JeanettePNP

JeanettePNP MSN, RN, NP

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  1. party like a nurse?!?!

    JeanettePNP replied to gummibear's topic in Nursing Humor

    LOL, I saw those t-shirts and wondered about them too. Maybe nurses have a secret life I don't know

  2. PICU organizations

    JeanettePNP replied to DinaDFlorida's topic in Pediatric

    Try the AACN, Americal Association of Critical Care Nurses. While it's not specifically PICU focused, it has a lot of resources for PICU

  3. So I got rejected from NP school...

    JeanettePNP replied to ChristineAdrianaRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Those are highly impressive stats, linearthinker. However, in my experience most NP programs aren't nearly that

  4. So I got rejected from NP school...

    JeanettePNP replied to ChristineAdrianaRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Much better to be rejected from NP school but accepted into a nursing job, than the other way around. You're young, you have plenty of time to go for your master's. In the meantime focus on your...

  5. New grad NP working as floor nurse

    JeanettePNP replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The situation is like this. I graduated with my BSN in August 2010. I fully intended to work for a few years as an RN before going back to grad school. But after 6 months of job searching, I decided...

  6. distinguishing heart blocks EKG

    JeanettePNP replied to moonischasingme1's topic in Cardiac

    bumped and bookmarked. One of my favorite medical mnemonics/analogies ever! Is this an old classic or did the poster make this

  7. New grad NP working as floor nurse

    JeanettePNP replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    ahh... if only it were that

  8. Should I retake GRE for direct entry program???

    JeanettePNP replied to prenurse112's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Your GRE scores aren't standout but they aren't too bad either. Usually nursing programs are looking for scores above a certain threshold (and I think 600 definitely qualifies) but in all the GRE...

  9. What is the upstate NY job market like?

    JeanettePNP posted a topic in New York Nursing

    I'm graduating in August 2010 with a BSN. I'm in NYC now but what I'm hearing about the job market isn't that encouraging. I'm expanding my search outside of NYC. I'd be willing to consider anything...

  10. Losing steam in the job search

    JeanettePNP replied to JeanettePNP's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Still havent' found that first nursing job... Now I'm going back to school for PNP. I just hope I dont' have the same troubles when I'm

  11. Losing steam in the job search

    JeanettePNP posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's been four months, and I'm really losing steam. More applications than I can count, more rejections than I can handle (and that's for the jobs that even had the courtesy to respond at all). Yes,...

  12. Passport-type picture to send to BON

    JeanettePNP replied to mmm cdiff's topic in General Students

    I was lucky and had recently applied for a passport before taking NCLEX so I had an extra. I don't think it's a big deal where you get the picture from -- it's not like the picture appears on your...

  13. All A's, or Great in Clinical?

    JeanettePNP replied to guest430699's topic in General Students

    I was an A student in class. In clinicals I was clumsier and not as "on the ball" as other classmates. On the other hand I generally had a better knowledge and understanding of the disease process and...

  14. A Short History of Anti-pathophysiologicalism

    JeanettePNP replied to jmqphd's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    So what should be cut to make room for it? Let's see. "The Nursing Process" is indispensable, as is a class on "Current Issues in Nursing" and "Professional Nursing Development." Oh! I know! We can...

  15. Tips for New Grads from one who got a job

    JeanettePNP replied to ICUSkeenRN's topic in California Nursing

    I would say that this is an example of why we need to be cautious in interpreting job success stories. It's wonderful and I'm very happy for whoever found a job, but the techniques that worked for one...

  16. Downstate Accelerated/Class of 2011

    JeanettePNP replied to penbare's topic in New York Nursing

    Yes, some women did buy the men's top. The ones who did tended to be big chested and the women's top is a very tight fit. It also zippers down the back, as I mentioned, while the men's zippers down...

  17. Downstate Accelerated/Class of 2011

    JeanettePNP replied to penbare's topic in New York Nursing

    Never say never! A couple weeks ago my husband needed an ace bandage and I found one in my handy-dandy nursing tote (pretty expensive for an ace bandage though!) What you'll find in it are a foley...

  18. Downstate Accelerated/Class of 2011

    JeanettePNP replied to penbare's topic in New York Nursing

    Definitely only buy one top. The men's version zips in front rather than the back and IMO looks better and is more

  19. Questions regarding SUNY Downstate Accelerated Nursing Program

    JeanettePNP replied to cupcake8503's topic in New York Nursing

    Some instructors were pickier than others. To play it safe, buy any all white shoe, but ALL white -- not even a

  20. Questions regarding SUNY Downstate Accelerated Nursing Program

    JeanettePNP replied to cupcake8503's topic in New York Nursing

    I don't think you have much choice... there generally is only one section for each course. Everyone takes the same classes. Regarding clinical and independent study instructors, there's a range, but...

  21. How hard is it to get into NYU

    JeanettePNP replied to dangerkader08's topic in New York Nursing

    In general, not that hard at all. The way it works in NYC nursing schools (maybe in other cities as well), the more expensive the program, the easier it is to get in. If you apply to a low-cost,...

  22. Wasted 5 years of my life with LPNschool, now failed NCLEX for the 2nd time. I'M DONE

    JeanettePNP replied to believeallispossible's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I wonder what's worse... someone who struggles and struggles through school and NCLEX... or someone who sailed through pre-reqs, nursing school and NCLEX and then suffers rejection after rejection in...

  23. Questions regarding SUNY Downstate Accelerated Nursing Program

    JeanettePNP replied to cupcake8503's topic in New York Nursing

    Regarding the patho book: I don't know who teaches the class now, but whoever taught the class when I was there did not use the textbook at ALL. I happen to think that a good patho book is one of...

  24. EVERYONE is going for NP these days

    JeanettePNP posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm hearing a lot about how saturated the market for NPs is getting, and it is becoming as difficult for an NP to get a job as a new grad RN, especially without experience. In your area is there an...

  25. Questionable privacy violation on public forum?

    JeanettePNP replied to kashyyykrn's topic in General Nursing

    I try to mask any identifying information when discussing a patient online, even if I don't use their name. If it's male, I change it to female or vice versa. I change the ages etc. I don't mention...