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BEWARE!!! Do not believe the online reviews...they are fake and made by private companies. Is Maryville in the top 20 fnp colleges for real. Answer is NO. Expect tuition hikes like crazy. Went up $14,000 in just a years time and don't for get the $325-350 technology fee every quarter. But my biggest problem is the pass rate stats online. They are fake. They are not 95-98%. The program is very workable until they last few quarters and they slam very hard tests, no study guides, and inaccurate tests. There are many questions we contested with Quotes from the book and did not give us credit. The book they used was a new book and was horrible. Any, in my midterm half the class failed and NO curve. My program got extended to 2.75 years and there was talk to extend it again. If you want consistent pricing and program length, my co-workers go with Walden. Very workable with students. They also are flexible when it comes to practicum and Maryville is not. For instance, Maryville will not let you work with PA's. Most MD's have PA's working for them and you do not work with the doctors but you work with their team. It is puzzling because we have other online students from Georgetown, University of Indiana, Walden, Chamberlain which allow PA's for preceptors. Not Maryville. Walden is very flexible for practicum and can even consolidate classes. All in all, if I could do it again, I would do Walden. I am 61,000 in the hole with maryville and not even graduated yet.

Has anyone heard of Maryville hiking up tuition after you start? I have heard from different places that they give you an original quote for the program FNP and every semester they hike up tuition. Is this true?

takenya1, are you taking the part time 24 month or the full time 18 month. Is it possible to take 18 month with full time nursing job? at what point to do start clinicals?

I am figuring that the patient was confused and unable to make own choices. Family refused - alarm is a treatment. But is interupting with patient safety. You CAN put the alarm on even though the family refuses. Who is responsible, the hospital and the nurse. There is no reprecussions on the family. Any time the family is obstructing patient safety, I am sorry but I ask them to leave if they continue putting the patient in harms way. Its your as* and the patients health on the line.

i work in trauma and have many neuro patients in icu. That is too bad in your case that you don't have many resources. We use bed alarms. If inadequate we must use restraints. Posey vests first. But sometime can use wrist restraints. Don't have to have then tight. Give 10" of slack. Will give then freedom but will keep them in bed. Use bed alarms too. If the alarm went off when patient out of bed already, seems it was set to bed exiting mode. Try to keep sitting mode alarm on, then it will alarm when weight is distributed to one side of the bed. But most importantly...in your case....chart, chart, chart. Report it to md at beginning of your shift. Make md aware. CYA. Srry to hear that you had a fall. It seems this can be a big issue in your hospital. Simple policy changes in your hospital may save them a lot of $$$. A fall can be highly costly. Mention it to your sup and maybe can bring it up at the next meeting. A posey alone is inexpensive and very effective. Doesn't restrict patients to a high degree.

I haven't heard about any of these schools and don't know how credible they are. Any input would be great if you know about these fnp programs or currently attending. What is difficulty rate? Can i work full time as RN or do I have to go to part time? Any input would be great.