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    Getting into a Nursing Program..?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to Mommy2two's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    At my University, we receive many more applications than we have spaces. For example, for our BSN program we admit students directly from high school (450 applications for 60 spaces) as well as as...
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    What to specialize in??

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to skim410's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I would recommend pursuing an ACNP, and focusing on
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    Going from BA and RN to BSN???

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to blr9587's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you need to earn a BSN (some employers require a BSN, and do not honor a RN-MSN) will take you from 8-18 months depending on the school. At my own University, our RN-BSN cam be completed in as...
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    Direct Entry MSN program

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

    Here is a list from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing of all of the Direct Entry MSN programs that existed in Fall 2008 http://www.aacn.nche.edu/IDS/pdf/GENMAS.pdf Some of these are...
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    What is the typical loan forgiveness commitment?

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

    Also take a look at the National Health Service Corps. It is like a domestic Peace Corps for health professionals. I had a student a few years back who was offered a position. I believe they...
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    What is the typical loan forgiveness commitment?

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

    It will vary by employer. In Virginia, I have seen forgiveness vary from $1,500/year to $15,000/year (generally paid at your 12-month, 24-month, etc anniversary of employment). There is often an...
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    NP or CRNA? HELP!!!

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

    I'd encourage you to investigate these topics in the MSN/DNP/PHD folder here in the Nursing Students section. Also check out the Specialty: Advanced practice section. There are dozens of threads on...
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    new or upcoming BSN to DNP programs

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to anny08's topic in Post Graduate Students

    What types of research are you interested in? If you are interested in the generation of new knowledge, designing/managing new interventions, or expanding nursing science then I would recommend...
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    new or upcoming BSN to DNP programs

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to anny08's topic in Post Graduate Students

    The first schools with DNP programs are just undergoing their site visits now. The first 4 site visits occured last semester, and there are 16 more visits scheduled this spring. Another 20 schools...
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    difference between psychiatric nurse Practitioner and clinical Nurse specialist in ps

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

    More graduate programs are integrating the curricula for the PMH CNS and NPs. However, most states have distinct roles relating the the individual Nurse Practice Acts. For example, I am aware that...
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    Schools Information

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

    Vicky: There are over 300 graduate nursing programs. My guess is that most are still accepting applications for the fall. Here in Virginia, all 14 graduate programs are still taking applications...
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    Schools Information

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

    While the sites listed above are helpful, they are commercial sites. Schools pay $$ to get listed there. In these days of budget cutbacks, a number of graduate programs are choosing not to pay to...
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    Anybody CNL-UVA?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to Minty80's topic in Virginia Nursing

    We are planning on mailing out decision letters for the CNL program on March 11 this
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    What is this I hear about phasing out the ADNs?

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

    Nursing as a profession has been discussing this for decades (making the BSN the entry into practice). I believe only 2 states require the BSN in order to practice. Some employers require a BSN for...
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    What do your PreReqs Consist of

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to my4helpers's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For our 2nd year transfer BSN: 30 credits (3 of which is Academic Writing) GPA of 3.0 or higher For our 3rd year transfer BSN: 60 credits of University work with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. A&P I and...
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    4 W's on undergrad transcript

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to Josh2452's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Sandman: It is good that you are applying to several classes. With your numbers, you are bound to be competive at several schools. One thing I would recommend is to get some RNs to write some of...
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    CNS vs NP?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to NICUplease's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Think of the CNL (Clinical Nurse Leader) as a micro-systems leader (a single unit, one clinic, a public health department). The CNL is a generalist nurse, with more education/attention towards team...
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    4 W's on undergrad transcript

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to Josh2452's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I've been on admissions committees for 20+ years and have reviewed thousands of candidates/transcripts over the years. Sandman is right -- if the Ws are in topics unrelated to nursing, then it is less...
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    GRE Prep Suggestions

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

    I've took the GRE several times in my 'student days' as I had more than 5 years between my Masters and PHD. I did not have any classes in math since 11th grade in HS. There are a number of...
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    Doctoral degree to become an NP???

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

    More schools are opening a BSN-DNP program every year. One thing to consider is that most of these DNP programs are not accredited yet. There are 90+ DNP programs in the country and only 20 of...
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    when do you apply for nursing school?

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

    It varies from school to school. Some want all of the prerequisite courses completed before you apply; others will offer conditional offers of admissions based on successfully completing the...
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    I want to go to school in Ireland

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to mdeeds2790's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you obtained a foreign nursing degree, you would need to apply to the Council for Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) and wait to see if you would be eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN...
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    confused about UCLA's MSN/MECN program vs a MEPN program

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

    Mega: There are CNL programs all across the country: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/cnl/CNLWebLinks.htm Over 1/2 of these programs enroll BSN-prepared nurses, about 1/4 are Direct Entry programs, and the...
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    ENP programs

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

    The University of Virginia offers an Acute Care NP in which you can specialize in
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    confused about UCLA's MSN/MECN program vs a MEPN program

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

    Different schools call their entry programs different things. Some are Direct Entry Masters to specialty programs (Advanced Practice), others are Direct Entry Masters to generalist (often for the...