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fast accelerated RN to BSN online program?

UVA Grad Nursing replied to seungk5's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

Accredited BSN programs are going to have at least 30 semester credits. Accredited schools cannot award Bachelors degrees with less than one year of academic credit in
Acute Care NP programs

UVA Grad Nursing replied to jedi88's topic in Post Graduate Students

I would recommend looking at the link above for the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or the Association for Critical Care Nurses (ACCN) for programs. The BestNursingSchools.com...
A-BSN program for 12 months straight, or 15 month program w/ summer off?

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

When do the programs end, and how does that line up with the new grad hiring schedules of area hospitals? For example, most of the new grad programs here in Virginia start in the summer (and are timed...
Is it mandatory to have a BSN in most states?

UVA Grad Nursing replied to bear&moose's topic in General Students

Several states are considering adopting a 'BSN in Ten' policy. This would tie into having a BSN degree into the RN license. Most RN licenses are good for two years, and this proposal would require a...
Graduate Schools?

UVA Grad Nursing replied to Jeana18's topic in Post Graduate Students

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing has a very inclusive site listing all sorts of educational programs (RN-BSN, RN-MSN, MSN, DNP, PHD, Accelerated BSN, and Accelerated MSN). These lists...
Can nurses have facial piercings?

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

I know a local hospital that allows them, but they must be covered by bandages each day. Imagine you are working in a pediatric unit. Small kids love to grab things. One student nurse ended up...
Are all nursing schools based on a point system?

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

Different schools use different criteria for admissions --- there are no national standards. I am the Assistant Dean for Admissions & Financial Aid. My School of Nursing admits students at three...
Do you like living in VA?

UVA Grad Nursing replied to weluv3's topic in Virginia Nursing

As you can tell from my screen name, I work in Charlottesville. I moved here in 2000 after living in the DC area for 20 years. I love living here - a college town provides lots of inexpensive...
rn vs. bsn - preping for bsn while completing asn with no interest in administrative?

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

Wonderful post, llg. One of the important criteria used in evaluating Magnet hospitals is the percentage of RNs with BSN and MSN degrees. The percentage needs to increase for each subsequent Magnet...
I have my Bachelor's of Science and am getting my ADN now...Need YOUR Advice

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

Here is a list of 670 RN-BSN programs that exist in the US: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/IDS/pdf/RNBSN.pdf. There looks to be 3 dozen such programs in your home state of New York. Good
financial aid

UVA Grad Nursing replied to d00d00butter's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

d00d: Some universities will make financial aid awards solely on the EFC figures from the FAFSA. Others will ask for your 1040 tax form and also consider all investments (including retirement) as...
BSN: 55K for 1 year vs. 4K for 2 years

UVA Grad Nursing replied to guest_57352's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

One additional benefit of the 'slower' two year program is that you could likely get a position as a Patient Care Aide/Technician after you have completed the first semester of nursing school. This...
Yet more MSN vs. MBA advice needed again

UVA Grad Nursing replied to RN34TX's topic in Post Graduate Students

If you are thinking of working at a hospital that is a Magnet facility or one seeking Magnet status, then I would recommend a MSN degree. Magnet certification expects that nursing leaders...
Statistics Course Required?

UVA Grad Nursing replied to luvbug080688's topic in Post Graduate Students

Luvbug: Many graduate programs nowadays do require a recent class in statistics. You might want to check with the particular schools to see what sort of course they require (biostats, social science...
Accelerated programs...expensive or cheap?

UVA Grad Nursing replied to johninalameda's topic in Male Nursing Students

Direct Entry MSN programs can vary from school to school. At some programs one completes the BSN requirements first, and then takes the advanced specialty classes. At others (including the MECN...
UVA CNL May 2011 applicants

UVA Grad Nursing replied to Meg11's topic in Virginia Nursing

The School of Nursing will be closed from December 23 - January 3. While we do offer student-led tours most weekdays at noon, these will not resume until students are back after January
Amount of debt upon graduation?

UVA Grad Nursing replied to citylights89's topic in General Students

The US Department of Education recommends that you should spend no more than 8% of your salary on student loans. Most student loan calculators on the web sponsored by banks recommend a higher...
Western University (or other) MSN-E: Securing employment with non-BSN RN?

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

Much will depend on the precise laws/regulations with the State Board of Nursing. Does your state require that a degree be conferred in order to sit for the NCLEX examination? Here in Virginia,...
CRNA to anesthesiologist

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

CRNA schools require a minimum of 1 or 2 years of ICU experience. I was chatting with the admissions dean of one East Coast school last week who indicated that the mean experience (statistical term)...
My bright idea....

UVA Grad Nursing replied to janedoe29's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

I would recommend that you check out the website for the International Association for Forensic Nurses (iafn.org). This is the organization that certifies SANE nurses. According to IAFN, there are...
Straight to the MSN, Skip the BSN?

UVA Grad Nursing replied to 777RN's topic in General Students

I would encourage you to check with some Canadian employers. I know of one person (a nurse with the VA) who did a RN-MSN program. The VA would not recognize this, and the person had to do a RN-BSN...
Nursing Scholorships

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

The Discover Nursing website (http://www.discovernursing.com) has a good database of nursing
Just realized school of choice is not accredited-now what?

UVA Grad Nursing replied to melc0305's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

There are two types of accreditation. One is nursing accreditation (NLN or CCNE). The second is regional accreditation (New England States, Middle States, Western States, North Central States,...
Nurse pay vs. cost of living

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

Lunah is 100% correct. Virginia is a large state, and the regions vary greatly (from Appalachia to DC suburbs). As you can see from my screenname, I work for UVa in Charlottesville. Housing costs...
Post BSN decision

UVA Grad Nursing replied to jeyre1847's topic in Post Graduate Students

If your goal is a graduate degree to be an advanced practice nurse (NP, CNS, CRNA or CNM), then you will likely need to have RN practice under your belt before entering a clinical graduate program....

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