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Well I called them and was told that no one has dropped yet and no alternates have been selected. There are apparently 24 people on the alternate list so it doesn't look good for people on the alternate list.

Well it's been a couple of years now since I went there and I know a few things have changed. That being said when I went it was your GPA in select courses mostly in the sciences that mattered whether you where selected in the program. Taking a quick...

Well if you look at the study the RAND corporation did a few years back it does indicate that there will be a surplus of CRNA's by 2020. That being said in the field of nursing CRNA's are going to be the most in demand due to it's selective and re...

Hi tgibs87: I can't really compare RNs to radiation therapy since I am not that familiar about the pay and job opportunities in radiation therapy. However I can say that the job market for new RNs is pretty abysmal right now so you might want to ke...

Hi Alana, I have just completed UNRs RN-BSN program. To tell you the truth I was not impressed. While some of the instructors where great others where absolutely terrible. Honestly if I had to do it over again I would definitely go somewhere else.

I was curious what everyone thinks about the debate over the law being proposed in New York which seeks to require all registered professional nurses to attain a baccalaureate degree in nursing within ten years of their initial licensure? http://ww...

Dishes, I am an ADN nurse who is currently in school getting my BSN. I am also heavily into science and research and am always willing to keep an open mind regarding these matters. However there are currently numerous studies stating that there is ...

Nursel56 I think the Institute of Medicines report calling for 80% of all nurses to have their BSN by 2020 was pretty definitive. However I will include excerpts of the report below that further demonstrate the reports support for BSN education. ...

By admitting there is a correlation you are admitting that there is a relationship between lower mortality rates and a baccalaureate degree in nursing. However you appear to be arguing that because the studies don’t show causation they are irrelevant...

futurernmena, i am sorry to hear about your boss. in response to your question to the best of my knowledge the current research would count adn nurses who complete their bsns as bsn nurses because that’s what they would be. i don’t see how that would...

Dishes I was able to find the whole article that you mentioned in your link: http://www.jblearning.com/samples/0763744379/Hall.pdf The study you mentioned does not refute the BSN only staffing models. It only states that a higher proportion of p...

Well ADN's would still have the same rights to practice as they always have but would need to obtain their BSN in 10 years. According to the bill any licensed ADN nurse who doesn’t obtain a baccalaureate degree in the required time would face discipl...

Scir If you want to be a CRNA aren't you going to need your bachelors? In any case I went to WNC and personally didn't know anyone who had a 4.0 GPA. Counting just my pre-nursing classes I had about a 3.91 GPA before I started nursing school. While i...

Actually at least when it comes to nursing men are almost twice as likely to leave the profession as females according to this study done by the University of Pennsylvania. "7.5 percent of new male nurses dropped out of nursing within four years of...

MrsEd are you already and RN and are you referring to the RN to BSN program? If so then yes I am also applying to that program for this fall. What I have heard is that they are getting more and more applicants each year and it's becoming a competitiv...

Well last I heard WNC was going to alternate between having 40 and 48 students accepted each year. The extra 8 openings every other year would be reserved for the students from Fallen. However if you are from Fallen and they are not offering the extr...

Well I am not sure if I would consider myself an economic buff but I have researched this a bit on my own. The short answer to your question about when the nursing shortage will return is that it depends. There is currently conflicting data out there...

Okay some new info. Apparently what the Renown recruiter told us about hiring locally isn't true. For instance I heard they hired a new grad from Sacramento into the CIC when I and multiple other candidates got rejected from that position. Also Renow...

Well I'm from Northern Nevada so I'm not sure about Southern Nevada but I heard that it is horrible for new grads. The other day a girl in my class who wants to move down there told me all the hospitals have big red postings online that say NO NEW GR...

Well I am still in nursing school but from what I can tell from clinical the nurses at Carson Tahoe are very nice and friendly. The winters can get cold and you'll also have to get used to driving in snow. There's also not really a whole lot to do in...

WNC is a great program with a lot of great teachers. It's pretty tuff though and can be very stressful. If you want you could read a little more about it on the post Wnc. If you have any specific questions about WNC I will also do my best to answer t...

Well first off congratulations:yeah:! I was accepted into WNC in 2008 not 2009 but seeing as no one has answered this question yet ill give it my best shot. While I did not apply to both schools I do know students who did. One student I know was reje...

Oh one thing I forgot to mention is that WNC does not have a BSN program. I had heard there had been some discussions about about implementing it but that was before the economy took a dive.

i just finished my first semester at wnc and i can tell you it's by far the hardest thing ive ever done. the work load is intense and the teachers say about 26% of students don't make it to the second year. the teachers told us at orientation that th...