MrsMamaNurse

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1. Should I do my "year in med surg"?

   MrsMamaNurse replied to Decisions7's topic in General Nursing

   Totally! And I don't mean to disparage medsurg nursing either. Even when I see my peers stressed after a rough day in medicine I recognize that I have those days as well. And I also recognize that NONE of them would take a pay raise to come work with...

2. Should I do my "year in med surg"?

   MrsMamaNurse replied to Decisions7's topic in General Nursing

   Agree with this 100%. Personally I knew psych was it for me, so I wasn't about to torture myself for a year on medsurg. Granted I'm a mid-life career changer who is pretty set in my ways, but don't feel like you HAVE to do medsurg if you aren't inter...

3. Any RNs considering medical school?

   MrsMamaNurse replied to Jstimmm's topic in General Students

   I agree that you should investigate the doc track, if that could be your passion. That said, this thread should encourage you to take a look within before and while doing so. Confidence is wonderful, and it's also dangerously blinding when actually w...

4. NCLEX RN October 2018

   MrsMamaNurse replied to Racrn's topic in NCLEX

   I used Uworld and had a goal of 75 questions a per day....went over if I could. I always took the test and went over rationales afterwards, but didn't take notes because that was a rabbit hole for me. Probably had about 3-4 weeks of this...passed fir...

5. New Grads - having difficulty getting hired?

   MrsMamaNurse replied to klone's topic in Colorado

   Sorry to have soap-boxed off topic there! Still a little bitter from the convo with a recruiter...

6. New Grads - having difficulty getting hired?

   MrsMamaNurse replied to klone's topic in Colorado

   As a recent grad from MSU's accelerated program I can say that I haven't heard anyone from my cohort complain of troubles. Most got specialties they were seeking, and some even had offers from multiple competitive nurse residencies. It's unfortunat...

7. Nursing school at 38?

   MrsMamaNurse replied to Elle7745's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Heck yeah! I'm 38 this year and just graduated with my BSN...my dad is 55 and just graduated this year as well with his ADN. Almost never too late!

8. Veterans Affairs Healthcare Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) 2018

   MrsMamaNurse replied to nana ofori's topic in Job Hunt

   Hi there! In terms of applying, you won't go through usajobs. Once the feelers go out, the individual locations will contact you for interviews. How closely they follow your top 5 depends on really what your top 5 looks like. They focus on high-need ...

9. Veterans Affairs Healthcare Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) 2018

   MrsMamaNurse replied to nana ofori's topic in Job Hunt

   Sure! I'm a psychiatric nurse and I'll be i. San Antonio. It's hard to guess where you could end up...just depends on the needs that are there when you begin looking. I had interest from cities all over so we really could have ended almost anywhere. ...

10. Veterans Affairs Healthcare Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) 2018

    MrsMamaNurse replied to nana ofori's topic in Job Hunt

    Hi there. For HPSP I assume the do PhD but not positive. In theory, these would be clinical positions with which you'd repay the scholarship with 2 years in a clinical placement. I think it's closed for 2018, but USAjobs is where you apply to the pr...

11. Veterans Affairs Healthcare Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) 2018

    MrsMamaNurse replied to nana ofori's topic in Job Hunt

    I completed the program and can speak to this. During my program I was unable to do the clinical placement requirements due to time constraints, so it was waived. In terms of placement, I think we were placed all around. I had interest from Chicago, ...

12. Veterans Affairs Healthcare Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) 2018

    MrsMamaNurse replied to nana ofori's topic in Job Hunt

    Congrats!! Unfortunately the program does not do any backpay...or at least they didn't for our cohort. Still, a great deal and awesome opportunity! Best of luck!

13. Veterans Affairs Healthcare Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) 2018

    MrsMamaNurse replied to nana ofori's topic in Job Hunt

    Hey there! Yes, I believe I scanned the required documents and uploaded them into the online application. I think the "questionnaire" is kind of embedded in one of the other forms. Hope that helps!

14. Veterans Affairs Healthcare Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) 2018

    MrsMamaNurse replied to nana ofori's topic in Job Hunt

    Basically just wait....and wait :) Not a whole lot to do until you get the answer. I *think* I found out in June or July of last year.

15. Veterans Affairs Healthcare Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) 2018

    MrsMamaNurse replied to nana ofori's topic in Job Hunt

    Hi Nana! I applied and received the scholarship for 2017. What questions do you have? I'm happy to help. I believe there were around 1200 applicants and 48 awards given, with 12 or so being RN (BSN) scholarships. It's competitive, but you have a grea...