kitty_deville13 BSN, RN

kitty_deville13 has 10 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in transplant/case management.

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1. Passed the NCLEX with bad Kaplan scores!

   kitty_deville13 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   I told myself that if I passed my NCLEX that I would share my story on here to give hope to other people…so here we go! So I graduated in July 2015 from a diploma program in Pittsburgh. I...

2. UPMC Mercy School of Nursing -Class of '15

   kitty_deville13 replied to mc86mcd's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   I think if they offer you a job after you pass your boards, you have to take it or pay back your loans. Not 100% sure on that

3. upmc nursing schools

   kitty_deville13 replied to frawaed11's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   I'm currently a student. I'm from beaver county too. It's about an hour drive for me. I don't mind it though. Just make sure to leave about a 1/2 hour early for morning commute. They have parking by...

4. upmc nursing schools

   kitty_deville13 replied to frawaed11's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   You do most of your clinicals at mercy. You may have 1 day you will rotate to different sites a few times each semester. We went to the children's place, children's hospital, Canterbury place,...

5. upmc nursing schools

   kitty_deville13 replied to frawaed11's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   It depends. They've been letting in bigger classes but we don't have a ton of room in the school so I'm not sure how big the fall of 2014 class will be. Between 80-100 people. I did okay on my psb....

6. upmc nursing schools

   kitty_deville13 replied to frawaed11's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   I'm a certified pharmacy tech so I'm on my feet all the time. My sced is really packed though. Each semester your sced is different so based on last semesters sced: sun: work 10-6, mon: class 8-12...

7. upmc nursing schools

   kitty_deville13 replied to frawaed11's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   I go to mercy and I love it there! I work full time so it can be done but it's super stressful. Good luck on

8. UPMC Mercy School of Nursing -Class of '15

   kitty_deville13 replied to mc86mcd's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   I think it's too late to apply for this upcoming fall. You would have to apply to the fall of 2014. Most classes are 8am-12 or 3pm depending if you have to take other courses. It's normally 4 days a...

9. UPMC Mercy School of Nursing -Class of '15

   kitty_deville13 replied to mc86mcd's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   I'm working on some tips for your class to help everyone out as far as getting adjusted to what nursing school is. I'll be handing them out on transition day too along with the rest of student...

10. UPMC Mercy School of Nursing -Class of '15

    kitty_deville13 replied to mc86mcd's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    For all piercings, it's a safety issue incase someone somehow would try to pull it out while you're on clinical. It's only during clinical though, not class. Hope you guys liked orientation. See you...

11. UPMC Mercy School of Nursing -Class of '15

    kitty_deville13 replied to mc86mcd's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Some people took the CLEP for English and said it was okay. Good luck on it. I'm CLEPing sociology this summer. I already CLEPed out of psych and it was horrible. You should get your book list on...

12. UPMC Mercy School of Nursing -Class of '15

    kitty_deville13 replied to mc86mcd's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I asked Dr. Balistrieri and she believes non-employees can use the daycare. Stop in her office and see her on orientation day.

13. UPMC Mercy School of Nursing -Class of '15

    kitty_deville13 replied to mc86mcd's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Mercy has a good Wi-Fi connection you can use all over the hospital. I'm not sure about the daycare. There is a daycare for the employees of the hospital but I'm not sure if the students can use

14. UPMC Mercy School of Nursing -Class of '15

    kitty_deville13 replied to mc86mcd's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    You're allowed to record

15. UPMC Mercy School of Nursing -Class of '15

    kitty_deville13 replied to mc86mcd's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hey guys! If I may interject here... I've been voted the president of student leadership for Mercy! So if you guys need ANYTHING at all, message me on here or you can email me at [email protected]...