I'm looking for information on Graduate entry Nursing schools without GRE requirements. I am a Senior in college and my Major is Bachelor of Arts in History & social Science with a Double Minor in Public Health and Asian Studies. I am looking for a Graduate entry Nurse Practitioner school that dose not Require GRE exam. I'm due to Graduate in May of 2016. I am looking for in the East Coast no further than Texas.
About myself, I am a practicing EMT and have been an EMT since 1998. I'm also an Intersex/DSD person who has Kallmann's syndrome and is being taken cared of by a Nurse Practitioner. I'm from Connecticut as well.
I have worked with two CNM's who never practiced as RN's. At a certain point in their studies, they were granted a BSN and took/passed NCLEX. They continued their studies at their respective schools, got their MSN, and then passed the CNM exam. One went to Vanderbilt and the other to Ohio State. Neither of these ladies have any RN experience at the bedside. Both are competent. Would they be better if they had been RN's? There are definitely "nursing" skills" and knowledge they do not have. One freely admits this and is very respectful to the RN's. The other is arrogant and too "important" and "intelligent" to be "just a nurse."
You can do this if you want to. I am sure you can find a school. U of MD likes non-conventional students. I think the nursing experience will serve you well if you practice as a nurse first for several years. You will develop critical thinking and patient assessment/psychosocial skills which will serve you for a lifetime. One thing I will tell you is that nursing and being an EMT or paramedic are quite different. Your current skill set is very useful and relevant, BUT you are not a nurse. I am not an EMT or parmedic. We are not the 'same" job with a different name. My daughter is also an RN and went to school with two paramedics. They did well at all of the "skills," but they did not graduate with their class. Both thought nursing would be "easy" given their backgrounds. I am not sure if they retook their classes and finished or not.
There are special programs for paramedic to RN. I am not sure about credit for EMT experience. Don't rush life and miss a lot of valuable experiences. Nursing will serve you well in the APN role. Also (no it is not fair...life is not fair), if you work in an acute setting, it will be more difficult to earn the respect of nurses and APN's who worked as RN's. It isn't impossible, but we can tell if you were not a nurse first. There is a lot that we will teach you, that you will have missed out on by not working as an RN. Good luck!
Just my 2 cents but I don't think having a rare genetic disorder makes you any higher candidate for grad school. Grad school is most likely ranking candidates off of grades/experience/money (tuition)... Not trying to be rude, simply stating an opinion.
Just my 2 cents but I don't think having a rare genetic disorder makes you any higher candidate for grad school. Grad school is most likely ranking candidates off of grades/experience/money (tuition)... Not trying to be rude, simply stating an opinion.
You mean those nurses at NIH were just stroking his ego?? Say it ain't so ::sarcasm::
I have no doubt he could possibly get into school. But to expect to get into a grad program without a gre just because you are a special snowflake doesn't happen.
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You are aware that the NCLEX is a timed exam with minimal accommodations for those with a documented disability right? In order to proceed to the MSN program you must pass the NCLEX-RN
The military requires a DNP now. Are you eligible for military service with a rare genetic condition? The military is highly competitive for nursing and what used to be given medical waivers are often grounds for exclusion now. And they require a few years working as a BSN prepared RN before you are even considered for nurse officer roles. Flight nursing in the military is not a direct entry role either.
I have a Nurse Practitioner who is also a clinical instructor for Yale Univ school of Nursing. She told me...That I stand a good chance of getting an Interview for Nursing school because the fact that I have a rare genetic medical condition, being a practicing EMT, I go to NIH in Bethesda, MD alot and Mass General Hospital.
I get used alot as a lab rat by my Nurse Practitioner cause of my rare genetic condition.
Was your NP friend trying to butter you up so you would participate in her research?
I have a Nurse Practitioner who is also a clinical instructor for Yale Univ school of Nursing. She told me because of my Rare genetic Medical condition, being and EMT and have been a Patient at the National Institutes of health. That I stand a good chance of getting an Interview for Nursing school because the fact that I have a rare genetic medical condition, being a practicing EMT, I go to NIH in Bethesda, MD alot and Mass General Hospital. I get used alot as a lab rat by my Nurse Practitioner cause of my rare genetic condition.
I have seen Nurse's at NIH, who would make Nurse look like an amateur. The Nurse's at NIH that I worked and taught me alot about nursing are those who have NP, CNL degrees and some are from the Dept of Defense & US Public Health Service. Those Nurse's told me which schools they prefer such as Thomas Jefferson University, University of Maryland & even Georgetown Univ.
