ED_Nurse_in_the_Hood

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1. Family NP or Adult acute care NP

   ED_Nurse_in_the_Hood replied to KatGoodman's topic in NP

   UVA Grad Nursing, you said that your state is changing its Nurse Practice Act to keep primary care NP's from working in specialty areas. What state is that? BTW, I ended up enrolling in an Acute/Critical Care NP program, at Johns Hopkins. Halfway d...

2. University of Maryland SON FNP Fall 2011

   ED_Nurse_in_the_Hood replied to stevie22's topic in Maryland

   Hi, Jani78rn, I've been an ED nurse for two years. As you could tell, nursing is a second career for me. When I made the switch, I was accepted to several three-year-long NP programs for non-nurses. I thought I'd learn a lot more by working as a n...

3. University of Maryland SON FNP Fall 2011

   ED_Nurse_in_the_Hood replied to stevie22's topic in Maryland

   I was rejected, but that's OK since I figured out I'd really rather do the Acute Care program, anyway. But I am curious to hear about the writing sample (in case I get an interview for the Acute Care program)---did they give you a topic and ten minu...

4. University of Maryland SON FNP Fall 2011

   ED_Nurse_in_the_Hood replied to stevie22's topic in Maryland

   Congratulations!! Now you can relax and enjoy the summer!

5. University of Maryland SON FNP Fall 2011

   ED_Nurse_in_the_Hood replied to stevie22's topic in Maryland

   Yes, mine still says "committee ready."

6. University of Maryland SON FNP Fall 2011

   ED_Nurse_in_the_Hood replied to stevie22's topic in Maryland

   That's interesting . . . I have 3 degrees outside of nursing (a master's, a doctorate, and another bachelor's), a 4.0 in the science classes, and 3.75 in the nursing classes (from a nursing school ranked at the same level as the U of Md). I've lived...

7. University of Maryland SON FNP Fall 2011

   ED_Nurse_in_the_Hood replied to stevie22's topic in Maryland

   I didn't think they did interviews. At any rate, no word of any kind yet. Attended an info session on the Acute/Trauma/Emergency NP program a few weeks ago, and they said that they admit about 20 people for that specialty.

8. University of Maryland SON FNP Fall 2011

   ED_Nurse_in_the_Hood replied to stevie22's topic in Maryland

   Yes, everyone I've spoken with at FNP programs across the country says the same thing----they never imagined they'd ever see this many applications. I think it's because everyone wants to get started NOW, before the programs all switch to the DNP (r...

9. Family NP or Adult acute care NP

   ED_Nurse_in_the_Hood replied to KatGoodman's topic in NP

   Wow, do any other schools offer a combined FNP/Acute Care NP program? This seems like an ideal solution for the dilemma. Thanks!

10. University of Maryland SON FNP Fall 2011

    ED_Nurse_in_the_Hood replied to stevie22's topic in Maryland

    This is what I heard from a co-worker who is one semester away from completing the program.

11. University of Maryland SON FNP Fall 2011

    ED_Nurse_in_the_Hood replied to stevie22's topic in Maryland

    Not sure whether this is true or not, but the word on the street is that they accept only 10 people a year for the program. If we're talking about hundreds of applications, and we assume that many if not most of the applicants did well in nursing sc...