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    Best and worst states for new grads?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to mysticpenguin's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I travel around and meet with a number of nurse recruiters. They report that the toughest areas for new grads now are in the Eastern Corridor (DC thru Boston), and in the major cities in the West...
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    Scholarships?!

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to breezy7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    At the undergraduate level, most financial aid nowadays is need-based (looking at FAFSA and EFC). There are some merit-based aid, but the great majority of aid for undergraduate education in the US...
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    Does cna experience count when looking for a job as RN?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to nylady07's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    CRNA programs want a minimum of 1-2 years of fulltime RN experience in an ICU. Experience as a CNA will not count for this. This is the minimum. I know of one CRNA program in the East where the...
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    Accelerated BSN to MSN programs

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to cgdyer's topic in General Students

    Here is a list of 63 Entry Level MSN programs. These programs enroll individuals with BA/BS degrees in another field, and award a MSN degree after 2-3 years of study. The list is organized by...
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    Nursing students required to have health insurance?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to amanda081106's topic in General Students

    At my University, every student is required to have health insurance (regardless in which school, program, major, or whether fulltime or parttime). Either you are required to buy into the University...
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    PHD Rankings vs Job security?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to phosphorus's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Phosphorus: I think much of it deals with what type of University you hope to teach at after you graduate. In this way it is not that different from PhD hiring practices in the social sciences (my...
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    Laptop for grad school

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to christvs's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Check and see if your University offers software discounts to students or has site licenses. For example, all enrolled students at my University can purchase MS Office for $10 (including Word, Excel,...
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    FPNP vs PMHNP

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to JayceeRN1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Look for PMHNP programs. Then look to see whether a precise PMHNP program would prepare you to take the Child, Family, or Adult PMHNP
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    Dress Code Violations?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to BP91's topic in General Students

    Showing up at clinical not wearing the appropriate uniform will count as a clinical failure for that day. This would count the same as being 5 minutes late for
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    Anything that would make a ADN applicant stand out in a field of BSNs?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to JL2006's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Work as a PCA/PCT while you are in your ADN program at the hospital where you want to work. In that way you can gain experience, and get to be known by the manager at that particular unit. ADN...
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    Have BS+MBA - Want BSN in ILLINOIS

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to needsurhelp's topic in Nursing Career

    I am aware of one community college in my state for people such as you. It is a 4 year program with classes from 6-9pm two nights a week and clinicals on the weekend (Sunday 0700-1600). But this is...
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    Can your school refuse to schedule NCLEX if you owe money to student acct?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to Workitout's topic in General Students

    I have worked in higher education for nearly 30 years (at several different universities). Every one of them will not issue an official transcript if there is an outstanding balance on the student...
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    Any Direct Entry MSN programs WITH experience?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to xInspiredx's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This will vary greatly from school to school, and from state to state. In Virginia, the Board of Nursing requires that a RN program provide at least 500 hours of clinical in groups of 10:1 (ten...
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    Adn program cost?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to mjohns13's topic in General Students

    Here in my state of Virginia, ADN programs at community colleges cost around $110/credit; a full ADN program and prereqs would cost around $8,000. There are also some private, for-profit schools that...
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    Direct Entry MSN programs in Houston Texas??

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to stash11's topic in Post Graduate Students

    According to a list from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, there is one Masters Entry nursing program in Texas (UT-Austin). The full list of 63 programs in the country is at...
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    Where do you find new grad nursing jobs in VA?????

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to LoveNursing4ever's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I am not aware of any centralized database of RN job openings. You can check online for the names/websites of the 110 or so hospitals in Virginia -- and then google away to see if they have any...
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    Affordable CNA/LPN classes in RVA/Cville?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to caffeineandatropine's topic in Virginia Nursing

    PVCC offers the least expensive LPN program in the area. For CNA training, you might want to contact CATEC in
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    Nursing Loan Forgivness

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to missems777's topic in General Students

    Take a look at the Veterans Administration. In recent years they have been very eager to hire CNLs (with the hopes to have a CNL on every unit nationwide). In recent years, they have offered up to...
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    Georgetown Online FNP

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to vwde's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The online FNP is new for Georgetown. They have been offering a classroom-based NP program for many years, but is launching their first online cohort in
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    Common nusring school schedule???

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to stella2570's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It will vary greatly by school, and even by program in a particular school. For example, we have a traditional 4-year BSN program that admits students directly from high school. Nursing didactic...
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    school on suspension?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to harhatr163's topic in General Students

    There are three possible forms of suspension. 1. Suspension from the State Board of Nursing. This might mean that the school will have to close and graduates will be prohibited from taking their...
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    How can I enroll to MSN program in US as a foreign nursing graduate

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to ablez's topic in Post Graduate Students

    My school accepts evaluations from the following four companies: Educational Credentials Evaluators (www.ece.org) International Academic Credential Evaluators (www.iacei.net) Josef Silny and...
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    How can I enroll to MSN program in US as a foreign nursing graduate

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to ablez's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Lunah is correct - definitely contact the schools that you are interested in. Some may have FAQs or special pages for international applicants. At my University, we require that applicants submit...
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    ADN vs BSN - moving up?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to oblivion's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    There is no easy answer to this. Some graduate programs offer a RN-MSN option for all tracks, some offer the RN-MSN option for some tracks (not for NP), and some schools require the BSN for everyone....
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    Need help and advice

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to PennyMT's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would recommend that you contact your school's financial aid office immediately and ask them these questions. There are several factors that we cannot tell here. Does your school group summer...