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I am again exploring the NP track ... esp ACNP... not really interest in primary care. been a nurse for over 5yrs and most of that been in critical care. It seem the NP's field is over saturated, np's are in competition with Pa's and MD's and wonder...

i don't think school matter as much as much as gpa. i think columbia reqiures 1 years of icu experience as a rn. they prefer 2yrs in cticu or a surgical icu or adult icu unit. have good reference and be well rounded

Admission criteria include for columbia: Current New York State nursing license or eligibility Bachelor's degree in nursing from an NLN or CCNE accredited program Minimum of one year experience in an intensive care setting Satisfactory score on the G...

Anybody can get into columbia with a competative gpa,interview well, and meet their requirement. downstate i believe got suspended for prob. with there clinical sites.

maybe ur crna program can assist u on ur option. what program did u grad from?

There are 2 program in nyc columbia u and downstate( which is suspended until 2009) to get ur master after molloy. There are a couple of school in nj umdnj and sacred heart i think but not sure u can commute. there are a couple of school upstate bu...

I heard hazing more times in small programs with one or two hospitals. They tend to pick the one or two that is different from the rest of the class as a target. Choose ur school wisely or u maybe sry and lose lots of money and time.

yea I heard of people offered the option to withdraw or else also. I heard that u become one of the untouchable and no other school will ever want u. It tough u wasted lot on money, time, and effort. But some people say it a lie and u may find a sc...

Very motiviated and interested nurse working in A ICU in the Bronx is looking to shadow a CRNA in NYC or CT area please. I have both CT and NY RN licences.:bowingpur:bow::nurse:

I just want to know what the most effective way to study for these exam. any advice or tips would be appreciated:bow:

been an icu nurse for about a year. A co-worker told about tapes from nancy townsend but I think they are a bit pricey... money a bit tight now... well anyway has anyone heard of her. I will try to make the sacrifice? would also appreciated anythi...

Congrads!!!! i took that test and well it was harder than then the ccrn that for sure. I took the paper test wont find out the results until six weeks. I work in icu and i wished i had more cardiac experience like you have now. What did you think ...

if u can find someone please give me a call gonna take this in april

i had a co worker say to me she " we should not hire my ethinic group because we don't like to work new year. and that this not my country this is America." are there any other minorities finding it difficult work in the units and they feel it would...

never said it prevent me from getting a job in fact our nurse manager is part of a minority group i saying the fellow nurses seems to make the process of working there easier for some than other. It appears to me that those that they help happen to b...

The Nurse Who Made That Comment To Me Sincerely Apoligize For It And We Work It Out. But In An Ethinical Mixes Healthcare Enviroment Question Like This Will Come Up .

please not suprised at all i got the cold shoulder for just thinking of taking the ccrn. No that i pass i not trying not to tell anyone

what GRE prep course id u take and did u find it helpful for that test. i may have to repeat the test

yes i just past yesterday exam was tough. used a dvd from aacn and thier book. also had some of laura material. I just have over 1 year experience but i had to go over the materail several times

beside nti any other good critical care conference that occurs annually or frequently. would not mind if the conference is located in a nice place; does not have to be in the U.S. I really want dynamic speakers and want to expand my knowledge base....

CCRN stand for certified critical care nurse you can get more info about it at http://www.aacn.com. it a prestigious certification and some hospitals will compensated u more for it u need about a about 1750 hours in critical care to qualifiy for t...

Congradulation i glad u pass u deserve a hand clap. :balloons:

I WISH U ALL THE BEST JUST TELL ME HOW IT GOES....

no the requirement say in the passs 2 year as a RN u have to have done about 1750 hours. which u would have meet w/ full time employment in a year

well the book i trust the most next to me at the bedside is kathy white fast fact for adult critical care must admit it worth every cents. Not sure if it concentrate on head to toe assesment but i found every thing i need in that book