star77

star77 MSN, RN

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  1. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    star77 replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Congratulations everyone! What an exciting time for all of you! It's really wonderful to read about everyone's enthusiasm and just to see how fired-up you all are. MEPN's a pretty amazing program....

  2. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    star77 replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I took anatomy and physiology labs in my spring semester before entering MEPN, which was a good review. If you get in, though, you will find other people to review with, and you will take pathophys in...

  3. UCLA New Grad Interview questions? what are they?

    star77 replied to expo4u's topic in California Nursing

    I'd love to hear how the interviews go. Good luck to all who are interviewing! I'll be there in

  4. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    star77 replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Ah, it's 5 am. I have to say, I love reading everything on here, because it reminds me of how different last year was. I'm going to echo portreroLCSW on a lot of things. FNP and CNM are very...

  5. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    star77 replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Check out hotels in the Richmond or in the Sunset District. If you look at the SF Muni Website, anything along the N-Judah will take you LITERALLY to the front door of the parking structure on Irving,...

  6. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    star77 replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Interviewees: I want to let you know that just because current MEPNs aren't meeting with you doesn't mean we aren't thinking about you. All of us have been talking about how interviews are coming up,...

  7. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    star77 replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hey Hopeful, Last year we got the schedule when we got there, in our folders. I think your day starts at 8, and they'll review the day with you, so you can get to an interview by 9 if you have one....

  8. A Patient Bit Me!

    star77 replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    PEP: Post-exposure Prophylaxis is the reference. I believe it consists of short-term anti-retroviral drugs, and more information can be found on the WHO website here:...

  9. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    star77 replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I almost forgot: lunchtime should include a lovely boxed lunch session with a current MEPN. We haven't heard anything about it yet, but from what I remember, that's what occurred for us. The afternoon...

  10. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    star77 replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Here's a mix of a posting from my blog, interjected with more stuff I remembered. I thought it would be helpful to the applicants who are interviewing. ******** Interview day. The applicants who...

  11. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    star77 replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Congratulations to those who received interviews! To those who didn't, don't give up if this is really what you want to do- we have one student in our class who applied three times before she was...

  12. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    star77 replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Okay, first of all, I need to apologize. I know how stressed you all are, and I did not want to contribute to the stress. I hope you all find exactly what you want and need. Many of us entered this...

  13. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    star77 replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    aACHINs, I encourage you to look elsewhere. The program almost died this year- actually was cancelled and then was resurrected. When you interview, ask your interviewer tough questions. The 3 ACHINs...

  14. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    star77 replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I received my interview invitation on Dec 22 last year. Don't stress. They will come in a few weeks. :) Good luck you guys. I hope to meet some of you on interview day.

  15. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    star77 replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    4 color pens, highlighter, epocrates, and your sanity. And stamina. And some love.

  16. When to apply?

    star77 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So, a bunch of us SF Bay Californians are wondering when to start applying for jobs. Any advice? We've heard 6 months before graduating in June, to do it in May. The market is saturated here in SF...

  17. EXCELLENT website for reading ecg strips

    star77 replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Students

    Here's another one where you can actually set the heart to depolarize and watch the results. Our CI taught us with it, and it was amazingly helpful to visualize how the heart was working/corresponding...

  18. What will YOU do with your first "real" paycheck!?

    star77 replied to DZcarrie's topic in General Students

    Pay back loans, and start saving for a

  19. How do YOU decompress?

    star77 replied to TiaKay's topic in General Students

    My iPod is on when I walk to/from the hospital. Music is fabulous. Exercise is key. I still don't get what I used to (school does that), but instead of riding my bike 20 mi/day, I do yoga, row,...

  20. very excited- $50/hr

    star77 replied to Ally0981's topic in General Students

    $43-$48 /hr is the norm starting here in SF, as far as I've seen in my research, with up to $7 differential for nights. Per diem nurses make in the $60. Then again, our cost of living is ridiculously...

  21. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    star77 replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    My Physiology class was taken online. I just went and did the lab in Spring before entering UCSF, which was *really* helpful.

  22. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    star77 replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Actually, I don't think UCSF requires the lab portion, although it's good to take. You learn more in a lab looking at body parts then checking out internet stuff. Other programs will require a lab,...

  23. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    star77 replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Aww shucks, thanks Judey. I'm still in the first year, and yes, ACNP are required to take a year off to work, which I believe in anyway. As far as interview tips go... check as you get closer. I wrote...

  24. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    star77 replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm in the ACNP track. I think there's about 5 or 6 of us. I know a few people were waitlisted in this track, but I'm not sure how many originally applied, and honestly? I think that if you have good...

  25. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    star77 replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    From what I remember, I was still chasing a few things in late October (a recommendation hadn't shown up). I don't know what the application format is at this point, but I do remember that people...