CNS and Clinical/Practicum

Thanks for the information traumaRUs. I live in NJ and CNS and NP are pretty much the same. I also want to focus on primary care and am curious how many CNSs there are in this area. I realize to be well rounded all the spheres should be included but there are many ways to do that in the primary care setting. Tons of educational opportunities with health promotion, for example.

The program I am looking into is flexible with regard to clinical placements which is really nice but I am curious how one sets up their own objectives in this setting since as you said it is pretty non-traditional approach for CNS. I like how you put it best-pursued it as an "advanced practice nurse".

Did your program include prescriptive/pharmacological content integrated into the curriculum or did you just have to complete an advanced pharmacology course to be able to prescribe?

You mentioned that you have to do the same courses. Did the school require you to retake the physiology, assessment and pharmacology courses for the post master's?