MSN (PNP, CRNA, NNP) Admissions

[Decemberblues]

I am currently in a BSN program and I went into it knowing that it was a pathway for me to get to either a PNP, NNP or CRNA career. Prior to nursing school i graduated with a B.S. in Public Health: Emphasis on health promotion and health behaviors. Upon inquiring on the above programs, i have received a number of different responses. Does anyone have information on how much experience (minimum) you need to have to apply to either of the following programs? I know with CRNA and NNP they prefer longer periods of clinical experience in critical care, however "ideally" i would love to be able to get out of nursing school and apply to a PNP program. Would this be a waste of money or do I have a chance?

Thanks!

[Prettyladie]

i know at one school in texas. you only need one year experience to apply to the FNP program and mostly require two. i know for a CRNA program in texas they want you to have 2 years exeprience. but either way ive never seen more than 2 years experience.

[UVA Grad Nursing]

THe amount of experience you need will vary from school to school.

CRNA programs, by in large, will want a minimum of 1-2 years of ICU experience. Again, this is a minimum. Many CRMA progams receive hundreds of applications each year for 1-2 dozen spaces.

NNP programs generally want 1 year of NICU experience.

Some PNP programs will admit people with less than a year of experience as a part-time student (taking MSN core classes) while you continue to work fulltime. Most require 1-2 years of fulltime RN experience to be a fulltime student.

There are 300+ MSN programs in the country, so there is variation. But these above are common standards used by most.