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1. ANCC Cardiac Vascular Certification Exam

   NucRN replied to beekee's topic in General Nursing

   I had leadership questions and a few questions on PAD/Claudication. Concentrating on those sections helped me out a bit. I tend to wing things like my certification exam and NCLEX without much prep work. I think as long as people do a complete Qb...

2. ANCC Cardiac Vascular Certification Exam

   NucRN replied to beekee's topic in General Nursing

   I studied for about 6 hours using the mometric studyguide. I have been working on a cardiac/tele for a little over 2 years, so my experience did help. The book does cover most of the subjects well.

3. PhD or DNP to become Faculty?

   NucRN replied to adventure_rn's topic in Educators

   Yes, PhD nurses do focus on research, but much of their research is related to education. I find that PhD nurses do get more "respect" when it comes to education....(Heard this from an Acute Care NP director).

4. Faculty and Professors not teaching?

   NucRN replied to PediatricRNTX's topic in Educators

   A program may have Associate Professors (those w/PhD) "teach" a course, but they are primarily there to change a course content or develop a new course curriculum. The assistant professor (MSN) are often the ones that will lead a course online. At on...

5. Washington State (seatac/spokaneACNP utilization?

   NucRN replied to sgerry's topic in NP Students

   Swedish is aggressively looking for Acnp

6. National University SD BSN Cohort 45

   NucRN replied to bluenyker's topic in School Programs

   Wow! Cohort 45!? Graduate of cohort 21. Good luck to all who got in. I remember the process and how stressed I was then. Just a small tip for you guys...form multiple study groups if you like but make them small. I'd say a group of 4-6 is cool. Keeps...

7. New Grad Jobs

   NucRN replied to 07courtney1993's topic in Oregon

   Heard someone say the VA is really short staffed.

8. OHSU ABSN-MSN/DNP Midwifery 2016

   NucRN replied to apenze's topic in Oregon

   You can apply before the prerequisites are done, but they have to be completed before the program starts.

9. OHSU ABSN-MSN/DNP Midwifery 2016

   NucRN replied to apenze's topic in Oregon

   MSN and DNP students take the same core courses. DNP students normally take an extra online 700 course. It definitely is more time consuming to do the DNP, so don't even consider working full time and doing the DNP at the same time.

10. OHSU MSN Applicants 2015

    NucRN replied to hakhama's topic in Oregon

    Just want to give some background information for those that got accepted into Ohsu and another school. I'm a native Oregonian. Some things to consider is cost of living. It's definitely cheaper to rent here compared to Ucsf, but more expensive than...

11. Nursing Specialties with a Slower Pace and Less Patient/Family Interaction

    NucRN replied to Soliloquy's topic in General Nursing

    Clinic work is the best. The pay is not as high as hospital work and the benefits are not so great as well, but the work and environment is definitely more laid back.

12. Help me understand the different types of NP programs (ACNP vs FNP etc)

    NucRN replied to nfdfiremedic's topic in NP Students

    An ACNP program will allow you to have clinical rotations in various specialties such as the ones you mentioned. As such, you could potentially be working in a more specialized area. FNP programs have specific course that allow the graduate to work ...

13. Is it true that patho, pharm, and adv assessment are weed-out classes?

    NucRN replied to nursejl1's topic in NP Students

    Patho, pharm and Heath assessment is built into my program, although the school does allow a student to take it ahead of time. I definitely would rather take these ahead of time. Taking pharm and physiology II right now. Physiology is the hardest of ...

14. Cardiology Nurse Practitioner Outlook

    NucRN replied to nurselyfe4115's topic in NP Students

    Job outlook should be good. In the NW, there's a limited number of cardiologists for so many patients. Mid level providers are needed to help manage chronic conditions like heart failure. I've worked with many many cardiologist as an RN, and they jus...

15. When is D5NS IV solution given?

    NucRN replied to nursejl1's topic in NP Students

    Just went over this stuff in pharmacology. D5 is definitely given for NPO status. I also agree with changing combinations based on electrolytes.