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I got my email of acceptance over this weekend.

I also sent my letter of intent and resume with my application but it was never attached. I would stay away from the diploma mills. I'm a current Utep student and the program is good and affordable. I really hope I get into the post Master's. I also applied to Texas Tech and I'm waiting to hear back.

I applied at UTEP for the Post Master's FNP for spring 2019 as well. I got an email last Tuesday from the advisor stating to email my resume and statement of purpose bc when I applied it never prompted me to do it. She asked to have it in by September 25 or sooner. So I'm guessing they're barely going to start going over apps and then make calls for interviews.

You might want to start in med/surg which will give you a solid foundation. As far as CPR goes, I've seen the techs do most of the compressions as the nurses are the ones pushing meds or giving a quick update to the physician/AOD that comes to the code. Find a hospital that will give you a good orientation of atleast a month and maybe start at nights if you are able to. You wont be required to remember everything from nursing school. Just focus on your specialty whether it is adults, peds, mother/baby, ER, ICU critical care, whatever it is and brush up on it. Hope this helps.

I also applied for the FNP track and I'm anxiously waiting

I am also looking to join active duty. The recruiter also wants me to try for the reserves but I dont find the pay or benefits competitive enough especially when I can find a PRN job that will pay me well. I want to do active duty for the student loan repayment and the opportunity to travel as well as helping others which I already do now. I am currently a RN on a med surg floor and I've been doing it since June 2012. I have little under a year experience and by the time i enlist i should be well over a year. The recruiter already checked my references for my 2 co-workers and manager so i'm clear on that. Now I just need to submit my application which took me approx 4 hours to do and go through MEPS. I will probably let you all know how the process is going. I've been working with my recruiter since Jan 2013 and he does a good job keeping in contact. It's not the health recruiter but I guess he is helping the other recruiter.

In El Paso (often forgotten city in Texas) pay at the hospital I'm at for a new grad is $22 with $3 night differential. Cost of living is quite low. Other hospitals in the area start new grads at $24 with $3 night differential and $8 weekend differential. I chose the hospital where I am at bc of it's reputation.

Just paid for the quick results as well and I passed!!!! Congrats @Ct0706Rn! I did the trick on Friday and it didn't let me register so the trick does work. Now I can actually go to Starbucks and have my leisure reading instead of just studying all the time. Good luck to everyone else waiting for their results or taking the NCLEX.

I took it today as well and got the good pop up. Mine stopped at 85 questions so I'm slightly nervous. I will have to wait 48 business hours for my official results.

At my university, we are encouraged to have PDAs for clinicals. We are able to use our smartphone but I elected not to because I know the battery life won't last for a 12 hour vshift. I purchased an itouch for $150 and loaded some programs through an app called skyscape. I have archimedes 360, davis's drug guide, diseases and disorders, English & Spanish phrases (I live in a bordertown), Heath assessment, ICD-9-CM, Nurse's lab tests, Nursing diagnosis handbook, outlines in clinincal medicine, RxDrugs, Saunders Q&A review, and Taber's dictionary. This is to help us with our care plans and answer any questions that may arise. Those programs I have are required but you could probably just get by with whatever apps you feel may be appropriate.

Once you receive a bachelor's degree you no longer qualify for a pell grant. You can still take out student loans but most cc will deny bc they have a max amount of credits to qualify for student loans which is usually 90 credits. You can finish your degree, look into an accelerated program which many universities have and apply to them once you finish your science pre-reqs. That is what I am doing and I will be starting my accelerated program in May.

The University I go to has their courses locked into the accelerated program. The way it works is you go for one year with classes 8-5 m-f and clinicals on the weekends. What usually happens is 1-2 classes are taken in a 5-10 week time interval depending on the credit hours. All the courses are upper division 3300-4400 so absolutely no credits from a 2 year college will transfer to those specific courses. The only sure way is to ask the university's accelerated program. Also we are lucky here not to have waiting lists but the nursing programs at the 4 year and 2 year are very competitive. If you don't get accepted, you are just asked to apply again or change your major.

micro to me was very similar to biology just more in depth...look back at your biology notes and become familiar with eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. Also you will learn tons of different types of bacteria and may have to identify an unknown bacteria in lab. It sounds hard but if you break it down, it's not that bad. My micro book and internet helped me.

what if I have documented “testing accommodation” can I still take the TEAS V? Any student with a documented “testing accommodation” can take the TEAS V, but MUST contact the AD Nursing program co-directors at least 2 weeks prior to the initial test date to insure that proper arrangements can be made. The student will need to provide a copy of the “accommodation” and will need to set up a testing time with the Madison College “Testing Center” [email protected]. Ignore the e-mail as it is for that certain college...you most likely will have to talk to your school of nursing director.

You should give it a shot. My University has competitive admission and only takes in 50 people per year for the fast track 1 year BSN program. My cumulative GPA is 2.7, Science GPA is 3.5, my TEAS scores are competitive, and I was able to get in. I really didn't think I was going to get accepted considering many other qualified applicants got turned away. You never know unless you try.