rmicu

rmicu MSN, NP

ICU, CVICU, Case Management

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  1. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    Calijaz---She called back this AM. use 996 ------the rest of the number is correct. I just faxed mine and it went through
  2. "According to the 2008 Pearson Report, 7 states (Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Oregon) have statutes or regulations prohibiting a nurse practitioner (NP) to use the title of...
  3. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    Calijaz- I found her name on the UAB website; left a vmm today. I will put it in the mail if no response by tomorrow
  4. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    Calijaz--Congratulations. I am working on completing my packet also. Did you submit the copy of RN license and CPR to the person and number on the
  5. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    Sorry. I meant Fall 2011 w/ last class fall
  6. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    Hope this info is helpful. I don't live in Alabama. I graduated with honors. 3.98 GPA, strong reccomendation letters from professor of my BSN program, my current manager and a former director of the...
  7. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    Congratulations everyone. I got my acceptance letter and packet today from UAB for my first choice of FNP. It will be part time, as I requested........I am so excited!! The letter was dated 07/06/11...
  8. Statistics Course Required?

    All assignments were part of the grade received. As I stated before, the class is entirely online, all assignments including midterm and final. It was do-able, because I did it, but I am also pretty...
  9. Statistics Course Required?

    Hi, It was all online with due dates for the weekly assignments and quizzes, the work was explained step by step in the textbook. There is a midterm and final. When I took it, the instructor...
  10. USI Graduate Nursing Program 2011

    EPCATHNURSE, Part timers were not given full time slots- fulltime applicants were used to fill the full time slots. When fulltime slots were filled, the option of part time was offered to full time...
  11. USI Graduate Nursing Program 2011

    Hi All, Same here. I got accepted for Spring 2012, but applied for Fall 2011. I called, spoke w/ the kind woman listed on second page. She explained that due to large number of applicants, they are...
  12. Cheap online MSN / FNP programs

    Hi, I got accepted to University of Southern Indiana's FNP program, it's about $300/h and is all online . If you enter the school's name in the search box, you can see what other students have...
  13. So...What exactly am I paying YOU for???

    Student FNP, Traditional schools, at least the state colleges, in my area arrange preceptors and clinicals for the NP students so that they can be sure the student is getting the appropriate clinical...
  14. My vote is the same: stay in your current program. Use yourclinical time to make up for what you see as deficient. Also, I like the idea someone gave of getting an internship. Free education is a...
  15. Statistics Course Required?

    Each graduate school program has different requirements, check the admission requirements for the schools you are interested in. Two of the schools I am applying to require statistics and the other...
  16. My sister in law learned the hard way-----get experience in your current state as an NP BEFORE moving to a new state AND find out the new state's requirements for obtaining a license BEFORE moving...
  17. Your education is definitely a worthwhile investment, however, you should be able to accomplish the NP or CNS for significantly less than 60k. Have you looked at colleges that offer distance...
  18. Wow, I am very surprised to read such negative comments about Maria College. I graduated with my ASN from there in 2001-it had the best reputation in the area. Before I applied I asked many nurses...
  19. Help with 1st case management interview

    If you work at a hospital, go to the supervisor of the case management department, let her/him know you are interested in CM. Or speak to the CM assigned to your floor, ask them about openings in the...
  20. Interviewing with Wellpoint...*nervous*

    Hi, good luck. I know quite a few nurses who do UR and CM at Wellpoint --they enjoy it; the schedule and benefits are really good. You will have all major holidays off, plus the day after Thanskgiving...
  21. Thank you . Don't feel too self-conscious about setting up the clinicals. Just remember, each health care professional you request as a preceptor was once a preceptee---so they understand the...
  22. JKPowell, Thanks for the info on University of South Alabama. It looks like the ideal school, especially in terms of cost. The list of contracted preceptors on its website include hospitals in my...
  23. JFitton86 Thanks for the info, that helps to clear up my questions about the cost. UC is too expensive overall for my budget. In the research I have done on various online programs , quite a few of...
  24. Olivia's mom, I understand the quarter hours vs. semester hours but I don't understand how the cost per credit hour is applied. Is the approx $440per credit hour per quarter credit hour or per...
  25. Congratulations. this school has a good reputation but the cost is prohibitive for me. 72 credit hours equals a lot of money when compared with other programs. Do they charge you for each of the 72...