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  1. Vanderbilt Fall 2010 ACNP

    lvICU replied to celclt's topic in Post Graduate Students

    DeeMichelle: I am not sure how they handle late applications. I know there are already people accepted and waitlisted so I imagine that you would be waitlisted if anything. I would call the admissions...

  2. Current Vanderbilt NP students

    lvICU posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    The letter that came with my acceptance letter says I will need a PDA. I have to get a new phone soon and was thinking of getting a blackberry. Will this work for their requirements of a PDA? Which...

  3. Current Vanderbilt NP students

    lvICU replied to lvICU's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Thanks for the replies but I am not a prespecialty student so I will need a PDA upon entering the program this fall. In my acceptance letter there was information that said I would need a PDA. I am...

  4. Vanderbilt Fall 2010 ACNP

    lvICU replied to celclt's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Meredith- Have you tried calling the school to ask when they make waitlist decisions? Just curious. Celclt- are you going to be in Nashville or are you a distance learner? And have you ordered the...

  5. Vanderbilt Fall 2010 ACNP

    lvICU replied to celclt's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I will be at Vandy for ACNP in the fall. We are relocating. Taking a trip down to Nashville in two weeks to look at apartments and tour the campus. I am so excited. Who is local and who is distance?...

  6. Direct Admissions without doctor orders

    lvICU replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We used to have this problem but the hospital has changed things around and it is no longer an issue. However, when we were getting direct admits, the patients often arrived with an order sheet in...

  7. How long did you study for the GRE?

    lvICU replied to christvs's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I wasn't an original poster but I will tell you my experience. I studied for about 3-4 weeks. Just basically did practice tests and brushed up on some geometry and algebra. I got an 1170. So it did...

  8. Nurse Practitioner Programs

    lvICU replied to aschultz100's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I don't think that it will matter where your BSN is from as long as you have a good

  9. Grad School References

    lvICU replied to kuhRN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I agree with the pp, ask the school who they want references from. I know that the schools I applied to specified that my director be one of my references. They also wanted academic references and not...

  10. working during clinicals

    lvICU replied to Rachel D's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am also thinking about not working but I read on another thread that a new grad NP was questioned about why she didn't work in an interview. Do you think it will be an issue with finding a

  11. Need honest advice: NP vs. MD

    lvICU replied to confusedstudentnurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There are many threads that address this argument so a search might be beneficial. I am getting ready to start an NP program this fall so I can't speak to what it is like in an actual working NP....

  12. How to stretch Dansko shoes

    lvICU replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    They are handmade so it is hard to go by a specific size. You may need to send back and size up. That being said, mine usually "stretch" a little after normal wear and tare. I love my danskos. Hope...

  13. New Grad from NJ thinking of moving to Boston, Baltimore or Virgina...

    lvICU replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    Virginia is only costly is certain parts of the state. Charlottesville, where UVA is located happens to be a bit higher, but it is a beautiful place to live. I live near Roanoke, VA and the cost of...

  14. Vanderbilt BSN - NP Program Applicants Fall 2010

    lvICU replied to gkbroaro's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Literaryfitz: Congrats!! I think I am going to work PRN. We have to relocate to Nashville and I will have to find a job so I fugured I would just start as PRN. If I stayed at my current job I would...

  15. Vanderbilt BSN - NP Program Applicants Fall 2010

    lvICU replied to gkbroaro's topic in Post Graduate Students

    NurseKim, I am an RN and received my acceptance letter last week for the ACNP program. I hope you hear something

  16. Vanderbilt BSN - NP Program Applicants Fall 2010

    lvICU replied to gkbroaro's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I got my letter earlier this week. I was accepted to the ACNP program for fall 2010. Guess we are moving to Nashville...YAY!!! Congrats to you

  17. Vanderbilt, UMASS, UVM Direct Entry MSN

    lvICU replied to emarble's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Congrats to all who were accepted and I am happy to say I am one of them!!! Got my letter today! Yay, super

  18. Financial Aid Letter - Vanderbilt

    lvICU replied to MedVision's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I did my fafsa and my EFC is high too. I think that loans won't be a huge problem One of my friends just started CRNA school this past fall and her husband is a surgeon. They make a ton more money...

  19. Financial Aid Letter - Vanderbilt

    lvICU replied to MedVision's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    MedVision- did you get an e-mail from Vandy this week? They said it may be another 4-6 weeks before decision letters are sent out. The wait is killing

  20. Financial Aid Letter - Vanderbilt

    lvICU replied to MedVision's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I also got financial aid info from Vandy yesterday. I was also hoping it was a good sign....sigh....I think we just have to hurry up and

  21. Uniforms and dress codes

    lvICU replied to inkedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Since my hospital is probably going to switch to a specific color for nursing uniforms I am interested in this topic. I have looked for research studies that prove that same color uniforms allow for...

  22. Uniforms and dress codes

    lvICU replied to inkedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital is also putting something like this into effect soon. They say it will roll out over in the the next year. Our CNO claims that it is to help our elderly population differentiate the nurse...

  23. TPN and PRBC

    lvICU replied to FlGasman's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure if this is legit. You can't run either TPN or PRBC with any other

  24. GPA question

    lvICU posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I just applied to Vanderbilt for the ACNP program. I have good GRE scores, great references and a borderline GPA. I went to college straight out of HS and have a horrible GPA from that year. Otherwise...

  25. GPA question

    lvICU replied to lvICU's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    bump:D