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For everyone in the NVCC program, here is a word of encouragement. In 2010, I was where you are. I graduated with honors in 2012, quickly got a job with the Medical Team, and then 6 months later, was easily hired by Inova. Today, I am a charge nur...

spoland, thank you for being so responsive. Williamsburg and Newport News are great places to live; I have friends there who would never trade that area for NVA. Also, Thomas Nelson is supposed to be a very good school and I have seen where its pass ...

Spoland, so you ended up at NVCC? I noticed Tidewater in your profile. I think ultimately I would like to end up in a hospital down there, maybe Virginia Beach. Know anything about those places?

NOVA EMT, I have taken both in-person and online courses. I agree it is more convenient not to go to class and you can get the "lecture" material online. I think there is no significant difference in material, but I do think that the mechanics of ...

I focused on the powerpoints, but also read as much as I could. My estimate is that the reading helped me with maybe 5-10% of the test points. 17 credits is a lot for a semester. My typical was maybe 11 or 12, but I did have the benefit of transfe...

Gotta be flexible in this job. No longer in float pool and now at Alexandria. Floating was good, as I got to see lots of places. I like having a home unit better, though.

NOVA EMT, those are interesting statistics and seem to be consistent with what I observed when I was there, graduating May 2012. How did you get those data? My sense is that more of my classmates have ended up at INOVA. I run into them often and i...

I don't think the TEAS is the kind of test to study for. That is what I did. I bet the VA Tech course will be accepted. I applied for and got transfer credit at NOVA from my BS courses elsewhere.

Amiga, I missed your post and am now just replying. I am guessing you have since graduated (with honors) and passed NCLEX. I found that the best way to get a job is to go in person and talk to the recruiter and case manager and even unit staff. O...

NOVA EMT, I am so sorry for being this slow to reply. I missed your message and you probably already know thw answer by now, but yes, those days sound about right. However, that was 3 years ago I was starting the program. The think to really pay a...

I remember 3 years ago doing all the stuff you are doing the summer before classes start. I know it is a hassle, but step-by-step you will get it done. Pay close attention to the math test; it is not hard, but there is no forgiveness. You do not w...

Congratulations to all of you who got in, as I remember how it felt for me 3 years ago. For those who did not get accepted, hang in there, keep taking courses to improve your competetiveness, and hopefully, next time will work for you.

I think you are a strong candidate and likely to get into NOVA, suzichu. ODU has a lot of its BSN and MSN courses online.

suziechu, Do you mean NCLEX, which is the licensing exam, as you are all done with TEAS once you take it and pass and then are accepted in the program? If you do mean NCLEX, do not worry about it, as the program does a lot to get you ready. I did t...

Well, now I am a float pool nurse. Inova seems like a good place in terms of compensation, training, and work environment, but they also tend to tell you when and where you will work and it is not a 2-way conversation. As a new nurse, I don't really ...

NOVA EMT, everything you said sounds right to me. And you sure sound organized, too! That is exactly the type of student that does well in the program and the program wants. Assuming you live in the area covered by NOVA, I am pretty confident you w...

suziechu, I suggest you just ask them if they need more. I am betting you get in. Good luck.

hanoi98, you are right that the hospitals prefer BSNs and I and my classmates had to sign agreements that we would get our BSN within 3 years. The nice thing is that Inova helps pay education costs. Also, NOVA does seem to have a very good reputati...

Amiga, sorry to be slow replying, as I have not been on this site this month. Inova seems to do a mass hiring of new graduates in the summer, around July. My suggestion would be to take your NCLEX early, say June, and then keep your eye open for In...

I agree Kaplan did not help with content. It helped me with confidences and testing expereince and strategy. Some of my classmates who passed, took Hurst and liked it; it costs about the same as Kaplan. I figure we would not have graduated without k...

Thanks, I am lucky enough to have 3 state universities convenient to me that offer the MSN/Nurse Practitioner and my hospital will pick up about half my education costs if I go the state school route. What I am wrestling with is whether to get my BSN...

I really liked the responses to the question about whether to go the RN/MSN or RN/BSN route. I am in a somewhat similar position, having an ADN RN and a separate BS, except my BS is not health-related. I currently work full-time as an RN in a hospita...

I did the Kaplan course and passed first time, with the minimum questions. During Kaplan, the instructor referred to cases such as yours and made the point it is not what you know, but what you know about taking the test. She said others in your plac...

I got my ADN this past spring and it came to under $15,000, all costs included. I received education tax credits for over half my costs. I now work as an RN in a hospital, where I earn almost $70,000/year and the hospital is paying education expens...

I did not know, but it won't happen again. And to top it off, I posted the wrong link by mistake.