advice for BSN student wanting to be an NP

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Hello,

I need some advice. I am currently a BSN student (2nd degree student) graduating in Dec. 06. I would really like to start into an NP program right away but schools seem to only consider RN's for admission w/ 1+ yrs experience or those who are non rn's w/ a previous bachelors. This to me doesn't make sense. Why allow non rn's to apply but not new rn's? ARe there good programs out there that do this and i am just missing it?

Thanks!

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What speciality programs are you looking at for NP? In my area of the country, the only NP programs that require the one year of RN experience are ACNP and NNP. Even some of these programs will admit competitive new graduates, as the one year of experience can be gained during the first year of the program before clinicals begin. I applied to four universities in my senior year and was accepted to all for FNP.

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Hello,

I need some advice. I am currently a BSN student (2nd degree student) graduating in Dec. 06. I would really like to start into an NP program right away but schools seem to only consider RN's for admission w/ 1+ yrs experience or those who are non rn's w/ a previous bachelors. This to me doesn't make sense. Why allow non rn's to apply but not new rn's? ARe there good programs out there that do this and i am just missing it?

Thanks!

I've looked at schools in Michigan, Oregon, Texas, California and they *all* want nurses to have at least one year of experience before FNP school. It makes no sense at all to me to demand that of BSN's who already have a clinical and academic background in nursing, but not someone with a BA in basket weaving with a minor in nose picking. I would love to see some sort of justification for this.

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Look at online programs. You cut directly through the BS, have more choice, and save time by not commuting. Plus, you arrange when you want to go to class that day, not when they schedule it. It is awesome.

Good luck to you!

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I have found that short cut programs and inexpereinced grads are USUALLY less successful. When you have 1+ years of expereince, it is just that EXPERIENCE. I recently graduated from an ACNP program. Trust me you need that experience. Also, you have to evaluate why you are deciding you dont want to work.

In my program every one of the NP's all agreed that precidence should be given to experienced RN's. And New grads much less consideration. Nothing against them just you dont know anything yet about medicine, politics and protocols.

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basket weaving with a minor in nose picking. I would love to see some sort of justification for this.

Both of these teach you skills that are needed as an NP...gathering the materials you need, manual dexterity, probing small cavities, completing a task, etc., etc..

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Both of these teach you skills that are needed as an NP...gathering the materials you need, manual dexterity, probing small cavities, completing a task, etc., etc..

LOL. I guess I'm just too green in nursing to understand these things. Thank you for enlightening me.

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