Exams vs. writing papers!!!!

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I am interested in attending NP school but I am hearing that you have to write alot of papers which is very discouraging due to the fact that I hate writing papers...So my question is what programs are out there consist of mostly Exams???

Well my program has consisted of both exams and papers to write. Of course in the core course (research, theory, a safety class) there was more paper writing and no exams. In the big courses the big focus is exams but we have a big paper due at the end of the semester (case narrative). I've heard that this is true for all the courses I have left (Adult II, Peds, and Women's health) except for Practicum of course. I don't mind the papers, I usually benefit greatly from learning the information researched. The papers are only a hinderance mainly because I am doing the full time curriculum which means I have three classes that require different papers due throughout the semester.

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Am currently in an NP program. Yes advanced patho and pharmacology had exams but those have been the only two so far. Clinicals include SOAP notes. All the rest are papers.

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On 12/1/2012 at 12:00 AM, phillycpnp-pc said:

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I would like to know what is school your taking your MSN? I am also looking to enroll in Administration. I would greatly appreciate your respnse.

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On 12/1/2012 at 12:00 AM, phillycpnp-pc said:

I agree with the others. Grad school usually means more papers. I'm almost done my program and only 3 classes had all exams. Adv physical assessment, Adv Pharm and Adv Patho. My other classes ranged from writing a 1 paper a week to 1 big term paper at the end of the semester.

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In my program, 1/3 of the classes we wrote papers w/ no exams, and 2/3 we took proctored exams w/ no papers. I was all about the exams. I hate writing papers. PM me if you find this ratio acceptable. Haha.

Honestly, there is no such thing as a NP school that doesn't have at least a few classes where you're going to be writing papers. All programs have research/EBP classes at a minimum.

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On 5/21/2019 at 6:46 PM, Dodongo said:

In my program, 1/3 of the classes we wrote papers w/ no exams, and 2/3 we took proctored exams w/ no papers. I was all about the exams. I hate writing papers. PM me if you find this ratio acceptable. Haha.

This is the best ratio I've seen so far! LOL Where did you go to school?

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On 5/22/2019 at 2:46 AM, Dodongo said:

In my program, 1/3 of the classes we wrote papers w/ no exams, and 2/3 we took proctored exams w/ no papers. I was all about the exams. I hate writing papers. PM me if you find this ratio acceptable. Haha.

Honestly, there is no such thing as a NP school that doesn't have at least a few classes where you're going to be writing papers. All programs have research/EBP classes at a minimum.

Which school did you attend?

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