aznurse08

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1. FREE TUITION - FREE BSN - University of Arizona

   aznurse08 replied to nursing123098's topic in Arizona

   CALL them!, BUG them! That's what I did and I got in! Be assertive and don't give up. and have a back up plan. good luck

2. U of A students, did you get to pick specialty ?

   aznurse08 replied to Shar81's topic in Arizona

   I work on a tele unit, day shift. It is super busy and lately, for me, very stressful. Everyday we're short staffed. I've been called in work every day that I've been off this week. Didn't go in because I've been sick. And, speaking of being sick, ...

3. FREE TUITION - FREE BSN - University of Arizona

   aznurse08 replied to nursing123098's topic in Arizona

   As someone who graduated from the UA program in august of 08, I can tell you, as CardiacRN2006 did, it is far from free! Thankfully, I only have a 2 year contract and not a 3-year as they are now pushing. It's not as easy as it sounds to get into the...

4. University of Arizona Accelerated BSN

   aznurse08 replied to relentlessrunner's topic in Arizona

   I just graduated from the UA ABSN. I can tell you that half the time they don't even know what they are looking for in terms of a nursing student. Keep in mind that your other degree's GPA follows you no matter what. I had a 3.0 and got in. You sh...

5. U of A students, did you get to pick specialty ?

   aznurse08 replied to Shar81's topic in Arizona

   The sponsoring hospitals basically tell you what you want to hear. Jobs anywhere you want, even in a specialty, any shift, whatever. But they need med/surg nurses badly, every where in town. it would have been better if they just had said that eve...

6. U of A students, did you get to pick specialty ?

   aznurse08 replied to Shar81's topic in Arizona

   In short, no. I'm currently in the class that will be graduating in 5 weeks and they are shifting people into the high needs areas, life med/surg, mostly night shifts. In the beginning of the program, they told us that we could work anywhere in the...

7. U of AZ Interview for ASBSN!

   aznurse08 replied to kirs's topic in Arizona

   First of all, congrats to all of you that got in to UA! I'm currently in the program right now and we are just finishing up our level 3 clinicals. If any of you have questions, feel free to contact me. I know I had tons of questions and some of them...