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    A Questions About Second Degree BSN

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to ktbisl32's topic in General Students

    Katie: Here is a good site that lists all of the accelerated BSN and Direct Entry MSN programs in the country (grouped by state: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/nurse_ed/nep_index.htm Second Degree...
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    Entering graduate school

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to caregiver86's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Here in the US, those attending school on a student visa are required to be fulltime students every semester. You are also not permitted to work. While some nursing graduate programs are not grounded...
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    Wondering Where In the U.S. I Should Work??

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to PianoGirl20's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would encourage you to apply to all of these places if they appeal to you. Hospitals receive many more applications than they have spaces -- getting hired at any place is not assured. I have a...
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    Scholarships & Loans

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

    I second the Johnson and Johnson site (www.discovernursing.com). They manage a very good database of legit nursing scholarships. Nursing aid comes in three general formats: 1. Need-based aid...
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    BSN strait into DNP?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to Student4_life's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Two thoughts to consider: 1. Are you sure what you want to do for your specialty/subspecialty yet? Do not enter a doctoral program until you are sure of what you want to focus on. You will want to...
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    Text Messaging During Lecture

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to SRK77's topic in General Students

    I've been an instructor, and I have found it downright rude for a student to be taking calls or texting in class. If a student told me that it was important for them to be receiving messages/calls...
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    advice for highschool student

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

    Mom: Thanks for coming here to ask questions. It is great to see your support for your son. I've been a member of undergraduate and graduate admissions committees for 25 years at two major...
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    Nursing schools near Carlisle, PA?

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

    The website of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has a list of all nursing programs. Look under the Accelerated Programs heading for ABSN and Direct Entry MSN programs. The...
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    Pre reqs online?

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

    Contact the school you want the degree program as well. See what schools they recommend for prerequisites, or if there are certain online schools that they will not accept credit from. My University...
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    APRN training funding amendment needs support

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In my role as an Assistant Dean, I have written successful grants for APRN scholarships. These traineeships are primarily for those who live/work in underserved communites to become primary care...
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    Who does the hiring? DON or HR?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to waterlily777's topic in Nursing Career

    It varies to the institution. At most medium or large-sized facilities (those over 150 beds), hiring is done by HR with input from nurse
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    Best Place to Live/Work in Virginia

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

    Nursetar: I realize that you are coming from FL, but Virginia is not a small state. A drive from Abingdon, Virginia (where apartment rentals are under $400/month for a BR) to Arlington, VA...
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    finding forensic np schools

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to misty3281's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Congrats on yor desire to pursue forensic nursing. One reason why you are having problems finding such a program is that there is no such certification. There are many different types of NP...
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    What is so boring about NP school?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to TootsieRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    FNP programs are all about primary care; some people love this chance to be in a primary care setting where there is more time to deal with disease prevention. For the "adrenalin junkie" who loves...
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    Best Place to Live/Work in Virginia

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

    Virginia is a large state with many different locales. There are over 100 hospitals in Virginia as well. I would recommend taking an extended vacation to Virginia and see the various areas...
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    Typical ASN VS BSN questions

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to Student4_life's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Graduates from ASN and BSN programs take the same test (NCLEX) and will start at the same level (novice nurse, Clinician I, or whatever it is called). They are largely the same on Day 1. The ladders...
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    UVA Nusing - Please PLEASE please RESPOND

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to al_e135's topic in Virginia Nursing

    The following programs in Virginia have BSN programs: Eastern Mennonite (Harrisonburg, private) George Mason (Fairfax, public) Hampton (Hampton and Virginia Beach, private) James Madison...
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    Too soon for MSN?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to IzzyTheRN08's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I agree with many of the comments below. You need as much experience as it takes to determine what specialty you want to follow (passion + a desire to learn more). For some people, this takes...
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    HRSA/NHSC, loan repayment

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to waterfall99's topic in Post Graduate Students

    According to the website at http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loanrepayment/, applicants must have advanced credentials in a primary care discipline (MD, DDS, LSW, PCNP,CNM, etc). The information for applicants...
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    Should I wait to do my MSN?

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

    Jen: There is no easy answer to this. There are many different types of MSN prorgams -- by and large, MSNs mean specialty training (APN, administration, informatics, education, public health, etc)...
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    West Coast University BSN to MSN

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to jdsp87's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    If a graduate program requires that you have a BSN from an accredited program, then graduates of WCU for the next five years will have met this requirement since they are graduating from an accredited...
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    NVCC or GMU

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to d0ves's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Good points, Flames. One last thing to consider -- Hospitals may not pay for all of the next degree. This year with budget cutbacks, several dozen hospitals in Virginia have eliminated tuition...
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    NVCC or GMU

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to d0ves's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Both NVCC and GMU receive more applications than they have space. I generally encourage potential applicants to apply to more than one school. Then if multiple schools offer you admissions, then...
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    Can Nursing be a Co-major??

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Students

    It will also depend how the nursing curriculum is structured at a University. We have had a handful of BSN students who have double-majored in subject matters (Spanish, Psychology). Those who have...
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    Honest Opinion - Marymount Accelerated BSN - 2010/2011

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to bsn_in_2011's topic in Virginia Nursing

    There are also many excellent programs at the public Universities in Virginia. The ABSN program at George Mason is about 12 months in duration. Both Virginia Commonwealth and Radford have very...