pittnurse24 BSN, RN

Hi there! I recently was accepted into the Wilkes University online MSN FNP program for the fall 2021 semester! I was just wondering if anyone else on here is attending at that time or if you've already attended, can offer some words of advice! ...

Yes I still plan on attending in the fall! They say they have a 96% placement rate which that was one of the reasons that led me to choose Wilkes because no other programs that I had applied to offered that. Clinical placements is one of the most st...

Alright so I took the NCLEX-RN yesterday, February 14th and it shut off at 155 or 156 I honestly don't remember and I know the number has nothing to do with indicating pass/fail. I wasn't sure if I was gonna try the Trick since I read lately it's be...

Hello all! I passed my nclex this past Saturday, yay! I know yesterday was a holiday and from my experience, the SC BON is slow, but can anyone give me a time frame as to when you showed up on their website and could view your license # before receiv...

It was exactly two weeks after I took the exam that they posted my results. The same thing happened to me as well with my application disappearing and reappearing. I emailed the BON a few times in that two week period and they just told me the same t...

For my last semester doing my transitions rotation, my preceptor worked night shifts only and I thought wow this is gonna be rough. I'm not a nap person, once I'm up even if I woke up at 4am, I'm up and don't take naps throughout the day. I thought...

While I can't offer advice about the particular program at Shadyside, I just wanna say that it's cool to see people posting about UPMC because it doesn't seem like a lot of people talk on here from PA! I went to University of Pittsburgh for nursing a...

While I was in school I not only had federal but I also had to take out private student loans. I didn't work until my last year or so in school so I had deferred all payments until graduation. I'd definitely recommend paying interest maybe while in...

Wow I completely forgot about this post! I the past two months I've applied to probably 20 new grad positions at musc and maybe 25 others through surrounding hospitals. Had one interview at musc in the middle of March and just found out last week tha...

I'm confused as to why anyone would think they could take an exam when you have to graduate first...My BON required me to send in my final transcripts as part of the application process, and I wouldn't have been able to provide that had I not graduat...

May I ask what part of SC you work in? I'm currently living in Charleston and as a RN with my BSN I've had the worst time finding a job surprisingly. I'm about to schedule an interview at a hospital about an hour away this week because I've had no l...

Hey there! I've been applying to a ton of applications all within a 25 minute drive of my house and it's just so competitive in the area and I'm not getting anywhere. I've been applying for over two months now. Last month I broadened my search to a...

I went to a new grad open house about a month ago and the Emergency Department had a table. They told me straight up that they don't normally hire new grads unless they have a burning passion for the ED or they have previous EMT or paramedic experie...

I appreciate all your feedback and it's nice to hear that some of you have driven pretty far to work at some point in your career! It's unfortunate that I can't find anything closer to home, but you gotta do what you gotta do to find work!

no I think that'll be fine! I mostly worked once a week and could've easily worked two every week but I wanted weekends off! I think it just depends on your schedule for classes and then eventually clinical. My classes were all on Mondays and I had c...

Well if you're able to apply to all units then do that! Maybe each unit can give you a tour and talk a little bit about the unit so that you can get a better idea of what they're all about!

My junior year of nursing school I got a job as a PCT at a local hospital and I really enjoyed it. They as well trained me on the job as long as I had already taken a Nursing Fundamentals course in school. My unit was a Cardiac Med/Surg Unit and I ...

My husband is in the military as well and could potentially be med boarded too. He is currently recovering from a recent surgery which we're thinking has greatly helped his issue, but if not he could be medically discharged. I finished nursing scho...

I interviewed for a new grad RN position a month ago and the nurse manager said that after we parted ways. I was heading into the peer interview which was the second part of the interview process when she said it and I told her I understood complete...

I had an interview on a surgical step down unit and I didn't get any questions like you mentioned. They should assume that if you're a nurse then you can do most of the skills you listed. I was in a behavioral type interview where the manager asked...

I agree! The answer in B is very confrontational and I always think back to psych when analyzing these questions. Dont ask "why" questions or questions that somewhat attack the patient. The answer A really is the only question that gets more info ou...

I don't think not having a PCT/CNA/student nurse job will hurt your chances at all. To be honest the fact that your an assistant manager shows that you are a leader and someone who regularly delegates to other associates. Nursing is all about custo...

I never worked as a nurse doing that because I'm still in the application process, but during my senior transitions rotation I basically did that. My nurse preceptor that I got assigned to, worked on the Postpartum Unit, only worked the night shift,...

I started work as a PCT when I was about half way done with nursing school and worked as one for a year and a half once I graduated. I didn't get certified or have to take any kind of test. I was in nursing school so I had the basic experience to b...

I had a 3.2 GPA when I graduated got nothing but A's and B's but I also worked as a PCT so I wasn't just focused on school. I haven't landed a job yet. Unfortunately the city I moved to has the same issue with Pittsburgh in that there are several nu...