Np school with a restricted license

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Hello, I am a nurse with my Bachelors degree and I have a restricted nurse license. I am in the Oklahoma Peer Nursing program. I want to attend NP school, and I was curious if anyone knew of any online NP schools that accept nurses with an encumbered license. Any advice would be great, thanks.

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Moved to Nurses/Recovery.

Am unsure how a school would handle a restricted license. Have you considered getting a non-clinical MSN first then completing a post-MSN certificate as an NP?

Maybe its not a problem? Not sure...hopefully someone will be along soon with some solid advice.

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Thank you, that was in informative.

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Specializes in Dialysis.

Contact your dream school and see what they say. If the answer is no, see if they know of any schools who accept an encumbered license

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Specializes in ER, ICU/CCU, Open Heart OR Recovery, Etc.

I've been looking at several schools myself, and I've not found one that would accept someone with an encumbered license.

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I don't think that any school will allow you into NP clinicals with an encumbered license. I currently have an encumbered license in Texas, ending in December. I started a MSN-Education degree January 2015 and had no problem doing that with an encumbered license. I applied to an Acute Care NP program and was accepted to start January 2016. I will be able to transfer most of my classes from the MSN-Education track, and my license will be unencumbered once I start the NP program! That was how I worked around it.

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Yes, I think that is how I will have to do it. Thanks for the advice. What school do u attend, if you dont mind me asking.

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Can you get into a master's program with a reprimand on your license?

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Yes, I think that is how I will have to do it. Thanks for the advice. What school do u attend, if you dont mind me asking.

Univ. of Texas at Tyler

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Specializes in 20.

What school can you do Masters at?

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