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Several coworkers and I were talking tonight about places around the US that are the best places for nurses to live (in regards to pay/ cost of living and ratios). A new nurse came here to Portland, OR from North Carolina and said our job situation w...

Great news! I am in a position to decide between attending Gonzaga's MSN FNP program or Concordia's MSN FNP. Didn't think I would be in this position! Now I need to make a decision and my husband and I are both having the hardest time! Would love to ...

I am in the second semester of 7. They do not help at all with preceptors. They do have a document that lists where prior students had preceptors, but that doesn't necessarily mean they will precept again. Also we got an email saying they were tighte...

Hello, I am only on my second semester but will try to answer these for you. -How competative are the admissions? Acceptance rates No idea. You could call admissions and ask them, they are very responsive to questions and helpful. -Did you work? If...

I am curious to hear from current NP's what would or does interest them about being a preceptor. Would love to hear specifics (for example, if it is extra pay...how much?). For example, on the floor I work on (as an RN in a hospital), we get paid an...

While every person on this site has individual circumstances/ preferences, for me personally it was important to have some on campus visits. I was admitted to Gonzaga and another NP program that only had 1 on campus visit throughout the program. Gonz...

I'm doing 3 12's, nights. I am in the online portion of my program and it is working just fine. Once I hit clinicals next fall, I will likely move to day shift and possibly drop to 2 12's. Night shift wastes a day a week for me on my "flip" day where...

Not an alumni but was recently accepted and will be starting in January. You should join the facebook group if you haven't already! Looking forward to meeting you!

Med tele. Max 4 on days, 5 eves, 6 noc. No CNA on noc

On a medical tele diabetic renal floor. Night shift is 5-6 patients per nurse with no CNA.

2015, I'm going to gonzaga

I just logged in to post about the same thing! Thanks for posting this.

Thank you! Running through a mix of excitement and nervousness. A big part of me feels like I should ask the schools "are you really sure?" Haha I still can't believe it!

Thanks so much for your responses!! I was about thisssss close to putting my deposit for Concordia and then I found out Gonzaga has students in Portland and you can coordinate practicing/ studying with them. Because they are a cohort the students als...

Hello! I am currently applying to the FNP programs at Gonzaga (online), Washington State University Vancouver and OHSU. Would love to hear from anyone who is currently attending or has attended these programs for honest feedback. Thanks in advance!

I have a bsn so I'm looking at just the msn portion. I emailed an admissions advisor for a sample progression plan, ill let you know when she responds. Also I checked more into the precepted hours and its a little confusing. It says "2-4" credits for...

Oh and Gonzaga is not done in one year. The progression is 2-3 years based on how many classes you take at a time. The clinical time listed is 360 hours but this does not include the 16 days you spend on campus in labs and simulation.

I'm leaning towards Gonzaga. In fact I dont think I'll apply to the other two. I have met two people who used to be professors for the OHSU program and while it has a great reputation and great rankings, they have said (along with people I work with)...

I work at Providence Portland and really enjoy working there. As far as pay for the metro hospitals, it seems to be all about the same. Some are unionized and pay a little higher but then you have to pay union dues so I think ultimately its a wash. I...

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Interesting topic! I found a page that provided this information: Residency Programs for Nurse Practitioners The following programs were available as of December 2012: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases NP/PA Clinical Hepatology Fel...

24.00 seems low. Providence starts RNs at about 33.00, OHSU is the same. Maybe the salary increases once you finish the residency?

Hi everyone, I am a nursing student and have found that I absolutely love patient and family teaching more than anything. I was wondering what type of nursing specialties have this...one of my teachers mentioned becoming a Certified Diabetic Educator...

Hello everyone, I will be starting nursing school in January for an 18 month BSN program. I received a scholarship where a hospital pays for all of my tuition in return for a 3 year contract :). I am very excited to start in the nursing field! I am ...

Hi Angie! I will be starting UP in Spring as well. When I found out I got into UP, my husband and I decided to move close to the school. If you are not familiar with the area, I would recommend searching the area "Portsmouth" on Craigslist. I think t...