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  1. MSN acute care NP programs....

    APatriganiRN posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    ...That don't require the GRE!! Anyone know of any??? I've got a "realistic" program I applied to that doesn't require them, and i didn't do well enough to feel confident about my 2 "reach" schools...

  2. Narcotic Descrepency!!!

    APatriganiRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, I am a new grad and recently just finished up my 3-month orientation. This is my first week on my own, and up until today I had yet to create a decrepency in the Pyxis. Well today,...

  3. Narcotic Descrepency!!!

    APatriganiRN replied to APatriganiRN's topic in General Nursing

    One of the pharmacy managers or supervisors came up to my floor to talk to my PCM while I was working yesterday, and they both approached me to tell me no big deal, I was fine. Usually with a...

  4. Narcotic Descrepency!!!

    APatriganiRN replied to APatriganiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do feel much better about it this morning. I'm obviously humiliated at the fact that I didn't report it, but I know I've done nothing wrong besides that. I'm also fortunate to have a PCM that...

  5. Narcotic Descrepency!!!

    APatriganiRN replied to APatriganiRN's topic in General Nursing

    Right, so I'm the idiot new grad who ALMOST had a smooth first week off orientation, and I got sidetracked and failed to do the obvious, which was to immediately report it. It's a mistake I'll never...

  6. Narcotic Descrepency!!!

    APatriganiRN replied to APatriganiRN's topic in General Nursing

    @orange tree- I counted 3 times and checked on the floor and even between the pyxis and the wall. @medsurg- I know, this is the part where i goofed up the worst. I did show another RN the slip, but...

  7. Personal Statement/ Goals- suggestions please!!

    APatriganiRN posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hello All, I just finished my BSN and have begun working on a telemetry unit, and I am hoping to start grad school (ACNP) next fall (2012). I know a personal statement is required to apply to the...

  8. Personal Statement/ Goals- suggestions please!!

    APatriganiRN replied to APatriganiRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    That's a great idea that I never would have thought of, so thank you so much for passing that along to me!! :-) Specifically, did you hit on points such as why you chose nursing, why you want to...

  9. How to transition from nursing school to first nursing job

    APatriganiRN replied to nursesrockKN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 7 weeks into my first job, still orienting, and still learning things every shift. Most preceptors are great resources, and you should be asking them a lot of questions (after you have already...

  10. 5 new admissions...on my face!

    APatriganiRN replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    Serious!! I'm day shift, with rotating nights, and I worked my first night this Monday. Omg all I did was drink coffee/energy drinks and eat!! And then I ate when I got home BEFORE I WENT TO

  11. Anyone applying to Yale for Fall 2012? (MSN)

    APatriganiRN replied to RNcDreams's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I will most likely be applying to Yale. My other schools are UConn, Columbia, and Univeersity of South Carolina. South Carolina is my last choice (I'd have to relocate), UConn is my realistic...

  12. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    APatriganiRN replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

    Got another one...not sure why your pen won't work, and then you realize you actually have your penlight, rather than a real

  13. Which color?

    APatriganiRN replied to campercass's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    And definitely get it engraved!! Not only is it a nice sentimental touch, but you can prove it's

  14. BAD Preceptor, HELP!

    APatriganiRN replied to Lizzy84, RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm also a new grad, and while everything is going well for me so far, I know for a fact that you're not the first/only person to have a problem like this. I was offered a few different jobs and...

  15. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    APatriganiRN replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

    haha! I'm a new grad and I accidentally signed RN on credit card receipt the other day...I feel like much less of a d-bag now that I see I'm not the only one who's done that! ;-) Also, can't walk by...

  16. Which color?

    APatriganiRN replied to campercass's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    If you're gonna spend all that money on a Littman, you should get the color you want!! :-) And whatever you do, DON'T leave it in your car on hot days...found that out the hard way with the first...

  17. rn salary in ct

    APatriganiRN replied to LIHHRN's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I was offered positions at St. Francis in Hartford and two other CT hospitals (one of which is a Hartford Healthcare/ Hartford Hospital affiliate), and the offers ranged from $27.25-$28.85/hr (base,...

  18. Best NP Track for me...

    APatriganiRN replied to my3suns's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm also looking for NP programs (ACNP in my case). I've looked into the cirriculums/ plans of study each has to offer, and I noticed University of South Carolina offers two Pediatric classes that...

  19. new grad problems adjusting to big hospital- help!

    APatriganiRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a new grad RN who had multiple job offers, and picking one was really tough. The two that I narrowed it down to were a part time medsurg position in a smaller community hospital where I'd done a...

  20. need advice for balance for new student...

    APatriganiRN replied to clh0301's topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I just finished school in May, so I definitely remember what it was like to have to balance everything! The most difficult part of nursing school is not necessarily the learning material, but...

  21. new grad problems adjusting to big hospital- help!

    APatriganiRN replied to APatriganiRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you both for the advice and encouragement! It's only been 2 weeks...so I know it probably sounds like I'm not giing it a chance.but I really am trying. I went against my gut, and I usually...