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missnurse01 MSN, RN

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  1. VCU and MSA 2013

    Hi Karalina! Welcome to the vcu anxiously waiting group ! When did you interview? I know my application folder was set aside bc I was called to ask to send my personal statement again. I asked if it...
  2. hopefully cpne soon finally !

    congrats and good
  3. So nervous! CCRN time!

    Nikki, Get a review book from the library and read the sections you a weak on...or read the whole thing. I did the whole thing. Are u able to borrow the pass the ccrn cds? Try have hundreds of w...
  4. I agree. Make the move. It will show you are eager to learn new areas and that you are willing to do whatever you need to in order to get in . Our Neuro icu , although the main referral hosp across 4...
  5. So nervous! CCRN time!

    Just wanted to say good luck on ur next go around ! I did pass the ccrn CD and Laura g. I also took a review course and checked out a ccrn book from the library and read the whole thing. With it all I...
  6. CPNE date September 14-16 at Southern Regional Med Ctr

    Yes, in Albany back in
  7. CPNE date September 14-16 at Southern Regional Med Ctr

    Good luck
  8. VCU and MSA 2013

    U will do great kellly! It is relaxed. They really want u to succeed. Let us know-how it
  9. VCU and MSA 2013

    Hi lcsrn ! Campus is completely removed from vcu. It is basically a wing at the old hospital there , right next to vcu med center. The allied health division is there. But it's nice. A few lecture...
  10. suggestions on classes

    Take whatever classes you need to get into biochem. Otherwise grad patho and or pharm is well thought of. Only a's if u can. Taking classes at community college is fine. All grades you take will...
  11. Vcu. Very impressed w the program. And of course anytime... well wishes
  12. VCU and MSA 2013

    Hi guys ! I interviewed today , so happy it is all over with. I like that they are talking students final decisions a month earlier than previous years. So we have about 4 weeks of torture instead of...
  13. Thankes so much ! I tried to make a good impression which at times was a little difficult as I felt the interviews were a little short ! I didnt feel like I said everything I wanted to. Good luck w...
  14. marc!!!! Yeah, I wasn't sleeping, lol. I slept for an hour then was awake the rest of the night. It didn't help that the time I had to get up to be ready was 0230 my time! It was awful. I wasn't...
  15. It's the trouble for new grads everywhere. If she wants to get directly into a high acuity icu she may have to move to find that job. Otherwise she can work anywhere in the hosp and move into the...
  16. A New Beginning

    Length of time for completion is so dependent on the person and on how many courses they have to take. I only had the nursing courses and physiology to take but I still took 2 years. For some reason...
  17. Not all schools have the 10 year requirement on sciences. You can not change your bsn gpa but as others have said you can take grad level courses to prove you have matured or whatever and can handle...
  18. Academics won't b a problem. She just needs some high acuity icu experience good gre's and ccrn. There are different theories about adequate nursing experience in regards to how many years makes a...
  19. So nervous! CCRN time!

    I studied a lot. I mean a did quite a bit! I got a review book from the library (it was kaplan, it was just what they had) and read the whole thing. I took notes. I went to a 2 day review course,...
  20. on some units within our medical system, mine included, we are required to mask if anywhere but the breakroom/bathroom. So even not in pt rooms, if you are in the hallway, at the pyxis, etc, required...
  21. Scared of patients now? Need help.

    usually there are a lot of things in place for hospitals to do their best to prevent incidents. We have to all take de-escalation classes every year-and they go over some personal protection things...
  22. wow lots of questions! I'll take a crack at it... first off you should call the program you are looking at applying to. They generally either can tell you how they do admissions, or have a little...
  23. VCU and MSA 2013

    Kellly I thought you went last week. Guess I am confused. My previous coworker is attending there now and will ferry me back and forth from the airport. We are having dinner the night before so...
  24. VCU and MSA 2013

    Yeah my stomach is in full butterfly mode all the time ! We thought of living with my mother in law and commuting to the northern campus but I wanted the benefit of the full campus experience w the...
  25. Excela Health Interview

    Congrats