CC-RN-EMTP

I graduated from SLU's AGACNP last fall. I thought is was a very good but demanding program. Good luck!

Good luck to you! I am graduating this semester and am ready for it to be over with. LMK if you have any questions.

I work full-time and take two classes per semester.

I am in my second semester of SLU's ACNP program (part-time). I can' tell you anything specifically about the psych program but can say that the ACNP program is a lot of work! The classes seem to be broken up so that you are not carrying two very h...

The full-time plan is 2 years and the part-time plan 3 years.

Just a quick update. The first semester of my ACNP program at SLU is over! If anyone has any specific questions I will try to answer them.

Sorry to tell you but there is a glut of new grad RN's here who are still looking for a job. Many have opted to move to the mainland in order to find work. I would strongly suggest you get several years of acute care experience and then re-explore ...

I am going part-time while I continue to work full-time. Would prefer it was the other way around but gotta pay the bills!

I am in my first year (actually my first day!) of attending SLU's ACNP program. Obviously I cannot tell you a lot about the program other than to say they appear to be well organized. They are one of the more expensive programs but it was the one t...

I am attending the Acute Care NP program. To complete the program in 3 years requires that you take 2 classes per semester (6 hours). This is also the requirement to receive federal financial aid. I have heard some good things and some mixed things...

I found the CMC certification to easily be the most difficult of the speciality exams I have taken (CCRN, CMC, CEN, CHPN). Part was the lack of specific study materials for the exam but AACN seems to have addressed this issue. Good Luck! I am sure...

Not much to tell you right now. They had my financial aid taken care of very quickly which was a relief. Right now I am just waiting to find out what my first two classes are going to be for the fall semester. Their online services seem to be a li...

Hi, I will be attending SLU's Fall 2013 ACNP program. I will be going part-time so I can continue to work full-time. You should be receiving info soon on registering for classes, financial aid, etc. Anybody else out there going?

I can't quote specific areas for my states Scope of Practice but can say that in my ICU RN and RT's are allowed to start arterial lines in the radial arteries. Femorals are reserved for the physicians. To the best of my knowledge there is one other...

Dixiecup, I don't know if your post will help the OP but I found it helpful. I am considering SLU's ACNP program and have not found anyone who has been through it. Thanks for the info! CC

Hi all, I have looked back through the old threads but am not finding a lot of first hand info on SLU's ACNP program. Is anyone here currently enrolled or has any other info that might be helpful? Thanks! CC

been there, done that....DON'T DO IT!

Being military, I would suggest you start with Tripler. Some hospitals do have training programs but there is a glut of new grads here. Hawaii Pacific Health has programs to train nurses new grads, and experienced floor nurses who want to move to I...

If you are wanting to move to Hawaii, I would suggest you wait. ICU's here want experienced ICU nurses and jobs are few and far between. If you willing to work the floor then you have a slightly better chance of scoring a position. An alternative ...

I believe I mentioned this in your other post but... To be honest, with scores like those I would consider rescheduling the exam if possible. 90/150=60% which is not even close to passing. I always suggest to those studying for the CCRN to be sco...

To be honest, with scores like those I would consider rescheduling the exam if possible. 90/150=60% which is not even close to passing. I always suggest to those studying for the CCRN to be scores consistently in the 80's% (minimum of 120/150 quest...

This! Sorry but your new ADON sounds like a twit.

I used a set of DVD's which was instucted by Cammy Fancher. It was okay but it also included stuff for the CSC exam. I though it was a decent review. At the time I was studying AACN didn't not have much in the way of study resources. That has cha...

As the other posters have said, the CCRN exam is much more difficult. You need to know hemodynamic parameters and how to treat them (Swan-Ganz), IABP, etc. They are looking for you to demonstrate an ability to think beyond the basics. My suggestio...

http://www.hawaiipacifichealth.org/hph/careers/default.aspx I would suggest you look here. HPH is Straub, Kapiolani Women's & Childrens, and Pali Momi on Oahu. Also not to nitpick but if it matters to you, Queens is a Level II not Level I trauma...