starlette926

Thanks lev... I forgot to say I also work pacu per diem which I love. Also didn't mention I already worked at this oncology company before so I already have an interview lined up with them...and I would have stayed if they would have hired me...I mean I committed 5 years working there and they paid for my prerequisites for nursing. But because everyone was changing requirements to only hire BSN I couldn't get a job there which worked out for the better b c I was able to work on med surg and icu...

Hi all, im in desperate need of advice and opinions. I have been a nurse for 3 years now, 1 yr med surg, 1 year ICU at the same facility (this included micu/ccu/some sicu, but was a majority medical patients in a small community hospital), transferred last yr from the ICU I was in to a ct step down/CTICU at another facility because the ICU I was in did not have as many experiences and learning opportunities as I would have liked to experience. in this hospital the cardiac surgery step down and ICU is staffed by the same people and the staff is supposed to rotate between step down and ICU every week. This new company also offered a fellowship program for the ICU which was 10 wks didactic and then was on the floor with a preceptor for 5wks on days and 2 weeks night and then on my own. This was appealing to me bc the ICU experience I had did not have much official training. I felt that me taking this job was About gaining more experienced in the ICU that I would not have obtained and trying to figure if I wanted to remain in ICU? During my orientation I experienced various things from handling swans to open chest cases to giving a patient units and units of blood, feiba, cryo,platelets, plasma, and changing the suction canisters every hour overnight bc he was bleeding so much. I've experienced cvvhd, aquapheresis. But I haven't been feeling as passionate about being at this facility or unit as I thought I would have. I went into nursing because of the nurses I worked with at this outpatient Breast oncology facility in an administrative position. I like the amount of contact you get with patients. Their schedule was appealing (4-10 hour days no wknds, no holidays). I know that working wknds and holidays is the life of a hospital nurse but I guess after 3 yrs I feel burnt out with its do am considering options. Going into nursing it was my goal to obtain such a position with these hours. However since I graduated with an ADN I was not able to obtain a position at the oncology company. after my year of med surg and getting my BSN I didn't want to go back to this oncology company because I felt like I didn't get my inpatient experience I wanted. I am now feeling that I accomplished that even though I have only been on my current unit on my own for about 3 months. All this is coming up because I had been keeping my eye out for positions at the oncology hospital and something recently came up at the same facility I worked at when I was thinking about nursing. I am exploring the options and going for an interview on Tuesday. So I'm excited for that. However the current facility I worked at because I participated in the fellowship I amsupposed to stay for 2 year commitment from the start of the fellowship. No official contract just considered an 'expectation'. Since I started in April 2015 and would potentially leave after a little les than a year I would potentially be burning bridges, however I have heard of people leaving the fellowship before the end of this commitment. What are your thoughts?!? I know this is a long post but I needed to provide some bckground...

Its part of the background check which is required. At the end it says it was initiated by PS so I would complete it

Hi there! Good luck with applying =) 1) Yes I have a bachelor's degree in Psych, but it's not necessary. There are people just coming from HS that are applygin. 2) I was planning on using tuition reimbursement, but I got a scholarship so it won't be necessary. I have been reimbursed for my prereq courses though...so if you have questions about reimbursement in general i can help answer them 3) I don't think taking prereqs will better your chance of getting in, it just makes it easier during nursing school. I took most of the courses already so I'm really only taking the nursing courses and the pharmacology course at the school. They also suggest you take as many courses outside of PBISON because a) it's cheaper - esp if you go to a local community college, and b) you'll have less courses to take during nursing school. 4) chances of getting in depend on NLN scores, previous college GPA (which i think needs to be 2.5??? but I would look at the catalog - which is online), and then a strong interest in nursing basically...they are really flexible with the programs so if you get accepted to one program but then as you start you find that it doesn't suit you, they easily switch you into the other program that is more suitable for you. if you have any questions PM me and we can meet up or something since u work at MSK too! are you at main campus?

They already mentioned that we won't be doing the clinicals the first few weeks. PDA stuff will probably discussed next week during orientation since PS told us we could even wait until orientation to buy books...

hey all did everyone get the CPR email? is anyone going to the 9/15 class?

hey guys, i'm in the ATOP program so i'll be in that class too. i'm sure it's not for the complete 5 hrs. i took an A&P class taht was all on saturday, lecture and lab....it never was the whole scheduled time so i'm pretty sure this won't be the same either...at least i'm hoping haha

Reptileman-im in the ATOP program too!

It will only take like 5 min. There r guys in the cafeteria on the 3rd floor to try on the lab coat. Then the unifroms r in the bathroom. U should bring ur paper to order but if u forget I think I saw extra on the table.

Hey, just wondering if anyone has looked into the booklist and whether or not u r buyin online instead of in the bookstore?

thanks sk! in the document that was labeled prospective nursing student i think it said that to minimize duplicate blood work you could send copies of the immunization records. otherwise i'm pretty sure they would draw everything right then and there because otherwise you woudnt be cleared. for the sake of not having to repeat blood work i got copies from my PCP too... thanks for the tip kem! i think i'm going to have to get the tetorifice shot bc i last got mine in 2000....=/ did you mail your assessment before your appt?

Oh and sk I asked the financial aid dept a few weeks ago about any financial aid and we shouldn't find out until the middle of august

I'm pretty sure to register for classes they will be sending us another email

sk the schedules for full time are up...everythign is up basically...traditional program is probably anything that is m-f during the day,