Any Direct Entry NP programs that will take a non-RN with a BS from another field

[Teapot12345]

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[sbyramRN]

I doubt it. How can you be a nurse practitioner if you do not even know how to be a bedside nurse?

[racing-mom4, BSN, RN]

My school requires 2000 hours working as a lic Rn before one can even graduate from thier NP program. Maybe it is state requirment? I dont know---I do know though that I would NOT want to go to an NP that was NOT an RN 1st!

[MOGA]

I highly doubt it. Most, if not all, require an active RN license, usually from the state where the college is. I don't know how I would know I wanted to be an NP without becoming an RN first. Some will accept related degrees, but most want a BSN. Try to get your RN, maybe doing an ADN program first if you're getting burnt out, and work on your BSN. Good news is maybe some of your core from your previous bachelor degree will be the same core you need for your BSN. Or just go on and get the BSN over with. See if nursing is something you really want to do, or if the money is the only attraction.

[UVA Grad Nursing]

Here is a list of Direct Entry MSN programs:

http://www.aacn.nche.edu/IDS/pdf/GENMAS.pdf

Some of these are direct-entry Advanced Practice (NP, CNS, CNM); others are direct-entry generalist (education, CNL, etc).

[MOGA]

I stand corrected. Thanks UVA Grad Nursing!

[Kensington]

In fact, that's exactly what the direct-entry programs are for -- to give someone with a non-nursing bachelors degree the opportunity to become a NP within 3 years (give or take). I'm at Yale right now, and am really enjoying the program! Good luck in your search!

[LDR-RN]

Vanderbilt in Nashville, TN will

[traumaRUs, MSN, APRN]

Will close this thread since the original poster deleted the original post.