JustcallmeNurse

JustcallmeNurse

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  1. It's 7 semesters long, which do include summers. It starts in the Fall at the Main Campus and ends in the Fall
  2. I don't know about the accreditation status because I am not there any longer. Here is their website for more info: ACHIEVE Program | Nursing I went to Neumann's website and didn't see anything that...
  3. LaSalle University

    I went to La Salle for their evening and weekend program. I enjoyed it about as much as I think that you can enjoy nursing school. It certainly had its moments that I was fed up with it, but I would...
  4. UPenn Second Degree/ABSN Fall 2016

    Please stop perpetuating the rumor that there is a nursing shortage. There is absolutely no such shortage in Philadelphia, nor in many areas of the country. It is very hard as a new grad to get a...
  5. Penn doesn't offer any differential for weekends and they did away with their Weekend Only program a few years back. Keep in mind that with Penn as a Clinical Nurse I even though you start out at...
  6. I went to La Salle for their evening and weekend program. It's called the Achieve program. It's the only program around here that does evenings/weekends (I don't know about any that aren't BSN,...
  7. 2016 Salary thread

    1. Philadelphia, PA 2. Acute Care RN (BSN) in a large academic hospital in the city 1 1/2 years experience $40.90 base pay (Non-union) plus 10% diff for 3-11 and 15% diff for 11-7 (or 15% for...
  8. RN, NP, or PA?

    Wikipedia is not a reliable source for anything, and this DNP initiative is state by state so far. I don't think that many states have started requiring a DNP as of yet. In my area most of the...
  9. It is very difficult to get a job as a new nurse in Philly without knowing someone in a hospital already. When I graduated, it took the people who didn't know someone 4-8 months to find a job. A...
  10. Treatment by respiratory therapist/inner cannula difficulty

    I see a lot of these trach patients for the same, head/neck/laryngeal cancer and I have also occasionally had problems inserting a non-disposable or disposable IC back in. I would say that maybe...
  11. Any nurses from University of Penn Hospital here?

    I work for a Penn hospital and can tell you that there is no union. What specifically did you want to know about the
  12. I passed the AANP Certification Exam!

    Congratulations!
  13. Thomas Jefferson University?

    One of my coworkers is currently at TJU for her FNP and I swear that she told me that she had to find her own preceptors. Good luck to
  14. New grad @ Virtua Memorial Hospital - Mt. Holly

    Honestly I would go ahead and take it anyhow. It probably starts ~$28 or so with a differential for night shift. If you don't like it, do your year, get your experience, and then leave. It's better...
  15. Online College algebra 6 credits ?

    I like the PP think that you are going to need College Algebra I and II. All of the college math classes that I have taken were only worth 3 credits a piece. Best of luck to
  16. Online Acute Care NP Programs

    George Washington university in DC has one but does require you to go on campus 3 times during the program. It is also
  17. typical rn:pt ratios near philly

    I work on an extremely busy surgical floor in the city. We have the highest turnover for beds besides the ER. On days we have 4-5 patients and same for nights. Although we have recently been...
  18. UPENN 2015

    I about died when I clicked on the button to read the decision letter.....such
  19. UPENN 2015

    Congratulations to
  20. UPENN 2015

    I just found out that I got accepted into the part time AGACNP program yesterday. My interview was on 4/14. Good luck to
  21. CAUTI prevention after removal

    We do 4-6, and sometimes the 6 turns into 8. Then we bladder scan and if there is 400 then we straight cath and that starts the whole clock over
  22. UPENN 2015

    I just submitted my application for the AGACNP Fall 2015 part time program. One of my co-workers applied for the same program and has already had her interview. She said that it was pretty laid back...
  23. Hi All, I am applying for graduate school. We have to include a resume with our application. I am a member of some committees at the hospital and am wondering if I should include that on my resume...
  24. Hi Everyone, I am in a residency program where we have to do an EBP research project at completion. I am doing my project on surgical site infection and whether or not using Chlorhexidine for washing...