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Hello everyone! My name is Justine and I will be joining you in May. I am in the CFNP program. It's the final countdown, can't wait to meet all of you! I'll be driving since I live in northern Kentucky and it's around a three hour drive.

Did you get the job? I got offered a job there & start oritentation Nov 3rd.

Nellydelly, CONGRATS on your acceptance!!!!! Let me tell you this will be the most interesting roller coaster ride of your life. I'm trying to enjoy my summer the best I can, but you know you do go full time in the summer for 8 weeks too. We're smack dab in the middle of our 8 week session & it's ALL writing papers & doing group projects. Oh and we have to take our pharm HESI on Wednesday ekkk wish me luck! When is your nursing orientation? I look forward to seeing you in the halls & if you need anything at all let me know. I was friends with a few of the ABSN students ahead of me & it was a great stress relief to talk to them abt the professors or what to expect. Good Luck, Justine

Yes I'm currently in the accelerated program. I know they accept 30 students once a year. Did they tell you what number you are on the waitlist? I know there are a few students in our program now who was on a waitlist if that gives you a little hope.

Good luck, keep me updated! I just turned in my application for graduation yesterday!

Have you called the office to ask them what this means? I'll try to ask them tomorrow if I remember.

Take the VERY last hours & look at those! If it was a 3.8 GPA, then that is great and very competitive! Your pre req grades are wonderful! I would advise you to make an appointment to with ****** just to make sure you meet all the requirements. I'm sure if you live too far away, she could do an over the phone appointment while she looks over your records. Based on everything that you have told me, I would say that you have a GREAT shot at getting into both programs! It's just a waiting game for you now and the decision on if you want to do the traditional or the accelerated. Good luck with your decision, please keep me posted on what you decide or get accepted into!

Dauntless, Firstly, as weird as this may sound, I want to say congrats! You decided to take charge of your life and change what you don’t like about it. Most people would just say they’re stuck and that they have to live with it to make ends meet. So congrats on a new beginning! I’m only 24 years old, so you can take my advice as you please. I graduated form UK in Dec 2011 with a BS in Psychology and 1 class away from a minor in Biology (I wish I would’ve taken that class). I was accepted into the ABSN for the coming fall 2012 academic school year. I was accepted with an overall GPA of only a 3.0., my last 30 hours I had a 4.0, and here are the grades of my pre req’s: A, A, A, A, C, B, C, B, B, A, A, A, A, A (in the order on NKU’s website). I can honestly say that as long as you have a overall 3.0, you are qualified! Tell me what your last 30 hours GPA (not undergrad) & pre req grades, are because that would be a better way to advise you. If you did the ABSN program, it would only take you 1.5 years of stress compared to 3 years of stress. UC also has an ABSN program, but their requirements are kind of ridiculous compared to NKU’s. As far as the computer classes go, I personally wouldn’t because I don’t have the funds or desire to take computer classes. May I ask where you did your undergrad & Law degree come from? The nursing department definitely does NOT recommend taking additional courses on top of your nursing workload and trying to work due to the complexity of the program. As far as being stuck in a profession goes, nursing is a GREAT option for you because the job prospects are so versatile! If you don’t like one department, great just switch to a different one! If you don’t like just being a RN, great you have a BSN go for management or NP school! Have you also considered becoming a PA (Physician Assistant)? You must have a degree and it’s only 2 years of school and the income is around $90,000 a year! I took this aspect into account, but I am also aspiring to become a CRNA. Let me give my input about job prospects in the area since I have family in the HR at St.E. Northern Ky is ONLY St. Elizabeth, they bought out all of the other hospitals in the area. They do hire new grads and if you look on their job posts, there is ALWAYS a posting for an RN. The great thing about this area is that if you don’t see anything you like on this side of the river, the Cincinnati area is just a quick 15 minute drive to more prospects and opportunities! You will have to get your OH RN license, which is just a fee. St. Elizabeth DOES offer loan repayment for nurses, but you must be currently working for them to receive this. It’s kind of an incentive for their employees to further themselves, and you have to work for them for 2 years. If you get someone to tell you his or her honest salary, please let me know because I am as curious as you are. There is ABSOLUTELY NO accreditation problems with the programs, it even states on their website “All nursing programs at NKU are accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) and approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN).” If you do phlebotomy or pharmacy tech, consider working at St. E and getting your RN degree paid for! This area is GREAT for the dating scene!!! There is so much to do in the area that finding someone to share it all with shouldn’t be hard at all! I don’t know what kind of things you like to do but here you go: Red’s or Bengal’s game, Cincinnati Zoo, Newport Aquarium, Kings Island, Bowling, The Levee, Freedom Center, Movies, lots of bars, lots of malls, Freedom baseball, concerts at US bank or Riverbend (I just went to Sugarland), tons of races like the Flying Pig Marathon, Playhouse in the Park, Crone’s conservatory, many bike trails, Coney Island…etc! Just take a look at this for ideas: CityBeat | Cincinnati News, Music, Art, Movies, Opinion, Events, Theater, Dance and Literature | I just got cable, Insight, this year, lol. There’s so much to do here, I don’t have much time to watch TV. Insight does an Internet & cable bundle package. It snows probably the same amount it does in little hickville Ky, you can go to Perfect North and ski, snowboard, or tube too! Public transportation: Tank bus. Public libraries are great, actually Kenton County is the most used library in the state (so they say). I can talk about this area all day with you, if you have any other questions you can email me [email protected]

