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Currently finishing up my 3rd semester at University of Alabama at Birmingham and have been impressed. The course work is intense but manageable working FT so far. The faculty is top notch. I start clinicals in the Fall so may be more pressure and le...

You should be finding out any moment now. One of my Facebook memories yesterday was about finding out I got into the program a year ago. Believe me I understand how anxious you all are. I was trying out Blazernet every hour or even half hour for days...

A FB group would be a nice way to get to know each other better prior to orientation. Please post details once you create it please.

Thank you. I'm so psyched now. Look forward to meeting folks during orientation.

My blazernet is up. Shows me in PMHNP program!!! Good luck all.

I've been perusing older forums on the program and it appears last year many people did not get decisions until mid-December. The previous e-mail we received said perhaps even January. Despite mailbox stalking and multiple daily attempts to login to ...

I applied for the PMHNP program. The pushed back deadline gave me more anxiety. I was hoping to have a decision by mid-November. But alas will wait for early December. Good luck to all!

I applied to the program but got my RN license about 9 days too late to meet the deadline. Decided to do BSN instead (was going to do the Bachelor's in another discipline bridge) but may consider applying for Spring start. Please update and let us kn...

When I first started in psych 14 years ago we could wear street clothes or scrubs. A few years back when bought out by a large corporation we were asked to go to color coded scrubs (one for techs, one for LPNs, and another for RNs). I was afraid the ...

Congrats carolina_mom! I got my license number posted on the BON website this morning!

Congrats everyone. I took the test yesterday, too, and felt that I completely bombed it. But I checked and had good popup! Still won't be completely at ease til I see the BON site updated with my license.

I'm not active enough on these boards to reply to your PM directly kskaggs126. but the answer is "Yes, I did have them".

I was frustrated trying to get directly into the RN program at SPC. On rec of a faculty member at SPC I did the LPN program at pTEC. I finished the LPN program at pTEC in November and will start the bridge program at SPC in May. Another of my classma...

I'm doing the hybrid program.

Congrats! I got accepted as well. Which program are you doing? Traditional or online?

I scored an 88% on the test, but I think anywhere in the mid-60s and above is competitive. It is a very hard test especially if you've been out of class for a while.

For those admitted to the program, did your major in myspc change from Nursing-PR to Nursing AS? I was checking the system last night and my major has changed though I haven't been notified of getting accepted to the program. Just curious if I've bee...

The above is good advice. If the former patient approaches you then it is fine. I would say if the person is alone it is probably okay too. It is when they are with a friend/family member that things would cross the line (eg. they would have to expla...

At this time they are admitting 24 to the traditional day program and 24 to the online/hybrid program. I am waiting to hear from SPC re: the 2nd pool for the RN program, but have started the process to go to PTEC as a backup. I attended the informati...

I'm pretty sure the military requires everyone to take the ASVAB in order to evaluate your aptitude for specific jobs. I am not sure what the cut-off is for nursing, but the Air Force in general requires a higher ASVAB score than other branches.

Stand alone psych facilities may (or may not) mean having no true medical resources. The facility I work at has to send people to a medical facility for some of the most basic procedures, med clearances, etc. Your ICU experience will be helpful becau...

A patient is ultimately responsible for the bills even with BA. The hospital I work at will try to get charity funding if they qualify (low income/high debt ratio/low credit score, etc). Social workers will usually get the person started on filing fo...

Behavioral units can be really fun, really stressful, and rewarding. I start nursing school soon, too. I have 3 years combined experience in psych. An average day on a behavioral unit is filled with groups. Some programs have reward systems in place ...