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  1. Seattle U - APNI 2013

    Thank you, Calinca! I'm still considering track options, trying to decide between FNP and Psych. I've got a strong interest in psych which led to a lot of undergrad hours, but right now I'm leaning towards FNP. I may end up dual-credentialing down ...
  2. Seattle U - APNI 2013

    Hello, Calinca. Good luck in your application. I'm sorry to hear you weren't accepted this cycle. I will be applying in 2013 to a few of the direct entry programs, as well. I'm getting ready to re-take Anatomy and Physiology, as well as Micro, s...
  3. FNP doing procedures

    Thank you for the responses, Nomad, BlueDevil and Diva. I sincerely appreciate it. I'm not sure exactly where I want to practice geographically, which complicates things. I may practice in Texas, but I'm also willing to relocate to another part of ...
  4. FNP doing procedures

    This is a very interesting topic to me personally. I am getting ready to apply to Vanderbilt's PreSpecialty FNP Program, and was told at their open house that they are working with the TN BON to clarify FNP and ACNP training and scope of practice. ...
  5. I recently went to Vanderbilt's Open House, and this situation was discussed early in the presentation. As elkpark said, the AACN can't mandate anything. There is a recommendation that NP's move toward doctoral education, but then again, there has...
  6. Best route to NP?

    I don't know if anyone read my above post, but I learned today at Vanderbilt's Open House that FNP's who choose to work as a hospitalist in TN are working outside their scope of practice, which will be an issue if a situation arises in which that pra...
  7. Best route to NP?

    Hi Sam, it's nice to see your post. My brother-in-law is a PA, formerly a respiratory therapist, and he and I have been talking about the pros and cons of PA vs NP, as well. As a PA, he was very well trained in the sciences in the medical school mod...
  8. Starting my Excelsior Tests

    Good luck, butterbye04! I hope you do well on the exam. I'm scheduling Transitions for Monday, Jan. 4th, if it's available. Regards, Eric
  9. Warning - excelsior students

    Maryland is, of course, one of the states my wife would like to return to after having worked there as a traveling respiratory therapist a couple of years ago. I believe they are a compact state, however, so perhaps we can visit for a traveling assi...
  10. Hi Diana, I bought the textbooks for Transitions, as well, but I'm not sure if I will continue to buy them as I progress. I also ordered the StudyGroup 101 notes. Good luck on your exams! :nuke:
  11. Any RT's going for RN?

    Congratulations, rttobern. I wish you well in getting your RCP salary matched. I recently talked with one of the local health systems in Dallas-Fort Worth about coming to work for them when I finish, and they said they might be able to offer me 50%...
  12. Any RT's going for RN?

    Hi Meg, I'm an RT also, and I'm just starting the program. It's nice to see all of the other RT's who are going this route. I'm studying for Transitions as my first exam. I've looked at Excelsior for many years, and I'm excited to finally be enroll...
  13. Yay! Passed Transitions

    Hi Pebbles, thanks for the post. I have just started to study for Transitions, and it will be my first Excelsior exam. Eric
  14. Warning - excelsior students

    Hello everyone, My wife and I recently enrolled in Excelsior after working as respiratory therapists for many years, and I contacted the CA Board of Nursing just to hear for myself what their requirement was. I was told that they considered applica...
  15. Online BSN with no RN?

    Hello Mommy2three, Here is some info I just found from a link posted in another forum. It appears that the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh has a program that may be of interest to you. It looks like you have a few campus sessions, but your clinical...