NP/FNP for non-BSN options ... help please

[newccgrad]

I'd appreciate objective and up-to-date insight into options.

I'm looking to become an ED NP. I'm an ASN/RN with a non-nursing B.S.

All of the NP programs in my local area seem to be transitioning to DNP programs with BSN as a prerequisite, and admissions are very competitive, they are flooded with applicants, and tuition is very expensive. My state college program, with the "BSN bridge" would take 12 years on a part-time basis and cost $200k to complete

I have a teachers college BA, a second degree in Bio/Chem, a third in business, and another in health science, and a masters. All non-nursing degrees. I have no interest in either doing another B.S. degree or a doctoral degree.

I'm an older student, and I don't want finishing this to become my life's work.

Was a high school science teacher. I'm currently working f/t in healthcare administration and finance in a corporate environment at a management level and have family responsibilities, but my job provides both flexible working hours, and the ability to work from home about half the time. I'm looking for a program I can do while continuing to work.

I'm a newly minted ASN (11 years of p/t), got RN license, still looking for my first nursing job. Hospitals in my area now only hire BSN RNs. They will hire you once you are actually enrolled in an MSN/NP program.

I have 10+ years of p/t hospital experience as a "tech" mostly in the ED. In this often perverse world, as a seasoned "Tech" I was making $4 more per hour than a new grad RN, but since I now have an RN license I can no longer work as a tech.

I have 10+ years of volunteer EMS experience and am a paramedic.

My "dream job" would be a weekend "Baylor" job as an ED NP.

The only program option I am aware of is Columbia, which is both a long way away and very expensive, and a highly competitive very very small program.

I am very suspicious of the "online" programs, especially those that want you to find your own preceptors and etc. I will not even consider a program that tells me to go find my own preceptors and clinical sites.

What I am looking for is an "Executive Education" format program where you work independently/online but attend traditional classroom/clinicals several weeks per year on an accelerated/concentrated basis. I'm sure that this must exist somewhere.

Help please ...

[applesxoranges, BSN, RN]

Well, most have only a few days a few times to learn skills and do a few assignments in classroom. I know Frontier has an RN to MSN program and a MSN with a bachelors degree other than nursing but still have an RN license option and they do have a residency that meets a few days a few times but I am not in their program. Frontier is very well known for their CNM program

My school has a residency where we meet twice, first time is now optional. Originally the first time was one or two weeks long but they cut it down to 3 days because too many people complained. The 2nd time they teach skills on campus but I haven't taken it. The cost is a lot cheaper, 30,000-35,000 but I am in the traditional MSN. It is more like 40-45k for the RN to MSN. I have to find my own clinicals though.

I didn't see a state listed.

[Erin B]

I've just completed my application at Nursing@Simmons, Simmons college online program. No BSN needed, I'm an RN with a BA in Psychology. The program seems very thorough and they have clinical placement assistance. I'm not sure about the experience. I have 7 years acute care cardiac experience and another 9 years of research experience, so it wasn't an issue for me.

The classes meet online 'live', and there is an immersion weekend, in person, prior to clinical work.

[applesxoranges, BSN, RN]

I really do not think you will find what you are looking for. Most online programs require you to find your own placement. There are services out there to help. It is still a hell of a lot cheaper with the services helping to locate clinical placement than doing the 200k program. I think it would be about 60k max for the RN to MSN program and paying clinical match me for clinical placement.