A young student needs help!

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I am sorry if I am writing this in the wrong section, but this is my first thread.

I am very curious about how to obtain a doctoral of nursing practice degree.

I am not sure but is this how you get it?

-Right after high school, do I apply to get a BSN degree?

-Then after getting a BSN degree, do I go for a Master's degree?

-Lastly, after MS degree, do I jst apply for a DNP program?

Please help me! I am only a sophomore interested in going to nursing.

*Also an extra question but I did really bad my freshman year. (3.4 weighted GPA)

Will I still be able to get into a good nursing school like maybe Rutgers New Brunswick University?

Thank you in advance everyone!

;)

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Specializes in ER, ICU, Medsurg.

Yes, that is the way it typically progresses. You have a pretty good gpa. Even though its been a coon's age since I graduated high school, I'm sure they still look heavily at your senior year, your extracurricular activities etc.,. It can't hurt to be able to include some volunteer work at the hospital on your resume. Especially since you still have a few years before you will be applying. Also, try to take some AP classes if you are able. Rutgers likes that. When I grew up in NJ there were a few schools that offered summer college classes that Juniors and Seniors could take for college credit to get a jump. If they still do that, that might be a good "extra" that would allow you to stand out from the crowd when applying for admission.

Good Luck to you and congratulations on being so young and knowing what you want. Thats very impressive!! Keep up the great work and you'll get there

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Hey! Congrats on knowing what you want to do! Well, I live in michigan and here there is a program that, once you get your RN you can go for 3 years and get your phd or dnp. They give you your practitioner along the way: and you can pick your np subspecialty too. Wayne state university!

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

you need to read about nursing on these two websites which were specifically set up for people who want to be nurses, are looking for information about this career and need to know about getting the education for it:

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Thank you everyone!

To tell you guys the truth, I have already started volunteering at a old rehabilitation nursing home and a hospital.

I think it is really great and fun!

I really am thankful to everyone! Thanks again!

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Specializes in Case management, occupational health.

There are several schools that have a BSN to Doctorate program where you can skip the Masters level. University of Kentucky is where I plan to apply after I get my BSN

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However, when you skip it, do you still learn everything that the master's level teach? I do not want to not receive every part of the education by skipping that degree. Haha.

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Specializes in Civilian and Military ER.

There is no "skipping" the MSN at UK. You still take the same courses that you would if there was an MSN, but you don't earn a MSN. It seems like less time, but you are actually taking the old MSN and DNP courses at the same time. For questions on the DNP, I would contact the school directly. There can be a lot of confusing information on these blogs that can lead to poor planning or wasted time and effort.

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