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Hi! im starting February 28 would love to connect with students!! Have you found more students in the cohort? :)

hi everyone! can anyone please shed some light on your experience with this school and this program? looking to enroll in January, thanks!!

Hey guys also got denied for Acute pedi full Time.... and also at the same time got notified my senior doggy has kidney disease ???? this sucks ? well... I’m off to keep traveling as an RN then! Congratulations everyone!! I’ll have some champagne today for all! ?

Congratulations!!! Oh lord I can’t wait just to know ???

Me!

Hey guys how many of us are still waiting? I’m still checking every day

Me too still waiting

Thank you for your input! I wanted to ask what several of you mean by “realistic expectations”? I by no means think being a nurse is easy or comfortable. I’ve put in hard work in traumas and very high acuity PICU’s... not sure if you re referring to that? Or do you mean expecting a healthy environment? ? yes you really nailed it down for me... I agree it d a whole other thread but yes also on top of everything else the grim realization of how healthcare systems work has been disheartening to say the least! I will look for a part time job then. Again thank you for being empathetic I appreciate it a lot

Sorry I kind of dumped my brain on this without maybe being super clear! I've done consistently PICU for like 2 years even when I traveled in between. But still PICU. This current job I’m leaving falls under pediatric ICU specialties as well... My staff PRNs have only been to broaden skills and knowledge and supplement my staff Pay. my ultímate goal was put in PICU years so I could go back to school for my pedi NP. I did apply, waiting for the decisions. however, the 12 hour shifts, working nights and sometimes very toxic environments have me re thinking my life choices. I don’t expect work to be magical. But since I’ve worked at different facilities I can evaluate what is healthier for me versus what isn’t I think. just wanted to clarify some points thanks ?

Hi everyone...so I have some stuff I kinda need some input in...and who better to understand or share than with my fellow nurses! I;ve talked this with friends and family but it is not the same. I am an RN got my BSN 5 years ago. I started working in a level 1 trauma teaching facility, completed a trauma residency. Eventually got kind of bored and needed a change, had always loved pediatrics so started doing pedi home health on the side. This helped me get my foot in the door for a PICU unit. I got a job there and worked there for one year... Night shift was brutal and environment was not the best, after asking to be switched and denied to days, I got another job in an outpatient pediatric orthopedic surgical clinic. Simultaneously...I did PRNs at a small spinal surgical facility in pre op, post op and on the floor. (I know it's a lot bear with me!). I learned a lot about prior auths, DME's, insurance and phone triaging in the clinic but ultimately missed the acuity and skills in the PICU. I lasted in the clinic only 6 months and decided to travel as a PICU nurse. I traveled during the pandemic, another level 1 teaching facility, great hospital. I even floated to adult ICU units to help and really worked hard and learned. My skills definitely grew! I then took another contract in my home city and work in a great childrens hospital PICU again as a local traveler. After... decided I needed to settle down and chose a prestigious facility that has a very unique specialized critical care pedi unit... I moved to another state for this! And yes... I ended up not liking it. The turnover rate is very high, the program is not well established and while on rotating shifts got bullied and even cried... I got very very disheartened and felt super unappreciated. After voicing this to my manager she apologized but said I could not go to straight days. I realized I took a job for rotating shifts but I assumed the wait list for days would move faster...when I saw that staff who were on the list were being pushed back and the facility was instead taking travelers and giving them day shift...I was done. I put in my two weeks... Again, I have like 3 PRN jobs I have to remain flexible and take time to think about my next steps. I do an infusion clinic, and a surgical ambulatory center as a pre op and pacu nurse... I feel crazy.. to my family it seems like I constantly change and don't stick to something. I feel like I always give my 100% wherever I go though... I guess I just feel confused... and a little burned out. PEdi ICU can be super taxing even when I love it. any words of wisdom? if you read all this I super appreciate it TIA

I hope mid April as well!

hi! I used to dance ballet in a pre professional company and taught it all through college! Sadly...due to nursing burnout and long hours I stopped dancing...I recently re took it as a hobby and it s been hard but so rewarding!! I honestly have no idea how to combine both...but after 5 years in ICU's and long hospital hours im definitely looking into changing things up so any ideas are welcome as well ?

I agree... driving me nuts!!

Thank you so much for this! I appreciate it a lot ? hope we all have good news soon!

I got very nervous! I hope they provide a truly holistic review on the applications!