CCRNDiva BSN, RN

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    Nurse Practitioner Program for an RN w/ ASN without EXPERIENCE?

    CCRNDiva replied to Miley22's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Vanderbilt University has an entrance option for both ASNs and non-nurses with bachelors degrees in other fields. It's quite expensive and intense but it looks l was quite impressed when I went to...
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    ANCC to retire most popular, and eventually all, NP roles.

    CCRNDiva replied to RPF,PhD,NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I wonder what this says about our current education standards and quality of practice of NPs to our colleagues (physicians, etc) when they are continuing to label current NP education as inferior. I...
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    New Grad FNP wanting to obtain critical care experience

    CCRNDiva replied to xOOx's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Actually, Case Western Reserve University has a flight nurse ACNP program. Cleveland Clinic utilizes ACNPs for their critical care transports. Flight nursing usually requires many years of ED or ICU...
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    ANCC to retire most popular, and eventually all, NP roles.

    CCRNDiva replied to RPF,PhD,NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have to admit that this is one of my pet peeves with nursing. The powers that be make things so much more difficult than it needs to be. There are so many other issues that should garner attention...
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    All the other stuff (ANCC test)

    CCRNDiva replied to NPmimzy75's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Congratulations!!! You deserve some serious down time now!!
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    Advocate System?

    CCRNDiva replied to RB_RN_MSN's topic in Illinois Nursing

    How are you supposed to pick between purposeful, prompt and considerate as what most and least describes you as a critical care RN? You should be all of those things; who wants a nurse who would...
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    Advocate System?

    CCRNDiva replied to RB_RN_MSN's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I was very confused by the personality test they have you take before even interviewing you. The questions were very weird and I would think it would eliminate many qualified applicants because you...
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    UAB's NP programs

    CCRNDiva replied to YGPHNM's topic in Post Graduate Students

    UAB calculates the GPA based on the last 60 credits of the undergraduate nursing degree so I don't think there is any way to raise the GPA for them. You can take graduate nursing courses as a...
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    Adult NP or FNP?? Any Opinions??

    CCRNDiva replied to Gville RN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thanks for the suggestion,
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    Any study abroad NP programs?

    CCRNDiva replied to SU Redhawk's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Loyola University Chicago has a yearly mission to Belize. I don't think it is for credit but the care provided in their clinic counts towards your clinical
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    Adult NP or FNP?? Any Opinions??

    CCRNDiva replied to Gville RN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thanks for the clarification, Juan. I did look over the qualifications for programs under the Consensus Model and I think my school has met the requirements. They state that programs must contain...
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    Adult NP or FNP?? Any Opinions??

    CCRNDiva replied to Gville RN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm confused because this is listed on their FAQ page. So are they getting rid of ACNPs or not? This is what I found on their site. 10. What will the new certifications be and when will they...
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    BSN new grad can't find a job, should I just go for FP?

    CCRNDiva replied to huangsoRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Ok, well now we know what the problem is. Taking graduate classes will not fix your interview problem so maybe you should hold off on school until you can master speaking English when you are...
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    BSN new grad can't find a job, should I just go for FP?

    CCRNDiva replied to huangsoRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would say to keep looking. In the meantime, become ACLS and BLS certified. I don't blame you in wanting to avoid LTC as it is very easy to be pigeonholed into that type of nursing. I guess it...
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    Questions for Current NPs

    CCRNDiva replied to JesseMJ's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Juan, you are quite right. Many, if not most teaching hospitals employ their physicians and many private hospitals are trending that way as well. Cleveland Clinic, which has been identified as a...
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    how important ...

    CCRNDiva replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I've found that GPA is very important now. The number of people applying to NP programs have skyrocketed. Programs are reviewing up to 1500 applications for less than 100 available spots. My GPA...
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    Msn/np online programs. No gre

    CCRNDiva replied to a1eyedbandit's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I pretty much did the same when it came to my letters and essays. I had one that I tailored to fit each school's requirements so I ended up with similar but different essays for each school I applied...
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    Advocate System?

    CCRNDiva replied to RB_RN_MSN's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Thanks for the info; it helps put things in perspective. I live in a much smaller area and it is usually a bad sign when a health system has so many
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    New Grad in ICU feeling terrible...,

    CCRNDiva replied to janelicurn's topic in MICU, SICU

    You've made some good points but not all ICUs are created alike. I can't tell you how many times our director has proclaimed the acquisition of an "experienced ICU RN" only to find that their ICU...
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    New Grad in ICU feeling terrible...,

    CCRNDiva replied to janelicurn's topic in MICU, SICU

    Libbyliberal, I never thought about the age factor. I was 26 went I became a RN and now that I think about it, our older new grads have fared much better in the unit than the 21-23 year old bunch....
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    Msn/np online programs. No gre

    CCRNDiva replied to a1eyedbandit's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Schools are receiving a record number of applicants for NP programs. I applied to 5 schools and was accepted into one for fall 2011 (I was accepted into another program for the spring 2012). I have...
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    New Grad in ICU feeling terrible...,

    CCRNDiva replied to janelicurn's topic in MICU, SICU

    No, I don't agree with you, RNDance. I started in the ICU as a new grad and I excelled. The majority of our RNs started in the ICU as a new grad and have several years of ICU experience now. The...
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    Advocate System?

    CCRNDiva replied to RB_RN_MSN's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I'm also looking for a job in Chicago. I've noticed that they have a lot of job openings. That is usually a bad sign in my experience so I would like to know if they treat their nurses well. How...
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    Need help .deciding my best path to np

    CCRNDiva replied to Unlicensed06's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Finish your BSN then apply to a FNP program. The second option seems to be a lot of additional
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    Vanderbilt PMHNP program students and graduates

    CCRNDiva replied to Bodhi123's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I didn't get accepted into Vandy but I did attend their open house in the spring. They are very big on GPAs and GRE scores so I think you have an excellent shot in gaining acceptance. Good