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1. ANCC Cardiac Vascular Certification Exam

   NucRN replied to beekee's topic in General Nursing

   I had leadership questions and a few questions on PAD/Claudication. Concentrating on those sections helped me out a bit. I tend to wing things like my certification exam and NCLEX without much prep...

2. ANCC Cardiac Vascular Certification Exam

   NucRN replied to beekee's topic in General Nursing

   I studied for about 6 hours using the mometric studyguide. I have been working on a cardiac/tele for a little over 2 years, so my experience did help. The book does cover most of the subjects

3. PhD or DNP to become Faculty?

   NucRN replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   Yes, PhD nurses do focus on research, but much of their research is related to education. I find that PhD nurses do get more "respect" when it comes to education....(Heard this from an Acute Care NP...

4. Faculty and Professors not teaching?

   NucRN replied to PediatricRNTX's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   A program may have Associate Professors (those w/PhD) "teach" a course, but they are primarily there to change a course content or develop a new course curriculum. The assistant professor (MSN) are...

5. Washington State (seatac/spokaneACNP utilization?

   NucRN replied to sgerry's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Swedish is aggressively looking for

6. National University SD BSN Cohort 45

   NucRN replied to bluenyker's topic in School, College Programs

   Wow! Cohort 45!? Graduate of cohort 21. Good luck to all who got in. I remember the process and how stressed I was then. Just a small tip for you guys...form multiple study groups if you like but make...

7. New Grad Jobs

   NucRN replied to 07courtney1993's topic in Oregon Nursing

   Heard someone say the VA is really short

8. OHSU ABSN-MSN/DNP Midwifery 2016

   NucRN replied to apenze's topic in Oregon Nursing

   You can apply before the prerequisites are done, but they have to be completed before the program

9. OHSU ABSN-MSN/DNP Midwifery 2016

   NucRN replied to apenze's topic in Oregon Nursing

   MSN and DNP students take the same core courses. DNP students normally take an extra online 700 course. It definitely is more time consuming to do the DNP, so don't even consider working full time and...

10. OHSU MSN Applicants 2015

    NucRN replied to hakhama's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Just want to give some background information for those that got accepted into Ohsu and another school. I'm a native Oregonian. Some things to consider is cost of living. It's definitely cheaper to...

11. Nursing Specialties with a Slower Pace and Less Patient/Family Interaction

    NucRN replied to Soliloquy's topic in General Nursing

    Clinic work is the best. The pay is not as high as hospital work and the benefits are not so great as well, but the work and environment is definitely more laid

12. Help me understand the different types of NP programs (ACNP vs FNP etc)

    NucRN replied to nfdfiremedic's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    An ACNP program will allow you to have clinical rotations in various specialties such as the ones you mentioned. As such, you could potentially be working in a more specialized area. FNP programs...

13. Is it true that patho, pharm, and adv assessment are weed-out classes?

    NucRN replied to nursejl1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Patho, pharm and Heath assessment is built into my program, although the school does allow a student to take it ahead of time. I definitely would rather take these ahead of time. Taking pharm and...

14. Cardiology Nurse Practitioner Outlook

    NucRN replied to nurselyfe4115's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Job outlook should be good. In the NW, there's a limited number of cardiologists for so many patients. Mid level providers are needed to help manage chronic conditions like heart failure. I've worked...

15. When is D5NS IV solution given?

    NucRN replied to nursejl1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Just went over this stuff in pharmacology. D5 is definitely given for NPO status. I also agree with changing combinations based on