hear that you get to choose 3 areas. Not sure how they choose you to go into one out of the 3. I am thinking about NICU, Mother/Baby, or a surgical step down unit. I hear that mother/baby and nicu is very hard to get into which is fine. If it's meant to be for me it will be.

I am going into my last semester of my ASN program. I currently work at hospital but don't get to really participate in a lot of direct patient care. Majority of the people in my cohort have medical experience (EMT, RT, CNA, PCT, and even nurse externships). I have applied to about 10 nurse externships for this summer but didn't hear back from any of them (I tried calling their HR but no one picks up or I get forwarded to someone who is always out of the office). Feeling a little discouraged and overwhelmed because I want to work in either ICU, Stepdown, or Mother/Baby. I feel like I'm at a disadvantage because I really don't have to much experience. I guess I just want to hear from people who had little medical work experience who got a nursing job upon graduation in an area that they actually wanted to be in. What did you do to ensure getting a position that you wanted? *I have not received any info on my clinical for this last semester yet, not sure if we will be getting to choose an area to work on. I know a lot of students who end up getting a job they want due to them doing their practicum/preceptorship on a specific unit.