aurora155

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1. Considering Midlife Career Change to Nursing, Seeking Advice from Current Nurses

   aurora155 replied to dew8192's topic in General Nursing

   I am in nursing school now, and it is a second career for me. So far, I'm doing OK! At my clinicals in hospital settings, just about all the nurses work 12 hour shifts except the ones with most seniority who were employed before the change in policy ...

2. Seattle University -- APNI 2011

   aurora155 replied to flaneur's topic in Washington

   Last year this event was open to both accepted and waitlisted students. I encourage all in either of those categories to attend (if invited, of course). You get to tour the Clinical Performance Lab, which will make you excited to start! You also get ...

3. Seattle University -- APNI 2011

   aurora155 replied to flaneur's topic in Washington

   This quarter I have classes all day two days a week, including both labs and lectures. I have clinicals all day two other days each week. I have one day free, but they occasionally schedule things on this day. I also have to go to the hospital the ni...

4. Seattle University -- APNI 2011

   aurora155 replied to flaneur's topic in Washington

   Hello everyone, I am in the APNI 2010 cohort and reading this thread brings back memories from last year. There are people in my class who were waitlisted and made it into the program. My interpretation of waitlisted is that you are qualified to do t...

5. Question for Psych-Mental Health NPs

   aurora155 replied to aurora155's topic in NP

   JKP, I'm just beginning my Psych NP training, and very few in my program have psych training--it's a direct entry program, so they expect you to enter from other fields. I hope there will be jobs when I graduate. I went to an orientation for the new ...

6. Direct Entry Master of Science in Nursing VS Physician Assistant School.

   aurora155 replied to John Roe's topic in Post Graduate

   If it makes a difference to you, I think one can begin a Direct Entry nursing program with less healthcare experience than a PA program. I am beginning a direct entry nursing master's program soon and my classmates have a wide range of healthcare exp...

7. Question for Psych-Mental Health NPs

   aurora155 replied to aurora155's topic in NP

   Thanks, Lucianne. You sound like a wonderful preceptor. Is there typically a choice in placement to align with one's interests (e.g. community mental health vs. residential treatment)? Anyone else?

8. plantar fasciitis.. anyone?

   aurora155 replied to LVN_it1995's topic in Stress 101

   I'm really encouraged by all the posts here on successful treatment. I think I've had PF for about a decade. My doctor told me to do exercises which didn't help much and then suggested icing whenever they hurt. I didn't seem to be able to communicate...

9. NP Salary (independent practice vs. nonindependent)

   aurora155 replied to caffeineRx's topic in NP

   Thanks, David. Makes sense.

10. NP Salary (independent practice vs. nonindependent)

    aurora155 replied to caffeineRx's topic in NP

    I understand about low overhead in Mental Health, but why can PMHNPs charge cash and have patients bill their own insurance companies whereas other NP specialties cannot? Can't FNPs do this? (Probably this question is naive, but I'm just getting into...

11. Question for Advance Practice Mental Health Nurses

    aurora155 replied to GonnaBSN's topic in Post Graduate

    Very good info in this thread for me too. Thanks for the posts, all. In my state, people with master's level degrees in psychology cannot be licensed or reimbursed as "Psychologists", but they can be licensed as other mental health care providers, su...

12. Anyone applying to 2008 UW MEPN Program?

    aurora155 replied to stellasaurus's topic in Washington

    TristanT, what are some examples of clinical placements for UW MEPN students? Why do you think so many were bad? Does the faculty have few contacts with clinical sites to set them up? Thanks.

13. Anyone applying to 2008 UW MEPN Program?

    aurora155 replied to stellasaurus's topic in Washington

    rockett, I spoke to UW Financial Aid last week, and they said I would have my financial aid award letter by the end of this week (for GEPN). Maybe it won't happen so soon, but that's what I was told. They said it would appear online in MyUW. I antici...

14. Seattle U BSN

    aurora155 replied to bina11's topic in Washington

    Do you think it is harder to get financial aid if it is your second degree?

15. Question for Psych-Mental Health NPs

    aurora155 posted a topic in NP

    When you were a Psych-NP student, what kind of psych placements did you have for your clinicals? Did you do clinicals in hospitals, community mental health clinics, nursing homes, or other places? What were they like? Did you see patients individuall...