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    Sentara's new BSN program

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to hoping2nurse's topic in Virginia Nursing

    For credit to transfer at many colleges/universities, the originating school (where you took the class) needs to be regionally accredited. Here in Virginia, the regional accreditation agency is the...
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    LPN to BSN or LPN to RN

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to dreamer06's topic in Virginia Nursing

    In Virginia most of the LPN-RN programs are at the associate degree and community college level. The only LPN-BSN program I am aware of at one of the Virginia state schools is the one at Norfolk...
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    please help me find nursing schools!!!

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to Jenny102938's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Schools may review unofficial transcripts when reviewing files. But no school will allow someone to enroll who has not submitted official transcripts. In my 25 years working in higher education, I...
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    A degree that involves research AND practice

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to hawkeye11's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Most APN Masters programs require at last 1 year of fulltime RN work experience before entry. I have seen several BSN-DNP programs that require at least two years of full-time work experience post...
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    Direct Entry MSN--not sure how to handle acceptance dilemma

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

    If you have a good rapport with anyone at School A, let them know what is on your mind. All schools are used to 'changes' in admissions after the letters first went out. If they know that you are...
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    Anyone know about Clinical Nurse Leader?

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

    There are four pathways to a Clinical Nurse Leader program. They all prepare people for the same CNL certification examination. They are: BSN to CNL ADN/diploma to CNL Direct Entry MSN (CNL) High...
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    Looking for an online DNP program.

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

    There are over 175 approved DNP programs in the US now. None of they are 100% online; all require some visits to the campus. Some of these are as little as 1 visit per year, other are as much as 1...
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    cheapest,online accelerated BSN or what's the best route for me,HELP

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to dimple5's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I would be a little hesitant on taking big loans now (with the hopes of a hospital paying them off). For the hospitals in my state, loan payoff has been the first thing to be eliminated in budget...
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    Nurse Residency Programs

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to Leah236's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) is a consortium of 100+ acacemic medical centers (and their 232 affiliated hospitals) with extended residency programs for new grads. Some of these...
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    accelerated nursing grads

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to laughoutloud8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'd encourage you to look at the particular curricula of the programs. Some accelerated programs will provide you with semester-long clinical experiences in a setting (several med-surg, psych,...
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    Looking into direct entry MSN programs. I need help with thoughts and chances

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

    Each school will use different criteria and weighting. For the DE program at Virginia, we have accepted a handful of students with GPAs under a 3.0 over the past 5 years. Most of these had several...
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    How long does it take for an acceptance or rejection letter to arrive?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to computer101's topic in General Students

    It will depend on many factors. At my institution, we have many nursing programs (high school entry, transfer, Direct Entry MSN, MSN, Post-MSN, PHD, DNP). Each has different deadlines. With some...
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    What does Accrediation mean for nursing school?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to bcems134's topic in General Students

    Bcems: You'll also want to go to an ADN program that is NLN-accredited too. Otherwise you may not get accepted to a RN-BSN program. There are three unaccredited ADN programs here in my state of...
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    Will BSN get jobs over ASN in this recession?

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

    I was recently chatting with three new nurse recruiter at Virginia magnet institutions. Hospital 1: has openings for 28 new grads (and 400 applications received this year. All 28 spaces will go to...
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    Nursing school in Belize

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to River1's topic in General Students

    Where would you want to work when you return to the US? Each state Board of Nursing has their own requirements and application process for graduated of foreign nursing schools. Step 1 is usually...
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    Any RN's applying to MSN/NP prog without a BSN???

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to khrissi17's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Here is a listing of 160 RN-MSN programs in the US (broken out by state): http://www.aacn.nche.edu/IDS/pdf/RNMSN.pdf I would encourage you to first determine what sort of NP you want to be. You...
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    Financial Aid Letter - Vanderbilt

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to MedVision's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It is hard to say. Each University has a different business practice. My office sends Round I of the financial aid application process to all applicants on February 1 (reminds them to do FAFSA,...
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    Master's entry drop out

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

    It wil vary from state to state. Here in my state, a candidate for licensure needs to have a Certificate of Completion (diploma program) or a transcript showing the award of a degree (ASN, BSN, MSN)...
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    Fortis College

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

    While I cannot speak for all schools, my institution (UVa) will not enroll graduates from US institutions that are unaccredited or have lost accreditation. I am aware of some hospitals in Virginia...
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    Any other new grads considering a PhD?

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

    I've been in higher ed all my professional life (27 years), and currently at my third University (previously at Michigan, Georgetown and now Virginia). Here at UVa there are several tenured faculty...
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    Im confused, some quick help

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to pilot833's topic in General Students

    There are four primary pathways to become a RN: 1. Hospital training program (3 years) 2. Associate degree program at a community college (1 year pre-nursing, then 2 years nursing) 3. Bachelors...
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    Diploma RN-what is the BEST online BSN program??

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to smiles04's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You might also want to ask the MSN/NP program that you want to attend which online BSN programs they recommend. It would be a shame to spend the $$ and time for an online BSN program if it was not...
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    Are there any scholarships or grants aside from FAFSA??

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

    FAFSA is not a scholarship. It stands for "Free Applicaiton for Federal Student Aid". The numbers that come from the FAFSA are used to qualify you for any needs-based federal or state aid. It is...
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    DNP application

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to akoster's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I too have two answers to this. 1. Take a look at the structure of the DNP programs you are considering. All DNP programs have a capstone project (clinical thesis, etc). Does the program allow...
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    Graduate Entry Transfer

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

    Most grad programs will transfer very little (if any). I have worked at three Universitites, and none have transfered more than one semester (12 credits) at the graduate level. In addition, there is...