Jralax
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Hey, I figured I might as well chime in on this conversation. Seeing as how I have been in a similar situation, given that I'm a guy and left my old college due to a waiting list. I may have some words of wisdom for you. First off, I'd like to state that no, I have not done anything related to community college. I obtained my prerequisites at a state university, although in hindsight I would have saved a lot of money if I had gotten them done at a community college (not only the money situation, but I also would have not dealt with how college campuses treated their male students). (TOO LONG DID (not) READ: I went to a state university and did my prerequisites. Was told my high GPA (3.46) wasn't high enough (magical, glorious 3.5, pay your respects). Went on a journey to find schools. Had to do more courses to get in them. Ended up doing an accelerated BSN program with a 2.5 GPA entry standard (as if anyone wants to be a "filthy" (casual) B student right?). Graduated with a BSN (that place was tough, let me tell ya). Took and passed the NCLEX 2 months after, first time, 75 questions. I was not a CNA,MA, or Tech. You can literally sit for the CNA exam after a few semesters of nursing school (CNA Certification in 2
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Hello everyone, So long story short, I took my exam 5 days before 3 other people from my school. Having passed the exam since then, which was about 2 weeks ago, I felt unnecessarily stalled. Being in Colorado, it is not uncommon for a license number to not be posted on our board of nursing (DORA) until 4-6 weeks after the results. The interesting part is that the other 3 who took the test 5 days after mine have all received license numbers on DORA, whereas my licensing status has been on, "Pending Quality Assurance", since August 21st (therefore, I have no license number posted). The other postings have been up since the 26th. I'm not sure if any of this information will be useful, but I might as well include as much detail as I can into this post. So, I took the NCLEX-RN on a Friday (August 17th), did 75 questions as well as the research questions, received my quick results on Sunday (August 19th/passed), and now i'm stuck in limbo with 3 job offers that are waiting on my "exam status" (which is to say, "Do you have a license?"). I was wondering if anyone has had a similar situation to this, and if so what did you do? Is this a wait and see issue, or do I have to make a phone call to someone? Ya boy needs a job and I can't work without a license in this state. Thank you in advance.
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Why is it that education for becoming a CRNA is swiftly drifting towards DNP, rather than staying at the MSN level? (It is expected of you to obtain a DNP in order to practice by 2025). A follow up question that may need to be brought up in other sections; Are the other specialties also requiring this shift towards DNP? Because from what I've researched, it is only the CRNA license kowtowing to this new demand.
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Hello everyone, I'll keep this short. I recently graduated with a BSN and I was curious about the whole process of becoming an officer and a CRNA in the navy. I still need to take my licensure exam however. My real questions are: 1.) Should I obtain RN experience as a civilian prior to joining? (As to say med/surg or ICU) Again, my end goal is CRNA and I know that the navy will not let a new grad with zero experience start on an ICU floor. 2.) Is it better to go in as a reserve or active duty to achieve this goal? 3.) If I did join with a license and zero experience, what would be the likely hood of obtaining an anesthetist certification in a timely manner? (year wise about 2-3years total including required critical care experience) Or would it perhaps be much longer? 4.) Are any programs offered by the military? If so, are they for a doctorate? If not, must I choose a school that will give me a doctorate? I appreciate any responses.
