PA_RN87 BSN, MSN, RN, APRN

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FNP with additional nursing experience in medical-oncology and nursing education.

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    what specialties do new grads typically start out in?

    PA_RN87 replied to mee9mee9's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated in December and passed my NCLEX in February. I applied to jobs everywhere within a 100 mile radius, and I got one interview which led to an offer. So now I work in a medical-oncology
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    Length of orientation?

    PA_RN87 replied to PA_RN87's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for your input everyone! Today is my first day on my own... so we'll see how this
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    Length of orientation?

    PA_RN87 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm just curious how long everyone's orientation was/is, and what type of unit you oriented to? I'm currently finishing my 5th week of orientation (out of 6) and I don't feel ready to be on my own...
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    how much experience needed to become an NP

    PA_RN87 replied to SMRN2's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm just curious what states some of these responses are coming from? I know some of the requirements vary by state, and I'd find it helpful to know the locale context of everybody's
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    Georgetown University

    PA_RN87 replied to Nursestudent14's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm also looking at online programs, specifically for FNP. Georgetown was one of the universities I was researching... but when I see advertisements on other websites, I become concerned that it's too...
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    Advice please!

    PA_RN87 replied to RNurse2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This could easily be me right now. I'm on a medical-oncology floor finishing my 5th week of orientation and I feel like I'm drowning. I have horrible anxiety and I feel incredibly pressured to be...
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    how much experience needed to become an NP

    PA_RN87 replied to SMRN2's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I agree. I'm a new BSN graduate as of December 2012, and my instructors were always saying that you need multiple years of experience before continuing onto a NP program, which discouraged me because...
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    Time Management Advise/Tips

    PA_RN87 replied to EMEddie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Attempt #2 to attach file:
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    Time Management Advise/Tips

    PA_RN87 replied to EMEddie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm also a new grad, on my 5th week of orientation (6 weeks just isn't enough for new graduates, in my opinion). I'm on a medical-oncology unit working days (up to 5 patients) and evenings (up to 6...
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    New Grad insecurity

    PA_RN87 replied to Alex87's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm in my third week now. Has anyone else second guessed their career choice? I just feel like I take 2 steps forward and one step backward. I want to talk to my preceptor about how I'm actually...
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    Preparing to apply to NP programs

    PA_RN87 posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi! I'm a newly licensed nurse, set to start my first job as an RN in a Pennsylvania hospital facility on a medical-oncology unit. Eventually I plan to go back to school for nurse practitioner, with a...
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    Am I ready to take my NCLEX??

    PA_RN87 replied to PurpleDelight's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations!!!
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    Preparing to apply to NP programs

    PA_RN87 replied to PA_RN87's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thank you everyone for the advice! I'm excited to start on the floor this week
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    Edinboro University Innovative Nursing Program Fall 2013

    PA_RN87 replied to iHeart88's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    FYI there is a group on facebook you might be interested in, if you're on FB. It's called "Edinboro Innovative Nursing: Alumni, Current, and Future
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    Switching majors to nursing & EXTREMELY nervous!

    PA_RN87 replied to PRWeav's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    You're welcome! Best of luck with your educational journey. Just try to keep a positive attitude and remember it's absolutely doable. Speaking from personal experience, don't get discouraged if it...
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    Am I ready to take my NCLEX??

    PA_RN87 replied to PurpleDelight's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It's okay I was really nervous too. The Kaplan book I used was broken into learning chapters (health promotion and maintenance, etc.) with 20-30 questions after each chapter (11 chapters total). I did...
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    Am I ready to take my NCLEX??

    PA_RN87 replied to PurpleDelight's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    To be honest I never even made it to the Q-review tests. I was so focused on studying and doing the Kaplan questions I ran out of energy and time. But based in the scores you gave it sounds like...
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    Am I ready to take my NCLEX??

    PA_RN87 replied to PurpleDelight's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I also graduated in December, and I did the Hurst review along with a Kaplan question book. I finally took my NCLEX in February after changing the date twice because I freaked out a week before. I...
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    Worried about my future as a nurse, and afraid I'll be fired

    PA_RN87 replied to j_tay1981's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I could have written this myself. I'll be starting orientation next week, and I start on the floor April 1. I'm so scared, and I always compare myself to others, which only brings me down (you'd think...
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    Ode to the New Nurse

    PA_RN87 replied to guest358111's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just graduated in December 2012, and passed my NCLEX in February 2013. I'll be starting orientation and my first job next week, and I'm pretty nervous. I'm hoping that I can push through the bad...
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    New Grad insecurity

    PA_RN87 replied to Alex87's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated nursing school in December of 2012, and passed my NCLEX February 2013. I'll be starting my first nursing job this month, and I'm a little nervous about seeming incompetent. I didn't have...
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    Preparing to apply to NP programs

    PA_RN87 replied to PA_RN87's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    A few of my fellow new nurses are registered to start taking graduate classes. My major concern with that is how much my current lack of experience will impact my ability to work through more advanced...
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    Switching majors to nursing & EXTREMELY nervous!

    PA_RN87 replied to PRWeav's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I don't know anything about St. Francis University specifically, but I think that as long as you work and study hard, you should be okay. Hopefully you got all of your "don't care" out of your system!...
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    Edinboro University Innovative Nursing Program Fall 2013

    PA_RN87 replied to iHeart88's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I won't say too much publicly. Did you get accepted into other programs, or is Edinboro your only choice? Edinboro was my only choice because it was the only program for which I satisfied all the...
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    Edinboro University Innovative Nursing Program Fall 2013

    PA_RN87 replied to iHeart88's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I'm a 2012 graduate of the innovative program. There is plenty of housing in the Edinboro / Erie area. Most of your clinical rotations will be in Erie, so make sure you look for apartments in Erie....