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Advice for 2014 UVA hopeful!!

UVA Grad Nursing replied to knoonan87's topic in Virginia Nursing

We only conduct phone interviews for the CNL program. We have applicants from all across the country, and did not wanted to disadvantage those who were unable (or could not afford) to come to...
Advice for 2014 UVA hopeful!!

UVA Grad Nursing replied to knoonan87's topic in Virginia Nursing

We are conducting approximately 10 interviews per week, and expect to be interviewing through the week of December 16-20. Emails will go out each Friday to schedule the next week's interviewees. We...
Advice for 2014 UVA hopeful!!

UVA Grad Nursing replied to knoonan87's topic in Virginia Nursing

All applications that are forwarded to the committee will say
CRNA vs. RN

UVA Grad Nursing replied to CallMeDoctor2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

CRNA students also need to be very flexible about where they will be assigned their practica. I know of many CRNA students who have had to go to different parts of the country for their clinical...
Advice for 2014 UVA hopeful!!

UVA Grad Nursing replied to knoonan87's topic in Virginia Nursing

We have started the application reviews and are selecting some people for interviews. We will be conducting interviews from the week of October 14 until the week of December 16. Those being...
Anyone attended a Nursing Info Session???

UVA Grad Nursing replied to NeoNurse2Be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

You will find that info sessions vary from school to school. I conduct monthly information sessions at my school (3 hours one Saturday a month). I host the first hour for all guest and talk about...
Info on CNS-APN is GREATLY appreciated

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

The use of RNs trained and certified as CNLs or CNSs varies from institution to institution. Some institutions are adding additional CNS jobs, others are eliminating the role. I am aware of one...
MSN+PhD or DNP only?

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

Do you intend to be a practice-based person, or a research-based person? I know several research-based faculty who have let their NP licensures lapse because they are not able to clock the NP...
International Nursing Degree

UVA Grad Nursing replied to Voxis's topic in Nurse Registration

I would recommend talking with a tax accountant. It is not wise to seek or give either legal or state/federal tax advice on an internet bulletin
How do you figure out what specialty to pick?

UVA Grad Nursing replied to HeartNursing3's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

I would recommend shadowing an Acute Care PNP. Then if you are pretty certain that is what you want, then lay the groundwork for that. There are dozens of facilities in the country with acute peds...
Nursing Online

UVA Grad Nursing replied to AshAllen79's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

Excelsior College does offer an online, pre-licensure program that awards an associate's degree. But many states do not recognize the Excelsior program and will not permit you obtain a RN license...
How do you figure out what specialty to pick?

UVA Grad Nursing replied to HeartNursing3's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

Some states are considering changing their Nurse Practice Acts to prohibit primary care NPs from working in specialty care clinics/centers, and some employers are anticipating this and only hiring...
Law school dropout pursuing nursing career

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

You may not want to hear this, but I would encourage you to wait a year to apply. Nursing school is not a race -- you do not get any rewards for completing it faster than your cousin or neighbor....
Nursing PhD salary?

UVA Grad Nursing replied to nursing_student93's topic in Post Graduate Students

Nursing faculty contracts are also not uniform (which makes it more difficult to compare salaries). Most faculty at my institution are on 9-month contracts (late-August to late-May). Teaching in...
Low GPA and looking into grad school for BSN to DNP program

UVA Grad Nursing replied to rpnurse90's topic in Post Graduate Students

Entering any graduate program may be tough with a low GPA (especially a doctoral program). In graduate study, a grade of B is a minimum passing grade and the receipt of grades less that level might...
RN degree or not, are RN's in demand?

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

A RN is not a degree. It is a licensure that indicates that you have passed the national NCLEX examination to become licensed as a RN. There are four ways to prepare to pass the RN examination:...
Hospitals that help pay for Nursing Students?

UVA Grad Nursing replied to kstrac13's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

Many hospitals provide educational support to existing employees (CNAs, PCA/PCT, etc) to pursue nursing. Even more provide support to existing RNs to pursue education. What has become rarer is for a...
AGNP / ACNP

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

The national certifications are in the process of changing their names, and therefore many schools are in the midst of changing their programs. The precise setting/patient cohort that you can treat...
Will First Offender keep me out of nursing?

UVA Grad Nursing replied to PaperButterfly's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

In addition, there are fifty different Boards of Nursing which operate under separate state laws and regulations. What may have adjudicated for a RN in one state would not apply to another state. I...
Pediatric endocrinology nurse practicioner...

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

I would recommend that you look at a pediatric acute care NP program, and then inquire if one of these peds AC programs would allow you to focus your practica experiences in peds endocrinology. A...
School advice for teenage daughter?

UVA Grad Nursing replied to e.r.r.n.9498's topic in Virginia Nursing

There are a number of excellent state schools where one can complete the BSN in 4 years total. This could be a 4-year program that admits your daughter directly into the nursing program (such as...
UVA CNL 2013 Cohort

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

The course does not need to be completed before you apply. It needs to be complete before you start the program (if accepted). Wait to take it in a term when you have instate tuition
MSN direct entry/CNL/NP questions

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

For us, we tell our CNL students from day one that they will be applying for the same entry-level positions as our traditional BSN grads. The nursing system is structured that everyone starts as a...
MSN direct entry/CNL/NP questions

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

We have had a Master's Entry CNL program at the University of Virginia since 2005, and have graduated ME:CNL's since 2007. Many of these have gone on to further education (PhD, DNP, NP, CRNA, etc)....
UVA CNL 2013 Cohort

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

Buckeyecass: Of course mental health can provide valuable healthcare experience. Nurses are needed in many settings, and worthwhile experiences in many settings and across the full care continuum...

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