Vanderbilt Pre-Specialty Entry 2021

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I noticed there was not a thread created for Vanderbilt pre-specialty nursing for 2021, so I created one. Is anyone already preparing for this upcoming application cycle?

1 minute ago, SunnyGirl321 said:

@queenrusIf you haven't attended one of the admission information sessions that their admissions staff does every Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday, https://apply.vanderbilt.edu/portal/nursing_info_session, I do encourage you to sign up for one. They answer all of these questions you are asking here. I encourage everyone on here that has been admitted or plans to reapply to attend one of these sessions, plus the open house March 27 and if admitted, attend the "Admitted Student" day on March 12!

 

Hi! Thanks for that....I will see if they have one today. So many questions!

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3 minutes ago, SunnyGirl321 said:

@queenrusIf you haven't attended one of the admission information sessions that their admissions staff does every Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday, https://apply.vanderbilt.edu/portal/nursing_info_session, I do encourage you to sign up for one. They answer all of these questions you are asking here. I encourage everyone on here that has been admitted or plans to reapply to attend one of these sessions, plus the open house March 27 and if admitted, attend the "Admitted Student" day on March 12!

 

oh no....today's registration has been exceeded. I will register for tomorrow.

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Is anyone who submitted prior to the priority deadline still awaiting an admissions decision? 

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40 minutes ago, queenrus said:

@Happy Meow I am hoping you can answer some questions as a current Vandy student. Can you tell me what your schedule is like? From Monday to Friday, how many classes/days are online, which days you have to be on campus, for how long? What about the clinicals for the prespecialty year? Are there specific days for clinicals? Are the clinicals at the Vandy hospital? Trying to evaluate the program in terms of the schedule....any information would be great.

Thank you!

Sure thing! Although, it's not easy for me to list our schedule because it changes a few times in the first semester. The first couple weeks of Vandy are structured differently before you dive into your regular schedule. You do start your regular classes immediately. However, during those first couple weeks, you spend more time on essential nursing skills to get you ready for starting hospital clinicals during week 3. Here are some examples of things you'd learn before week 3: vitals, parts of a physical assessment and how to choose appropriate nursing interventions. By the end of the semester, you will have learned how to complete a full head-to-toe assessment. It sounds like a quick timeline, but you will be ready to enter the hospital by week 3! You will gradually build upon your clinical skills every week throughout the semester and implement what you learn in the hospital setting.

Hospital clinicals fall on either Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. You will be assigned one hospital day (8-12 hr shift) and one post-conference day (4 hr session) to discuss your patient cases from the previous day. Most of the clinicals are at Vanderbilt Medical Center, but a couple groups get assigned to other local hospitals in Nashville that are nearby. I got to experience clinicals at Vanderbilt and another local hospital this semester. I really appreciated this experience because the two facilities were completely different! It gives you an opportunity to see something other than Vanderbilt and interact with a different health care system.

Lectures are on Monday and Tuesday, typically between 8AM or 10AM-3PM (breaks given). Due to COVID-19, all of our lectures were online. We did go to school 1-2x a week for clinical skills. The hours vary depending on the week. However, the school is on top of keeping us safe. You're in the same small groups of 6 or less for the whole semester. We also get tested for COVID-19 every week. As of right now, the vaccine is also offered to all students since we engage in a lot of patient care.

We end in-person skills around week 12, so you don't need to go in-person to school during the last few weeks. This was nice because it gave us more time to focus on final exams.

During the second semester, you will rotate hospital clinicals in the following areas every 5 weeks: OB, Psych, Adult, Peds.

Any other specific questions?

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27 minutes ago, Happy Meow said:

Sure thing! Although, it's not easy for me to list our schedule because it changes a few times in the first semester. The first couple weeks of Vandy are structured differently before you dive into your regular schedule. You do start your regular classes immediately. However, during those first couple weeks, you spend more time on essential nursing skills to get you ready for starting hospital clinicals during week 3. Here are some examples of things you'd learn before week 3: vitals, parts of a physical assessment and how to choose appropriate nursing interventions. By the end of the semester, you will have learned how to complete a full head-to-toe assessment. It sounds like a quick timeline, but you will be ready to enter the hospital by week 3! You will gradually build upon your clinical skills every week throughout the semester and implement what you learn in the hospital setting.

Hospital clinicals fall on either Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. You will be assigned one hospital day (8-12 hr shift) and one post-conference day (4 hr session) to discuss your patient cases from the previous day. Most of the clinicals are at Vanderbilt Medical Center, but a couple groups get assigned to other local hospitals in Nashville that are nearby. I got to experience clinicals at Vanderbilt and another local hospital this semester. I really appreciated this experience because the two facilities were completely different! It gives you an opportunity to see something other than Vanderbilt and interact with a different health care system.

Lectures are on Monday and Tuesday, typically between 8AM or 10AM-3PM (breaks given). Due to COVID-19, all of our lectures were online. We did go to school 1-2x a week for clinical skills. The hours vary depending on the week. However, the school is on top of keeping us safe. You're in the same small groups of 6 or less for the whole semester. We also get tested for COVID-19 every week. As of right now, the vaccine is also offered to all students since we engage in a lot of patient care.

We end in-person skills around week 12, so you don't need to go in-person to school during the last few weeks. This was nice because it gave us more time to focus on final exams.

During the second semester, you will rotate hospital clinicals in the following areas every 5 weeks: OB, Psych, Adult, Peds.

Any other specific questions?

Thank you! Very helpful.  I think you covered pretty much everything. Last thing is....are the online lectures asynchronous or synchronous?

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38 minutes ago, Laurennw said:

Is anyone who submitted prior to the priority deadline still awaiting an admissions decision? 

I am.  I feel like I'm going crazy waiting to find out.  

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Specializes in AGACNP Student.

Anyone else accepted into the pre-specialty program looking for a roommate?

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Specializes in Behavioral Health.
2 hours ago, escarlett said:

I am.  I feel like I'm going crazy waiting to find out.  

I applied before the priority deadline to PMHNP and I'm still waiting to hear back too! 

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I emailed admissions and they said the PMHNP program is still making final decisions and we should know something by the end of the week.

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3 hours ago, queenrus said:

Thank you! Very helpful.  I think you covered pretty much everything. Last thing is....are the online lectures asynchronous or synchronous?

Both lecture styles. It’ll be a mix, which in my opinion is really nice! 

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18 hours ago, PNPforme95 said:

Waitlisted for PNP- PC. Does anyone know what the chances of getting off the waitlist are and how many waitlist spots they offer for each specialty? 

I am in the same situation! I emailed admissions about it and it seems like I got an automated response about being waitlisted, since it answered none of the questions I had, but hoping someone will get back to me soon!

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My burning  question is will the program prepare me to have NP reciprocity upon passing the NP licensure exam in every state? 

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