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Re: hangingclimbs, Please keep us posted on what you find out and what school is right for you! I work as a Web/Graphic Designer and I am very curious as to where you end up as I'm thinking about changing industries to Nursing/Healthcare. Best of Luck!

Do you know the URLs or Post Titles of those posts? I am currently a Web/Graphic Designer with 3 years of working experience and I am very curious about Nursing Informatics. Is there a resource I can go to for researching Nursing Informatics? i.e. What programming languages do I need to know? Who designs the GUI of medical software?

I think they raised their minimum GPA requirement from 2.5 to 3.0!

Do you know if you can only get scholarships? What about low-interest loans? Or a Sugar Mama? :redbeathe

Some schools have a min. GPA of 2.5 while most schools have min. GPA of 3.0

I too am very curious as to the right amount of healthcare experience for applying. For example, a nursing school representative told me that 10 years of accounting experience is not as important as x years of healthcare experience.

Thanks for that insight. Talking to current students is a great idea! How did you meet or come across current students? Would the nursing staff provide you their contact info? Or perhaps facebook is a good avenue.

Does anyone know the cost for the NYU accelerated BSN program?

I was wondering the same thing. I'm not sure if nursing schools are really ranked- nor care as much- as medical schools are ranked though.

So I'm guessing you didnt graduate? You dropped out soph year?

Could you share with us the URL of these wonderful youtube resources? thanks!

In my humble opinion, stat is really practice, practice, and practice. The more you do math, the easier it gets because you stop analyzing the problem and start doing it. Also, take full advantage of your school's math tutoring lab!

Thank you so much for this awesome list. Will we get to see the N-Z list?

I'm sure California has a bunch of community colleges (jucos) that offer RN, CNA, or other associates degree Nursing degrees. You could start there and then do a RN-BSN program. Based on everything i've seen on this site and researching online, that seems to be a cost-effective method.

How much does the scholarship give you? My main hesitation with Georgetown Accelerated BSN program is the cost- the total tuition for this program is approximately $68,000. Source: official Georgetown Univ. School of Nursing Chat. A RN/BSN starting salary is $20-$25/hr so paying back student loans would be a burden. Doctors can afford to take on loads of student debt because their starting salaries are around $80-$200/hr.

5 guys out of how many total students?

Sorry to start a new tangent post but I was wondering if any of you have any other recommendations on books as study guides for Microbiology, A&P, Chemistry, Nutrition, Biology? I can start a new thread too if I'm not following the proper allnurses board posting rules.

Could you post the exact URL of that book? Perhaps from Amazon? Thanks!

True that!

And here's one more useful link from City-Data.com - Any suggestions for non-patient care nursing jobs? (paralegal, companies, health insurance)

Check it out. http://healthcareers.about.com/od/nursingcareers/p/NonClinicNurse.htm?r=et Non-clinical Job Options for Nurses: Nurses have a variety of options from which to choose. Many options for nurses are similar to some of the non-clinical careers for physicians. Below are a few options: * Healthcare recruiting * Healthcare Information Technology (HIT), Nursing Informatics * Teaching, training: Nursing school, science teacher, medical certifications, etc. * Medical Writer * Patient advocate: nurses often serve as successful patient advocates due to not only their clinical knowledge, but also their knowledge of how the healthcare system works. * Healthcare Executive, hospital administrator, Chief Nursing Officer. * Medical consulting - nurses may consult with medical practices,insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, law firms, or hospitals on a variety of areas of expertise within the medical and nursing fields. * Legal Nurse Consultant: nurses may provide clinical expertise and analysis on medical liability cases, or criminal cases needing medical forensic analysis or medical expert testimony. * Business owner, independent consultant - Some nurses may incorporate themselves as a business, and provide a plethora of services incorporating many of the above roles into their business.

I heard that in CA, nursing unions mandate that the ratio of patients to nurses is 4:1. Is this true?

well, this is what their site says. i suggest calling them to find out. the secretaries and other support staff love to share this type of information. [color=#aa7f00]mail: university of wyoming fay w. whitney school of nursing dept. 3065 1000 e. unviersity avenue laramie, wy 82071 [color=#aa7f00] visit: university of wyoming campus fay w. whitney school of nursing health sciences center administrative office suite 351 307-766-4312 bsn program: basic bsn -for students who are not registered nurses [color=#aa7f00]admission criteria: students must have a c or better in all required courses and a minimum nursing grade point average (ngpa) of 2.75 calculated on all prerequisite courses; however, this does not guarantee progression to the nursing major component

Congratulations! Do you think you'll attend? I heard that there's not much to do in Kansas City.

That's disheartening to hear. I graduated from UT-Austin and I heard Portland was amazing, kinda like Austin, so I was hoping to do an accelerated 2nd degree program in Portland. Is it really that competitive up there? What do you mean by nursing school is the major du jour?