Willowdean BSN

Willowdean has 10 years experience as a BSN and specializes in ICU, ER, International Disaster Response, PACU.

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1. Anchorage area hospitals

   Willowdean replied to COMountaineer88's topic in General Nursing

   You're welcome! People love to complain no matter where they are it seems like, haha! 😂 When I lived in Anchorage and worked at Prov, I would hear people call Mat Su Regional "Death Valley" and it...

2. Anchorage area hospitals

   Willowdean replied to COMountaineer88's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Akn8ive! I know you were talking to the original poster, but since I last posted the above comment 4-5 years ago, I have since worked at both Providence Anchorage as well as Mat Su Regional...

3. NP School Advice

   Willowdean replied to msutherland's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   You're welcome! The professors have all been extremely helpful and responsive. There's a higher level of engagement with faculty here than I've experienced in any other online program. No I've...

4. NP School Advice

   Willowdean replied to msutherland's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   And as far as in campus requirements, you go for one week at the start of the program for orientation on campus (I think it was like 4 days long), and then before you start your clinicals, you go for...

5. NP School Advice

   Willowdean replied to msutherland's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Hi @MeddiMam22 :) yes, you have to get at least an 80% on the final exam AND in the class cumulatively to pass. However, other tests/quizzes that are not the final exam, no there isn't a...

6. NP School Advice

   Willowdean replied to msutherland's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Congratulations! I'm not sure if you were directing this to me or the original thread creator, so pardon me if this was not for me ? I'm in the FNP program. It's still going great! So far I have...

7. NP School Advice

   Willowdean replied to msutherland's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Hello! I am finishing my first session at FNU (I also was initially waitlisted, but then granted entrance a few weeks later). I love this program. I had started at Purdue Global a few years back and...

8. Anchorage area hospitals

   Willowdean replied to COMountaineer88's topic in General Nursing

   Hey COMountaineer88! I see this thread is a little old-- are you still planning to move to AK in October 2020? If so, I'm not the best source of info, but I'll tell you what I know! I've worked the...

9. What is the Oncology floor like?

   Willowdean replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in Oncology

   I really appreciated what everyone had to say about oncology nursing! I was just offered a choice between a post-surg unit and an oncology unit, and I have been agonizing over trying to make up my...

10. Medical vs Surgical Nursing

    Willowdean replied to misscherie's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm kind of late to this thread. . . but thank you all for your insights about med and surg nursing! I was just offered a choice between a post-surg unit and an oncology unit, and I have been...