phillycpnp-pc MSN, RN, NP

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    How I Got My Dream Job!

    phillycpnp-pc replied to tokyoROSE's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thanks for all the great info. would you mind sending me the email you sent the DON? Also i have the nurse recruiter's email should i email her ? or just try and find the nurse managers directly? did...
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    How I Got My Dream Job!

    phillycpnp-pc replied to tokyoROSE's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    That's awesome congrats! I'm an experienced nurse and looking for a new job because i am not happy at my current one. I have applied to many positions online and feel like my resume went into the...
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    Peds is NOT easy!

    phillycpnp-pc replied to Double-Helix's topic in Pediatric

    Well said!!! I have been a peds nurse for 6 years. You hit everything. Also nursing students that don't want to deal with adults and want to go into peds....even in a pedi hospital you will end up...
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    Pediatric Dosing/Infusions- Help????

    phillycpnp-pc replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Pediatric

    i know this is late...... for the solumedrol the 40mg was probably a loading dose and the next doses will not be as high. At least that's how we do it for asthmatics at my hospital. At my hospital...
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    Villanova Alternative Seq.

    phillycpnp-pc replied to tootsie2184's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I'm not sure what they do now. but i got a phone call and a letter of
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    ANCC and AANP

    phillycpnp-pc replied to lsutigerrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is crazy. Im in a pediatric NP program and our professors find us preceptors we are not aloud to contact anyone or find our own perceptors. I had no idea this kind of stuff is going on. Its...
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    Villanova Alternative Seq.

    phillycpnp-pc replied to tootsie2184's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I transferred from Rosemont College and they had an agreement with Villanova with people transferring into the alternate nursing program. stats? do you mean gpa? I had a 3.3 when i transferred in. I...
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    Help! Failed NCLEX five times, out of school for 9 years

    phillycpnp-pc replied to cpmom's topic in Retired Nurses

    I graduated in 2006 in the summer took a Live Kaplan class. I don't think i would have passed without that class. I did their online modules. As for studying on my own i just bought NCLEX question...
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    Villanova Alternative Seq.

    phillycpnp-pc replied to tootsie2184's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I graduated from the program in 2006. I went somewhere else undergrad and transferred in my junior year of school. So i completed the alternate program in 2 years and got my BSN. The thing is to...
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    Has anyone transfered as a NP student?

    phillycpnp-pc replied to Eoghnan's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I was thinking of transferring too. My fiance is in the military and when he returns from deployment and we wanted to get married. He's based in CO and im in PA. Unless i transfer we will be separated...
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    job hopper? advice?

    phillycpnp-pc replied to nycnurse18's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm a pediatric nurse of 6 years....i have also job hopped. I did spend 5 years in the same hospital 4 years on 1 unit and several months on other units. Then i left and went to a outpatient peds...
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    How to NOT interview for your RN/LPN job!

    phillycpnp-pc replied to musicianRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thank you for the information and advice. I'm RN of 6 years. I have been unsuccessful on some interviews and could not figure out why. I did dress professional however, I did not give examples and...
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    Are adult NP's being phased out, what if you specialize

    phillycpnp-pc replied to SMRN2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think family NP would be a better choice for you. You will learn how to care for Adults, Geriatrics, and Pediatrics in school. When your done school you will have so many job choices and options....
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    adult patients admitted to a pediatric hospital

    phillycpnp-pc replied to rnsusan's topic in Pediatric

    The oldest patient i took care of was in her mid 50's who was rude and threw things a me. Also, i use to get spina bifida patients in their late 20's to mid 30's. It is frustrating when i have male...