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  1. Vanderbilt Fall 2010 ACNP

    mammac5 replied to celclt's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Rob, if I were you I'd go ahead and take the GRE if they're only going to figure in 1000 pts for you without it. Honestly, there's no WAY you're not going to score higher than that on the actual...

  2. Vanderbilt Pre-specialty Fall 2011

    mammac5 replied to SCNP2B's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Same deal with ANP specialty year clinicals, distance-wise. I have a friend who was admitted to the program as a "local" student since she and her family live in a town about 30 min outside of NVL....

  3. Vanderbilt Fall 2010 ACNP

    mammac5 replied to celclt's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Rob...since you already have a proven academic record with a Masters degree, you likely won't even need to take the GRE. You may want to call someone in Admissions to confirm that, but I think you're...

  4. Internal Med/Hospitalist NP

    mammac5 replied to mammac5's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    These are all great questions being raised! I don't have answers, but hoping someone will be able to contribute here. Thanks for all the replies so

  5. Vanderbilt Pre-specialty Fall 2011

    mammac5 replied to SCNP2B's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Prespecialty students must be in NVL full time since your lectures and clinical sites are all in NVL. 2nd (and subsequent) year students...depends on specialty. ACNP students must stay in NVL (last...

  6. Vanderbilt Pre-specialty Fall 2011

    mammac5 replied to SCNP2B's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I live in North Carolina and drive to NVL for blocks (4-5 days at a time) and I have a great place in Nashville where I stay, thanks to wonderful friends I met during pre-specialty. Lots of people...

  7. Vanderbilt Pre-specialty Fall 2011

    mammac5 replied to SCNP2B's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hey, Meredith! I haven't been on allnurses for evah, but I've got a Sunday afternoon to myself so here I am. For anyone who's interested, I did my pre-specialty at VUSN last year and, yes, it's very...

  8. Preparing for Vanderbilt's Prespecialty program

    mammac5 replied to brittanyb00's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The program at VUSN will DEFINITELY prepare you for NCLEX. You should call and get the exact numbers, but I know the first-time pass rate is very, very high. I took mine last week and felt well...

  9. Preparing for Vanderbilt's Prespecialty program

    mammac5 replied to brittanyb00's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    brittanyB00 Are you doing your undergrad at Vandy? I finished the prespecialty year and am now in my MSN year there. Several folks in the program did their undergrad at Vandy (not me) in a 3-2...

  10. Vanderbilt Fall 2010 ACNP

    mammac5 replied to celclt's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Meredith...so great to meet you! Definitely do not attempt to do ALL the reading, unless you want to lose your mind. Just today we had that reinforced in one of our classes; we need to learn to read...

  11. Hijab (headscarf) Nurses

    mammac5 replied to skybmonkey's topic in General Nursing

    I would have no religious or cultural objection to working with or (as a patient) having a nurse who wears the hijab. However, I would have objections from a microorganism standpoint. The hijab or...

  12. A big problem, need help :(

    mammac5 replied to drjoey's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    There is a thread about what Kaplan scores are considered sufficient to pass NCLEX...we were told in Kaplan review course that we should try for 60 - 65 on the tests that come with the course. Those...

  13. A big problem, need help :(

    mammac5 replied to drjoey's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Is she doing the online Kaplan questions? That's what I've been doing the past few weeks and it tells you what areas you are weak in. I wonder if trying that would help her hone in on specific...

  14. Vanderbilt Fall 2010 ACNP

    mammac5 replied to celclt's topic in Post Graduate Students

    No NCLEX yet...waiting for the official ATT (authorization to test) to show up and then I can schedule. I'm hoping for the first week of Sept., but we'll see. I really just want to do it and be...

  15. Ya know what I really hate about NS right now? just a little vent...add yours

    mammac5 replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Students

    I agree that it's not only parents with young children who deserve decent communication. When I was in NS my kids were grown and childcare was not an issue; I still don't want people screwing around...

  16. Ya know what I really hate about NS right now? just a little vent...add yours

    mammac5 replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Students

    It is amazing that today we have the capability to send mass emails, mass texts, post things to websites, or make robocalls...but we still have communications issues! Frustrating. I guess we just...

  17. can you be burned out before you finish nursing school?

    mammac5 replied to CeilingCat's topic in General Students

    Well, I'm a student as well; just finished the BSN portion of the program and now will start working on an MSN. I did experience some of the things you did, but not all. I had some great instructors...

  18. NCLEX-A grade would be nice!

    mammac5 replied to zillionthnewgrad's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I don't understand what the significance of a grade on the NCLEX would be...unless people just want to show off that they passed "better" than

  19. no cell phones no personal phone calls at work

    mammac5 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Well as someone who has been working in one capacity or another for 30 years, I can say I've seen communications at the workplace change tremendously in my lifetime. Although I think a nurse, tech,...

  20. Question on PPD!!! please reply

    mammac5 replied to Amill24R.N.'s topic in General Nursing

    We are not to give medical advice here, so I will just tell you to look up info about PPD testing online or in your nursing texts, which should answer your question and give you some comfort. The...

  21. Test scores for Kaplan NCLEX-RN course

    mammac5 replied to mammac5's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This is so helpful...keep 'em

  22. Vanderbilt Fall 2010 ACNP

    mammac5 replied to celclt's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I love your statement about VUSN owning us...so TRUE! I have been enjoying some downtime at home (it's after 1:00 p.m. here and I'm just now getting out of my jammies!) but I'm ready to get back to...

  23. Test scores for Kaplan NCLEX-RN course

    mammac5 replied to mammac5's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    In truth, I felt more ready prior to taking Kaplan than I do now! That may sound crazy, but it's true. Just waiting for my ATT to arrive and I'm gonna get scheduled ASAP since I feel like I'm...

  24. Shoe recommendations?...for clinicals?

    mammac5 replied to Sammygrll's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Ahem, not universally true. My last clinical rotation we did 12 hour shifts and were on our feet the entire time unless charting OR at lunch. I'm a Danskos girl, myself. Love 'em so much I wear...

  25. How often you see your boyfriend while in nursing school

    mammac5 replied to CaliforniaRNnow's topic in General Students

    123Wannabe... Sounds like you have a good head on your shoulders and you're on the right track. Incidentally, my husband & I lived apart for one year while I was in NS -- we had been married...