mvanz9999 RN

mvanz9999 is a RN and specializes in Accepted...Master's Entry Program, 2008!.

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   UIC GEP 2013

   mvanz9999 replied to rchampa3's topic in Post Graduate

   Oh....a word of advice to those just starting the program....my comments only pertain to the graduate portion of the program. With the exception of the whole "BSN" issue, the first 15 months does a fantastic job of preparing you to be a nurse. No m...
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   UIC GEP 2013

   mvanz9999 replied to rchampa3's topic in Post Graduate

   I realize I am late to the party, but you are correct...I am disgruntled. 1. Almost NO hospital will offer you retroactive tuition reimbursement (well, the VA will), none will offer 100% reimbursement. And there certainly are strings attached when y...
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   Multiple drip administration

   mvanz9999 replied to Sugarcoma's topic in CCU

   Wow. The first person that states what I think! It makes no difference, in general, what order you connect your drips. People are fond of stating that the fastest fluid in the back of your other connections will make them flow faster and at a more...
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   Cons of master's entry NP programs?

   mvanz9999 replied to t_heart's topic in NP Students

   I haven't quite finished my MS, but I went to UIC's GEP program (graduate in May). I can't speak about hiring problems because I know pretty much ANY NP has a difficult time finding work (average from license to job in Illinois is about 1 year). I ...
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   UIC GEP 2013

   mvanz9999 replied to rchampa3's topic in Post Graduate

   I, too, have heard this from UIC faculty. The DNP is no longer projected to be minimum education by 2015. My suggestion is that you go for M.S. (and I've been putting in my threads that you WILL be awarded an M.S. degree NOT an M.S.N.). You can al...
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   UI Chicago GEP Spring 2012

   mvanz9999 replied to SCNP2B's topic in Post Graduate

   I don't know if AnneP is still checking this thread, but here's your answer. I graduate with my M.S. from UIC in May. Be warned, you are NOT getting M.S.N. You are legally getting a M.S. degree with a focus on nursing (can't explain why, them's th...
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   Chicagoland jobs for new grads?

   mvanz9999 replied to jlavere's topic in Illinois

   I would like to second the opinion that the Chicago job market sucks for new grads and experienced RNs as well. I have gotten my first year of experience (graduated in 2009) and finding another job is nearly impossible. I currently work at a small co...
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   New Grads and License Pending

   mvanz9999 posted a topic in Illinois

   Hello all: I've been mostly missing from the board during the past year due to being in nursing school and up to my eyeballs in work. I still have to make it until May, but I'm wondering what other peoples' plans are for working after graduation. As...
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   Should I do NP or DNP in the near future?

   mvanz9999 replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Doctoral

   Joe: I'm currently in the midst of a direct-entry program at "the other school". The current program ends with a MSN. We have been offered the option to switch directly into the DNP program and at this time...no one has done it. I can see both "sid...
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    Is there ANY department in nursing that I can avoid cleaning up poo?

    mvanz9999 replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    It's already been said, but I'm going to say it again anyway. By the time you get through nursing school, you'll have TONS of experience with poop and I suspect it won't bother you in the least. Or at least not as much as it does now.
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    Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    mvanz9999 replied to Blurr156's topic in NP Students

    Oops! Sorry for the confusion.
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    Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    mvanz9999 replied to Blurr156's topic in NP Students

    Ah! A nicely written post. And I see the confusion. I would then go with the idea that it is important for nurses of any level to be trained to "think like a nurse". I perhaps incorrectly associate those bedside nursing skills with training to thi...
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    Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    mvanz9999 replied to Blurr156's topic in NP Students

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    Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    mvanz9999 replied to Blurr156's topic in NP Students

    I am aware of direct-entry programs because I am in one. I'm not sure who all these "people" are that professing nursing is not about bedside care. I have not met a respectable nurse or nurse-educator that states this. Bedside care is the foundation...
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    Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    mvanz9999 replied to Blurr156's topic in NP Students

    I actually think I don't understand your point. You are suggesting that there should be a mid-level provider of some name that is not "nurse practitioner" and that does not contain nurse training that is not needed, such as bed-making and changing I...