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Yes! The NPs are also covered under nursing, thus CNA. For me to become an NP, I will only be making $5 more since I also get the night diff as an RN. I have heard of other hospitals factoring in years of RN experience. That's awesome. Needless to say I will be leaving the UC system and joining a medical group and paid 1099 for each patient/procedure in acute care. Too many cooks in the kitchen at big university hospitals. Which I love and was raised on, But they havnt caught up like the east coast as far as autonomy as an NP in acute care. Plus the financial gain as 1099 is $$$ Bc you get rich. Not the house.

I work for UCLA. As an RN, I am at step 10 (10 years of experience). I just graduated from UCLA AGACNP program. If I were to start tomorrow, they will start me at NP1 for first 6 months. I would now be on the NP ladder. No longer on the RN ladder. Assuming I pass probation, I automatically become NP2, continuing on the NP ladder. They do not take into consideration how long Ive been an RN. So for nurses who have been nurses for 20 years, NP2 salary is worse than what they make as RN level 15. But you get the autonomy that comes with being an NP. Just not as financially beneficial.

There are NO clinicals the first quarter (fall). Clinicals start in winter quarter. As far as the curriculum, for those who already have a masters in Nursing, they may not have to follow the exact curriculum and repeat courses.

No, MOST people do not leave their bedside jobs. 2 of my colleagues are graduating from the ACNP program this week and have worked part time (2 12 hr shifts/week) during the whole 2 years and full time during breaks. If you don't HAVE to work, then by all means, take the time off. You will need to factor in many things. Kids, commute time to school/work, your study habits, time management skills, support system, etc. Ultimately only you know what you're capable of. I for example plan on working part time and I am a single mom.

ksnurseks- congratulations on your acceptance into the FNP program! To start off answering your question, from what I understand, the decision to enter the UCLA Masters in Nursing program is not one to take lightly. It is very time and effort intensive. I have known someone who had kids and worked full time for part of the program. But honestly, of all the people I know who are in the program, they all have dropped down to working part time at least after the first quarter. However, working at UCLA, the nurse managers are more flexible with allowing people to work part time only for going back to school so perhaps it makes the decision to go to part time a lot easier. My co-worker also told me that of all the people in her Acute Care cohort (she is finishing up her second quarter), only 1 person has dropped out. And there have been at least 4 drop outs from the FNP program. Not sure why, but we can only assume that most Acute Care applicants are from the ER or ICU and have a hungry personality. You have to really want this whether you are admitted into the FNP or ACNP program. There are many great hospitals in this area that you may be able to work for. Mind you, the process can take many weeks. UCLA, UCLA Santa Monica, St. Johns, Cedars Sinai, Kaiser, VA, to name a few. Some will even help you with relocation. UCLA pays a $1500 relocation assist. But Im not sure on the details whether you need a full time appointment or not. I guess my overall advise to you is, it sounds like you have a really huge decision on your hands. And I hope you HAVE been leaning more towards one decision more than the other since you have to make that decision today. Because you live out of state, you will be making more of an investment in this decision than some of us. I hope whatever you do choose, you feel good about it and 110% ready for the challenge. Working is not out of the question. You can do whatever it is you put your mind to. Best wishes

From what I've been told, thus is a very benign course. If you take it during the fall quarter, it will be least on your priority list. I am still contemplating taking it over the summer. I don't get a ucla tuition discount on summer courses. My coworker regretted not taking it over the summer because instead of being able to take an interesting elective in the fall, she had to take research. And in her case, she missed her only opportunity at taking a particular elective course that she was really interested in because it wasn't offered another time.

Passion8... do you work at RRUCLA? Which unit?

I plan on working full time as long as I can. I am also a single mommy to a 10 month old. Though she will be 15 months by Sept. I feel something's gotta give. So I will go part-time work if I have the oppurtunity to. From what I've been told by some co-workers on my unit, working full-time and full-time school is manageable during the first quarter. But once clinical starts, most people went part-time work. Medical students and residents for example, burn the candle at both ends. But they have accepted that challenge. But ultimately, it all depends on what YOU feel you can handle and what challenge you are prepared for. You can do anything you put your mind to.

Passion8nurse... How come as a post Master's student, your program is also 2 years long? What are the differences in our curriculum? I assume you graduated from the MECN program at UCLA

Hi Harry- thank you! Don't be discouraged. Keep applying if it's something you want. Just so you know, my ADN GPA was horrendous. 2.9 with F' and D's and withdrawals on my transcript from 10 years ago. My BSN GPA was cum Laude 3.6 last year. NOT stellar. I have NO volunteer, committee, research contributions worthy to be noted on my application. I have 9 years of ICU experience from some of the worlds best hospitals on every ICU specialty you can think of. And I do feel my SOP was pretty strong. So I guess that's my advise. Branch out your experience if you havnt and write a strong SOP to stand out if you feel it could use some tweaking.

NRSVERO- I don't know if it will be session A, B, or C. Not sure on any of those details. Jess4RN- in my previous posts, they accepted up to 24 people out of 57 who applied. So 6 of those 24 people need to decline their offer. There is a possibility you may get called in. I was on the fence about accepting. And I know my co- worker who also got accepted into the AC/AGNP program is deciding right now whether she will accept or not. I'm sure there are many in the same boat. Plus, for the most part, people get more than one acceptance offer. Some may choose to go to UCSF instead.

I just emailed MC. I looked for the physical assessment class that some of us need to take over the summer and it wasn't a class that was offered. MC replied that seats were being reserved for those who got Into the program and thst RF would send us an email about our next steps. hang in there all those still awaiting.

Yes I recieved my acceptance email from RF. MC has corresponded from me in the past as soon as I turned in my application to notify me that my physio and physical assessment were outdated. But it I was thinking the same thing as you

According to SON, 57 people applied for the Adult/Gero Acute Care NP and they will take up to 24. fluffy- the SON sent out an email.

I recieved a congratulatory email from Rhonda from SON with link to view formal acceptance letter this am. Keep us posted! Best wishes!