echocat

echocat ASN, RN

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  1. Walden University has new FNP and AGNP Programs

    echocat replied to kenyohunt1's topic in School, College Programs

    Hi Nursekto, I started the Walden BSN program in 3/13 and will be graduating next month. I plan to start my AGNP classes in September. I have found that minute clinic types of places are very...

  2. Failed AANP

    echocat replied to RNOB's topic in Advanced Practice

    Thanks RNOB. I've been looking at them too and I have to make a decision soon! Despite this horrid winter, summer (and graduation from Walden) is coming. Congratulations and thanks

  3. Walden University BEWARE

    echocat replied to SassieRN's topic in School, College Programs

    Thank you

  4. Failed AANP

    echocat replied to RNOB's topic in Advanced Practice

    Congratulations! Where did you go to school and what did you do differently to pass the test? You must be so relieved to have the test behind

  5. Walden University BEWARE

    echocat replied to SassieRN's topic in School, College Programs

    I am finishing up my last three classes from Walden's RN-BSN program. I am considering Chamberlain for my ANP but also taking a look at continuing at Walden. If anyone who has completed the ANP...

  6. Dismissed for Adult Prac Program

    echocat replied to crystal1504's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Crystal I understand how you feel. It's a blow to your ego, but if you can get your appeal to the dean and let her know your psychiatrist is writing a letter of support it might help. My daughter is...

  7. Simmons University School of Nursing FNP online program

    echocat replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Congratulations! I'm sure you'll be very happy and

  8. Simmons University School of Nursing FNP online program

    echocat replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I talked to the Simmons rep today and I agree she could not have been nicer. The cost at $57,000 for the two-year program kinda rocked me, though. I would like to do a Geriatric program but those...

  9. Passed ANCC FNP today

    echocat replied to rmicu's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Congratulations on passing and thanks tons for the study tips. I'm finishing up my BSN this summer and plan to start grad school immediately after finishing my BSN. Having that information is very...

  10. positive advice about Walden University NP program

    echocat replied to babyboys's topic in Advanced Practice

    Perhaps one of the reasons someone from Boston Night School is a better bet and gets the job because that is a person who is motivated to get a degree and not an Ivy League "legacy" who gets admitted...

  11. Walden University

    echocat replied to DragonPurr's topic in School, College Programs

    I have been in Walden's BSN completion program since March, 2013 and so far so good. I have to say that I agree with the other posters that the classes are a lot of work but manageable if you are...

  12. "I don't know how you do it"

    echocat replied to KelRN215's topic in Pediatric

    I get that about hospice nursing too, which is the best nursing job I've ever had. I work with families and patients to provide comfort and dignity, and the absoute worst part of my job is the...

  13. Roll Call: For 2013 RN-BSN students at Walden U !!!

    echocat replied to BSNbeauty's topic in School, College Programs

    I've been at Walden since 3/4/13 also. So far the classes are OK but I think a lot of the paper writing is more concerned with APA format than with actual content. Otherwise I like the courses and I...

  14. A good day for nursing

    echocat replied to sbostonRN's topic in Nurses Rock

    Good for you for listening to your instincts and giving him the time he needed. Sometimes as nurses we're so focused on getting through the day the entire reason why we became nurses -- to help those...

  15. Walden University BEWARE

    echocat replied to SassieRN's topic in School, College Programs

    Walden just accepted me into their program and I have not had anything but positive experiences with them. Of course, this is just the beginning; who knows what my experience will be a month from now?...

  16. walden RN to BSN

    echocat replied to labradorloverrn344's topic in School, College Programs

    I just got accepted to Walden to start in March. I'm looking forward to this very much. I wasted a lot of time and money at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL. I did not have a good...

  17. ADN plus a previous 4 year degree

    echocat replied to MN2LA's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    BSN + experience is what hiring managers/HR people/computer programs search for. I have been beyond qualified for many jobs I applied for but I lacked those three pesky letters after my name. Well,...

  18. Nurses: Why do many of you do this?

    echocat replied to terina66's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sometimes in life we have to triage problems!! Sometimes we have to laugh about them. When I worked in the ER the break room was considered a "safe place" where you could vent about the...

  19. My heart is just not in it...

    echocat replied to LTCNS's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I left a job in Hospice because the company was/is floundering and failing financially. I took a job as a supervisor for private home care patients and it took me all of 2 days to realize I cannot...

  20. After Nursing: Is There Life Out There?

    echocat replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Have you considered hospice nursing -- you like old folks, and you have a proven record of dealing with off-the-wall families -- you could end up loving it. Another idea is insurance nursing, as...

  21. I think I'm done with nursing.

    echocat replied to MBrickle's topic in General Nursing

    MBrickle: I feel your pain! I have been a nurse for ten years and almost every day I feel that even though I love what I do (hospice) I wonder why I do it some days. I could rant about the idiotic...