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Kaplan was the difference for me. Hurst is a content review. Kaplan will give you the strategy to pass. I reviewed all of kaplans content as well, but focused on the questions and strategy.

No prob. Just do it, bro.

I'm a male in L&D/MB. It is almost never an issue. I only say almost because I've heard of a couple patients decline care from a friend of mine, but it hasn't happened to me. Surely there are hospitals that won't hire a man, but I haven't personally experienced discrimination. Other employees are the ones who will give you the most grief and/or looks in the hallway. Ignore them, be better than them, and provide excellent care to your patients - then move onto your future plans, while their poor attitudes anchor them to mediocrity. L&D is a blast. It is a mix of the ICU and ED...depending on where you work. If I had to put money on it, I'd wager that academic centers are more friendly towards men.

Don't throw your money away on a worthless degree from a lackluster institution.

Has anyone served as a CNM in the US Navy, or know someone who has? I'm thinking this might be a good route to go considering the tuition assistance available through their scholarship program. Would this be a good place to work as a new-grad CNM?

I've been accepted to the Fall BSN program. Missed the call this morning, luckily they left a message. 4.0 post-bacc GPA (finished with half the pre-reqs), 3.6 bacc GPA, and some not-so-stellar grades from early on in my undergraduate coursework.

Geez, a few hundred? Are we talking about both fall and summer start dates to include BSN and MSN folks?

The office opens at 8:30. It would make more sense that calls would start after office staff have settled in, haha. Also, the applicant population on this website is a small minority of the total pool, so it is very feasible that they are making calls and we wouldn't know it yet.

Sapphire is correct. Although, for the post-bacc there is no limit on how many grades of 'c' you can get. However, I think more than two c's makes it impossible to keep even the minimum GPA. Hopefully getting C's isn't a problem....since ASU only uses 8/10 pre-reqs grades for your select GPA, and those classes generally don't compare in difficulty to upper-level NUR courses. See ya in 2014.

Obviously nothing is set in stone, but if you don't receive a call on Friday, does that mean case closed? Also, I should have asked this when I spoke to their admin office, but does JHU have a waiting list?

Anyone have gouge on whether or not calls are going out on Friday?

Anyone waiting on word for the fall 17 month BSN program?

Diseases with no names! No way, you mean to say that scientific investigation hasn't figured it all out? Outrageous. And, of course, Africa is all the same. Cape Town isn't awesome, Mauritius just sucks, as does Zanzibar, and lake Malawi, and while we are at it, Victoria Falls is lame, too. And parasites are everywhere! Come on dude, enlighten yourself. Whatever documentaries or news clips you've seen don't exhaust what the many countries of Africa have to offer. In much the same way that a Ugandan learning about America wouldn't want to end their inquiry after watching a Michael Moore or D'souza documentary. Too much left on the table.

UVA Grad Nursing, Completely off topic.....In another thread, a year or two old, you mentioned a male graduate who works as a midwife. He was a graduate of your program, spent time in the Peace Corps, and had plans to continue working on a project to improve prenatal care. If possible, could you reach out to him and see if he would be willing to speak to another male who was in the PC and is considering midwifery? Unfortunately, it doesn't look like private messaging is a function allowed in this forum. I can send an email to your UVA affiliated address (which is?) and give you my contact information.

Not trying to be mean, but have you been to Uganda, or any African state for that matter? If you have, and are eager to return, good on you. If you just watched 'The Devil Came on Horseback', 'Living in Emergency', or 'Evil revisted' and have decided this is your calling, I'd urge you to sleep on it. If your experience is limited to some sort of abbreviated mission trip, or study abroad, I'd highly recommend that you return to the continent solo. Those types of trips, while life changing, are generally manufactured experiences and leave you with little clue of the reality that exists once you depart. Take it from someone who lived in a village as an individual development worker for an extended period of time and saw caravans of the two-week well-intentioned wonders. It's one thing to spend two weeks living in tents with fellow parishioners or students, and another to live on your own among a community, essentially becoming a part of it. NP's would roughly be equivalent to what some countries call clinic officers. However, aside from starting your own NGO, it would be tough to simply 'work full time' in Uganda, or any African state, without finding a group already doing this. A long shot would be contacting the ministry of health and inquiring about a potential contract. But, expect to be paid pennies. If you're looking to relocate indefinitely, and want to earn a decent living, you could attempt to cater to the expatriate population. In the capital city of the country where I lived, there were more than a few America/british/and australian MD's and DDS's who made a pretty penny serving NGO, Gov't, and corporate expats. This would probably be your only means of achieving autonomy and independence. As working for an NGO or the state government would leave you susceptible to their movements. I assume that money isn't your motivation, which is wonderful; but if it is, that's great, too. Just don't neglect the fact that living in African cities is far more expensive than living in most western cities (NYC and LA). Contrary to what any reasonable person would assume, right....it's Africa, **** should be cheap. Gas, cars, entertainment, food, services, and housing are all expensive, given that most have to be shipped in. Good luck.