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Hi all, I applied for my PA license through endorsement on 4/1/2017. Unfortunately, at the time I did not realize I needed to send my school transcripts as well (first state license I've applied for via endorsement that has required them despite not being a new grad)-- I requested those on 4/27 putting me even further behind . I did call the BON last week, they told me it would be about 10 business days from the time they receive the transcripts before they review the application due to high demand. I got impatient and applied for a TPP. Does anyone know whether major hospitals will look at your job application if you only have a PA TPP?

Hi all! I was hoping to connect with any other Adult-Gero Primary Care NP Fall 2017 students that are Penn bound, anyone out there? i figured I'd share some info while I was here to help everyone out- I was referred to this post by RNinthecity. I was in a similar position for the part-time AGPCNP program and definitely found these post reassuring while I waited for a response from the admission committee-- especially since much of my living situation depended on my admittance. I finally heard back with a decision last Friday and was (thankfully) accepted. I figured I'd share my timeline- I began my application in February, had my letters of recommendation in by the first week of March, and had submitted my completed application by the last week of March. I was initially told a decision would be made by the end of June, but came in earlier. As some of you mentioned the FT FNP program for Fall 2017 start is full. So I can imagine they are sorting through the accepted fulll-time FNP students for different start dates as well as adding PT students to the mix. Stay positive! As hard as it is to wait, it also means everyone is still being considered :)

Hi RNinthecity! Did you apply for FT for the FNP program? When I went to the open house, they had said they had filled the FT Fall 2017 cohort, but were still accepting PT students. I believe if you applied for FT and are accepted, they may give a later start date (like January 2018, but I'm not 100% sure). I applied to UPenn because I wanted to be able to obtain my MSN prior to DNP, similar to you. I can always continue to get my DNP at a later time and spread out the debt I am about to accumulate . It sounds like UPenn isn't far from extending some of their programs into DNP similar to what they did with the Nurse Anesthetist program. PS I did receive my letter of acceptance. Very excited! I do have to say not to give up hope. It seems that they do not have a pattern for sending out decisions. If you haven't heard anything back yet, it still means you're in the running :)

Hi ACBWS, I notice this is an old post from last year, but I am hoping you can help me out. I applied to the PT Adult-Gero Primary Care NP program at Penn this year and was wondering when you heard back with a decision?

Congratulations! I'm still waiting for a response. Hopefully it comes sooner rather than later. Fingers crossed!

At the Open House last month, they said we would find out electronically-- not sure whether that means we have to log in into the application system, or if they send out an e-mail similar to when the application goes through to the review process. As far as interviews goes, I think it's on a rolling basis based on open spots, but I could be wrong.

Hi everyone! I sent in my application in for the AGPCNP MSN program part-time at the end of March. My application has been moved to "Ready for Review", in the e-mail it said a decision should be made by late June. It's tough knowing a time line with rolling admission :\

Thanks Daniel, I did my research and found a program in New Hampshire at Dartmouth Hitchcock. It seems the only take people with less than a year experience but I will try to contact a nurse recruiter

hello! Has anyone completed the perioperative nurse residency at Dartmouth Hitchcock? Did you feel like it was the right choice to gain experience in the OR? I have 18 months nursing experience and have been looking to go into the OR. Not sure if that disqualifies me from the applicant pool, but I'm going to try anyways! Would love feedback on the program.

Hello everyone, Update: pretty sure HR At my current hospital dropped the ball to let me shadow [emoji58] what else is new. I did apply to an OR position at my current place. I heard the morale isn't too hot down there and that's why people have come and gone quickly. I'm also questioning how much orientation id be getting....and experience since we're a smaller community hospital. ( my ultimate goal is cardiac OR) As far as perioperative internships, there are none in my area right now (NewEngland) that I could find. Many hospitals are seeking experienced OR nurses.

Yes I agree. My original plan after working a couple years was buying a home since rent seems more like throwing money out the window. I thought about commuting into the city to stick to my plan but I'm concerned with traffic on the highway and MBTA sometimes has a lot of issues. So I figure staying in the city would be best.

KelRN215, do you normally go through a real estate agent or through websites to find apartments in the city?

Hi all! I've been very interested in transferring to the OR from a tele floor with hope of one day becoming part of the cardiac OR. I was wondering how many of you got the opportunity to train in the OR? Many places around me (New England area) seem to require one year of OR nursing. My current hospital is willing to train a current employee, offered for me to shadow to see if this was truly a good fit for me (HR is completely failing on setting that up, it's been 6 weeks now). Right now I'm just debating whether I am willing to move closer to my current hospital for at least a year to gain that experience( rent is at least 1200/month, smaller hospital, no one I hang out with in the area...)

Hi everyone, So I have a big job interview tomorrow, yay! As this day got closer I still haven't told my current nurse manager about the interview for the following reasons: 1. I don't want to tell her unless I am certain of getting a job offer (why upset her if I don't have to?) 2. I'm also interested in possibly going to the OR at my current hospital ( only place it seems possible to go to the OR without experience and get trained)-- so I don't want her to be confused with what i want. I didn't expect to get an interview at one of my dream hospitals so quickly. So I thought I'd have time to shadow in the OR at my current place to see if the OR is really what I want to do (HR failed on their part to see this through)-- I want to be 100% sure the OR is what I want because I would have to sacrifice another year at my hospital. I do want to add I have a good relationship with my manager. The interview I have is tomorrow. On the application they did not ask for references (I'm bringing a list with 3 references just in case). Chances are if the interview goes well, they will call my manager ( that's the vibe I got from going brought other posts). Should I let her know after my interview tomorrow if it goes well? Hope they don't call her? Tell her today? So many blurred lines here!!! If you could share your experiences changing jobs and telling your managers, I'd love the insight

Thank you for your input everyone. The HR recruiter never emailed me back. My guess is they found someone with primary care experience which I didn't have (blessing in disguise? I was starting to feel like it was too soon to end my hospital career). I did continue to apply to other positions they had, and was sent a lengthy surgery for another position. Fingers crossed!!