MierKat

Thanks @NedRN That Mammoth situation sounds great. That's a great idea about looking for someone who wants a temporary parking/tenant on the property. I appreciate the help. Anyone else have ideas?

Mainly thinking of rural hospitals - I know UCSF Hospital is not a likely candidate.

I am wondering if any Travel Nurses (or other nurses) have seen any hospitals that allow travel nurses to park their RVs in a hospital lot and/or a RV lot intended for patients? Especially @NedRN as you have been around the block a few times. This would be to avoid a commute but also because of cost and due to the lack of local RV campgrounds etc. Thanks.

@Jason Warhurst There's also this thread.

Thank you!

Do you know if the classes are synchronic (everyone on line for the class at the same time) or if the classes are asynchronic (no need to be online at the same time)? Wondering for staff or travel job if admitted. And thank you for your help.

So their school year most likely would start May 2022 for the current application pool?

Does anyone know when the school year starts for those applying now?

Congratulations! I love success stories. You deserve all of your rewards and happiness. Are you going to stay there or go to Alaska?

I’m late replying but I agree that you don’t need an MBA. I have one but you don’t need one to run your business. There’s a great book you should read. Nurse practitioner’s business and legal guide. By Carolyn Buppert. 7th edition. It’s expensive but will be worth it. Or get a used copy of the 5th or 6th edition- it probably didn’t change much. Then read the Complete MBA for Dummies. Research online about laws in your jurisdiction. After you read those you’ll know what services you need to hire. Find a good professional CPA, business lawyer and bookkeeper. Good luck!

That's a really negative slur and misogynist to boot. I'm sure that most NP students are not soccer moms. Rather they are working professional RNs - MALE OR FEMALE - that want to support their families, contribute to their medical institutions, care for their patients and obtain more knowledge. The fact that some have to work or some stay home with children doesn't cause NP education to be lacking. It is likely a constellation of forces. You sound bitter and poorly informed.

The Vanderbilt nurse was arrested today for reckless homicide and patient abuse.

Gonzaga's BSN nursing programs are very well respected in the Northwest as is their CRNA. I'm sure that the NP programs have a similar good reputation. For the NP program, I believe that you have to live in the NW I think because they find clinicals for you. Someone on here really liked UNorth Dakota as they had a very robust pharm sequence for PMHNP - sorry I can't remember his name but you might do a search for it under the student NP forum. Vanderbilt has a well-respected program that you can do mainly remotely but with a few campus visits.

Yes, an MSN is more than a BSN. I can't imagine any school not accepting an MSN, which is higher-than BSN.

Ways to stand out: More than 1 year minimum experience, CCRN, perhaps experience as a preceptor or charge nurse or governance committees. The most likely way to mitigate the low GPA would be a high GRE score - higher than the school's average admitted student. And finally, you could take a masters' level statistics course or a patho or pharm masters level class from a school that allows non-NP students to take individual classes. This would be a high risk option because if you get below a B on the masters' level class it would indicate that you can't handle masters level classes. Many masters programs say B- grades are problematic.