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I am an ADN educated RN working at a magnet hospital that requires we advance our degree within 5 years (New york state). I already have a bachelors degree in Biology from a long time ago so I was considering doing an RN-MSN in something like Nursing informatics or nursing education for two reasons: a) My earning potential at work is higher for MSN than BSN, and b) If I go through Capella my employer will cover 100% of the tuition, and with flex path it will take me approximately the same time as doing a BSN. I would like to keep my options open for WHNP/CNM or potentially FNP school in the future, though I'm not ready to commit to finishing that within the 5 year deadline. Do you think skipping the BSN and going directly to a non-APRN MSN will hurt me if I do eventually apply? Do most APRN programs NEED to see a BSN? Thank you!!

They don't accept NY applicants either! I had no idea this was going to be such an issue. We moved to NY from VA a couple of years ago when my husband was offered a tenure-track teaching position. Didn't occur to me that it might put a damper on my midwifery plans. If anything I figured a NYS nursing license would help me. "The University of Cincinnati’s online graduate nursing programs are not currently available to students located in Arizona, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Tennessee." "Disclaimer: Due to changing regulations, the TTUHSC SON Graduate Programs cannot guarantee at the time of submission of an application that we can accept students from a particular state. At this time, we are unable to accept students living in the following states – Arizona, California, Louisiana, New York, Oregon, and Washington."

Would you believe those two don't either? This is so bizarre! I know that NY has notoriously high standards for nurses/nursing education but come on! There are great brick and mortar programs in the NYC area but that would be too far of a commute for in-person coursework. Thank you for the link. I will continue researching. Do you (or any other readers) have thoughts on Thomas Jefferson University?

I'm a new grad RN (career changer) in upstate NY. My first RN position is lined up in postpartum with cross-training in L&D after a year. All fine and dandy, setting myself up for CNM school. For a long time I have had my heart set on Frontier for my CNM. I like the flexibility, online curriculum, cost etc. After talking to an admissions rep yesterday I found out that they don't currently take any applicants from NYS due to a credentialing/clinical site issue. Apparently it is something that they have been working on for a couple of years but don't have an estimated date of resolution. Does anyone have suggestions for other programs with a similar format? I'd love to hear from NY midwives/midwifery students in particular. I have a young family with three small children, so I need a program that will allow for online didactic courses with condensed in-person requirements and clinical placements somewhat near my home (Albany area). Bonus if it allows for direct-entry RNs with prior bachelors degrees in another field (biology), though I am not totally opposed to doing my BSN first. Thank you!

Hi there! I wanted to chime in and say that I LOVED my first semester at JTCC. It was definitely challenging and I worked my butt off to do well. I was really sad to have to leave (we moved to NY) and I miss my classmates dearly. You will love it :) DO THE HOMEWORK. Read (or at least skim) the chapters they assign, even if it seems like way too much to handle. Don't get behind. Figure out how you study best and join study groups if that helps you. Rely on your peers during clinicals, you're bound to have some in your clinical section that have prior patient experience and can help you out. You get to start in the shiny new Chester building too! Enjoy it.

I was thinking the same! I will start one :) Log into Facebook | Facebook Should take you to the group! Let me know if that doesn't work!

Accepted to Traditional! HOORAY

Eager to hear as well! Was waitlisted from Bon Secours and keeping my fingers tightly crossed.

Feeling somewhat more confident after finding out that they rank applicants by TEAS scores as long as they are otherwise qualified. I did pretty well on the TEAS. I also have an application in for Bon Secours' program, which I feel slightly less confident about. I was a C student for my first bachelors degree (12 years ago) and my GPA will hold more weight for that application. I'm not sure which of these two programs I'd choose if I somehow got into both. JTCC ADN *would* allow me to work sooner and potentially get tuition reimbursement when I go back for the RN>BSN. I guess I'll find out in 6-8 weeks:nailbiting:

Hi Carly! I just created a JTCC Spring 2019 thread if you want to come join me while we wait :)

Hello all! I didn't see a thread for the JTCC ADN Spring 2019 class yet so I thought I'd start one. Applications were due on Friday so now we're just in the waiting game :) Anyone else with me?

Hi all, I'm new to these forums, current accelerated-BSN applicant (eventually WHNP) embarking on a career change after putting my husband through his PhD. He is currently a professor at a local university (our alma mater actually, which is pretty cool), and has some enviable flexibility during his summers. I'm wondering if there are any college/university nurses here who can speak to the level of scheduling flexibility you get during the summers? I'm assuming with a reduced patient volume they can't keep all of their staff full-time all year... We'd love to eventually be able to travel with our kids during summer break. I never had the opportunity to travel as a child, and now that I'm older I can definitely see the importance of those type of life experiences. Our kids are still young and I still have a few years to go before this would ever be a reality, but we like planning ahead. I searched through the archives but couldn't find anything. Anyone?

The pharmacy answering machine prompts will tell you, but usually it's: Prescriber name, NPI (and/or DEA if controlled substance) Prescriber contact number Patient name (spelled out), date of birth, and contact number Medication name Dosage Sig (1 PO BID etc) Total Quantity Number of refills. Source: I call in scripts all the time for providers :)