Pokytrokyt

Pokytrokyt

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  1. Suburban Hospital new grads

    Pokytrokyt replied to fsv1024's topic in Maryland Nursing

    HI, I'm graduating from nursing school in May. Can anyone give me some pointers on finding openings for new grads at Suburban? One of my instructors works there and highly recommends it as a great...

  2. Unemployed? Student Loans? At least you didn't go to LAW SCHOOL

    Pokytrokyt replied to JeanettePNP's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My friend who graduated in Dec from Marymount got a PRN job at a local hospital in Med/Surg. So maybe being willing to start part time or looking at hospitals outside the immediate area would be your...

  3. Unemployed? Student Loans? At least you didn't go to LAW SCHOOL

    Pokytrokyt replied to JeanettePNP's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My nursing school clinicals this past year have been in DC and VA hospitals. When I talk with staff nurses there, they all tell me the same thing. #1. The patient census (# of hospital beds...

  4. Wow its really hard to find a job as a NEW GRAD RN...

    Pokytrokyt replied to jtanga's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think some of the major hospitals in the DC/MD/VA area only hire new RN's in cohorts, so they can train groups of new RN's at the same time. Usually, you have to pass the NCLEX before you can be...

  5. GUH New Grad Program Summer 2011

    Pokytrokyt replied to RNRNRN1234's topic in General Nursing

    I received an email invitation this afternoon to attend New Grad Day on Saturday, 2/5/2011 at GUH. The email states that this will be an all day event, and all new grad hires for Summer 2011 will be...

  6. GUH New Grad Program Summer 2011

    Pokytrokyt replied to RNRNRN1234's topic in General Nursing

    I got called again yesterday by the GUH nurse recruiter. They asked me what units I was interested in (I said ICU, Heme/Onc), and if I was interested in Nurse Anesthesia. I guess the later question...

  7. GUH New Grad Program Summer 2011

    Pokytrokyt replied to RNRNRN1234's topic in General Nursing

    I applied online last Friday. On Monday I received an email saying that I had been selected to take their "career battery" which is sent to potential candidates for hire. The email stated I had 48...

  8. GPA Requirements for Washington DC area schools?

    Pokytrokyt replied to stelat2010's topic in General Nursing

    Like Georgetown, Marymount gets many more applicants than they can admit. So if you don't finish A&P and Chem before you apply, you'll be less well prepared than applicants who have already...

  9. Georgetown Spring 2011 ABSN applicants

    Pokytrokyt replied to ambermulan's topic in School, College Programs

    Sorry for not answering your message sooner. Since the ABSN students come from all over, they live all over. Some live in DC close to campus. Pricey, but convenient to classes. If you're a WHC...

  10. Georgetown Accelerated BSN

    Pokytrokyt replied to firstyearRN's topic in School, College Programs

    I'm also a current student in the SDBSN (second degree BSN) program at GU. I'm not going to waste your time with trite platitudes, so let me just jump in with what I personally like and what I don't....

  11. Georgetown Spring 2011 ABSN applicants

    Pokytrokyt replied to ambermulan's topic in School, College Programs

    Congrats to all who were admitted for Spring 2011! I'm a metro DC native, and now in my 3rd semester of the SDBSN program (non-WHC). If anyone has questions about living in/around DC, feel free to...

  12. Graduating soon, considering Oncology and ICU

    Pokytrokyt posted a topic in Oncology

    I'm a 1st semester senior in nursing school, and need to decide next month where I want to do my Senior Practicum next Spring. I'm sure this is called something else in other nursing schools, but...

  13. Georgetown Spring 2011 ABSN applicants

    Pokytrokyt replied to ambermulan's topic in School, College Programs

    I started the ABSN program at Georgetown in January '10. Though they may do things differently this time than when I was applying, I received my notice of acceptance by email on October 15, 2009....

  14. Georgetown Spring 2011 ABSN applicants

    Pokytrokyt replied to ambermulan's topic in School, College Programs

    Each semester the whole cohort (all those who entered the SDBSN program in the same semester), seem to have at least one class all together. Some classes are lecture only, others are lecture 2 days...

  15. Georgetown Spring 2011 ABSN applicants

    Pokytrokyt replied to ambermulan's topic in School, College Programs

    You ask an important question, which needs to be answered in the context of what my expectations were coming into the program, and my expectations now. When I came into the program I expected every...

  16. Georgetown Spring 2011 ABSN applicants

    Pokytrokyt replied to ambermulan's topic in School, College Programs

    Sorry, can't help with the application process, as it's different now than when I applied last year. For instance, last Fall when I applied all interviews were conducted in groups at GU and WHC on a...

  17. Georgetown Spring 2011 ABSN applicants

    Pokytrokyt replied to ambermulan's topic in School, College Programs

    Greetings all. I'm a 3rd semester student (started Spring 2010) in the non-WHC, accelerated BSN program at Georgetown. This time last year, I was stressing about whether I'd get invited for an...

  18. GPA Requirements for Washington DC area schools?

    Pokytrokyt replied to stelat2010's topic in General Nursing

    I applied and was accepted last Fall at both Marymount and Georgetown, and decided to go to GU. However, I can recommend Marymount too. Although their admissions office apparently has issues, I have...

  19. Georgetown Accelerated BSN Fall 2010

    Pokytrokyt replied to JoeNurseRN's topic in School, College Programs

    During my first semester, I took a class called Core Concepts of Professional Nursing. One of the topics in that class was about the process of applying and interviewing for our first RN jobs....

  20. Georgetown Accelerated BSN Fall 2010

    Pokytrokyt replied to JoeNurseRN's topic in School, College Programs

    #1 Ask your WHC counselors about that when you're here for interview. It changes as their needs change, semester by semester. #2 Re: electives. The ABSN pre-reqs are 11 classes, of which you have...

  21. Georgetown Accelerated BSN Fall 2010

    Pokytrokyt replied to JoeNurseRN's topic in School, College Programs

    #1. I don't know why people would think that GU is any more "cutthroat" than any other nursing program. GU does not curve grades. So if you get an "A", that doesn't mean someone else has to get a "C"...

  22. Georgetown Accelerated BSN Fall 2010

    Pokytrokyt replied to JoeNurseRN's topic in School, College Programs

    My undergrad majors were in Computer Science and Business Admin. Before this program, I worked in IT management and IT software sales. In my case, I don't think they looked much at my undergrad GPA,...

  23. Georgetown Accelerated BSN Fall 2010

    Pokytrokyt replied to JoeNurseRN's topic in School, College Programs

    VERY good questions! #1: Semester #1 is hard because you may be unsure whether you're "good enough" to hack the program. By the end of semester #1 you'll have confidence that you can do it, and...

  24. Georgetown Accelerated BSN Fall 2010

    Pokytrokyt replied to JoeNurseRN's topic in School, College Programs

    :igtsyt: "go GIRL?" Uh, not so much.

  25. Georgetown Accelerated BSN Fall 2010

    Pokytrokyt replied to JoeNurseRN's topic in School, College Programs

    I'm in the second semester of my ABSN program now at GU (started in January '10). I can tell you that there are several students in my cohort who were just out of college. And you don't necessarily...