This sounds more and more improbable by the day. "A rare genetic condition" isn't a qualifier for nursing school. Or the military, for that matter. A real NP knows that, so I don't think this is accurate. To be charitable, perhaps you just misunderstand her.
I never took the SAT. I took the ACT and scored a 21 on the ACT. I simply have test anxiety.
Honestly, I think you need to tackle this first. You do realize that before you can become an RN--bedside or direct entry advanced practice--you have to pass a standardized test? And that nursing school is wrought with tests? We had a major exam every 1-2 weeks for my pathophysiology class in my associates degree program. You will need actual patho, pharmacology, and microbiology classes as prereqs. You probably have the ability; EMT is different than RN, but nothing to sneeze at, and you passed this exam. For some people, it is a barrier that needs to be overcome. Most accommodations are not reasonable given the nature of real life nursing.
The direct entry MSN programs I'm aware of incorporate all of the nursing content; they are not tracks that bypass the basics. What they bypass are general ed courses for people with a non-nursing baccalaureate. They compress 6 yrs of coursework (BSN+MSN) into 4 yrs.
Now a quick word about your experiences. I have no doubt you've been through a lot, and that your experience can foster a desire to help others. I also have no doubt that your own RNs/NPs are extremely knowledgeable (would I look amateur next to them, doubtful...you mentioned flight nursing as a goal. I'm an ICU nurse in a level 1 trauma center; I'm one that flight nurses deliver their pts to. But I digress...)
That said, your condition is completely irrelevant to your future nursing practice. There are many mental health RNs who have struggled with depression, oncology RNs who have survived cancer, maternity RNs who have given birth. It is always, always about the pt and his/her support system. Never about us.
So, you want a direct entry program to a MSN program to study to be a nurse practitioner without becoming a registered nurse first?
Impossible.
I think you should work on becoming a registered nurse. Find a ADN or BSN program and complete it. Work as a registered nurse to see
if you like becoming a nurse before you jump at becoming an advanced practice nurse.
It's actually not impossible. There are accelerated Masters programs for those with a Bachelor's Degree in another area. My alma mater has one. The first year of the program students take a combination of undergrad/grad classes and then take NCLEX-RN. You need to pass NCLEX-RN to continue on to the Masters Program but you don't need a BSN or to be an RN before entering the program.
This sounds more and more improbable by the day. "A rare genetic condition" isn't a qualifier for nursing school. Or the military, for that matter. A real NP knows that, so I don't think this is accurate. To be charitable, perhaps you just misunderstand her.
We done here?
If anything, a rare genetic condition would be a DISqualifier for the military. The military disqualifies you for just about any medical condition you've ever had.
If anything, a rare genetic condition would be a DISqualifier for the military. The military disqualifies you for just about any medical condition you've ever had
Yup. This guy I graduated high school with wanted to join the USAF and was disqualified because of a functional heart murmur.
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I have worked with two CNM's who never practiced as RN's. At a certain point in their studies, they were granted a BSN and took/passed NCLEX. They continued their studies at their respective schools, got their MSN, and then passed the CNM exam. One went to Vanderbilt and the other to Ohio State. Neither of these ladies have any RN experience at the bedside. Both are competent. Would they be better if they had been RN's? There are definitely "nursing" skills" and knowledge they do not have. One freely admits this and is very respectful to the RN's. The other is arrogant and too "important" and "intelligent" to be "just a nurse."
You can do this if you want to. I am sure you can find a school. U of MD likes non-conventional students. I think the nursing experience will serve you well if you practice as a nurse first for several years. You will develop critical thinking and patient assessment/psychosocial skills which will serve you for a lifetime. One thing I will tell you is that nursing and being an EMT or paramedic are quite different. Your current skill set is very useful and relevant, BUT you are not a nurse. I am not an EMT or parmedic. We are not the 'same" job with a different name. My daughter is also an RN and went to school with two paramedics. They did well at all of the "skills," but they did not graduate with their class. Both thought nursing would be "easy" given their backgrounds. I am not sure if they retook their classes and finished or not.
There are special programs for paramedic to RN. I am not sure about credit for EMT experience. Don't rush life and miss a lot of valuable experiences. Nursing will serve you well in the APN role. Also (no it is not fair...life is not fair), if you work in an acute setting, it will be more difficult to earn the respect of nurses and APN's who worked as RN's. It isn't impossible, but we can tell if you were not a nurse first. There is a lot that we will teach you, that you will have missed out on by not working as an RN. Good luck!