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Hi everyone, It's my first post, but I figured the Allnurses community would be able to help me out, if anyone at all! First of all, I'm a Medical ICU nurse working in Philly for 1.5 years. I'm originally from Cali so I came back to Norcal at the beginning of the month for family reasons. I figured I could work a travel nurse position job until April/May and then go back to Philly where I'm continuing my APN degree. I didn't have much luck with ICU travel nursing positions in the Bay Area (partially because I only have 1.5 years of experience and partially because I only have MICU experience, no neuro/trauma/CCU/etc) I started applying to full time postions in the Bay Area, and an LTACH/acute care facility was really looking for ICU RNs. What they do is right up my alley - vent weaning etc - so I fit the position well. But what is frustrating is since I heard of them through the website and applied for the full time position, they are paying me like a full time employee, even though we have already mutually agreed on an end date of April 30, 2013. I'm only working there for 2 months. I'm frustrated because the CCO actually told me that they ARE hiring nurses through agency, and I'm sure they are getting paid like travel nurses (government stipends for meals and housing) rather than getting paid like a full time employee. Their take home pay is going to be much higher than mine, because of how we are taxed. I've already asked a couple times if there was a way that I could be considered an agency nurse rather than a full time employee because of the length of my employment, but I'm assuming it is because agency nurses are more expensive that they choose to hire me as a full time employee. What is the most frustrating is that I'm going to be in their same cohort. They are still being hired and I am "waiting" for them to get hired, and I'd like to get started right away! Does anyone have any advice, maybe how I can persuade them to hire me as an agency nurse rather than a full time employee. Also maybe how I can figure out my taxes to have the IRS consider me as a travel nurse these few months, rather than a full time employee. Thanks to all you nurses, in advance :) Steph

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone knew about the best Accelerated 2nd Degree BSN programs. Is there a ranking in US News and Weekly Report like the other programs? I'm not sticking to the rankings too much, I'm just trying to get a feel for what the reputations are for some of the top schools. In addition, does anyone have any suggestions about scholarships for Accelerated 2nd Degree BSN - either through the school or outside of the school? I know Georgetown has one, but I don't really want to go there... Thanks in advance!

Contrary to what most people think, large private schools have much better financial aid than small institutions because the well-known private universities have the large endowments. Even though Stanford's price tag may be 45,000+ I'm not even paying 3/4 of that. Therefore it's cheaper for me to go to Stanford than to go to UCBerkeley which is a state-public school. I pay almost nothing to go to Stanford. Harvard, Yale, Pomona College, and other private schools have similar financial aid packets. They meet 100% of the need a student has. I know that Yale and other grad schools do not have the same financial aid as undergraduate programs. I'm asking more about fellowships. For example there's a fellowship at Emory which pays for tuition for the whole 3 years for direct entry students. Anyone know any others similar to that?

Hi everyone, My name is Stephanie and I'm a senior at Stanford. I've been looking into family nurse practitioner programs for a while. I have to attend a direct entry program because I don't have a RN degree. The programs are very confusing though, because they offer different things. I'm currently looking into UPenn, UCSF, Yale, Emory, and U of Washington. I would appreciate any advice/info you guys have. Yale has the Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN) for non-nurses. Three years of full-time study results in a "masters-prepared registered nurse." Does that mean that graduates from the GEPN program receive a MSN, but are not ready to be licensed as a NP? Or does it mean that they ARE able to be licensed as an NP after the program? Also, does anyone happen to know of any good direct entry programs with good financial aid for low-income students? I think UPenn is the only one that meets 100% need. I appreciate your time! Thanks, Stephanie :wink2: