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  1. telemetry nursing organizations

    You can also join the American College of Cardiovascular Nurses, Inc. They are strictly a cardiovascular nurses organization and have a lot to offer, I have been a member since the late 90s and got certified through them.
  2. Cardiac Vascular Nurse Certification by ANCC

    It is not strictly cardiac in focus. I took it and you should have no problem with it. There is another credentialling for Cardiac nurses that is a three tier program through the American College of Cardiovascular Nurses. Inc. www.accn.net. The level...
  3. distance NP education. faculty travel expenses?

    I have not heard of such a thing, I am in a web based program and our evals are done via video confrence at the end of each rotation.
  4. Should DNPs be called doctors?

    I think that anyone acheiving a doctoral degree earns the right to be addressed as Dr. This is going to be an interesting fight. And as more DNP's graduate we will see it flare. Sadly nurses do not realize that if we would band together we would be a...
  5. I have an interview for my top choice NP program!

    Congrats on the interview. But why are you interviewing to get into a school? I have never had to do so.
  6. Paradise Valley Hospital

    I have not heard anything good from the staff that works there, it is an abrazo affiliated hospital so it is for profitt, and has alot of the politics associated with for profitts.
  7. Question about Cardizem Drip...

    Yes this can and does happen, I have had it occur with several patients one just this week. Great catch on your part. I do have one concern, you work on a tele unit and cary a load of 6 patients, I find this very dangerous. We have a max of 4, with a...
  8. best places to work as a new grad in phoenix metro area

    I work at JCL they have an awesome new grad program and the pay is highly competitive. Benefits are some of the best in the valley and they offer a tution payback as well as tution for continuing your education. Best of luck and congrats
  9. Masters in Nursing and health education

    I am a GCU alumni, I would check UOP and GCU to see which program best meets your needs.
  10. Grand Canyon University

    Undergrad tution is around 395 a credit hour at GCU..
  11. Offered Camp Nurse position

    I can offer this bit of advice. I have been a nurse now for 20 years and I applied for and accepted a camp nurse postion 2300 miles away from home directly after graducation. I loved it! I learned so much and the other nurses (3) were at various levl...
  12. Grand Canyon University RN-BSN

    Hi, I am a 2006 graduate of the program as well as 2008 MSN grad and currently in the NP program. The education you will recieve is awesome and well worth the effort. The papers can be demanding but the program is very doable for a fulltimer with a...
  13. Grand Canyon University

    Hi all, Firs let me commend you on begining your journey through the nursing program. I am a ADN graduate of GCC 20 yrs ago it was a wonderfull program. Over the last several years since 2004 I have obtianed my BSN and MSN as well as a busssiness d...
  14. Anyone doing 9-month MSN at Univ of Phoenix?

    MCCLRE1, In areance, like I said in my previouse post, it depends where you are in life. Fourtunatly there are many choices to help with what ever path is choosen.
  15. Nursing theory-Do you use it at work?

    llg, I think it has nothing to do with articulation of the information. It has to do with by in. If the nurse is one that buys into the whole nursing theory way of being then that is all well and good. There are many who do not. Many PhD prepared nu...