CrazyPremed MSN, RN, NP

I would say yes! In my state, they allow new grads to start the application process and will hold it until thier exam is passed. It may take 2 months to for the fingerprint/background check to be processed. This may be completed while you finish you ...

Hey folks, There are a ton of various threads here for the new grad in the ER. I'm going to try to put them all in one link and make see if this can become a sticky. Let's see where my talents take me. Rantings of an ER Nurse Advice fo...

It looks like the letters have started going out at the end of May. I received my acceptance! Good luck to all that applied! CrazyPremed (now CrazyPrePMHNP!)

Anyone heard anything yet? Any acceptance letter received? CrazyPremed

I've applied for the Fall RN-MSN PMHNP class. Has anyone heard anything, yet? I hope I get in!!!!

There are many threads about the experience that one should have before starting an NP program and applying for jobs. Is there anyone who didn't have enough before starting a program, and had difficulty getting the job he/she wanted? Everyone knows w...

You've gotten some great responses to your questions. I've worked Tele and ICU for a little over two years, and can understand what you are trying to ask. I think great advice would be to work in an ER (or an ICU if possible) as a tech while you fini...

This is one of the few things that frustrates me with the NP path. Although this is a generalization, it seems that - If I went to PA school - I could find a job in an ER, with a Cardiologist, FP group, or pediatric hospitalist group right out the ga...

Thanks for the reply. Anyone else? CrazyPremed

Hello all, I may be moving back to Utah after nursing school. What is the starting pay for new grad RN's there? I'd like to stick to the SLC area, probably looking into UofU or LDS hospitals. For any that work at SLC, how do they treat new grads? Any...

I started on Tele then moved to an MICU/CCU. I have worked with nurses that have moved to the MICU from tele and from med/surg and the tele nurses usually fare better. Although you may see more MICU diagnoses on a med/surg floor, your day to day acti...

Hey folks, Has any gone through ASU's RN-BSN program? I was thinking about applying after NS. Any comments? Thanks in advance. CrazyPremed

Your floor is crazy. My first tele job was similiar. Extremely sick pts with patho and gtts (and 5:1 ratios) that would easily be in the ICU in many other hospitals. Later, I moved to an ICU at a different facility. At this hospital, the only drip on...

What exactly is telephone triage? In the ER where I work, we can not legally give out medical advice or information over the phone (answering questions, etc.) How does telephone triage get past this? Thanks in advance!! CrazyPremed

Hey folks. I have a background in ICU (MICU/CCU/SICU) and Tele (AMI, Cath, Vasc Sx, etc.) nursing, but have been contacted about working agency shifts. Most of the need is in tele (where I feel extremely comfortable) and Med/Surg (which is brand new)...

Hey folks, I'm considering my options as far as NP (ACNP mostly, but also FNP) schools and I am concerned about the cost. I have entertained the idea of moving to Texas, working for a year to gain residency, and then applying to some Master's Program...

Just a quick update from when I started this post. I deferred the first time, so I will actually be going this fall. I think that the majority of the program is now online instead of the one day a week option that it was last fall. I've also taken Ga...

That's great advice. Which program are you in? Are you paying out of state tuition or did you get in-state residency? I'm beginning to see that many of these programs are $30-45,000 total. There has got to be a cheaper option! CrazyPremed

My advice is to stick with the NP program. You have three years before you finish and this will give you plenty of familiarity with the nursing field. Also, it may not be as difficult to find an NP job, applying with three years of RN experience as o...

I took Gateway's EKG class 2 years ago and HIGHLY recommend it. The books are great, but being in the class room environment taught me so much. I forgot the name of the teacher, but I've taken other classes from her and she is great! CrazyPremed

Hello everyone, I have just been accepted to an LPN program at the Maricopa Skills Center in Phoenix, AZ. Has anyone been through this program? Any comments would be greatly appreciated! CrazyPremed

Hey folks, I remember writing a thread on what to do to prepare for Block I. Now, I am going into Block IV, and would like some advice. This is the beginning of critical care, high risk OB, and high risk Peds. Does anyone have advice for those of us ...

On the tele floor where I work we routinely have 5 pts (true tele patients), and we pull sheaths. It drives me crazy, but it really is doable. The only thing that worries me is the situation in which the patient died. I would check with risk manageme...

I'm considering becoming a Hospitalist NP, but am concerned with the training (my 1 year of tele, then 1-2 yrs ICU, then a 1-2 year acute care NP program). For the NP hospitalists (or those working in specialty clinics who round on inpatients), do yo...

Don't feel bad about not being confident as a new nurse- most of us went - and are still going - through it. Although many schools require at least a year of ICU experience before an ACNP program, you are already in the program. I recommend that you ...