I was advised by staff to start a thread for nurses pertaining to graduate school until staff decides if there will be a forum just for graduate school.
I thought this could be a place for nurses interested in going to graduate school, nurses in graduate school, and nurses who have finished graduate school to share their experience and questions. Maybe those in graduate school or who have finished graduate school can help those interested in it.
So, what specialty are you interested in, where do you go or want to go or have graduated from? Online or traditional? What is the experience like? Anyone in direct entry MS programs? Are you in a nurse practitioner MS program or a different type of nursing MS?
I am a retired school nurse teacher and elementary educator looking to go to graduate school for nursing. After taking a refresher course in med surg, I have been considering many options including school nursing MS, pediatric nurse practitioner (Can you do this without hospital experience since nursing school?), informatics, administration, child psych.(have not been able to find such a program?), case management, patient education (PARTICULARLY FOR CHILDREN). I have looked into so many things that I am totally confused. I have even looked into a direct entry MS proigram, because my BSN is so old. So any comments or suggestions on my situation would be appreciated. For personal reasons, I cannot work right now, but I am able to go to school online. I am considering the online Stony Brook Pediatric Practitioner and Clinical Specialist Program. Anyone familiar with it?
I am very interested to get answers to my questions and also to hear where you are and what you are doing in the world of graduate education for nurses. I hope we can all help eachother.
Thanks Chrissy for starting this thread. For those that already have an MSN, you might try a post-MSN clinical nurse specialist or nurse practitioner program. If you already have an MSN, all you need are the classes to complete clinicals (pathophys, pharm, advanced assessment) plus the minimum 500 hours clinical (what the ANCC requires). I'm doing a post-MSN CNS in med-surg nursing. Good luck everyone...I'll sticky this so that it stays at the top.
maybe you will know the answer to my question:) i am pursing an MN (general masters in nursing) and i want to pursue an adv practice degree...i know in Ohio you can only transfer in 12-16 credit hours into another grad. nursing degree...is it like that everywhere, or maybe if i went to a diff state i could transfer more credits and possibly only need the adv clinical....i am taking pathphys at the grad level as well as pharm oh and all of our classes are accredited by the ANCC.....im not sure if our assessment is adv but it is at the grad level....also besides peds, midwife, crna or family prac...what other kind of NP programs are out there...those are the only ones i have been able to find...
I also hope that the admins decide to make a forum for nurses in Grad school.
I am in an FNP program, and chose that track after tons of thought. Its hard, but will be worth it in the end. If I can just get through all the papers, APA format is my enemy right now :) It is a 9 semester program part time, so its a long road, esp since I just started
Someone asked about different NP programs...... my school offers FNP, ANP, WHNP, PNP, NNP, Child/Adolescent Psych, the FNP, ANP, PNP and Child all have options of Primary Care or Acute and Continuing Care, as well as a track for Palliative Care NP.
Guess, I'll go spend some more time with dear old Flo, and finish my paper on her "Notes and how they apply to nursing today".
I also hope that the admins decide to make a forum for nurses in Grad school.
I am in an FNP program, and chose that track after tons of thought. Its hard, but will be worth it in the end. If I can just get through all the papers, APA format is my enemy right now :) It is a 9 semester program part time, so its a long road, esp since I just started
Someone asked about different NP programs...... my school offers FNP, ANP, WHNP, PNP, NNP, Child/Adolescent Psych, the FNP, ANP, PNP and Child all have options of Primary Care or Acute and Continuing Care, as well as a track for Palliative Care NP.
Guess, I'll go spend some more time with dear old Flo, and finish my paper on her "Notes and how they apply to nursing today".
Cardio Trans, I would love to look into a master's in child/adolescent psych. What school do you go to?
I'm also interested in a forum for nurses interested in or currently enrolled in grad school. I'm an ADN RN and will complete my BSN in one year. Afterwards, I plan to start an MSN program to become an FNP. It would be very beneficial to myself and others to have such a forum.
I'm also interested in a forum for nurses interested in or currently enrolled in grad school. I'm an ADN RN and will complete my BSN in one year. Afterwards, I plan to start an MSN program to become an FNP. It would be very beneficial to myself and others to have such a forum.
