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I didn't know a private room was an option!!!! I'm absolutely doing that when I take boards!

I also live in one of these states (Kansas) but every.single.job posting says you have to be board certified. That NPI number is really the kicker though!

Agreeing with previous posters--some time as an RN would be advisable. I'd be terrified to graduate and on the first day of my "real job" have to write prescriptions when I've never had to figure out how to read a MAR or call a doctor or...

I hated micro and nursing school was busy, but I found it far from impossible. I think junior and senior year of other degrees are probably hard too, but I wouldn't know from experience.

More power to ya that you love micro! I had a terrible teacher and was counting down the days till the end of the semester. Go kill it!

We have standing orders for a bladder scan, so that makes me think you need an order for a bladder scan...so I'd let the doctor know?

Six weeks sounds absurdly short. I think I got 12 as a new grad? I work in the ED now and our new grads get SIX MONTHS, as well as a yearlong residency program.

I agree with the previous poster. As for which math classes you need: something basic + a stats course (for my BSN). Some MSN programs want a graduate-level stats class as well. It's not too big of a deal. Re: the DNP--you'll see a lot of talk about NPs being required to have a doctorate, but that's been talked about since the 1980s. You can definitely practice as an NP with "just" an MSN. Good luck with everything!

Hi all-- I posted a few days ago elsewhere but I'm still looking for some insight: Anyone know a guy who knows a guy who did their MSN at Vanderbilt? Specifically, I'm looking into the post-BSN emergency nurse practitioner program. I'd like to hear how doable (or not) the whole set-up is for someone who works and lives outside of Nashville. Thanks for any input you can provide!

I think I would be surprised if the two were (the sluggish flush and the bleeding) were related because the tip is so far from the insertion site. The PICC has probably grown a fibrin tail (like a little flap of a clot) on the end which is causing some of your flushing/aspirating difficulties. (It's common for anything foreign in the body to attract "junk.") I'd ask for an order for alteplase or similar to declot the line. As for the bleeding, it could be related to moving the arm, fiddling with the line, or absolutely nothing you did. In cases of bleeding or oozing: hold pressure until it stops and change the dressing.

The ss card and driver's license are both standard things to determine legal eligibility to work. Yep, everything happens on estaff365. They also like to make everything sound super urgent!!!!!! but I remained unconvinced that anyone will die if I don't re-upload my TB test immediately.

I'd say give it a shot. I think it's foolish to just assume it'll be impossible. I started dating someone a few months in to nursing school...he proposed the day before graduation and we've been married for three years. It wasn't always easy but it was great to have him there for support and he understood that I was busy. No relationship is free from external pressure and it could lead to something awesome. And if it doesn't work, at least you won't be left with the "what if..."

Can you defer your acceptance for a year? Could be a good option to see if you continue to love your job and give you more time to sort things out.

Yeah that sounds terrible. I work in the ER and was on the job until the day before my lady was born (nine days "late"; but who was counting, right?). It was doable but towards the end they started putting me mostly at triage. I work on the IV Team too though, and I appreciated the chance to walk around...I just can't imagine transferring patients and getting people on the commode and all that nonsense while I'm so top-heavy.

Ooh friend I'd take that externship. It'll give you a little more support out of school and a little more "graceful" transition into being a nurse. I work in the ED now and we hire new grads but it can be brutal to watch them...I started on a stepdown unit and though I hated the job I appreciate the skills it afforded me--time management, pt education, maneuvering the really large patients, talking to doctors, all that stuff. I think it was easier to start on a unit than it would have been in the ED...this from a girl who loves the ED.

Girlfriend. It took five months of working fulltime before I was able to say, "Today was an okay day." (I started directly as an RN. It was a stepdown unit. It never got really awesome...and that's to say I hated it. Everytime someone delivered a new admit to from the ER, I so envied that nurse that just turned around and walked away. So I became an ER nurse. Some days still suck, but I love who I work with and I love what I get to do (usually).) I agree with everything Postpartum RN said. It's hard regardless, but you can find something you love. I have, however, never met anyone who said, "I JUST LOVE LONG-TERM CARE SO MUCH! I FEEL SO FULFILLED." It's possible that you could find something you like better as an RN. But maybe you could do something less stressful even with your LPN: there are always a ton of postings for clinics in my area. Also: consider why people are banging on your door for these jobs. Are they desperate for ANYONE? Is that why they're snagging resumes off the internet? I don't know the answer, but it's a thought.

No worries. They're legit. I'm getting on with them now and I have quite a few friends who work with them, too. ETA: Oh, and as for identity theft: I have ID Theft insurance from these guys. Probably won't have to use it, but it's great peace of mind.

EDIT: Oops. I clearly don't know how to drive this thing. If a moderator would like to move this to a more appropriate location, that would be super. Hi all-- I've lurked (and read and learned a ton) for a while but now I have my own question that to which I can't find an adequate answer anywhere else: Anyone in/graduated from the Vanderbilt ENP program? I'm looking at the part-time online/distance format. Is it wildly difficult? Would working be impossible? Is traveling to campus (I'd probably fly) totally annoying? I work two to four twelves a week right now. I have a baby and the world's most incredibly supportive husband and family. Thoughts, please! Thanks!! Background (not a necessary read): I've toyed with NP school for a while and a few weeks ago (I know, seriously), because of various reasons, I decided to apply to the same program (Maryville in St. Louis) as my friend. That program seems totally doable, and we have other friends ahead of us in it, so I'm pretty comfortable doing that program if it comes down to it. But it started me researching other options and I stumbled upon the Emergency NP idea; Emory's program sounds amazing but I'm absolutely not moving to Atlanta. Vandy's sounds good too so--since I was applying to fall-start programs--I applied there too. I don't mean to sound arrogant but I kind of expect to get in: I've spoken to them and they still have spots, my GPA was 3.96, and my GRE was 158 math / 162 verbal. I feel pretty confident in my essays. I'd like to figure out my decision before they tell me I'm accepted. I think I'd prefer what I "could" do as an ENP: advanced procedures, the bloody stuff I love now in my trauma center, but I live in Kansas City and the laws in both Kansas and Missouri (I work on both sides) don't really afford that kind of practice...yet. And there's no guarantee we'll live here forever. But Vanderbilt is five months longer, twenty-ish extra credit hours, and twice the price of Maryville.