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Hey guys, not sure if this will be helpful to anyone but they ended up contacting me a while back for an interview (I had applied for a critical care position), and they basically told me that I didn't qualify because I did not have any experience in critical care outside of my rotation in nursing school. They offered a chance to interview for med surg but I had already accepted a job in the area I wanted before they reached out!

Sorry I just now saw your reply. I went ahead and applied to the jobs I wanted even though they said "no" under new grad :)

Dreams do come true! I was hired into the ICU at Banner University Med Center!!! Apparently they doing the most new grad hiring in Phoenix. Thanks everyone for the responses!

Hey guys, did anyone else get an email from HR stating that your application will be sent to the hiring manager for review? I just got that today, I submitted the app on the 19th! Good luck!

Thanks for the heads up!!

Thanks for the tip!

Thanks for the honest feedback, I may be executing my backup plan sooner rather than later!

Hello! I am a new grad hoping to land a job in an ICU. Are certain hospitals in Phoenix more/less likely to hire new grads into this setting? Are there any tips to help a new grad secure a position in critical care? I have my mind made up to work in that setting, and will only be applying to these units so any insight to the valley would be awesome!!

Thank you! I came across Vanderbilt University and will be considering their program, they offer programs similar to University of Tennessee, I will look there as well!

Thanks so much for the feedback! I look forward to continuing my education and moving into the NP role. I am not sure if I'd rather do acute care or primary care, but I am sure I will enjoy it!

Thank you for your response! When I saw the "glorified RN' comment I was very taken aback, which is why I've been looking to hear from people in the profession. It can be hard to understand until you've really been immersed in the situation. Your day to day job sounds great. I think the style of physician supervision you experience is ideal, because it allows you to use your knowledge nursing focus to care for your patients, without medical intervention. That is the vision of the healthcare team that made me want to become an NP. Do you and your attending share the patient load so that he/she is solely responsible for a portion of the patients, or do you collaborate among the whole unit. If referrals are needed can you provide that, or does the attending have to make those recommendations?

Thank you for your response, that definitely makes sense and clears things up a bit. I did not know that the MS-RN and MSN were looked at so similarly. The way it has been explained to me is that MSNs are advanced practice, focused in a particular field or area of nursing and the MS in nursing is simply a RN pre licensure masters of science. I will look into post masters programs I may be eligible for as well!

Hello everyone, I really do hope that this topic is not redundant although I cannot seem to find a thread here that really answers my questions. [COLOR=#3f4549]As an NP in the hospital setting, can you help me understand where the physician intervenes in the care of your patients? I am current in nursing school (RN) and I am specifically in becoming an AG-ACNP or an FNP. I am struggling with understanding the day to day experience as a provider in this role in acute care as I haven't really seen it yet. In my experiences, nurses have followed physician orders and collaborated care with them. I have not seen any NP's acting as the direct provider. I know that the details of this topic differ from state to state, but I would like to hear from anyone with relevant input. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#3f4549]I understand that as the NP you can typically order diagnostics, medications, and create the plan of care for your patients. It is my understanding that anything that can show in the patient chart as an order can be entered by an NP or MD. How does the 'physician supervision' impact this? Do the bedside RN's provide patient status updates to the NP or the supervising MD? Do they request treatment/med orders from the providing NP or from the supervising MD? Does the MD review your plan or care and provide approval before implementation, do they make changes as they see fit? What procedures are within the NP scope of practice to order and complete independently? As I understand it, the NP can do most procedures that are not considered surgical. Does the NP make referrals to specialists, home care, OT, PT, RT, etc.? I get confused in understanding where the NP autonomy ends in the hospital/acute care settings. Some people make it seem like the physicians are in the background and patient care belongs to the providing NP. Others make it seem as though the ACNP is a 'glorified RN', an actual term I've seen used, simply performing procedures in between the RN and MD scope of practice, being involved in the admission assessment and initial care planning, and leaving the rest to the attending. I know that NP's are quite autonomous in outpatient/primary care settings from my personal experience. If you guys could help answer these questions and correct me where I'm wrong I really would appreciate it![/COLOR]

Hi everyone, I am entering nursing through a master's entry to nursing program at the University of Arizona. My bachelor's degree was in another field. When I am licensed I will be an MS-RN, NOT a MSN. From there I hope to become an NP, most likely through a DNP program. I am curious to hear if anyone else has taken a path similar to this, or any non-traditional route? As I've begun looking at DNP programs, they seem to be 'marketed' towards nurses who either have a BSN, MSN, or integrate one of those into a longer program. I am wondering how something somewhat in-between the two will transition to the next level. Thanks for the input!

Hello! I will be graduating next august with my entry level master's RN, and I am planning on pursuing my DNP shortly after. I am currently in Phoenix, AZ, and have not decided yet if I will be staying and working here, or where I want to go to complete my DNP. A major factor in where I decide to go is the likelihood that I will not be paying out of pocket or using loans to fund any more education! Can someone help me understand what hospitals offer tuition reimbursement in CA? I know of schools in the midwest where they will pay close to 100% for you graduate education if you work at the university affiliated hospital. Is there anything like that out here? Do any of the hospitals here offer significant reimbursement for RN's continuing education. If it helps, I will most likely do adult-gerontology, FNP, or women's health. Thank you!!