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  1. Supplies for first semester NP school

    Alicat1451 replied to Jwendeln2011's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Second the headphones, I invested in a pair of Bose noise canceling headphones completely worth every penny. I also bought an anatomy coloring book to review before I started

  2. Schools in MA that find preceptors for you

    Alicat1451 replied to Miffy's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Northeastern assigns preceptors for all of the specialties as far as I

  3. Calling all student NPs...how are you doing?

    Alicat1451 replied to Rocknurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi guys, just finishing up my first clinical semester it's been pretty busy! I graduate may 2017 so looking forward to next years clinicals :) I'm still working part time possibly reconsidering for...

  4. work and school at the same time...

    Alicat1451 replied to froggy8's topic in General Nursing

    I'm working part time nights while in school full time. It's not the easiest thing especially with daytime clinicals but it's working for the moment

  5. Oh, for the love of...any ED positions that are not nights or rotating shifts in Boston?!

    Alicat1451 replied to EastCoastLiving's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    It also depends on the particular unit, we're moving more towards hiring straight night positions because most of the rotating shift people (obviously) want to go to just days if they've been there...

  6. How did you deal with the stress of an out of state move?

    Alicat1451 replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck! I moved to Boston 2 weeks after accepting a job offer and didn't know anyone in the entire northeast. It was really scary but I think it can teach you a lot about yourself and I think I'm...

  7. Which online MSN program??

    Alicat1451 replied to homehealthWCN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Do you find the job itself appealing? I'm still working on my MSN, but I truly enjoy the work and the role of an NP. It's a lot of work but will be worth it if that's ultimately something you see...

  8. advanced physical exam and diff dx

    Alicat1451 replied to Nikk2017's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Dranger, thanks for the info I love the Bates textbook but didn't realize there was a pocket

  9. FAQ for Student Nurse Practitioners (Part One)

    Alicat1451 replied to BostonFNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thanks Boston! I'm also starting my first clinical rotation this semester, definitely a little

  10. 5 Ways Night Shifters Can Sleep Better Now!

    Alicat1451 replied to Surg-OncRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've started using the sleepfan app on the iphone, it has a couple of different settings to mimic different types of fans. I recently switched to permanent nights (only 24 hours though), and it's...

  11. 9/5 What I learned this week.....

    Alicat1451 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    ixchel awesome post again! I've learned that: 1) I also love the night shift. I'm really glad I am transitioning to nights rather than rotating. 2) I'm not a fan of my husband's new call schedule but...

  12. Nurses who work in Boston....how?

    Alicat1451 replied to nurselia's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    When I lived north of the city, I would drive to Alewife and take the red line to Central Square and then the 47 to the Longwood area. It's about $7.00 to park there. Or you could drive to the...

  13. Brigham and Women's Travel Assignment (NICU)

    Alicat1451 replied to Lub-Dub's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi there! I live in the area and work at BWH, feel free to send me a PM with any questions it's a little crazy getting to know the area when you're first trying to move here

  14. Anyone dating a med-student?

    Alicat1451 replied to allilop's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm married to a med student :) I agree with the above poster, it's tough but 100% depends on the person and the relationship. We don't tend to go out much, most of our free time is spent just...

  15. Crossfit

    Alicat1451 replied to pugmom79's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I think it's definitely true about coaches pushing you. I've been doing Crossfit for about a month now and the coaches spend so much time going over basics and how to scale the workout that I've...

  16. Any CrossFit-ing nursing students out there?

    Alicat1451 replied to crossfitnurse's topic in General Students

    Hi guys! Are any of you still active on here? I've been a nurse for about a year and just started Crossfit last week. Loving it so

  17. Does one need a science Degree in order to get into a direct entry program?

    Alicat1451 replied to ForensicPMHNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    We had a couple students in our class with finance and accounting degrees, they just took the prereqs that the colleges in MA required. Good

  18. reasons to go into nursing over social work?

    Alicat1451 replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    At our facility, we have a social worker specifically for the floor (they also go to other floors) but they see the patients that need a consult and make recommendations. They work with care...

  19. No More ED Report?

    Alicat1451 replied to FarmerFNP's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I was getting verbal report from the ED the other day and the nurse mentioned the patient was on precautions, and I realized she was going into a double room. It wouldn't have been a good thing to...

  20. New Graduate RN in Boston

    Alicat1451 replied to FreeMan RN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Boston is tough because the nurse managers at the big hospitals have applications from students that have worked on the floors during nursing school or as previous posters have said, done their...

  21. I dread going to work :(

    Alicat1451 replied to MrsICURN14's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It will get better! I had such a hard time coming off orientation (even 3 months in!). This is a second career for me as well, and I had a hard time dealing with the fact that I didn't pick up on...

  22. Calling All First Year Med-Surg RN's!

    Alicat1451 replied to Catherinexi17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi guys, how's everyone doing? I feel like things have definitely changed after the 6 month mark! I'm able to function on days off now and although the rotating schedule is still really tough, I don't...

  23. License Mass BON

    Alicat1451 replied to Jazzyjazz's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    3-5 days :) Although when they're busy it can take longer (mine took a little over a week). You can always call and ask them to check the status if it's been longer than 5

  24. What to wear to orientation?

    Alicat1451 replied to randomly's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I even emailed my recruiter the night before orientation because I was nervous about what to wear! And he said "scrubs or business casual, doesn't matter." So I wore business casual the first couple...

  25. Calling All First Year Med-Surg RN's!

    Alicat1451 replied to Catherinexi17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm on a medicine/telemetry floor, and I'm four months in. Night shifts are definitely kicking my butt but we rotate between days and nights (2 weeks days 2 weeks nights). The staff are so incredibly...