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I am opening my own practice here in Tennessee and Bank of America DOES NOT loan to nurse practitioners, anywhere in the US. They are the worst! I am actually going to close my savings account with them now. Wells Fargo met with me in person, however. They offer NP healthcare financing loans for amounts greater than $100,000, up to a term of 10 years, fixed rates. You need to show your last 2 years of tax returns, your projected first year of business income, current personal financial statements, and resume.

Graduating from NYU's Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program in 2 weeks. Finally! I just finished my exit survey and I thought I'd quickly post my survey reflection here because, hey, at $100,000 of tuition I think it's only fair that students have access to real information about the program before enrolling. First off, a list of flaws with the program: -In a meeting with the one and only Acute Care professor/my advisor, in 2011 (before I paid my first tuition bill) I was assured I would have 4 distinct rotations: cardiology, ICU, surgery, and medicine. I was assured the same every year thereafter. Yet, I had only 3 rotations: 2 surgery rotations, 1 cardiology, 0 ICU, and 0 medicine. I find this false reassurance year after year deceitful, perhaps even meeting the definition of fraud from a legal standpoint. -No respect of personal time versus professional time. This is a 6 credit hour class, yet students' personal time is exploited using online discussion boards that require attendance in an online classroom” everyday regardless of travel, holidays, family time. If NYU wants attendance outside of class time, this needs to be fully described and communicated in advance; this includes exact due dates and exact number of posts. -Use of the discussion board deviates considerably from use at other similar institutions. -XX required students in their last semester (Spring 2016)of the program to hand-write their notes and then show them to her in class. Haven't done this since I was grade-school age. -XX used extensive class time throughout Summer and Fall 2015 to discuss her feelings on education and educational methods, instead of advanced practice nursing. I enrolled in this program to discuss patients, nothing else. -XX repeatedly arrived 5 – 10 minutes late for class. No acknowledgement of this. -XX repeatedly ran over class time 15-30 minutes. No acknowledgement of this whatsoever. -XX never responded to many, many emails from a great many students. In comparison, most workplaces have a 24 hour rule for acknowledging emails. -Sloppy execution of simulations/labs. Either too overcrowded (ultrasound and central line lab). Or felt like herding cats- simulation coordinators failed to stick to 15-30 minute allotted timeframes for skills labs. -Spam” level frequency of email and texts from the simulation coordinator. Demonstrates lack of proper advanced planning. There is no reason instructions can't all be communicated in 1 concise email occurring on 1 single occasion. -XX promised my preceptor doctoral credits for precepting me. Despite multiple email requests from my preceptor,XX failed numerous times to ever award her credit due. Even alumni are treated poorly! - I asked XX for my semesterly advisement appointment in Fall 2015, never responded. In fact, I have not had an advisement appointment in over a year. -XX announced they would review the graded midterm exam in Fall 2015. Never did. Additionally, did not acknowledge why they never followed up on this task. Final thoughts: In summary, the NYU Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program displayed a degree of unprofessionalism that is unrivaled by any other institution or workplace I have ever encountered. Ever since Common Health Problems, the program has been plagued with unprofessionalism, tardiness, communication failures, and execution failures. It is my feeling that NYU Acute Care sets a tremendously poor precedent for students. Unlike other advanced degree programs in healthcare (ex, MD, MPH, or PharmD) the program does not foster any sort of professionalism. In fact, it breeds a type of student that is juvenile and many find difficult to work with. Many of XX's pet” students who have graduated in the past are notoriously noisy, high-anxiety, and have poor interpersonal skills, thus rendering them unable to earn respect of numerous colleagues- esp physicians. The student next to me recently commented, I want to tear my eyes out,” because students in the class were so frantic, hyper, and chatty. I would not be able to recommend this program to any prospective student. Additionally, if any employer is trying to get ahead in the healthcare sector, I would certainly advise them to think twice before hiring any graduates of this program. Power-posting”, hand-written notes, and discussing our feelings every class just goes to show that the role of nurse practitioner will continue to be seen as a cute” job held by chatty females. I am not proud of NYU Nursing and thus I will not be attending graduation, along with several of my classmates who have decided to opt-out for the same reason.

avoid any sugar or carbs on your shift -- you'll have a blood sugar crash 1 hr later and you'll feel completely lifeless. But honestly night shift is just a wash. I felt hungover all the time. I feel like I can barely remember anything that happened in my life during the 2 years I was on nights.

I completely agree, it's overcompensation. Can you imagine if doctors posted a "BS" before their "MD" on every email signature? So silly

Hi, thanks so much for your words of encouragement, everyone... I think about leaving this job every day!! I love being a nurse and all I want to do is focus on taking care of my patient, not constantly think about my dreaded nurse manager all the time. The only problem is, this is my first RN job and I feel like it's necessary to commit a year to this position before I go elsewhere. There's actually a nurse manager on another floor who I'm friendly with who has already said she would hire me-- however Nurse Recruitment at my hospital says that all nurses have to work at least 1 year in their current position before they can transfer to another floor. So I guess I'm stuck here. Also YES, I am salaried-- so I guess this means I have no leverage to get out of staying late ...

