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@QueenOfTheNuts @Nurse SMS Thank you both! I decided to accept the offer for the permanent nights position and start in two weeks!

Did you ever hear anything back?? I've scheduled a few interviews with UMPC Children's this/next week but they're all for "the bench"/pipeline and not for currently open positions.

Happy to report my interview went well today! I've been asked to do a peer interview tomorrow for 15-30minutes with one of the nurses on the unit. Any tips/ good questions to ask a current NICU nurse on the unit?? Thanks everyone!

I have an interview for a NICU new grad position, but I have no NICU experience. Do you have any advice for how to backup why you want to work in the NICU even though you have no experience? I'm not sure how to best show my passion without evidence. Thanks!

Hello! I am weighing a few new grad nursing opportunities. I currently work as a PCA and have been offered a 24 hour position on my unit. I also potentially have a 36 hour position offer at a different hospital. My current unit says even though its 24 hour position there are always opportunities to pick up more, but obviously I know this isn't guaranteed because its a 24 hour position. Thoughts? 36 will guarantee me more pay, but would 24 with ability to pick up give me more flexibility? Or should I not trust that I can "always pick up". This is my first nursing job so would love advice from others!

I am hoping to get other's experience/advice/input. Is quality of life better working a fixed night schedule, or rotating back and forth between nights and days. I can see how a rotating schedule would be better for social life. At first I thought a fixed schedule (even if it was the night shift) would be better for sleeping consistently, fatigue, health ect.. but now I think maybe the opposite. Now that I am a new grad nurse, I am considering a few potential job opportunities with various shift schedules. If you had to choose between two jobs and one was permanent nights, and the other was rotating shifts, which would you think as more favorable? (pretending everything else about the jobs were equal, and focusing on differences in your life balance, sleep, health and wellbeing ect..) Would love to hear your experiences! Thanks!

I applied too! I spoke to a recruiter about it last week and she said they'll be interviewing in early January. Was sent a reference survey form today, but haven't heard anything about the interview yet. Have you heard anything yet? Good luck!!

Hello!! I’ve been in the process of buying new scrubs, and while there are plenty of petite pants, I can’t seem to find petite tops anywhere. Do they even exist?? I find most scrub tops are just too long on me, which is not only unflattering and sometimes uncomfortable in the hips, but it makes the pockets less functional. Are there any other petite ladies out there with this problem? Any suggestions? Seriously considering starting my own line of petite scrubs- made by shorties for shorties.

I am a type 1 diabetic, and honestly the best thing that ever happened to me was going to a diabetes camp like The Barton Center for Diabetes Education. The Barton Center is in Massachusetts and kids go from all over the world, but there are also camps in other regions of the US too. Its set up like a regular summer camp but theres tons of diabetes education woven into it. There are also weekend programs in the fall, winter, and spring where you can bring family or friends. They have a lot of scholarship funding for disadvantaged kids, and I think if its your first time at camp you can go 2 weeks for free. We have had many kids come from DYS or difficult home situations and the staff are great at working with these kids. They have nurses (many of whom have diabetes too) who oversee care 24/7, but what was most impactful for me was being surrounded by hundreds of kids and counselors who had diabetes. They became a positive support system and were healthy role models for me. As a teen, I would get upset when people/providers who didn't have diabetes would tell me what to do because I felt like they really didn't understand. I felt like they were looking at me as just my numbers and not as a person. Camp was a place where I felt normal, and I learned so much about how to take care of myself without it feeling like a burden. It changed my life, gave me confidence and life long friends, and ultimately gave me skills and motivation to lower my A1C. I highly highly recommend this to all kids with diabetes, but especially those who are struggling. I hope this helps!

Just made a Facebook page! Northeastern Direct Entry 2019 https://www.facebook.com/groups/562794044222127/

Making a Facebook group! DM me your info if you want to be added. I’ll also post the link when it’s up!

I just got an email about being accepted to PNP!! I interviewed in January and am only hearing today so I hope that comforts others who are also painfully waiting! Good luck everyone who is still waiting!

Congrats to all who have been accepted! For those of you who have been accepted, did you hear from the DE director or your specialty’s director with your acceptance?

Me too. Was expecting to have heard by now even if it was a rejection. The fact that each specialty does things different makes sense in theory, but I wish the timeline was standardized and communicated clearly.

Ugh so frustrating! Has anyone else on here had a PNP interview?