An Online MSN -NP program?

[smileysenior]

I'm interested in getting my master's online so I can be an NP............I am only aware of Vanderbilt (but they are expensive). I need one that is reasonably priced and accredited and not soem scam.Has anyone done an online MSN program.......are they legit? Thanks !

[yoginurse2b]

Thank you so much jp837 for the infos and the links! I don't have any further questions. I am going to take some pre-reqs for NP at CSUDH and decide what I want next.

[meg2465]

I have narrowed my list, but I will check out a few more schools, those who have a ACNP are more restricted than those that go the ER track, and that depends on your interest, right now I work with adults and no children but when I do agency I work in the ER and you see all age groups including children...

UMDNJ also offers an ACNP program. Didactic coursework can be completed online or at the school.

There is a program in the pipeline to address the peds restriction, which would be great.

[allsmiles2008]

CSU Dominguez Hills HAS online FNP courses. The course work is online, however, some of the courses require that a nurse practitioner assess the student's physical assessment skills or other skills as related to the course. You have to ask the FNP program coordinator which courses require an NP's signature.

If you live outside of CA, then you have to find your own clinical site and a NP who is willing to take you as a student in order to complete your supervised clinical hours.

If you cannot find a clinical site, you may want to talk to the program coordinator about this, and whether they have NPs working for CSUDH to take you as a student.

The website says that a student, like yourself, can finish in 3 years, maybe even less depending how much coursework you take each semester.

Here are some links to help you get started.

http://www.csudh.edu/hhs/son/msn/faq.htm

http://www.csudh.edu/hhs/son/msn/pathway.htm

What other questions do you have?

Did you attend the pathways program? How was it? How many courses were required to get the MSN from, from having a BA in a diff. field, and having an ADN? Thanks!

[sage2320]

CSU - Dominguez Hills does not offer in-state tuition for the online MSN program. I spoke with the nursing department and the cost is $372/unit.

[meadowsong, ASN, RN]

I am attending this program and it is excellent. All of the courses are online with clinicals arranged in your communiity. It has been ranked in the top 50 Graduate Schools in the country.

FRONTIER SCHOOL OF MIDWIFERY & FAMILY NURSING

www.frontierschool.edu * [phone]

Offering Doctor of Nursing Practice

Offering Master of Science in Nursing

* Nurse-Midwifery * Family Nurse Practitioner

* WHCNP * ADN-to-MSN Bridge

I know this post is old, but your information has caught my attention. I have a few years before I will reach this level of being able to apply, but I want to start gathering some information now so when they are up I have an idea of what to do.

Their site states they offer a RN to MSN program and *hopefully* in the next 1 1/2 years I will have my AS in nursing. As I understand it, you can apply to this program after that time (although I plan on working a few years first). Is this correct? I hate to seem dense, but it's all a little confusing sometimes. I have looked at others, but I would have to get my Bachelors, then my Masters, then do the midwifery part (at least how I understood it)

Anyways, how was your experience with this school? Was it easy or difficult to find preceptors? Did you have to find them on your own or did they arrange them for you? I live in rural Minnesota and being a midwife is my long term goal, but schooling and preceptor issues may be an issue? I'm not sure.

Any information on this program, would greatly me out! Thanks!

[EquuszARNP]

Frontier told me they no longer waive the one-year RN-experience minimum for their ADN-MSN bridge program. However there are lots of others. University of Southern Alabama, Albany State University, Vanderbilt (pricey), South Hniversity, could go on and on. Just google "RN-MSN" and .edu and you'll get a good number of hits.

Most of them cut out some of the BSN courses because they're duplicates of the MSN courses. Most show a full-time schedule being completed in 2, 2.5 or 3 years. That's from Associate's RN to MSN FNP. Some programs give you the BSN after the first year, some give you the BSN at the same time as the MSN at the end, and some only give you the MSN.

[KMRNOCN]

Hi, I'm doing the research for my BSN with the final goal of MSN FNP. I work as a charge nurse 4/10's so online study is where I'm looking. Of course, once I got started I wondered should I just go for the MSN FNP instead of starting with the BSN? If I'm putting the money and time in maybe I should just go for the end result in the first place. I've got 20 years nursing experience and the physicians I work for have encourage me to get my NP (I think then that way I can write the RX too.... lol).

Any suggestions? I've applied to KSU for Summer 2010 RN-BSN.

Thanks in advance.

[Barinbass]

I am looking for an online MSN/NP programl that will take most of my MSN credits. My school is going too fast and there is too much information coming at once, Anyone know of a school that will take transfer credits froman accredited school? Thanks

[Dr. Tammy, FNP/GNP-C]

I am looking for an online MSN/NP programl that will take most of my MSN credits. My school is going too fast and there is too much information coming at once, Anyone know of a school that will take transfer credits froman accredited school? Thanks

Sorry, I'm not aware of any NP school that doesn't operate like that. I think most on this board could agree that information comes fast and furious in any NP program--like drinking from a fire hose.

[Barinbass]

Yes. They are fast and furious, but some divide the course work up into two courses or poss three rather than having all of management in one course etc. I think John's Hopkins has more than one course for management. Same for Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning. One for each is a bit much. That is like being water hosed, and there is a saturation point which means some does not soak in so to speak as well as it should. It can still be fast and furious but in smaller doses. I would like to transfer to an online school and maybe slow down that some, but do not want to lose what I have done already Done more than the usual 9 hours because I started early. Did my BSN online and loved it. I am an older, nontraditional student too. I think I am the oldest in my present class. Barinbass

[PMH-BCRN]

I am getting my psychiatric NP through University of North Dakota. It is all online. I get instate tuition and I live in MT. It is very reasonable. You can also get your FNP and CNS there. www.und.edu. I am very happy with this school. Way advance in techonology than most schools and very easy to apply.

[Mydreamjob]

CSU Dominguez Hills HAS online FNP courses. The course work is online, however, some of the courses require that a nurse practitioner assess the student's physical assessment skills or other skills as related to the course. You have to ask the FNP program coordinator which courses require an NP's signature.

If you live outside of CA, then you have to find your own clinical site and a NP who is willing to take you as a student in order to complete your supervised clinical hours.

If you cannot find a clinical site, you may want to talk to the program coordinator about this, and whether they have NPs working for CSUDH to take you as a student.

The website says that a student, like yourself, can finish in 3 years, maybe even less depending how much coursework you take each semester.

Here are some links to help you get started.

http://www.csudh.edu/hhs/son/msn/faq.htm

http://www.csudh.edu/hhs/son/msn/pathway.htm

What other questions do you have?

I plan to go CSUDH for FNP too.

Does the program requires RN experience?

Is it competiteve? Do you know how many percent of applications will be accepted?