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Hiep, Thank you for your thoughtful response. I do hope to hear more in the future from UW about my application. I've sat and processed the whole situation and think that my post-bac status is the main problem. I can't do anything to change being a ...

Wow 2-4 post bacs? If I had known that in the first place I wouldn't have applied because probability of acceptance is so low. I looked into UW's MEPN program and was definately interested but it was not in my budget. After tuition expenses, fees, e...

Well unfortunately I did not get accepted to UW. All is not completely lost, I'm still applying to two other schools. Honestly, it makes no sense why I was turned down because I met all their listed qualifications in spades. They listed the reasons w...

It's stressful waiting for an email but myself and my family remain hopeful. Wow, emails were already sent out as early as last week? I spoke with the nursing office on Friday of last week and they said that no emails had been sent out as of 2/9. Th...

I am also in the applicant pool for Fall '07 BSN program. I'm anxious to see what I get in my email box by this Friday. There are a lucky few who will get acceptance emails! Good luck!

Amen to that! I have also been through a couple of career changes (teaching and social work) and nursing is my newest venture. Everyplace I have been there is always a learning curve, crummy people, and bad politics. There is no escaping it, so it's...

The market depends on where you live and where you are willing to work. I've been certified as a teacher in both IL and WA. I can attest that both of those states are pretty competitive in highly populated suburban areas. A couple of people in my gra...

The grass is always greener: Absolutely people believe this. Evenings and nights: I work 'em either at the school, playing field where I have to coach, evening in the library tutoring and my "take home" work at night. Weekends: Planning, grading and ...

You should really choose your career based on what you think you'll love doing, not on the hours. I would suggest interviewing teachers and nurses to try and find out which career is right for you. Speaking from personal experience, I am a teacher wh...

I agree with you 100%. I'm also a teacher (biology), though I've long had an interest in nursing. I've been teaching for less than two years and I'm already applying to an RN program. I like teaching but have never loved it. I have recently moved to...

Washington seems like a pretty good state to practice in. I just shadowed a NP in independant practice for a day to see what the work enviroment was like. He worked with three other NP's in a family care practice and was working without a collaborati...

Well I can say that midwives seem to do pretty ok in Seattle area. The University of Washington Medical Center has a midwifery practice housed within it. As a matter of fact they have a job posting on their website for a midwife right now.

I worked in a LTC (as a social worker, not a nurse) and that home had a fiercely enforced policy about gloves. The CNA was not allowed to don gloves until ready for patient care and had to take them off immediately after patient care. Any CNA caught ...

Great post. It's so nice to see some of the "positives" listed for nursing! I'm going into nursing at the age of 31 after being a social worker and elementary school teacher. Guess I'm just cut out for service professions and helping out people. Any...

Well I hope someone can help me out with this question and hope it hasn't been asked too many times on this board. I'm new to allnurses.com so forgive me if this has come up before. I'm thinking of making a career change to nursing from teaching. I ...

Thanks for answering my questions. Unfortunately, for the most part, I've encountered two types of attitudes here in WA regarding MEPN programming. Those attitudes are admittantly opposed or polite but suspicious. The polite people usually say that t...

Wow! I never knew so many nurses had secondary careers as comedians! So many of you are hysterically funny. This was an extremely helpful thread for those of us considering nursing as a career. I'm a career changer with an established family, mortga...

Can you elaborate on that for me P_RN? Tell me what your work experience is and how doing the RN then the RN -> MN would be a better route? I'm definately starting to think it's a good idea but I'd like more wisdom on the subject.

Well I hope someone can help me out with this question and hope it hasn't been asked too many times on this board. I'm new to allnurses.com so forgive me if this has come up before. I'm thinking of making a career change to nursing from teaching. I ...

I wish interviewing a MEPN was possible for me. The program is at the U. of Washington and it is brand new, the first graduating class is launching this winter. The MEPN here is full time for two years, the first 12 months results in an RN. The remai...

I've thought about just doing an associates program which would take 2 yrs. But then, the MEPN programs takes 2 yrs too. I just want to know if I would get hired as a nurse even though I would walk out as an NP. I don't plan on becoming an NP right o...

Thanks, I'll try posting it in the other forum as well.