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  1. Fall 2014 Admissions

    stickit34 replied to scarykarrey's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    UPenn - FNP Penn State - FNP U Pitt - FNP 156V/150Q/4.5A GPA 3.2 1 year of acute care experience Right now I have an interview for Pitt. Penn State begins review in March. UPenn is under review. Good...

  2. Family Nurse Practitioner Program

    stickit34 replied to Lisalis's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I know I haven't heard anything yet either. This wait

  3. At the end of my rope...

    stickit34 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm about seven months into my first year of nursing on a medical-surgical unit, and I'm about my wits end. Every day I come into work I get yelled at by my coworkers and managers for not knowing...

  4. Nursing Shortage= Thousands of Unemployed New Grads?

    stickit34 replied to Hypnotica's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There is no nursing shortage, and I live in rural Pennsylvania. All of the hospitals are filled with nurses fresh from the local nursing schools who churn them out faster and faster. While in nursing...

  5. How to transition from floor nursing to OR?

    stickit34 replied to Niki_RN's topic in Operating Room

    I too am seeking a job in the OR. Unfortunately, my hospital requires a year of acute care experience (which I am almost done with, yay!!), as well as completing a rigorous operating room training...

  6. Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

    stickit34 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This post may be intended as an eye-opener, but quite frankly it just makes me disheartened. I'm a new nurse, I'm one of those "fragile" nurses that the OP wonders what hole they crawled out of. I am...

  7. I feel stupid and useless

    stickit34 replied to silkysteph's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know the feeling. I'm about seven months into my first year and the first six months was HORRIBLE. I felt so useless and stupid and was afraid to ask questions (BIG MISTAKE). Don't worry, about the...

  8. Did I just sabotage my career before it even started?

    stickit34 replied to bionicgirlie's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would definitely take the offer. Take it from me from personal experience: I work at a large health system as well in PA, and absolutely hate my job. Not the nursing aspect, but the staffing,...

  9. Family Nurse Practitioner Program

    stickit34 replied to Lisalis's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I applied to Penn State, UPenn and Pitt. Probably won't hear back until March or April. I hate the wait as

  10. Anyone else still waiting on Acceptance/Rejections to FNP?

    stickit34 replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I applied to three schools, Pitt, UPenn and Penn State. I really want and brick and mortar school, and they all have awesome reputations. I used the same three recommendations for each school, and...

  11. Anyone else still waiting on Acceptance/Rejections to FNP?

    stickit34 replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I have submitted my applications on December 19 and the application deadlines are February 15... I have absolutely no idea when I will found out the answers. I just check each one once a day around 6...

  12. Pennsylvania State University- FNP program

    stickit34 replied to husky171's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Any updates from anyone who applied to PSU?

  13. Summer/Fall '14 Admissions

    stickit34 replied to star2601's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hey guys! Any updates with anyone? All of my recommendations are in now. Time to wait :/ Hope everyone is doing

  14. ~First week as a nurse~

    stickit34 replied to Gaby_rmz77's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My experience was really good. My hospital had a 12 week orientation, and the first week or so I only had two or three patients at a time. My first week off orientation with a full patient load was...

  15. Your Starting Salary?

    stickit34 replied to x_factor's topic in First Year After Licensure

    RN BSN new grad. $24.00, I do not know the shift differential but I think it's like $0.75. Large teaching hospital and health network.

  16. Summer/Fall '14 Admissions

    stickit34 replied to star2601's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Everything is submitted now - references and everything! Now for the two worst parts - GREs and waiting! Hope everyone else is doing well.

  17. RN Residency Programs

    stickit34 replied to EasttoWest's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hello, My schooling was not similar to yours (we had Capstone), but I am currently in a nurse residency program at LVHN in PA. Trust me when I say this, you do not want to go into a residency program....

  18. Summer/Fall '14 Admissions

    stickit34 replied to star2601's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Good luck to you SaraStrong!

  19. Summer/Fall '14 Admissions

    stickit34 replied to star2601's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I did as well! Haha this is awesome that we're in the same

  20. Summer/Fall '14 Admissions

    stickit34 replied to star2601's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Me too! I'm so nervous about my applications, I don't know if they're even going to look at it or if it's good enough. But good for you for going for Yale! That's an awesome program. How long have you...

  21. Summer/Fall '14 Admissions

    stickit34 replied to star2601's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am applying for FNP at Penn State, UPenn and Pitt. I graduated with a 3.2 and am taking my GRE on Jan. 17. I currently am working in a medical surgical

  22. Pennsylvania State University- FNP program

    stickit34 replied to husky171's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Is anyone else part of the PSU program? I am really interested in their FNP but I want to know the quality of the education

  23. Applying for FNP too soon?

    stickit34 replied to stickit34's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thank you everyone for your encouragement and support! I think I am going to apply for this year! Thank you for supporting my dreams

  24. New nurses feel like quitting?

    stickit34 replied to Patti_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I always think of quitting, every single day. I am a new nurse two months off orientation and hate my unit so much. I'm on a medical-surgical telemetry unit, handle 5-6 patients every day and my...

  25. Going off orientation next week...

    stickit34 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been on orientation for three months on a medical surgical telemetry floor. Due to a huge funding issue, my hospital has extended the orientation for two weeks and has not told us when or where...