Mark Hill BSN

Mark Hill BSN

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  1. Credibility of Walden University

    Mark Hill BSN replied to angie16451's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    .Just Google Collegiate times database

  2. Credibility of Walden University

    Mark Hill BSN replied to angie16451's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Just Google Collegiate times database salaries, and you will be able to access many salaries of several state universities, as well as others. For example the lowest pain prof. at Arizona State...

  3. Credibility of Walden University

    Mark Hill BSN replied to angie16451's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

  4. Credibility of Walden University

    Mark Hill BSN replied to angie16451's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There is a difference between feeling personally defensive, and feeling the need to defend the school you attend from people who would make uneducated, blanket statements about a school that they have...

  5. Credibility of Walden University

    Mark Hill BSN replied to angie16451's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I looked up her profile, and I misspoke. She is a professor at Southeaster Louisiana University, and not Tulane. The Loyola and Walden are correct though. Also, she was not teaching a specialty...

  6. Credibility of Walden University

    Mark Hill BSN replied to angie16451's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I cant comment on how many classes she teaches, but she did mention that she was very busy most all of the time. I can only tell you what she told me...I have nothing to verify her comments, but cant...

  7. Credibility of Walden University

    Mark Hill BSN replied to angie16451's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't know about "most" for profit university's. What I do know is that Walden is accredited with the CCNE, which is a regional accreditation that is one of major accreditation boards recognized...

  8. Credibility of Walden University

    Mark Hill BSN replied to angie16451's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Check out www.collegiatetimes.com/database/salaries, you will be amazed at how much some educators are paid. To the second part of your question, I did not get into great detail with any of the...

  9. Stay away from Walden University

    Mark Hill BSN replied to BLACK HAWK's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    NO...but I do attend! I have busted my hump, and will graduate in February. I am just amazed at everyone who has all of these negative opinions about a school they know nothing about, or if they did...

  10. positive advice about Walden University NP program

    Mark Hill BSN replied to babyboys's topic in Advanced Practice

    I am a 20 year nursing veteran. I graduated nursing school from a reputable brick and mortar school. I now attend Walden, and will graduate in Feb of 2014. the classes are very demanding and the...

  11. Stay away from Walden University

    Mark Hill BSN replied to BLACK HAWK's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I agree, if you are looking for an easy way to complete your nurse practitioner Walden University is not for you. You will have to find your own preceptors, just like you do at most schools. You...

  12. Credibility of Walden University

    Mark Hill BSN replied to angie16451's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The average salary for a professor at some of your better public universities is around $140,000, not to mention professors at your better private schools. Some of the head of medicals schools are...

  13. Credibility of Walden University

    Mark Hill BSN replied to angie16451's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    All of your major universities have department chairs who make completely unreasonable salaries. This is not something that is advertised

  14. Walden University has new FNP and AGNP Programs

    Mark Hill BSN replied to kenyohunt1's topic in School, College Programs

    in order to finish the practicum in 6 months you will have to put in at least 24 hours per week in clinicals. Sounds like you may have to change jobs or go part-time. I have quit work all together...

  15. Walden University has new FNP and AGNP Programs

    Mark Hill BSN replied to kenyohunt1's topic in School, College Programs

    I did not....but I have been a nurse for 20 years and have many connections in my

  16. Walden University has new FNP and AGNP Programs

    Mark Hill BSN replied to kenyohunt1's topic in School, College Programs

    I have a 97.5 in the class half way through week 9. Yes a timed test every week, and they are killers, but the upside is they only count 10% of your total

  17. Walden University - the latest on the FNP program

    Mark Hill BSN replied to msa9179's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Mississippi, Laurel to be

  18. Walden University - the latest on the FNP program

    Mark Hill BSN replied to msa9179's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This is funny....I wish someone was paying me to say good things about Walden University. If anyone knows how I can get that gig let me know where that line forms. I know it would be impossible to...

  19. Credibility of Walden University

    Mark Hill BSN replied to angie16451's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not for profit schools spend their money on huge salaries for department chairs sometimes in the millions of dollars. I agree there is no real "not for profit school". If there was not money to be...

  20. Walden University has new FNP and AGNP Programs

    Mark Hill BSN replied to kenyohunt1's topic in School, College Programs

    The application process for the practicums has been a little cumbersome. The hardest part for me was getting the affiliation agreements hashed out with some of the larger facilities. Smaller...

  21. Walden University has new FNP and AGNP Programs

    Mark Hill BSN replied to kenyohunt1's topic in School, College Programs

    I have been in the program since Sept. 2012. It is very comprehensive and time consuming, with a strong infuses on research and writing. I have written well over 200 papers and discussion...

  22. Walden University has new FNP and AGNP Programs

    Mark Hill BSN replied to kenyohunt1's topic in School, College Programs

    People are going to talk about any online for profit program, most of it is out of academic bigotry, and sheer ignorance. I know many nurses who graduated from online universities who hold very...

  23. Credibility of Walden University

    Mark Hill BSN replied to angie16451's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Obviously your words and action contradict one another, for if you really felt it was pointless to "converse with me" then you wouldn't converse with me, but I digress. I realize that your point in...

  24. Credibility of Walden University

    Mark Hill BSN replied to angie16451's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As inferior is the opposite of superior, so is better the enemy of good. Which school is better, Yale or Harvard, what about Princeton...etc. My point is, all of this is a matter of opinion, which...

  25. Walden University - the latest on the FNP program

    Mark Hill BSN replied to msa9179's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I attend Walden, and I have had a great experience so far. I start practicum in September. As far as credibility is concerned, that will all depend on who you talk to. My state board of nursing...