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    Is your DNP program accredited?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to Dr. Tammy, FNP/GNP-C's topic in Post Graduate Students

    The first accreditation visits for the DNP start next month, and many more are scheduled over the next 18 months. The standards are worked out, and CCNE accreditors are being trained. My own...
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    Msn?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to Victory925's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Victory: I write from my perspective as an Assistant Dean who coordinates admissions and financial aid our graduate programs at the Univeristy of Virginia (including our direct-entry MSN degree - the...
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    Doctoral degree to become an NP???

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

    Keep in mind that the DNP is an academic degree. In Virginia, those who are Master's prepared licensed APN's will be able to maintain their license as CNS, NP, CNM, or CNRA provided that they meet the...
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    CNS same as CNL?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to gbarrera2's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    We've graduated two cohorts of CNLs now (n=49) in our master's entry (second degree) program at UVA. All new graduates have worked first in impatient setting as entry-level RNs. However, those in...
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    ACNP Program Structure and Clinical Questions

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

    Ask the ACNP directors what the pass rate is for the ACNP exam over the past 5 years. The directors will know this, and this information is rarely on a website. The last comparative study I saw had a...
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    ELMSN or work?

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

    Look for other ways to get healthcare experience besides just nursing. Although our CNL (a direct-entry MSN) enrolls some with LPN/CNA or EMT experience, others have been been in the Peace Corps as...
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    Submitting Grad School Packet

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

    As one who receives these packets, I prefer a manila envelope. More schools are using electronic ways to review admissions files. My assistant scans all transcripts, CVs, recommendations, etc into...
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    Any information on VA grants for nurses educators ?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to neatnurse30's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Neatnurse: The State Commission for Higher Education in Virginia (SCHEV) had provided $25,000 loans that would be cancelled for students in Virginia doctaral prorgams who pledged to teach in Virginia...
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    New PhD Student

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

    Greenterra: DNP programs are not about being a NP; they are about being a practitioner (small "p") who can integrate evidence into practice at a higher degree than a MSN-grad can typically do. I...
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    MSN Grad School GPA Requirement

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

    Ask the school that you are applying how they do it. I report each GPA received at each nursing school separately to the Admissions Committee (one gpa for ADN, one for BSN, one for MSN, etc). At...
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    Grants / scholarships specifically for male nursing students!

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to nomad64's topic in Men in Nursing

    Different schools have differnt amounts of financial resources to give. I am an Assistant Dean for a nursing program, and we are pretty succesful in getting scholarships for graduate and...