aka640 BSN, RN

aka640 has 6 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Cardiology.

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   Amazing and Affordable MSN/DNP programs

   aka640 replied to aka640's topic in NP Students

   Thank you for this! Yea, after doing more research, I feel like I want to go to UCONN too. Hopefully within the next 3 years I'll be starting ?
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   UCONN MSN or DNP questions: for students in program or applied

   aka640 posted a topic in NP Students

   Anyone here in the UCONN MSN or DNP progam? Is it partially online now? Read on the website two months out of the whole program you have to be on site, but for how long? Also would like students opinion on the quality of the program and how the appli...
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   FNP or AGACNP?

   aka640 replied to aka640's topic in NP Students

   Thank you everyone for your reply ❤️❤️
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   FNP or AGACNP?

   aka640 replied to aka640's topic in NP Students

   oook, thanks though for all your replies ?
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   FNP or AGACNP?

   aka640 replied to aka640's topic in NP Students

   How intense would you say is an AGACNP program? I'm expecting it to be rough, but how many hours did you have to go to class as well as study?
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   Amazing and Affordable MSN/DNP programs

   aka640 posted a topic in NP Students

   Can anyone please give me some recommendations for good and affordable MSN/DNP programs. I would love to go to an in class program, but unfortunately I'm in Connecticut and want to do AGACNP. The only programs that have that are UCONN and Yale, they ...
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   FNP or AGACNP?

   aka640 replied to aka640's topic in NP Students

   Thanks again!! Your reply helped so much. I was worried these type of NP jobs aren't commmon because anytime I here about AGACNPs, it's always ICU. Mind you, I want to work in the CCU as a nurse but for the long term, when I finally (hopefully) becom...
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   FNP or AGACNP?

   aka640 replied to aka640's topic in NP Students

   WOW! That completely sounds like the type of job I want as an NP. Like literally my dream ?? Is there a reason you don’t want to do full time if I may ask?? Thanks for your reply! ☺️
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   FNP or AGACNP?

   aka640 replied to aka640's topic in NP Students

   Thank you!! That makes sense. The NP I shadowed for is an AGACNP who works exclusively in cardiology (inpatient), but took care of patients across multiple units, except ICU. She was with heart transplant, my interventional cardiology floor, and cath...
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    FNP or AGACNP?

    aka640 replied to aka640's topic in NP Students

    Thank you so much for the reply!! Are these type of NP jobs widely available, if u know? NPs who work with acutely ill but not necessarily ICU patients.
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    FNP or AGACNP?

    aka640 posted a topic in NP Students

    Hello everyone, People who work as cardiology NPs, would you recommend to a nurse who wants to specialize in cardiology as an NP, but not work in ICU, to go for their FNP or AGACNP? I currently work as a nurse on an interventional cardiology flo...
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    UCONN or Yale AGANCP programs

    aka640 posted a topic in NP Students

    Hello lovely people, Anyone here been accepted or is in the UCONN or Yale AGANCP programs? I'm thinking about applying within the next 2-3 years and want to receive any tips on how to make my application stand out. I currently am about to gradua...
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    Which route to go?

    aka640 replied to freckles23's topic in Cardiac

    If I may ask, what jobs are offered for cardiac nursing outside of bedside? Would love to know, thx!!
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    As a CNA, What Was Your Starting Pay? 2015

    aka640 replied to NicoV's topic in CNA/MA

    I make $14.40 an hour base pay at a hospital on the MICU floor with 1.5 years experience. Shift differentials are 2.15 for evenings, 3.10 for nights, and 2.50 for weekends. I live in southwestern Connecticut.
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    Bridgeport hospital school of nursing fall 2015

    aka640 replied to coachremson's topic in Connecticut

    Thanks. I understand all nursing programs are hard to get into. I'm just wondering since I failed out, I wonder if it would be even harder for me. Maybe I already know the answer to that question...Well we will see. I will look into Norwalk and St. V...