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Hi all, I have been fruitlessly doing searches on Penn's and Jeff's NP programs and have not been able to find enough opinions to adequately compare the two. I am specifically interested in hearing about their acute care programs (leaning towards ped...

I think the FACT and 2-yr uniforms are different because I'm almost positive last year's FACT class had the same uniforms as us. Here is what they look like: http://landau.com/dept.aspx?gp=women&dsp=Women's%20Whites&pro=1909 The shirt - eh. ...

Sneakers are allowed, but whatever shoes you choose have to be leather and all white. I don't know how picky they'd be if you chose a sneaker that has, say, some silver on the side, although I'd imagine they'd notice. Students must be head-to-toe w...

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Hi Apoptotic, No, you do not have to go to the hospital the night before to write up care plans. I had heard many programs do this but so far, we have not had to (I assume because our schedule is so full already that would be nearly impossible). (N...

Yes, you pay the FACT tuition in two installments. We just received a tentative schedule for the rest of the year. In case anyone is interested in exactly how things are structured, here is the schedule for the current year. The quarters run into o...

I'll try to answer these questions. Not sure about the rest of the program (they give us info at the last minute usually so we have no idea how the next quarters will go), but for the first quarter: we started the last week of May, will have our las...

No problem! I'm glad to help. :) Depends on the person if he/she uses a study group. I know some people who study together regularly every week. The group I tend to study with -- we usually study on our own and then get together right before an...

Apoptotic, regarding the PDA, they strongly recommended the Palm TX. You can pretty much get any one you want; the only thing is Jeff IT only supports certain models. I know classmates of mine have all different PDAs and no one has had any problems...

Sure thing. Pharm book is Pharmacology for Nursing Care Sixth Edition (Lehne). Patho and Nursing Management use the same text: Medical-Surgical Nursing Seventh Edition (Lewis). If you decide to do the program, they make you buy a book bundle with ...

Hi again, I currently have three 8-hour clinicals per week. I'm really going to try to get two 12s next quarter because I feel like I have less time than people who have 2/week. I'm on the 7-3 M/T/W rotation. We usually get out a little late, so by t...

Thanks for the info sunshine. I didn't realize they don't keep track. They made such a big deal out of the weekend thing I figured they would stick us with one sooner or later. AtomicWoman, Regarding the program, I am very happy with it. I'm glad ...

I'm in the FACT program now. Just wanted to add to what sunshine wrote. At the beginning of a clinical rotation, you are given a sheet with all of the different rotation units/times/days and asked to give your top three choices. The 8 hour rotatio...

Hi Nova11, Here are some links to threads on Drexel's and Jeff's programs that may help give you some more info (if you do a search, you'll find more, but these seemed most helpful): Drexel: https://allnurses.com/forums/f170/drexel-s-ace-program-1498...

Forgot to mention I'm specifically interested in the FNP programs if that makes a difference in the answers to my questions. Thanks!

Hi, I've been having difficulty finding specific info on Jefferson's and Penn's NP programs. I have heard very little about Jeff's MSN program; I know Penn's MSN program has a very good reputation, but don't know anything specific about it in terms ...

I hope she was wrong too! The person I talked to was someone named Kathy in the finance (?) department who seemed pretty sure of what she was telling me. If this is officially confirmed, I am planning to write the Dean to tell her how disappointed ...

Hi, I had been planning to apply for the scholarship for the FACT program. They had sent an email in late Feb saying they weren't sure how many they could afford to give this year, so they weren't releasing the application yet, but that we should st...

Hi Hushpupgrl, The Drexel ACE and Jefferson FACT programs seem to be popular. They are the ones that are the most discussed here at any rate. I am getting ready to start Jefferson's FACT program in May. My reasons for choosing Jeff were similar to...

Hi everyone, I recently inquired at Jeff about the work commitment for the FACT program scholarship. I was told that at the time they award the scholarship (before you begin the program) they assign you to work at either Jeff or Methodist when you g...

Hi JerseyGir1 :) I live in Philly near Penn, so I'm close to center city. I agree with Mystic that it wouldn't be a bad idea for you to commute from your parents' for a year. If money's not an issue, living near Jeff would be great, but it's so exp...

Thanks so much! I appreciate the info. That is exactly what I was looking for. Good luck with the rest of the program.

Fil149 and Jello18966- Thanks for describing your experience of the FACT program. It was really helpful. I'm also starting the program this May and am always interested when people talk about the program because it's been hard to find a lot of det...

Is money the main deciding point? If so, and if you have a gut preference for Boston, then I say go to the program you are most drawn to and deal with the extra cost through whatever means you have to (loans, etc). If you're torn between the progr...

I've had this happen before too, once when having blood drawn and once while watching amniocentesis (something about that long needle just did me in). It's called vasovagal syncope. Some good info on wikipedia about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...