aka640 BSN, RN

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    Amazing and Affordable MSN/DNP programs

    aka640 replied to aka640's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thank you for this! Yea, after doing more research, I feel like I want to go to UCONN too. Hopefully within the next 3 years I'll be starting
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    Amazing and Affordable MSN/DNP programs

    aka640 posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Can anyone please give me some recommendations for good and affordable MSN/DNP programs. I would love to go to an in class program, but unfortunately I'm in Connecticut and want to do AGACNP. The only...
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    UCONN MSN or DNP questions: for students in program or applied

    aka640 posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Anyone here in the UCONN MSN or DNP progam? Is it partially online now? Read on the website two months out of the whole program you have to be on site, but for how long? Also would like students...
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    FNP or AGACNP?

    aka640 replied to aka640's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thank you everyone for your reply
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    FNP or AGACNP?

    aka640 posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hello everyone, People who work as cardiology NPs, would you recommend to a nurse who wants to specialize in cardiology as an NP, but not work in ICU, to go for their FNP or AGACNP? I currently...
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    FNP or AGACNP?

    aka640 replied to aka640's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    oook, thanks though for all your replies
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    FNP or AGACNP?

    aka640 replied to aka640's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    How intense would you say is an AGACNP program? I'm expecting it to be rough, but how many hours did you have to go to class as well as
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    FNP or AGACNP?

    aka640 replied to aka640's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thanks again!! Your reply helped so much. I was worried these type of NP jobs aren't commmon because anytime I here about AGACNPs, it's always ICU. Mind you, I want to work in the CCU as a nurse but...
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    FNP or AGACNP?

    aka640 replied to aka640's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    WOW! That completely sounds like the type of job I want as an NP. Like literally my dream ?? Is there a reason you don’t want to do full time if I may ask?? Thanks for your reply!
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    FNP or AGACNP?

    aka640 replied to aka640's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thank you!! That makes sense. The NP I shadowed for is an AGACNP who works exclusively in cardiology (inpatient), but took care of patients across multiple units, except ICU. She was with heart...
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    FNP or AGACNP?

    aka640 replied to aka640's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thank you so much for the reply!! Are these type of NP jobs widely available, if u know? NPs who work with acutely ill but not necessarily ICU
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    UCONN or Yale AGANCP programs

    aka640 posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hello lovely people, Anyone here been accepted or is in the UCONN or Yale AGANCP programs? I'm thinking about applying within the next 2-3 years and want to receive any tips on how to make my...
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    Which route to go?

    aka640 replied to freckles23's topic in Cardiac

    If I may ask, what jobs are offered for cardiac nursing outside of bedside? Would love to know,
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    As a CNA, What Was Your Starting Pay? 2015

    aka640 replied to NicoV's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I make $14.40 an hour base pay at a hospital on the MICU floor with 1.5 years experience. Shift differentials are 2.15 for evenings, 3.10 for nights, and 2.50 for weekends. I live in southwestern...
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    Bridgeport hospital school of nursing fall 2015

    aka640 replied to coachremson's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Thanks. I understand all nursing programs are hard to get into. I'm just wondering since I failed out, I wonder if it would be even harder for me. Maybe I already know the answer to that...
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    Bridgeport hospital school of nursing fall 2015

    aka640 replied to coachremson's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    yeah most of my sciences courses are a B except for Micro which is a
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    Bridgeport hospital school of nursing fall 2015

    aka640 replied to coachremson's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Hey guys!! My name is Afua. So I have a really long story but my hope is to get into the BHSN program in Fall of 2016. So my situation is I was in a nursing program, West Penn Hospital School of...
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    Nurses who don't treat CNAs fair :(

    aka640 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Disclaimer: I know all nurses are not like that!! I started working at an LTC facility a month ago and it's a very rough job. Just even being here for a month, the turnover rate is ridiculous and so...
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    Nurses who don't treat CNAs fair :(

    aka640 replied to aka640's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    So you guys are telling me that a nurse who is just sitting at the nurses station doing nothing should call other cnas to answer a call bell that is right in front them when the cnas are mid bath or...
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    Looking to be a Summer Nurse Extern/Intern for Summer 2013

    aka640 posted a topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Hey!! I'm starting The Western Pennsylvania Hospital SON this August and would be finished with all my Fundamentals/Foundations of Nursing by summer 2013 (Graduating Summer 2014). I live in...
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    To all the students about to start nursing school...

    aka640 replied to windmill182's topic in General Students

    Thank you so much for this post!! I'm really inspired by it and looking even more forward to starting nursing school Moving in two days and orientation starts
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    Looking to be Summer Nurse Extern/Intern for Summer 2013

    aka640 posted a topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Hey!! I'm starting my two year nursing program this August and would be finished with all my Fundamentals/Foundations of Nursing by summer 2013 (Graduating Summer 2014). I want to be able to do an...
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    Looking to be Summer Nurse Extern/Intern for Summer 2013

    aka640 replied to aka640's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    The problem is I'm actually going to nursing school in Pennsylvania lol. I'll be moving down to TN when I finish school and was hoping to get some internship experience at least in the summer down...
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    RN-BSN online classes...chances at a job?

    aka640 posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I was wondering, if you do a completion program for rn-bsn online, do employers look at this negatively and prefer you to get your BSN in the classroom? I want to get my rn-bsn after my diploma...
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    RN-BSN online classes...chances at a job?

    aka640 replied to aka640's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm graduating from a diploma program and then attending an rn-bsn program. Sorry if I confused you but the rn-bsn program is not the diploma program. Ty for the reply though and also to meriwhen