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Jefferson School of Nursing is not a four year university-it's an upper division school. You have to complete 2 years of nursing pre-requisites/basic undergrad coursework at a college or university and then transfer to JSN your junior year. Since you are a high school senior you may want to consider applying for the PACE program (an advanced admission program) if you are committed to Jeff. It's an excellent school. Good luck!

Congrats to those of you who were accepted into FACT! I remember being in your situation five years ago and feeling ecstatic once I received the letter of acceptance. FACT was such a great experience for me. I found it to be a very challenging, yet rewarding program with excellent instructors who care about your success. You will learn A LOT and will leave FACT feeling ready to conquer the NCLEX. You will also be well prepared for your first nursing position. Good luck to all of you! You will do great! :)

I graduated from Jeff's FACT Program in 2011 and I really loved my experience! The instructors I had were excellent and they really cared about making sure the students succeeded. There were a lot of opportunities to get involved on campus, i.e. JeffPeds Nursing, Leadership Live, representing nursing students on school committees, etc. Jeff also has an emphasis on interdisciplinary education, so there are opps to do mock codes, attend grand rounds, etc. with other health profession students. I had great clinicals and was very well prepared for my first staff nurse position, though I've since moved on to nursing administration. I love Jeff so much that I became a Jeff student again in Fall '14 - DNP Program :) Trust me, you will NOT regret going to Jeff!

I'm also an MPH/RN and will be starting a BSN-DNP program this fall. I'll be concentrating in community systems administration instead of becoming an advanced practice nurse. In my program, I will have to take master's and doctoral classes and will end up earning an MSN in the process. I hear you about not wanting to earn another master's degree, but it seems like taking some master's classes on your way to a DNP is unavoidable. The good news is that having an MPH will definitely help you gain admission into a graduate nursing program. Good luck!

Congrats on your decision to earn a graduate degree in public health! I received mine in 2007 and I've found it to be very useful in my career (community health nursing). Best of luck!

In nursing school I used the Littmann Classic II SE in navy blue. It was a good steth for school. However, after graduation I received a Cardio III in plum as a gift and I now use it at my new job. Very high quality steth. I love it!

I get paid in my current residency position. With that being said, there are some programs that do not pay residents.

I graduated from the FACT program this year. I loved the program!! The faculty is very supportive and you learn so much. They also really prepare you well for the NCLEX, so stick with their NCLEX Plan for Success because it really works!! I passed NCLEX on my first try and will be beginning my career in pediatric nursing tomorrow. I would recommend the FACT program to anyone!! If you guys have any specific questions about it I do not mind answering them. Good luck!

Hello Itri4vt! I will also be starting the Mary Bridge residency on Monday. Looking forward to meeting you!

Due to the economy, I don't know any places that accept new grads "without hesitation." But from my research, many hospitals in the Puget Sound area do hire new grads. A few have actual new grad programs, while others will just hire new grads into a position. You will usually see something like "New grads are welcome to apply" in the job announcement. Seattle Children's did have a few new grad positions open when I checked last week.

I have the third edition. It's such an awesome book! It helped me score over 1000 on the Exit HESI. I HIGHLY recommend this book!

JSN announces the RWJ scholarship in August and will invite only FACT students to apply. To be eligible you have to be from a racial/ethnic group that is underrepresented in nursing or come from a disadvantaged background, demonstrate financial need and show academic strength. The award is worth $10,000 and requires you to attend a scholar group once a month. The Dean's Scholarship is automatically awarded to eligible students upon matriculation and is based on academic merit.

In a typical week, you will have lecture on Thursdays and Fridays for half the day. Your clinicals may be on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. Most of the time you will have clinical two of those days (12 hrs each day). For your OB and Community Nursing rotations you may have 3 days of clinical (8 hours each day). Then you study in between as much as you can, but do take breaks! Your mind and body will need it. The best time for breaks is after exams. For example, we just had three exams today. I plan to relax the entire weekend :) Overall, I feel that having a balance is most important: school, volunteering, relaxing/hanging with friends. And yes, they do strongly encourage FACT students to volunteer in addition to the vast amount of studying and work required. Everything is doable though, you just have to find your own routine.

Hi! I'm currently in the program now. Do not expect for them to give you a full-year calendar on your first day or during your first month. In fact, don't expect it ever. At one point, they were giving us monthly calendars but then that stopped. One reason for this is that everything is subject to change. Also, know that your 'breaks' are not really breaks, except for the two-week summer break you will get in August. You will most likely be studying for exams during your break that are planned for as soon as you get back, which is what happened to us recently with our winter break. Due to the structure of the program, it's really hard to schedule anything extraneous. They remind us constantly that by being in the program we have agreed to give up one year of our life...consequently, they will not make any changes to accommodate you unless there was an emergency. Just an FYI. However, it looks as though you should be ok since the wedding you need to attend will be held at the end of May and your grad date is the 22nd.

I feel like I don't have a life in this program either, but it IS accelerated and the instructors constantly tell us that we got what we signed up for, lol. However, I do make sure I work in breaks here and there, because if you don't you will have a mental breakdown easily! Usually, Friday and Saturday nights I do nothing or go out with friends. Other days, I try to study during the day to free my evenings. But when it's test time I go into lockdown! lol With my study schedule, I'm doing really well in the program. But everyone's study schedule is different....whether you need to study more or less depends on how you learn best. Congrats on your acceptance and good luck!!