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  1. Block out the light!!!!

    ksc0723 replied to ksc0723's topic in General Nursing

    LOL Not a bad idea. I guess I was thinking something more aesthetically

  2. want to do both but not sure how

    ksc0723 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I wan to do family NP and also clinical nurse educator. How do I do both? Do programs offer the option to do both at the same time? Is that

  3. Which graduate nursing education path should I take?

    ksc0723 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, I am an associate's degree RN with a prior BS in psychology and MS in Marriage and Family Therapy. I am working on a NICU currently and just graduated in May. I want to go on for my MS in...

  4. Which graduate nursing education path should I take?

    ksc0723 replied to ksc0723's topic in General Nursing

    Great feedback. Thanks for the posts so far. A lot of things I haven't considered have been mentioned. Keep the ideas coming

  5. Which graduate nursing education path should I take?

    ksc0723 replied to ksc0723's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the feedback. I work with NNP and a lot of them have said the same thing about doing peds NP vs

  6. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    ksc0723 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Let me add I got the good

  7. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    ksc0723 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Took my NCLEX-RN on Wednesday the 14th, got home and did the pearson trick a few hours later and found out today that I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT WORKS Good luck to all of you who are still waiting...

  8. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    ksc0723 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Just took NCLEX-RN today at 2:00pm. It ended at 75 questions and I did not know what to make of the test. I left thinking I could not have studied or prepared any harder for this test. So now I am...

  9. Don't Hate Me, All....

    ksc0723 replied to TakeBack's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't know. I just see the curriculum for NP programs and see a ton of classes that don't pertain to what mid-levels do in terms of treating patients. Then I see PA programs and see all the classes...

  10. Don't Hate Me, All....

    ksc0723 replied to TakeBack's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    FYI, I am in nursing school and am not pro PA and anti-NP. I am just saying like others who are in nursing and have pursued PA over NP that advanced nursing is a lot of fluff classes that do not add...

  11. Don't Hate Me, All....

    ksc0723 replied to TakeBack's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As someone heavily considering NP vs PA route this is exactly what I am talking about and I am going to be an RN in less than a year. I don't want to lack competence when being a mid-level. After...

  12. A personal NP vs PA debate

    ksc0723 replied to Renny03's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I understand your plight. I wanted to go to medical school, thought I wasn't smart enough, got a BS and MS in psychology. Still thought of med school, PA school etc. I didn't go to med school because...

  13. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    ksc0723 replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Has anyone noticed the requirements to get into PA school. At least two semesters of general chemistry, one semester of biochemistry, 2 additional bio courses in addition to Bio 101 and 102. Some...

  14. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    ksc0723 replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    This is my beef. I don't want to take classes that have no basis in what I would be doing in practice. This is not opinion, this is fact. The DNP offeres no more clinical hours or science classes....

  15. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    ksc0723 replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    My frustration lies solely in the fact they are increasing the amount of schooling it takes to become and NP and thus increasing the money and time it will take without compensation or expanded...

  16. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    ksc0723 replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I have been following this for quite some time and am not sure what to make of it. I already have a prior BS and MS in psych. I hated the profession so decided to go to nursing school with the intent...

  17. International Nursing

    ksc0723 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all I am going for an accelrated BSN currently and my husband and I are seriously considering moving to france, germany or austria within the next five years or so. I am wondering where and how...

  18. difference between FNP and CNM

    ksc0723 posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I am trying to decide between Family nurse practioner direct entry program and CNM direct entry program. What are the differences, benefits, disadvantages to both? What about salary differences, job...

  19. Anyone a nursing student at CU Denver Health Sciences?

    ksc0723 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello, I am just wondering who is in this program and what your thoughts are on its quality, your experience etc. I am applying this fall and admissions said they get 1,000 apps for 240 spots. Is this...

  20. Anyone a nursing student at CU Denver Health Sciences?

    ksc0723 replied to ksc0723's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks for your reply. I am gald I have had a lot of experience working with a varitey of people and really made those experiences the focus of my essay, as well as my healthcare experience and...

  21. Anyone a nursing student at CU Denver Health Sciences?

    ksc0723 replied to ksc0723's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks for the input. I submitted my app just yesterday. I also have a prior Bachelor's and Master's degree in psychology. My grades aren't bad by any means, but I figured that is what they mostly...

  22. quick question

    ksc0723 posted a topic in General Nursing

    what is a clinical nurse leader? I already have a bachelor's and a master's degree in psychology and was looking into BSN programs, but have found a few direct entry MSN programs where you aren't...

  23. Jumping the Gun

    ksc0723 posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yeah yeah I know I am asking some questions a little early (not even in nursing school yet) but I am pursuing CRNA and am wondering if they are marketable in foreign countries or not. Can they work...

  24. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    ksc0723 replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Well said Jack. I am in complete agreement with you. April of 2008 is when the first round of baby boomers are eligible for retirement. That is less than a year away. We already have a huge shoratge...

  25. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    ksc0723 replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I agree berk. being a nurse and nurse practioner (again two different professions) takes different sets of skills. just because you are a nurse does not mean you automatically possess the skills...