MSN to NP....how?

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This year I've been applying to Master's Entry programs with FNP being my final goal. I ended up getting into an MEPN program that gets you MSN and RN licensure. If I were to go ahead with that program, what steps would need to happen in order to step into the role of FNP from there? A post-masters' certificate? dnp programs? I'm not quite sure of the difference between an MSN RN and an MSN NP?

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Brooklyn Barrett said:

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I did a MSN CNL program in Wisconsin. Never took the CNL cert test because when I moved back West I found it wasn't used. 
 

Worked a unit + outpatient as an RN then enrolled in an MSN FNP program. They let me transfer ~12 credits or so which saved me 10k+, but I paid a lot for the direct entry program initially.  Post masters wasn't an option. 
 

Coming up on 1 year doing primary care NP stuff. I don't regret the path but cheaper would have been a 2nd bachelors. Plusses and minuses to each. Good luck let me know if you have questions 

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