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You will need your DEA license if you plan to round on PP C/S patients or patients who have 3rd or 4th degree lacerations that we know will take time to heal. We generally will discharge them with opiod pain mgmt and that will require that you have a DEA license so that you can send the RX.

The two most important things are 1) make sure your school is accredited and is NOT a for profit school 2) they find your preceptors and clinical sites for you. It will save you a lot of headaches, time, and not delay your graduation unless you already work in Women's Health and have personal connections that you can leverage for clinical sites and preceptors.

Good to know, I never understood why the RN-MSN students had to move to campus 2 months earlier to get that completed instead of completing with the rest of their cohort. It looks like it is much more streamlined now.

The typical size of each GEPN cohort is between 100-120 students but they will offer admission to around 150-200 applicants usually with the assumption that some accepted students will decline acceptance to go to other schools or choose to wait and defer. YSN is considered a small nursing school. We also only have a graduate nursing program without a pipeline of undergraduate nurses to feed into the graduate program. The number of GEPN students changes every year depending on the slots for each speciality and funding. They can also choose to admit more RN-MSN and decrease the number of GEPN admits. I believe around 115 students went through the graduation ceremony this past Oct 2024. But each specialty admits a certain number of students with the FNP speciality usually being the largest group overall with the largest number of admits.

It has likely changed but I pulled my old notes and you are right that the RN-MSN will complete Pharm and Patho with the rising GEPNs. But looking at my old notes the RN-MSN did get an e-mail saying they needed to start in June to complete their physical assessment class and complete the check-offs before they will join the rising GEPNs. Again this might have changed since I was in the program but if it hasn't, I would expect an e-mail from admissions about coming to campus a few months early to get that completed sometime in the first quarter of 2025.

Yes, can confirm that the Yale School of Nursing does setup preceptors and clinical sites for their students.

For the RN - MSN PMHNP in person (not the online program) because it looks like you are going into PMHNP, you will need to complete the 3 Ps (Patho, Pharmacology, Physical Assessment) the Summer before you join the rising GEPNs at the end of August. With the RN-MSN in my year they started in June and completed their 3 Ps from June - Aug in addition to their check-offs. They then joined the rising GEPNs at the end of August as they transition into their first specialty year. The next Summer there are no classes for the PMHNP track but like another poster mentioned before you can obtain additional clinical hours during the Summer if your schedule works out to do so.

Gov. Lamont just signed the law adding CT to the compact in May 2024 but I don't think nurses can use the compact for jobs until Oct 2025. This allows time for implementation and system changes. Double check with the school to see how they are handling compact licenses. I had to obtain a CT RN license since CT wasn't part of the compact when I was in the program.

Yes, GEPNs don't normally work their first year. As I mentioned before, the program is to fast paced and intense to be able to work during the accelerated year. It will be different fo RN direct entry since they already have their RN license. GEPNs are trying to fulfill their clinical requirements and check offs while they are attending classes at the same time while also studying for exams. Additionally, everyone needs to budget times for last minute schedule changes and simulation labs. As icedcof3 mentioned you also need to budget time for self care and time off in order in order to get adequate rest even if it is meeting up with friends for a quick dinner or a movie not to mention regular activities of life like grocery shopping and laundry!

Send me a message if you have questions about the HRSA scholarships. I completed my degree on a full ride HRSA scholarship and completed my service. Always apply for and obtain scholarships either through the community scholars program, HRSA, or through merit-based scholarships. There is also a lot of money available to individuals if the candidate is from a minority group going into nursing, speak another language, single mothers etc. One individual even got a scholarship because he was a twin. You never know what kind of scholarship or grant money, which you do not have to pay back; is out there so it is important to do your research. You will have less stress after you graduate if you understand financials and financial terms and have a plan for how you want to pay off any loans you might accrue. The Federal Unsubsidized Grad Loan interest rate currently stands at 8.08% before factoring in interest capitalization even though it will likely be lower for you next year given that the Fed just lowered interest rates by a quarter point.

My sister asked me one time when a request for a medical professional was called on a flight we were on, why I didn't respond and I told her that generally as a group, nurses prefer to fly under the radar and we don't like to advertise we are nurses when we are going about our daily lives. My own attendings have also said when they go on vacation, they do not advertise the fact that they are MDs and would prefer to just enjoy their vacation. Additionally, it would have to be in my specialty and I would have to have some knowledge of what is going on from my own experience as a nurse and APRN. During that particular flight, it was hypoglycemia and DM2 and the person had 2 EMTs and 1 IM MD helping him out so I could just sit back and enjoy my flight.

Since you are RN entry, you will join the FB group for the Class of 2027 since you will complete your specialty coursework with the GEPNs that finished their accelerated year and have passed their NCLEX, who are now going into their first specialty year. The current group of GEPNs would have just finished their first semester and should now be on Christmas break. The FB group for them is Yale School of Nursing GEPN 2024.

Depends on if you are a GEPN or a RN direct entry. If you are a GEPN, you won't be able to work during GEPN year because there isn't enough time to work and take classes. It is very accelerated and fast paced. If you come in as an RN or once you sit your NCLEX after GEPN year then you can work. The majority of my class worked when we were RNs.

I have both certifications and if I remember correctly you do need to take additional primary care hours before you can sit for both certifications. It was about 500 additional clinical hours so you get more exposure to primary care which I found useful when I first started in clinical practice. During my time in the program, the student also had to pay additional tuition for the dual certification so individuals interested in the dual program will have to factor in the cost as well as additional clinical time. You will also have to pay two license fees and stay certified with two separate licensing bodies so you will need to keep enough CME hours for both. You recertify every 3 years for the WHNP and 5 years for the CNM. But overall, in terms of scope of practice, a CNM covers everything a WHNP can do. The other option is to pick one certification than come back and do a postgraduate certificate if you feel you need additional scope in your practice like an FNP or PNP.

Thank you for the update. Good to know they kept the dual program.