Does it reflect badly on (accel masters) nursing school admissions if you retook the GRE?

I have a BS and am planning on applying into a direct-entry or accelerated masters program. I have taken the GRE's but am not satisfied with my score (1150) and would like to re-take them. Is this wise since schools can see all your scores?

Yes it is wise to retake it. They consider the MOST RECENT scores when determining eligibility. So if you do the same or better 2nd time around it will be wise. You may do worse, which wouldn't be good, but most people raise thier scores by 1-2% when retaking the GRE. At least this is true for taking the GRE for psychology, I'm sure it is the same for nursing. Good luck and congrats for getting your BS & trying-it's more then a lot of people can do.

I am considering a master's in bioethics which will augment my current masters in nursing. I am a nurse practi

I am a practicing primary care nurse practitioner I want to educate my way out of this field.is bioethics a reasonable choice?

Yes, w/ your background in nursing you would find many positions in Clinical R & D's

I have a bachelors in nursing, masters in human services, what is needed for a hospital administrator?

I have been in management position for over 13 years in the healthcare setting. I have been a nursing home administrator for over 4 years

Nowadays hospital administrators are more diversified/specified. Its a very broad field and same knowledge base can be used to pursue career in hospital, insurance industry or Nursing homes. If you are interested in administration, perhaps some courses in management sciences would be helpful. With your knowledge and experience MBA in health care sciences would be an excellent option and MBA school can even guide you further in this regard.

To be an RN is that just a bach in nursing or a masters in nursing?

How to you become RN staus and whats an LVN?

RN you can get an associates, BA or Masters. Usually most hospitals will only pay $1 more an hour for someone holding a BA but you will have more opportunities to move up into higher positions so your earning potential could increase with experience.
LVN is a licensed vocational nurse. They make decent money but if you are going to go to school to be a nurse, I would spend the extra year (LVN programs are usually one year) to get an associates (Associates takes two years).

Can i get a BS in nutrition and then a masters in nursing to be a nurse practitioner?

Or should i transfer schools and get a BS in nursing?
let me rephrase that: i know that i can get into a masters program for nursing with just a BS in nutrition but i'm just wondering from your experiences, would it be better to transfer to a nursing school?

I will not speak to the possibilities of what can be done, as far as going into an MSN program from a BS in Nutrition. I will say that while there may be some programs available that would allow you into an MSN program with a BS in Nutrition, it would be impossible in almost every state in the USA. In order to enter an MSN program they require a person to have two key requirements which are not choices of the nursing program but would instead be a requirement of the state's Board of Nursing. To work on a degree program as a nurse practitioner in the US you must have a masters degree, and you must be an RN. You have to be an RN to enter the program whether on an RN to MSN program where the BSN is picked up as part of the curriculum or a standard MSN program. To get the RN you either went to an nursing associates program prior to your BS in Nutrition program, which makes no sense, or you still have to learn basic nursing through the BSN program. There is no way to function in a nurse practitioner program without being trained first as a nurse. Due to the requirements of most MSN programs the BSN education in nursing theory as well as the supporting education in statistics and sciences of the BSN I feel are essential. Most people who have been in an NP program and/or worked as an NP feel it is best to have worked for a while as an RN before starting on the MSN.

If you want to be an NP get your BSN first, work for a while as a nurse and then go back for your MSN.

Im still in high school; and i want to become a neonatal nurse practitioner.I know that you have to become an RN first and get some work experience.But i wanted to know if i could go straight for my masters instead of getting a BSN and then having to go back for my masters? Im still in high school; and i want to become a neonatal nurse practitioner.I know that you have to become an RN first and get some work experience.But i wanted to know if i could go straight for my masters instead of getting a BSN and then having to go back for my masters?

Becoming an NP generally requires a Master's Degree in Nursing. Normally, someone who wants to be an NP will first attend an undergraduate school of nursing, where they will be awarded a Baccalaureate degree in nursing, and also obtain licensure as a registered nurse. They then generally work for a period of two or more years prior to their entry into an NP program. The NP program itself will vary in length from 1-2 academic years, depending on the nature of the program and the school which is chosen.

There are some programs available for individuals who have completed a Baccalaureate degree, but who are not registered nurses. These programs are longer in length than the standard Master's program, result in eligibility for licensure as a registered nurse, and also for eligibility in sitting for the certification boards as an NP. Generally these programs are very selective in which candidates they will take for entry into their programs.

Is getting a masters degree in nursing to be a nurse practitioner as challenging as earning a bachelor's degr?

I would like to know if graduate school to be a nurse practitioner is as challenging and hard like getting the bachelors degree in nursing? Are there clinicals, and all of the material to learn in such a small amount of time? Or is it a little better because you have already learned a basis of the material and you are just advancing?

Much much harder. You need to actually learn to diagnose and treat illness, write Rxs etc. You will learn medicine (not just more nursing)

How long does it take to become a Nurse Anesthetist after you receice a masters in nursing.? How long does it take to become a Nurse Anesthetist after you receice a masters in nursing.?

The thing is you don't have to receive a masters in nursing....to become a crna (nurse anethetist), you have 4 years of nursing school for a bachelors degree....then after that you must gain about 2 years experience as an RN (convenient because you'll be making about 60k a year, enough to pay off your college loans)....after that, you get your masters in nurse anethesia which only takes about 2 years (the hospital you worked as an RN for might pay for this!)....after that congrats!, u are a certified registered nurse anesthetist!