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Any np students living in California? Which FNP programs are you all attending? Looking for great fnp programs.. Any recommendations? What do you all think about Walden University? Thanks in advance!

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Specializes in Psych/Mental Health.
12 hours ago, sp2015nurse said:

Looking for great fnp programs.. Any recommendations? What do you all think about Walden University? Thanks in advance!

Not from CA but there are so many great programs there. Start with programs near you.

Walden is the polar opposite of great. You're going to spend a lot of money on and hopefully you want to spend a lot of energy studying for an NP, you don't want to get a degree that might hold you back from getting jobs. There are people out there who wouldn't hire Walden grads especially in competitive job markets with tons of FNP grads from reputable programs.

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Specializes in Psychiatric and Mental Health NP (PMHNP).

California has many excellent schools. Any University of California (UC) like UCLA, UCSF, etc. Any California State College or Univ like SDSU, Cal State LA, etc. There are also many good private schools such as Univ of San Diego Hahn School of Nursing, Loma Linda, etc. Don't go to a crap for-profit school.

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Specializes in MS, Emergency.

I’m in Los Angeles and I go to USC. The school find placement and I currently do my pediatric rotation at Cedar’s Sinai Beverly Hills.

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wow, that's good to hear!! good luck!!

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UCLA, Univeristy of San Diego, CSULA, CSULB!

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Specializes in Psychiatric and Mental Health NP (PMHNP).

There are many, many good schools in California. If you really want to be an FNP, then make an effort to do some research. Try googling "nurse practitioner programs California" or some such. The California Board of Registered Nursing website also has a list of accredited programs. This type of question irks me because it demonstrates an appalling level of intellectual laziness and is one of the reasons MDs and PAs look down on NPs. Someone who is incapable of doing this type of very basic research should not be an NP.

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Specializes in Neonatal/Womens health.

Is there a post for USC. I cant find any.. I applied for the FNP program starting fall 2019

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