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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.
just_cause, BSN, RN
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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!