SopranoKris MSN, RN, NP

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MSN APRN AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC

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    BSN to MSN or DNP

    SopranoKris replied to Dee279's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm doing BSN to DNP. However, the program I'm going to (hopefully) attend awards both the Masters & the DNP if you're in the BSN to DNP
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    Michigan State University???

    SopranoKris replied to macn206's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I have many co-workers who went to MSU for their BSN. They really look at your performance in your pre-req courses the most. The program itself requires a 2.75 GPA for admission. However, most...
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    RN to RNFA

    SopranoKris replied to 525savannah's topic in General Students

    You can go the NP route and get your RNFA, which has its advantages. We see more NPs in the OR than just RNs with the RNFA at our hospital. I know UAB has an online program for NP with RNFA...
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    How is Life After Graduating from Chamberlain as an RN?

    SopranoKris replied to NeoNatMom's topic in Chamberlain College

    Take a look at the online student loan calculators to see what your monthly payment is going to be for your loans. That will tell you if you're going to be able to afford the payments in your
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    UAB MSN tracks

    SopranoKris replied to momohime's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You can always do the FNP and then get a certificate down the road for
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    Adult/Gero NP, Acute Care- recommended schools?

    SopranoKris replied to luckycat's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Good to hear this! I've applied for the dual FNP/ACNP at USA but will focus on the Acute Care portion for the
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    Nursing schools that don't require HS foreign language?

    SopranoKris replied to Soooonnurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No foreign language required for ADN or BSN in Michigan, however, many people use foreign language to fulfill humanities requirements for their
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    Goals not met before discharge.....

    SopranoKris replied to Matt8700's topic in General Students

    Our care plans have drop down boxes where we can select Completed, Progressing, Not Progressing, On-Going or Incomplete. When we create our care plans, we typically set up the goals with a target date...
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    How long did it take you to feel confident as a nurse?

    SopranoKris replied to future_nurse_d's topic in General Students

    It takes about a year to feel confident on your particular unit. I transferred from doing a year of step down to the ICU after a year. Now I'm back to feeling like a brand new nurse again. There is a...
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    Full time vs Part time

    SopranoKris replied to Marz's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'll be doing a full time program and will work full time (three 12 hour shifts per week) until I start clinicals in 2018. I'll either drop to part time or per diem once clinicals
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    Ruined my chances of a BSN? Have to be an ADN forever??

    SopranoKris replied to sunnyfish's topic in General Students

    Yes! In my area there was a community college and 3 brick-and-mortar universities offering BSNs. The community college had the best reputation of graduating competent nurses. I opted for the community...
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    Only charting?

    SopranoKris replied to Niquolea26's topic in General Students

    Some ACNP programs require critical care experience. But I do agree, most FNP programs do
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    Best path from ADN to FNP/DNP

    SopranoKris replied to peculiarannie's topic in General Students

    ^^^Agree!
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    Do profs usually go over parts of A&P that are relavent to the topic they are teaching?

    SopranoKris replied to annieelu's topic in General Students

    We didn't need much from Microbiology other than knowing how viruses affect the immune system and how the different antibiotics kill bacteria in different ways. Our instructors never reviewed anatomy...
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    International Nursing

    SopranoKris replied to brin11299's topic in United Kingdom

    You'd have to look at the FAQ page on the NMC site. That's all I know. Maybe you can send them an e-mail with your
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    Best path from ADN to FNP/DNP

    SopranoKris replied to peculiarannie's topic in General Students

    I know University of South Alabama does the RN-to-BSN/MSN and awards both degrees. You simply do it in phases. You'll maybe finish a semester earlier than if you simply did you BSN and then applied to...
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    International Nursing

    SopranoKris replied to brin11299's topic in United Kingdom

    In order to work in the UK, you must have been employed as an RN in the US for at least a year or 450 hours in the last 3 years. You'll have to pay an application fee to the NMC (Nurse Midwifery...
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    Need Help

    SopranoKris replied to cjp1994's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Bear in mind, your high school grades are only used to get admitted to the school itself. The programs you're looking to enter will usually require you to take pre-requisite courses at the collegiate...
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    Did I get in based on a quota?

    SopranoKris replied to LibaSkelova's topic in General Students

    Bear in mind that the admissions dept might have weighed GPA more heavily than the HESI score. In any case, you met or exceeded the standards of admission and were accepted. Congrats
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    Ruined my chances of a BSN? Have to be an ADN forever??

    SopranoKris replied to sunnyfish's topic in General Students

    How old is your Chem pre-req? I ask because I originally went to college 20+ years ago before I decided to go back to school to become a nurse. Even though I had already passed A&P, Micro, Chem,...
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    Nclex results on hold Brain dumping

    SopranoKris replied to vtii's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    "On hold" simply means that they're reviewing your exam and, in your case, probably reviewing the video footage to determine if any rules were violated. Unfortunately, brain dumping is not allowed and...
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    Grad-entry NP or RN first?

    SopranoKris replied to ericanursing12's topic in General Students

    Good luck in your RN
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    Is 51 yrs old too old to start LVN school?

    SopranoKris replied to tperkins740's topic in General Students

    OP, I was in my mid 40s when I finished nursing school. I had a classmate who was 51 when she graduated. So, yes, it's do-able. However, I do want to caution you that as an LVN, you will be doing more...
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    Does your community college offer pediatrics as a clinical?

    SopranoKris replied to pnpvirginia's topic in General Students

    Mine included a semester of Peds, which included clinicals. I had no interest in going in to Peds, so before I took the course I was dreading it. I actually enjoyed it and really learned a lot. I...
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    Only charting?

    SopranoKris replied to Niquolea26's topic in General Students

    If the OP thinks they'll ever make it to nurse practitioner, they are sorely mistaken. And it's we nurses who keep the junior residents from screwing things up and catching their mistakes. Good