NP- info?

[Nurse wanna-be]

im not sure if this is in the right forum.

just a quick question...

once i g-d willing pass the nclex- I'm a RN, right?

so if i want to go on to a NP- can i go directly from an RN to NP?- what degree is that considered...

what are any additional pre-reqs?

can you do this online?

any info is appreciated!

Thanks everyone! have a great day!

[just_cause, BSN, RN]

this forum has some great info for that - I'd also glance at NP curriculum at your local state colleges - perhaps their admission faq.... to get a basic understanding of the career field, options, and educational path.

good luck on your nlex!

[UVA Grad Nursing]

Nurse Practitioner (and all Advanced Practice preparation) is done at the graduate level. There are both ADN-MSN and BSN-MSN programs in the country (about 200+ of them).

There are plans to raise the entry level for Advanced Practice from the MSN level to the doctoral level (DNP) by 2015. Several universities have already made this change; dozens more are planning to do this in the next 5-6 years. So this would mean needing to complete a DNP degree to enter into NP practice in 2015 or so.

I am not aware of any ADN to Doctoral programs at present -- but there are many BSN-doctoral. This does not mean that there will not be any Associate Degree to doctorate programs in 2015.