I just got my BSN in April, and will be starting my masters program in August for Adult NP. I'm young (21) but I think its best for me to go straight into the program while I'm without any family responsibilities, and still in study-mode! I'd love to see a grad school forum, because I'm sure I'm going to have a lot to talk about! :chuckle
I was advised by staff to start a thread for nurses pertaining to graduate school until staff decides if there will be a forum just for graduate school.
I thought this could be a place for nurses interested in going to graduate school, nurses in graduate school, and nurses who have finished graduate school to share their experience and questions. Maybe those in graduate school or who have finished graduate school can help those interested in it.
So, what specialty are you interested in, where do you go or want to go or have graduated from? Online or traditional? What is the experience like? Anyone in direct entry MS programs? Are you in a nurse practitioner MS program or a different type of nursing MS?
I am a retired school nurse teacher and elementary educator looking to go to graduate school for nursing. After taking a refresher course in med surg, I have been considering many options including school nursing MS, pediatric nurse practitioner (Can you do this without hospital experience since nursing school?), informatics, administration, child psych.(have not been able to find such a program?), case management, patient education (PARTICULARLY FOR CHILDREN). I have looked into so many things that I am totally confused. I have even looked into a direct entry MS proigram, because my BSN is so old. So any comments or suggestions on my situation would be appreciated. For personal reasons, I cannot work right now, but I am able to go to school online. I am considering the online Stony Brook Pediatric Practitioner and Clinical Specialist Program. Anyone familiar with it?
I am very interested to get answers to my questions and also to hear where you are and what you are doing in the world of graduate education for nurses. I hope we can all help eachother.
Thanks!
I am going to start graduate school this fall and am looking forward to the challenge. I always wanted to be a nurse practioner but the program is lengthy and expensive. I am going to go for nurse educator. I do my classes on line so I don't have to travel long distances. I got My BSN with a combination of regular classes and online classes. I like online becasue tou can work on the assignments anytime and then send them by due date via email. My friend got her graduate degree in Child Health and now is a school nurse in my city. I will get my degree through California State University Dominquez Hills. This is where I got my BSN also. Right now it is $980 a semester. Books will add another $300 to $500 per semester. There is a Fall,
Spring and Summer semester. You have to go continuously and get a B or above in all classes. This is now a world wide program. I don;t know what the tuition is for out of state students. I am 55 years old and decided it was worth it to get this degree because I have always liked the teachiung aspect of nursing. We have a local ADN program that is alwa;ys looking for instrctors. several private universities, and online instrutor jobs available in my area. I love education. It stimulates the mind and keeps me young. It is some what easier on my bones to teach rather than be a home health nurse.
I have had experience working in all areas of nursing except OR, ER, and L &
D. So much of nursing is teaching. It is sometimes impossible in a hospital setting to have time for teaching. At least teaching nursing students will allow me to pass on what I have learned and hopefully the new nurses will make opportunities to teach patients also. I am hoping to get my diabetic educator certificate soon also. How many nurses out there are going on to higher education? I don't think I will pursue a PhD although nothing is impossible if you want it enough. It would be nice to have a graduate school group. The classes are not easy especially when you are working. It would be good to hear form others about their stories on graduate programs and what degress they are pursing. Thanks for the topic. homehealth
I am going to start graduate school this fall and am looking forward to the challenge. I always wanted to be a nurse practioner but the program is lengthy and expensive. I am going to go for nurse educator. I do my classes on line so I don't have to travel long distances. I got My BSN with a combination of regular classes and online classes. I like online becasue tou can work on the assignments anytime and then send them by due date via email. My friend got her graduate degree in Child Health and now is a school nurse in my city. I will get my degree through California State University Dominquez Hills. This is where I got my BSN also. Right now it is $980 a semester. Books will add another $300 to $500 per semester. There is a Fall,
Spring and Summer semester. You have to go continuously and get a B or above in all classes. This is now a world wide program. I don;t know what the tuition is for out of state students. I am 55 years old and decided it was worth it to get this degree because I have always liked the teachiung aspect of nursing. We have a local ADN program that is alwa;ys looking for instrctors. several private universities, and online instrutor jobs available in my area. I love education. It stimulates the mind and keeps me young. It is some what easier on my bones to teach rather than be a home health nurse.