i've been working my first rn job ever at a large nyc hospital for 10 weeks now, and along with the other new hires (6 of us in total, high turnover rate), am starting to dread coming to work because of the nurse manager, assistant nurse manager, and the nurse educator-- we work 8pm-8am and the nursing leadership has no problem expecting us to stay on the unit until 10am so they can hold various miscellaneous meetings after we give change-of-shift report. these meetings are usually along the lines of discussing goals for the year/ going over guidelines for the upcoming joint commission inspection, or some other sort of nurse education-- the nurse educator loves to pull us aside individually after change of shift report to discuss specific patients' nursing diagnoses, interventions, and care plans, oh- and go through every word of our nursing notes as well. (i mean, i get that this stuff is important, but at 9am? 10am?) i find myself trying to hide when 8am rolls around so the educator can't single me out... our nursing dept is not unionized, and we don't get a single penny for anything over 12 hours, regardless of how long we stay. to add to the torture, they never give more than 12 hours advance notice on these meetings, (9 times out of 10 they just interrupt my change of shift report at 8:15 am to let me know i am expected in the nurse manager's office at 8:45). basically, i feel like my after-work schedule is completely out of my control, and completely at their disposal. is this acceptable??? from a human resources/labor law perspective?? i've talked to senior nurses on the unit and they say this is how all nurses on the unit are treated. some nurses have even told me that the manager has sent them to a ventilation or mock code class right after night shift so they're stuck in the hospital until noon!!! even worse, the managers and educator just come across as incredibly rude, and unkind, and -- not once has anyone ever apologized to me for interrupting shift report, or expressed sympathy for keeping me late. they speak to all of us new grads as if we are children, not co-workers. everything they say comes with a glare, and they are always short with us, interrupting us mid-sentence if we ever have anything to say. i have no problem with comments/criticism/education, but not when it's presented in an unprofessional manner. it's not like i've ever done anything to harm a patient that warranted being talked-down to... i know i look probably 22 years old, but i have been out of college for 5 years (i am an accelerated grad). most my time after college was spent working in an office environment... these nurse "leaders" would all be sent to hr if they ever treated another co-worker like this in the corporate world. one of the other new grads is also losing patience with the nursing leadership and we are thinking about going to the hospital's hr together to voice our concerns... anyone have a similar experience??

Unfortunately it is very difficult for new graduates to find jobs here in the city. Unless you had an externship to get your foot in the door it takes an average of 6-9 months to find a job in NYC. I just graduated from NYU in December 2011 and almost all of my nursing school friends are still unemployed or volunteering at nursing homes/clinics/hospitals hoping it will lead to a job.

NYU Langone Medical Center. New grad started March 2012. $77, 945.00 per year. Does not include shift differential.

Agreed with chanzer, your credentials sound just fine. With all the idiots in my class it seems like anyone can get into this program. If you want to double check though, contact the admissions office and ask them if your pre-req grades are sufficient.

Hi! I was accepted to the accelerated program last week (April 14th, application was submitted mid-February). For the record, I graduated in '07 from a large southern public university with a degree in biochemistry - 3.96 GPA. I was also accepted to Yale and U. Miami, and rejected from Columbia. I'm definitely going to NYU! Mainly because I already live in Manhattan and don't want to relocate. My master plan is to get my M.S. at NYU as well and become an acute care nurse practitioner. Does anyone know anything about pursuing the dual BS/MS at NYU? When do we apply and when can we start taking graduate classes?

I applied by the March 1st deadline and the admissions office told me I would hear back between April 15th and sometime in May.

Hm, my family is not contributing either and I didn't list their information on my FAFSA... I have no idea where the 24,000 EFC came from. That is not even remotely feasible. I will have to call the Fin Aid office. I am doing Acute Care and no, I'm not sure about Yale yet even though I am submitting my deposit. Still waiting to hear from NYU in April. If I get accepted I have no idea which school to choose. Yale is certainly the better program but I would like a job in NYC after graduation so it would be advantageous to attend NYU in that respect. Yeah, I'll admit a 2 hour commute is pretty extreme but in terms of my personal life I think it would be a lot better for me! The boyfriend is not happy AT ALL about my potential move to CT!

Dear Biddy, and any other current/alumni GEPN students, Question for you... On interview day a professor mentioned that some past students have done clinicals in NYC. Is it possible to do ALL of your clinicals in NYC hospitals during your specialty years? Do you know of any GEPN students who have accomplished this? I'm wondering if it will be possible to live in New Haven for my 1st GEPN year and then move back to NYC for years 2 & 3. I realize that if I choose to do this I would have a long commute back to New Haven 1-2 days a week for classes in my 2nd and 3rd years but I don't mind. Thanks!

hi, i just received my award letter: student budget = $68,080. $8,500 subsidized federal student loans $12,000 unsubsidized federal student loans ysn scholarship = $3,500 i am disappointed i didn't get the ~$10,000 scholarship everyone else seems to have received... do you think my expected family contribution is on the high side? (about 24,000k)

Hey CAhopeful09, I know how you feel. I was also rejected from Columbia, my first choice, and I have NO idea why... I had a 3.96 GPA from a widely known state school, 1200+ GREs, lots and lots of relevant medical volunteer experience, and stellar reccommendations (I was told this by an interviewer at another school I applied to). I also worked really, really hard on my essays... I was absolutely CRUSHED when I found out I didn't get in. I received the email while I was at work and I spent the rest of the day in my cubicle trying to hide my tears from my coworkers... Maybe I didn't get accepted because I applied to the ultra-competitive Anesthesia track?? But still, I heard they consider you for another specialty if they don't accept you for Anesthesia... But no, they completely threw out my app. Not even waitlisted... Why, Columbia, why? The other schools I applied to are U. Miami, NYU, and Yale. So far only accepted to Yale for the Acute Care specialty but I would rather go to NYU since I currently live in Manhattan and don't want to move. And I think I'm going to get rejected from Miami because I just realized I don't have the Anatomy Laboratory pre-req. When do we hear back from NYU??? Does anyone know officially? The website seems to say multiple things.