Gardner Webb FNP Program?

mjgernurse · Mar 26, 2016

I am currently going to GWU to get my FNP. What do you want to know?

I am in my second semester. So far, I am thoroughly impressed by our faculty members. They truly care and make themselves available to us for whatever questions arise. I chose GWU because they have a hybrid/online classroom model. For our run of the mill nursing theory class and advanced nursing research class, we complete those all online. For advanced patho we attend 4 face to face classes on campus per semester. This will also be the same for our advanced health assessment class, pharmacology and statistics classes in the future.

Let me know what questions you have. I'd be glad to answer whatever I can.

Monah86 · Mar 28, 2016

mjgernurse,

How long is this program? and are you required to find your own preceptors?

thanks

rnrachelh · Mar 29, 2016

Hi! Thank you so much for your reply. I am very conflicted. I was accepted into a really prestigious program that would leave me with ridiculous debt. I was also accepted into GWU, which I really do not know much about. I noticed it looks like it has a little extra research/statistics courses, which terrifies me. I took statistics a really, really long time ago. Also, do you know if they have good passing rates on the boards or help you find a job after graduation? I tried to find this info on the website, but couldn't. Do you like the on campus sessions? I did my BSN as a hybrid and liked interacting with some real people as opposed to just being online. I guess I am looking for any info, as well as just your own thoughts/feelings/opinions on the program. Thank you so much for your time!!!

mjgernurse · Apr 10, 2016

This is what I know so far. I don't start clinicals until next Spring but the information we've been given says Gardner-Webb assists in helping us find clinical sites and preceptors. They do this through a list of preceptors and sites previously used by past students. I am only the 4th class to matriculate so that list may be somewhat limited. I was able to see a quick glance at it and there were many sites and preceptors in the Charlotte, NC region and Greenville, SC region. The clinical coordinator stepped into my face to face class the other day and introduced herself. She states that if we have trouble finding sites or preceptors that she's the one who will help us. I spoke to a student in the class ahead of me and he said that the onus has been on him to find preceptors. However, I think his struggle has been that the program prefers us to use primary care sites and practitioners, and like myself, he's a life long ER nurse.

There does seem to be some extra research/statistics classes we have to do vs. programs other colleagues are in. Overall, the program takes 9 semesters, year round to complete. We take 2 classes per semester. This is longer than some other programs, but, the workload is less. I don't know about you, but I have a wife, a 2 year old and adult bills to continue paying so it works for me. I have friends going to Duke who have little time for anything, plus they are going to spend more than 100k while I will spend roughly 30k for this degree.

As far as pass rates on boards, our dean spoke to our class at the beginning of the semester and the last class had a 97% pass rate with more than 90% already employed. That sounds good to me.

Lyonda · Nov 16, 2017

Can anyone tell me about the accelerated BSN Program In Gadner Webb University?