I have had experience working in all areas of nursing except OR, ER, and L &
D. So much of nursing is teaching. It is sometimes impossible in a hospital setting to have time for teaching. At least teaching nursing students will allow me to pass on what I have learned and hopefully the new nurses will make opportunities to teach patients also. I am hoping to get my diabetic educator certificate soon also. How many nurses out there are going on to higher education? I don't think I will pursue a PhD although nothing is impossible if you want it enough. It would be nice to have a graduate school group. The classes are not easy especially when you are working. It would be good to hear form others about their stories on graduate programs and what degress they are pursing. Thanks for the topic. homehealth
Even though I wont be getting my NP, my program is still a Masters program and we get to do all that fun APA stuff!! WHOO HOO! We take all the same grad glasses except the adv clinical part, we get to take adv pharm and patho and research and th eory...
Its so sad that I grad last year in 04 from undergrad and did tons of papers in APA format but it wasnt till I started my MN program did I find out they made tons of changes...great how my undergrad teachers told me...makes me wonder if they even read my papers..hmm...So what is everyone choosing for that awesome research/theory project? They tell us that we should pick a topic that relates what preceptorship we are interested in ie..peds or psych or whatever...any ideas so far? I know if I am going to spend a greater part of a school year researching and whatnot i want to be extremely interested in my topic.
I was a pedi nurse before finishing grad school with a focus on nursing education. I now am in staff development and love it. I also work as adjunct faculty member to local nursing school. Graduate school really made a difference in my career and my personal goals. My courses were all online thru Univ. of Texas and I chose the thesis route, although that was not the only option. I believe you need to have some idea what job you intend to hold after graduate school in order to answer your own questions about which program and so forth. Good luck.
I'm actually applying for a pediatric nurse practitioner / educator track. I'm excited, but very scared! I never remembered being anxious about nursing school in this manner... now, I am for the NP part! I'm hoping that this is normal. Any input?
Specializes in Emergency, Cardiac, PAT/SPU, Urgent Care.
I just started my FNP program and finished up my first semester last week. Right now I am caught between two schools - I'm trying to figure out which one I will ultimately attend.
I, too, was very nervous after I applied to both programs - with regards to actually getting accepted and then nervous about paying for school and being able to get the work done (I stopped working every weekend and switched to per diem due to the birth of my son, so our income has drastically dropped).
So far, I have enjoyed being back in school (after I graduated from my BSN program 8 years ago). It has been a challenge, but is a nice diversion to the same old routine my days were becoming. This is actually funny for me because when I was in my BSN program, I was always telling everybody that I would never go back to school and that I couldn't wait to get the heck out!
I guess things changed as I matured! It will be nice to talk with everyone on this thread. :)
I hope a forum will be created for this. I'll share what I am doing. I graduated a month ago, and am going straight into grad school in September. The CNM program will be 2 years part-time and one year full on clinical (that way, you would have met your required work experience. I hope it happens. Director of school told me they were having problems meeting the malpractice, and this is huge and reputable school. It would sad for CNM schools to start closing because they can't afford the liability.
Also, because I am starting to work in ICU as a new grad, I was advised not start school because the training is so hard. I think I can handle it, but the hospital may not like it. I'm taking it one step at a time. I want to get my CNM, and possibiy my FNP, so we'll see... Lots of things to overcome.
I too was scared to death when I was waiting on acceptance. I dont think that I would have been if I hadnt wanted it so bad. The school that I am going to is highly competitive, major teaching hospital, and very respected, not only here, but nationwide. Thats just the medical center. The MSN program is ranked in the top 5% in the country.
I am still nervous to a point. In my RN-BSN program, I wasnt really "challenged" for lack of a better word. I think that it was because it was building on things learned in my ADN program, and alot of the material that was covered was things that I have experienced in my jobs. The MSN program on the other hand........ yes it builds on previous knowledge, but it brings so much new information and details, deeper into patho, pharm, etc.
I have another paper due tonight, that has been whipping me for the last 2 wks. So we will see how that goes........
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maybe you will know the answer to my question:) i am pursing an MN (general masters in nursing) and i want to pursue an adv practice degree...i know in Ohio you can only transfer in 12-16 credit hours into another grad. nursing degree...is it like that everywhere, or maybe if i went to a diff state i could transfer more credits and possibly only need the adv clinical....i am taking pathphys at the grad level as well as pharm oh and all of our classes are accredited by the ANCC.....im not sure if our assessment is adv but it is at the grad level....also besides peds, midwife, crna or family prac...what other kind of NP programs are out there...those are the only ones i have been able to find...
thanks!