List of 100% Online Acute Care NP Programs

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Is there anyone out there who knows if there is a comprehensive list of Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Programs (MSN) in the U.S. that offer 100% online learning? There are quite a few programs out there who present themselves as an online programs, but when you look at the fine print, you still are required to travel to campus from time to time. (very deceptive marketing indeed!)

I have found two potential programs so far: University of Southern Indiana and University of Southern Alabama. Like many working nurses, I do not have the time nor the money to climb on a jet and travel to some faraway campus every couple of months. Anybody else out there like me? Are the nursing school administors listening to people like us? Not everyone out there is single, 25 years old, footloose and rich.

Any input is much appreciated!

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Really? Heaven forbid you have to "inconvenience" yourself learning skills in person before becoming a provider and taking care of patients. How do you expect the school to ensure you know what you need to know, especially as an ACNP?

Could you imagine a medical or PA student asking this question? They would be laughed out of the room.

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Really? Heaven forbid you have to "inconvenience" yourself learning skills in person before becoming a provider and taking care of patients. How do you expect the school to ensure you know what you need to know, especially as an ACNP?

Could you imagine a medical or PA student asking this question? They would be laughed out of the room.

Just so you know, there are online PA programs. You should google it.

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Just so you know, there are online PA programs. You should google it.

No, there isn't. The only online PA program that exists is an online masters completion program for PAs who already have a bachelors or certificate in PA studies. They've already done the hands on training/clinicals.

There is no entry level PA program online.

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Actually, I did find an online PA program. First I've heard of it. From University of Wiconsin. Still, a PA asking this same question would be laughed at considering their "online" program requires 12 weeks on campus at the beginning, plus 2 campus visits per semester. And of course the school sets up clinicals.

why on earth would someone want to find a program to become an ACNP with no hands on instruction? And why do such programs exist? It honestly blows my mind the corners people try to cut on their way to becoming a provider. Maybe they should just put NP degrees in Cracker Jack boxes.

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Specializes in Emergency.

Not every post on here asking for help finding a program needs to be met with a derogatory post where the OP is insulted by someone. This is suppose to be a site where people can come for help and advise, but instead it seems to be a site where a select few try to brow beat all others into doing things in their preferred way. It saddens me that the OP asked for information about programs that met a certain criteria, and all they got was a very snide post followed by several posts that are totally off subject in an argument about the incorrect facts in the first, very negative response.

OP, good luck on your quest to find a program that fits your needs.

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Specializes in labor & delivery.

Maryville offers an online Acute Care program, says it is 100% online. Hope you find what you are looking for. :)

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Futureeastcoastnp-

I'm not sure why there is such a needs to"smack people around". There are many ways of learning- I did my BSN online and my FNP in a traditional school. ACNP school involves doing countless hours of clinicals as well as didactic work that ensures that a proper education is given.

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No worries on the comment above. It takes a lot more than one salty remark to get me riled up. My point is that there are limited options for those of us who are "non-traditional" students but still want to advance in our honerable profession. I appreciate all of the sugggestions and will check out Maryville.

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Specializes in NICU, Trauma, Oncology.

I'm pretty sure USA's program requires campus time also.

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Specializes in Emergency.

OP -

Let me first say, I don't know much acute care np programs, but I have researched FNP programs. There are several that have campus visits one or two times per term with no reported purpose, but then there are several more that require one or two during the program with specific purposes (my program for example requires two, one at the beginning and one for clinical skills checkoff). I think you might find a few additional options available to you if you considered programs with one or two campus visits, but I don't know that for sure as my research was into FNP programs.

Good Luck!

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Little update here........decided to go with University of Northern Colorado's AGACNP online program. I was very happy with the decision, although it definitely required quite a bit of discipline and hard work. I am graduating in May and just received a potential offer from cardiology. So I guess they didn't laugh me out of the room. I reckon things are a little different out here in the good ol' west.

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