Polly Peptide BSN, MSN, RN, APRN

In your experience, what is the most exciting, action-packed specialty? I think I’ve gotten over the hump in my Periop program and am finding my groove. However I notice that I most enjoy myself when there is a lot going on in the room. I am one wh...

I would be uncomfortable with the "additional agreements" clause. How can you sign something saying you will agree to "any additional agreements", of which you currently have no knowledge (and apparently neither do they)? I would ask that that parag...

The location quotient map tells the story. Hover over the different areas, don't just look at the map. In areas of highest concentration of jobs (assume this means jobs currently held by warm bodies), the salaries are also the lowest. This is also...

CRNA now requires a doctorate (DNAP). You will need your BSN, minimum of one year of ICU experience (most will say that is bare minimum, and that is beyond orientation also, although some I've met affiliated with our local anesthesia school advised ...

Anecdotally, it's my understanding that the Nashville, TN market is pretty saturated.

I am still early in my residency so maybe that is my problem. But so far, I don't know if I really like what the circulator does. Setting up the room, retrieving supplies, listening for the needs of the scrub/surgeon, etc...just the routine nature o...

Between working as a bedside, hospital-based RN, and working as a nurse practitioner, which would you say offers you better work-life balance? And why? If you chose NP, I would love to know more about your particular specialty. I tend to hear that ...

I am starting a Periop 101 program now. Ours is 7 weeks long with a total orientation time of 5 months. We spend Mondays in the classroom doing AORN modules, skills lab, and have guest speakers. Tues-Fri is spent in the OR with our preceptors. Dur...

I used UWorld and passed first try in 75 questions. However, I just graduated so our situations are a bit different. UWorld does not provide any review material, only questions. That is one limitation and may be in issue in your situation.

I went back in and was able to figure it out. Glad I saw this!

Anyone else responded to the interview email and get just a general timeframe for interviews? I'm talking a several days timeframe. On the website I had to go to to register, it said that interviews would be conducted from July 15-July 26 and that ...

I know this has been asked before, but... Is it REALLY that bad to go straight to the OR as a new grad? The internship period includes the Periop 101 course and clinicals with a preceptor. Assuming the training is good, I've read the main concern i...

On the Vanderbilt Nurse Residency website, it says the application for the Winter 2020 cycle will post on July 5.

Congrats. What specialty?

It seems like most employers require this information on applications before you even get to the interview. What do you do in those situations?

What about telemedicine? There may or may not be telemed jobs for women's health listed in your area. But you could pitch the idea to an OB/GYN you know. You could be their NP that does medication management visits via telemed (blood pressure, anti...

Can anyone on here tell me how long the MSN-FNP program is? It is impossible to tell from their curriculum page.

Thank you so much! I keep hearing - oh, once you go to the OR, you'll be stuck there. In some ways, I'm like...well, I also hear that many people who go to the OR don't WANT to leave. But also, I do think it's a bit of a myth that you can never lea...

@djmatte, what kind of NP is your preceptor?

They are really funny about switching your specialty. Usually, unless you are prespecialty, they tell you to reapply. If you are accepted into PNP-PC, then you most likely tailored your goal statement for that role. So I am wondering what you mean ...

All helpful replies. I am trying to make some decisions and being "there" for my kids is an important part of that. Nursing is a second career for me. My first career was a M-F, 8-5, though there were certainly times I worked later or came in early...

I'm sorry you're dealing with this. Do you think the saturation is true of primary care only or specialties as well (like acute care or psych)?

Following!

Congrats on being accepted, but I'm just curious...ENP (Emergency, I assume) requires you to have two years experience as a nurse before applying. Prespecialty is the classification for those applying without an RN. So just wondering if you meant s...

They publish the average numbers accepted into each specialty on their website in the FAQ section, within each specialty area.