ED Nurse, RN

Hey everyone, Has anyone applied or attended Georgetown University? I am in the process of applying to the AGACNP program for fall 2016- so far I am impressed. I requested more information and an admissions counselor called me first thing Monday mo...

It is when you work full time. You can't say an NP program, if a legitimate program, is easy.

I have to disagree with MSN is an easy degree as an NP. I'm in the AGACNP program at UPENN and easy is certainly not a word the comes to mind- I put in 15+ hrs a week studying, as do many of my classmates. It is a very difficult program. Like most...

You gathered enough information after applying to ONE school for a "manifesto?" This "article" can't be serious- it's satire, right? You seem to love the thesaurus- I have found that people who feel the need to use large, SAT type words, are typical...

It says a lot about a persons character when you become defensive and hostile because you don't hear the answer you like. Nursing isn't about you, it's about safe and effective patient care. If you wish to have a career where you are the center of ...

Got accepted to the AGACNP program!!! Starting this summer!!

I'm just going to put this out there- nursing may not be for you. I think first and foremost, you need professional help to get your mental state back on track. What you are saying you are experiencing is not normal and you are making a bad situati...

Getting advice from strangers on the Internet to shape what your future may look like, is quite naive. Why not go speak with actual, real people, in person? Why not find out what's it like by shadowing and asking questions of them? You are going to...

If strangers opinions on the internet distress you so much to the point you need to announce your separation from such, the Internet, is not for you. Lighten up, this is a great place if you don't take life so seriously. As nurses, we deal with too...

I didn't even know this was possible?

So, OP is never coming back, huh? What a shame- we are probably all bullies now. If this special snowflake could just swallow her pride she may have learned some valuable lessons here.

Like I said in your previous similar post, nurses usually need to work rotating weekends, they also works holidays. Novice nurses also tend to get less desirable shift assignments, such as nights.

Applying for a job now is not a good idea. When I have open job positions, I'm not going to hire someone and hold that position open for possibly almost a year- you graduate in December and have to pass your boards. 2-3 months prior to gradation is...

You typically most work every other weekend as a nurse, also holidays. Many novice nurses must work the less desirable shifts, like nights.

Factoring in the standard deviation will basically equate to an equal pass rate for BSN and ASN. However, I stand behind my previous post of evolving our profession and what it takes to do so.

Do you have numbers and statistics on this information? If not, it's merely opinion. I personally don't know a single BSN prepared nurse who did not pass on the first time they took the NCLEX.

The woman I interviewed with was fantastic! So insightful and helpful. I asked this exact question- she said somewhere in the 30's, but this years class has in the 40's. I also inquired about a DNP program- which is in the works. It would be a po...

If you're having trouble controlling your anxiety, I would seek out a professional to help you manage it. It's going to be hard for you to focus on anything if you can't control your anxiety in school/work and consistently focus on the bad things.

Applied for this spring, they pushed my application to a summer start. I interviewed today for the AGACNP program- I think it went well, better than that actually! Said I should hear in 2-3 weeks so fingers crossed!!!

I code people on a daily basis- we had two at the same time a few nights ago. Unless you have ACLS you are not able to administer meds in a code situation. Even if you could, you should NEVER administer a medication without knowing the how's and wh...

Penn, which in my opinion sets the bar in the healthcare spectrum, has done a research study that directly correlates a decrease in mortality when the nurse is BSN prepared. Robert Wood Johnson has done a study on better patient outcomes with a BSN ...

Rose queen is right again! Great advice I would heed immediately.

Research has proven that nurses holding higher degrees, such as a BSN or more, provide better care to patients, have better pt outcomes, and reduce mortality rates. Upenn did the study on the reduction of mortality rates and there is a great study b...

Here is what I found while not at work, directly from the American nurse credentialing center. http://nursecredentialing.org/Documents/Magnet/MagCon-2014-FAQs.pdf

You do know getting a masters degree does not equate to being an NP, right? There are numerous other nursing masters degrees you can obtain that are not an NP. Why not have masters prepared bedside nurses? Why not push our nurses to strive for exc...