Averykat

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1. Fitzgerald Review..

   Averykat replied to Lonlai84's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I thought it was an excellent review, definitely worth what I paid for

2. How common is it for a PMHNP to have a job secured prior to graduation?

   Averykat replied to luckylady5's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   For the position I took it's 20 days/year. The other one was only 2

3. How common is it for a PMHNP to have a job secured prior to graduation?

   Averykat replied to luckylady5's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I had two offers, both were salary for full time work, M-F, no call, similar benefits: one was for $100k and one was for $120k. I ended up taking the one that paid more because it was a better fit...

4. How common is it for a PMHNP to have a job secured prior to graduation?

   Averykat replied to luckylady5's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I'm a PMHNP in the Boston area, graduated in May 2013. There were a couple people in my program that had jobs secured prior to graduation and a few more that had started interviewing, for the most...

5. NP Programs that Provide Preceptors

   Averykat replied to diana_lopez's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Northeastern University does. They also worked with us to make sure it was a good fit (if you were interested in inpatient or outpatient, etc.) and paid attention to location preferences. I was in...

6. UMASS Boston RN-BSN Online

   Averykat replied to gerry79's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   I'm also interested in the responses as I'm looking at this program (hoping to start it next year, I just started working and want to get settled in at my job first). I'd like to hear about how much...

7. Any MassBay Night ADN Students/Grads?

   Averykat replied to dtrmnd2sccd's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   I just graduated from the Evening ADN program at MassBay. Overall I felt it prepared me well for the NCLEX, I passed on the first try and it seems like many others did also. You will want to have...

8. Needing information about CLEP

   Averykat replied to new_mom26's topic in Online Distance Learning

   I took the Psychology CLEP. The college board website had a practice test for the subject and a study guide that you could buy for I think about $10. I used the practice questions as an outline for...

9. Day clinical vs. Night clinical

   Averykat replied to dream8's topic in General Nursing

   I'm in an evening program so our clinicals are mostly at night, but we have a few on the weekends during the day. The day clinicals may be a little busier, but I've found I get a little more time...

10. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    Averykat replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    "The Practice Doctorate is designed for nurses seeking a terminal degree in nursing practice, and offers an alternative to research focused doctoral programs (i.e. PhD programs). Though only a handful...

11. Personal question

    Averykat replied to NewEastCoastRN's topic in General Nursing

    Do you sweat more or is it just the odor? If it's a sweat problem, I swear by a product called Certain Dri (I get it at CVS). You put it on at night and it totally helps with excess sweat. I only...

12. Boston - CNA salary

    Averykat posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Does anyone know the approx. salary for a CNA in any of the Boston hospitals? I'm a nursing student now and am thinking about leaving my current job to work as a CNA/PCT/PCA if I can make it work...

13. Another shoe question - low heels ?

    Averykat replied to mitchsmom's topic in General Nursing

    I just ordered those same shoes! They're really comfortable. I think you would be fine with them - they're not open-backed clogs and they have a low heel. They may not be trendy, but I'd rather...

14. have you started becoming anal about things?

    Averykat replied to grapejuice01's topic in General Students

    I had a co-worker who would always say "You never seem to amaze me", which totally negates what I think she's trying to say. The word is cease, woman, CEASE! My boyfriend likes to torture me by...

15. What would you look for in a nursing instructor?

    Averykat replied to orrnlori's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a student now and one thing I really appreciate about my instructors is that they recognize that students have different learning styles. Whenever possible they have us read something, then they...