Anyone in GW FNP Program?

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Hi everyone,

I'm applying to the GW FNP post-masters certificate program. I'm finishing my MSN AGPCNP program next month. However, I realized that Primary Care isn't for me, I prefer episodic complaints and more focused assessments. I had a rotation through Urgent Care and LOVED IT, but they said you'll need to be a FNP to do that. So, the only post-masters FNP program that I could find that is specifically designed for NP's in other specialties was GW. However, there may be similar programs for other NP's wanting to bridge to FNP, but I just haven't found any other programs.

I have a 3.7 GPA in my MSN program and I'm Sigma Theta Tau. My MSN program is a top-tier school (Johns Hopkins). Is that competitive for the GW program?

Does anyone know what the courses are like at GW? They said I'll only need to take FNP I, FNP II, and FNP III which I know are big courses. What's the workload looking like? Should I expect clinical write-ups and discussion boards like my MSN program, or something else? My patho, pharm, and health assessment they said will transfer. I've worked at my RN job on a PRN schedule throughout my MSN program, but would like to work 1-2 days a week as an AGPCNP throughout the FNP program. I know I'll need to dedicate 2-3 days a week to clinicals with a preceptor.

If anyone can help, I'd greatly appreciate it.

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I don't know if this will help but I'm in the primary care program at GW and getting ready to finish. I've been going part-time. Even with part-time the workload is heavy. There are clinical write-ups, discussion boards, verbal presentations. I've been working two days a week for the last year and I wish I didn't have to work but I know I will appreciate not having debt once I graduate. I am not Sigma Theta Tau and my BSN GPA was lower than yours so I think you'll be fine to get in.

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Thank you for the reply db2xs. My question is... what were the last 3 classes like in the program? They would be AGPCNP 1, 2, and 3. Those are the classes I'll be taking (except mine will be FNP 1, 2, and 3). Those seem like the big in-depth classes and I worry about managing courses in that class. Were you working an RN job (and were you doing night shift) or are you already a nurse practitioner in another specialty?

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I am currently finishing up AGPCNP 2. For various reasons this last year has been v hard. I was working full-time, day shift for AGPCNP 1 but then switched to part-time, which I am still doing: part-time day shift, i.e., two 12-hour shifts/wk. For me a lot of the time mgmt issues have had to do with clinical hours. The minimum for AGPCNP each semester is 240 (except the first), which is a lot to squeeze in, esp since one of my preceptors works primarily half days.

I am not an NP at the moment, although that's the eventual goal :-)

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