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1. VA NP Grade Determination?

   brsm replied to brsm's topic in Government, Military

   Hi, she was offered Grade 3, Step 3. For exact salary, you can check the Title 38 pay scales on the OPM site and look for the Nurse Practitioner pay for your particular VA location. As far as...

2. VA NP Grade Determination?

   brsm replied to brsm's topic in Government, Military

   Thanks for the reply. Her interviewers gave her the exact same feedback and let her resubmit and new and much more thorough resume. Our main confusion is still around how NPs are graded at the...

3. VA NP Grade Determination?

   brsm posted a topic in Government, Military

   Hi all, My wife received a tentative offer for an NP position at the VA, which is great news. However, we no have idea how much to expect for salary. The salary range in the job posting is for...

4. Salem State (SSU) Direct Entry MSN Program overview

   brsm replied to brsm's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   Hi, that was a tongue in cheek comment inspired by our perceived greediness of Simmons. We found $750 to be a very high acceptance fee compared to most schools, especially considering SSU has no fee...

5. Should cost matter when picking a program?

   brsm replied to brsm's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   She ended up choosing Salem State and it has been a very good decision. She was able to start sooner, and once she finished the accelerated portion, she was able to go to work full time as a nurse;...

6. Salem State (SSU) Direct Entry MSN Program overview

   brsm replied to brsm's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   As of 2016, SSU has discontinued the direct entry MSN and replaced it with with an accelerated BSN program called the Accelerated Second Degree BSN. The program is basically the same, but it now...

7. Salem State (SSU) Direct Entry MSN Program overview

   brsm replied to brsm's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   I'm glad people have found this post useful! Alicat01, to answer your question, we have heard that it can be harder to find a job without a BSN. This seems to be mainly because employers are confused...

8. Salem State (SSU) Direct Entry MSN Program overview

   brsm posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   My partner is a current student of Salem State University's direct entry MSN program on the NP track. We found that during the application process last fall, we could find very little information...

9. Should cost matter when picking a program?

   brsm replied to brsm's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Thanks, BostonFNP. Unfortunately, I can't send PMs yet (too new here), but if there's anything you'd like to share in a PM about these two schools, I can at least read

10. Should cost matter when picking a program?

    brsm replied to brsm's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thanks everyone for the replies! Esme12, I'm curious if you've heard anything about the reputation of either school? It's been very hard to get feedback on how these programs are viewed by people...

11. Should cost matter when picking a program?

    brsm posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My fiancée is facing a tough decision between two Boston-area Direct-Entry MSN programs; Simmons College and Salem State University. The biggest difference between these two schools is the cost;...