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH! I just ordered my Littmann Classic II SE in Pearlized Pink! My accelerated BSN program starts Aug 20th, so that should allow enough time to get my stethescope in the mail. My total order was on $74, great deal! Now it's off to find some nurse mate shoes :\[h=3][/h]

[color=#ff3399]welcome jennifer! i have an aunt who has been teaching for years in this area & she says finding teaching jobs for experienced teachers is getting harder because it's cheaper for them to hire a teacher right out of college instead of paying teachers for their experience. i'm not sure if that applies to your experience, but i wish you luck with your career change. kind of exciting that you & your children will be going back to school kygirl, i'm sorry i never got your name? how are your classes going, have you finished them all? i finally bought all my books, expect for the nursing bag that i think is for 215. i can't believe we start in only 18 days!!!

Doug, I haven't received a friend request on FB. Are you sure you sent it to the right person? I may be listed as Justine Gross Boehringer. It should say I graduated from UK and something about ABSN NKU. Thanks again Doug!!! (Sorry to trouble you)

Mattnnj (Doug), I haven't heard from anyone in the program still. I would LOVE to talk to you about the program. I wish I could message you on here. I think you posted about being on NKU's FB page, but I couldn't find you. My name is Justine Boehringer if you can find me on FB. First, I would love to know any overall thoughts about the program. Have you taken the HESI exit exam & was it hard? Any pointers about certain professors? Did you use your text books for all the classes that require them? Did you have to bring any books to class with you? What is the hardest part about the ASBN program? What will be most time consuming? If you can think of anything else to tell me, I would greatly appreciate the advice! Thank you, Justine

[color=#ff0099]nice to meet you cindy! my name is justine boehringer & i just graduated from uk with a bs in psychology back in dec 2011. i have a 4 month old and am from the northern ky area, how about you?

[color=#ff0099]hey just to let you know they have scrubs marked down 50% off at the bookstore! tops are only $13!!! i couldn't pick up any bottoms bc they are completely out of mediums. the lab coat was only $20 too. oh & it's much cheaper to get your cpr from a firehouse than the classes at nku. less than 4 months we will be starting classes, hope to see ya at orientation maybe?!

[color=#ff3399][color=#ff3399]congrats!!!!!! i'm very nervous also! i've been working on trying to get my packet finished that they sent out. do you have anymore classes you need to take for the program? i have to take my inf 355 final today & then i will finally be done! do you know anyone who has gone through the program or heard anything about the program?