EKU DNP program

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Anyone have any thoughts on Eastern Kentucky University DNP program? I live in KY and prefer to do an online program. I am been researching and there are a lot of outstanding DNP online programs but a lot of them require you to be on campus a few times a year and that may be hard for me. Therefore I opted to stay locally. If anyone can give me advice on EKU DNP program, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Specializes in Women's Health Nurse Practitioner.

I have applied for the DNP program and waiting to hear if I was accepted or not. How is this program going for everyone so far? Any insight on how working on the capstone project has gone?

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I am in the DNP program. I already have my MSN. There is no specialty focus unlike the PMHNP. Didactic portion of the classes are 8 week per class and are online. Assignments are weekly and mainly focused on preparing you to transition into a Doctorate role after graduating but the program also prepares you on how in implement EBP and evaluate outcomes. Each course is in conjunction to a piece of your capstone. I personally feel the professors are there for you, they do expect you to think at a doctorate level but they want you to succeed too! Think about it....if you succeed, it reflects back on the program, showing that they can graduate 100 percent of their enrollment. You pick your capstone project...assess a need, implement an intervention and evaluate the outcomes. I am happy so far. It is manageable while working full-time, raising a young family and still enjoying life...I am speaking for myself! I'm not shooting for straight A...just passing and passing with B and better because in the end it's all about walking across that stage and being handed my DNP degree!

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Did you get your MSN through EKU? I'm in them program now and just started patho. I'm super nervous.

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No I got my MSN from a university in California. I took patho 10years ago. I am hearing all the stress from the from students at EKU are saying from this summer's patho course!

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No I got my MSN from a university in California. I took patho 10years ago. I am hearing all the stress from the students at EKU are saying from this summer's patho course!

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Yeah and if you already started the program like me, you take patho and do your research project at the same time. I think i figured out how to study for this class. She also just sent an email out that stayed she thinks this first quiz is the hardest. That gives me a little hope in that our next quizzes are not over as much material and I can focus somewhat in my research course. Patho in 8 weeks, it's just insane .

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Specializes in Women's Health Nurse Practitioner.

I just started the DNP program. Currently taking Analytical Methods of EBP. So far I have found some of the directions confusing for the assignments. Any advice on what you thought of this course or if things get better in other courses? Thanks!

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I'm in the MSN program and feel the same. Ask lots of questions. As many as you need. Ask in the office forum and if you want email your instructor. I ask several questions both ways and the instructors enjoy the fact that you are thinking about what they want. I wonder if they leave the instructions vague to make you think. The only down side is if you don't do exactly what they expect of you they deduct points, even though their expectations aren't clearly stated. I feel like the more you ask questions and look for advice, the more effort you are showing to your instructors.

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Specializes in Women's Health Nurse Practitioner.

Sometimes I spend forever reading through things over and over before sending them an email because I do not want to look incompetent. I am hoping some of the problem is that I have been out of school for 2 years and just need to get back in the swing of things.

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I would love to hear any updates you have about the program. I am thinking of applying to the DNP program as well.

Ruthie

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I originally left a fairly long post about EKU but deleted it. PM me if you have any questions.

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Aloha!

I just read all of your posts and I am suppose to start in January of 2015. I got my BSN online and once I got the hang of it, it was fine. Yes I had to work hard at it to get A's but I just want to know that I won't be having any of these IT problems that I have been reading about. How are you doing so far?

Mahalo!

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