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I found that by working as an RN while I was completing the program I didn't have any trouble finding a job; no one I interviewed with had a problem that it was part-time as opposed to full-time nursing work. I also didn't face any trouble with the ...

As core0 mentioned I'm sure it does depend on your state...but I can speak to the fact that most of the preceptors for my WHNP program were actually FNPs, so I think it must be more common for NPs working in OB/GYN to be FNPs than WHNPs. That being ...

Having never worked in an ER, I can't speak to the comparative risks, but I can speak to the fact that a dirty stick can happen anywhere. My first (and only so far - knock on wood!!) stick - as a student nurse, no less - was on a med/surg unit, in a...

I bought a review book (Princeton Review, I think), did the CD of test questions the testing co. sent me, and used my hubbie's vocab flash cards (from when he'd taken the GRE a few years before - he just made them from a long list of words he found i...

I'm not sure my experience would be representative for everyone else...but I held two per diem jobs the summer through the end of fall semester of my last MSN year, and then 3 per diem jobs the last (spring) semester. I actually took the 3rd job bec...

Mae16 - I wouldn't worry too much about what other people think; honestly, the only time I've ever come across hostility based on my coming from a DE program is here (which...just a thought...could be why there aren't a ton of DE grads frequenting th...

You know, I can't really speak to what the market's like for someone from a school with a different "rep" as mine, since I haven't had that experience. I did go to a school with a recognizable name, and felt like there was a response to that name wh...

I second those above. We only treat MRSA infections; colonizations just get placed on contact precautions but not treatment.

I should clarify that I definitely agree with the everyone stating the fact that one is under no obligation at all to share this info with an employer, and that it's illegal to be asked. But once I started to look pregnant, I thought I might as well...

As a very recent (hmm...one week?) grad from a direct-entry program, I was a little worried about finding a job when I finished - mostly due to being a new grad in general, as opposed to being a direct-entry new grad. As an NP, I knew I'd be looking...

I had just started to show when I interviewed for a great position - while I could have chosen not to mention it (since they didn't know what I looked like before the pregancy) I decided to bring it up anyhow, in the context of asking about their mat...

I just graduated from the ANP program (woohoo!!) - while there were pluses and minuses, in general, I've been happy with my experience there. Feel free to PM me with more Qs!

kangaroo - I worked as an SNA (student nurse assistant) for a year before completing the RN part of the program, then immediately began a position as a GN (then RN) 24/wk on the same floor. Honestly, I was luckier than some in that I was able to fin...

I'm in school full time and worked 24 hours a week for about 2 semesters before it got to be too much for me. I still managed to get good grades but felt like I was going crazy and was tired all the time. I moved to a per diem position in the same ...

Hi Tanya - congrats on getting into both programs! As a YSN student finishing up their program right now, I have to say that actually, New Haven is exceptionally diverse. Much of CT is NOT, but New Haven - and actually, most of the urban areas in C...

Hi ladies - congrats on your admissions! I'm about to finish the program (as crazy as that is to say) and came across this thread, and so just wanted to offer some quick advice about the Anatomy class... I too had had some Anatomy coursework way bac...

I have to disagree with that statement - not to get personal, but because I see it as fundamental to the difference between those pro- and those anti-Plan B (and/or other medical issues...). I specifically don't feel its right for anyone to tell - o...

lilpeanut - thank you, thank you, thank you for your statements. i've tried to respond a couple of times, but i get so frustrated and long-winded i give up... i suppose i'm lucky, i haven't actually encountered nearly the negativity in the real wo...

Umm....what exactly do you mean by that? I didn't heard anything in cardiacRN's statement that demanded anything of you and your body. To add to the discussion regarding women using Plan B as "birth control" as being judged as irresponsible: there...

Jezziemis, thank you so much for sharing your story. I sometimes wonder how prevalent rape actually is, since it's so underreported, not even to mention the countless women who feel pressured into having sex they don't want who, for whatever reason, ...

I think you'd probably be okay (my GPA was close to yours), but it might not hurt to try for the GRE again. And a note on Yale - don't write it off altogether! There have been one or two very negative posts regarding it on these boards, and while I...

I don't have any direct experience with any of these (no ICU for me, thanks!), but I have several friends who started as new grads in the MICU and CCU St Rays, and know of one person (more acquaintance than friend) who did the critical care internshi...

Not being critical, just curious: what do you mean by that? Women who find themselves pregnant unintentionally no longer have Plan B as an option. And only women who are trying to avoid an unintended pregnancy would use it. Technically, yeah, it ...

I'm starting my final year in a similar program, so feel free to PM me with any questions - but I second what sunnyjohn says, you should definitely also check out the extensive discussions here on the same topic (looking in the graduate student nurse...

numerous studies have shown that having access to plan B doesn't encourage "irresponsible" behavior, e.g. increasing frequency of unprotected sex. Further, there have been no studies which have shown any ill effect from repeated use of Plan B. What h...