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    UVA CNL 2013 Cohort

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

    ljm According to the Terms of Service, we are not supposed to provide personal information on this site. But if you went to any of the academic pages for the UVa grad programs (10 MSNs, 9 Post-MSNs,...
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    UVA CNL 2013 Cohort

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

    Summer will be all loans. You will be taking 11 credits this summer. The tuition/fees will be on the Summer session website at Summer Session,
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    UVA CNL 2013 Cohort

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

    Soulshine:We will be sending out the scholarship application in March. We have no scholarship monies left for the summer (the end of the fiscal year). We will be making awards later this spring for...
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    UVA CNL 2013 Cohort

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

    We are working on the schedule for the summer of 2013 still. The Fall and Spring semesters follow the regular University academic
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    I have ALOT of of questions somone help me

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to Student Nurse_7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would recommend that the OP visit the schools that are closest to him/her. There are over 1200 accredited nursing programs in the US (plus dozens more that are not accredited). No two programs...
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    Direct Entry Pre-Requisites

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

    I would strongly recommend taking the full sequence of A&P at the same school (and not split them across schools). You will need to have a strong foundation in all systems of the body. I have...
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    School selection

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

    NCLEX passrate is one data point to measure the effectiveness of a program. I would also recommend that you also ask about the retention/attrition of the programs. How many of the students who start...
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    Are there any Second Degree BSN programs that AREN'T accelerated?

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

    Accelerated BSN programs come in a variety of shape, sizes, and duration. In my state, they range from 11-18 months. The more 'traditional' BSN programs are 2 academic years (fall, spring, fall,...
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    Where is the best nursing school

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to caringkind11's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    One bit of information -- the US News rankings are for Graduate programs in nursing. There is no national ranking for undergraduate or pre-licensure nursing
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    UVA CNL 2013 Cohort

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

    There are also several apartment complexes in town that provide free shuttle busses to the Medical Center every hour. Having access to a car does make good sense though. Your practica hours may be in...
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    Which nursing programs should I be applying to?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to packfan3076's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would encourage you to apply for a few programs at both levels --- Master's Entry as well as ABSN. No school weighs admissions criteria in precisely the same manner, and I can imagine that you...
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    UVA-public health nursing leadership

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

    We require at least 1 year of fulltime RN experience for entry to all of the Advanced Practice programs (including the Public Health/FNP). There is no practice requirement for the non-APN programs,...
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    UVA CNL 2013 Cohort

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

    I also recommend the Graduate Guide - a portal for new graduate students at the University. It gives good guidance on matters ranging from apartments to childcare/preschools to restaurants/hotels....
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    UVA CNL 2013 Cohort

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

    I also recommend the Graduate Guide - a portal for new graduate students at the University. It gives good guidance on matters ranging from apartments to childcare/preschools to restaurants/hotels....
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    Can't Get A Definite Answer - What Format Did You Submit Your Entrance Essay In?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to jpluncford21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I read many, many nursing applications (1500+ per year). I've also been doing admissions work in one form or another since 1984 and have reviewed tens of thousands of admissions files over the years....
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    Which nursing program?

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

    The NLN website is a great start, but it is only one of the accreditation agencies. There is also the Commission for Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) that accredits BSN programs). If you are...
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    Bachelor's Degree in biology, doing traditional BSN Route

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to nursestudent94's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There is no easy answer to this; different BSN programs will have different policies on this. Some programs accept only high school grads, other bring in everyone as incoming juniors and complete...
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    Advice/opinions needed

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to brown eyed girl's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I second (or third) the idea of working for a Medical Center as a LPN fulltime and using those educational benefits for your ADN. One of the hospitals in my city provides $5000/year in tuition...
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    Would they consider MCAT score for Accelerated BSN admission?

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

    Submitting a MCAT score could cause one to question your dedication to the discipline of nursing (as opposed to that of medicine). It also suggests that either you the two disciplines as...
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    Direct Entry MSN Programs

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

    One of the better search tools is administered by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing at American Association of Colleges of Nursing | Nursing Program Search. You can search for Entry...
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    Im moving to lynchburg VA

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to SUNNY1998's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Lynchburg has two hospitals owned by Centra. While they do hire new grads, there are also five pipelines for nursing schools in that town (Lynchburg College, Liberty University, Central Va Comm...
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    How do I go about this, 2nd degree BSN

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to RHill9919's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would recommend using this time in Japan to work on your prereqs for BSN programs, to get valuable volunteer experience, and to take advantage of your time in Japan and East Asia. I am aware of...
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    Where do I go from here? MSN, MPH, MHA even??

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to mzjones6's topic in Post Graduate Students

    There are also MSNs in Public Health which looks at population health issues from a nursing-centered
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    RN-BSN, Does it really matter which school one obtains a degree?

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

    Are you thinking of pursuing a MSN afterward? If so, you will need an academic letter of recommendation from one of your BSN professors. I coordinate admissions for a Top 20 graduate program, and for...
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    NOT post-masters nursing practitioner program?

    UVA Grad Nursing replied to nurselove757's topic in Post Graduate Students

    In order to sit for national certification as a NP, you must have the minimum of a MSN degree (or have a DNP). You cannot become certified as a Nurse Practitioner in the US unless you have a MSN...