any one already graduate from entry-level MSN?

[jonathanknbo]

HI,

is there any one who already graduated from entry-level MSN.

I need some info and experience to encourage myself and others

thanks:typing

[magnolia nurse]

what do u mean by entry level MSN course?? I got a MSN in Administration

and working, R u talking about not being an advanced practice nurse as in NP or CLIN SPEC?

[Sarah Bellum]

Are you asking about a direct entry master's program? I am starting one this month. IIRC there are several users here that have gone this route but I can't remember who in particular. Maybe post your quetion on the main forum to get a better response.

[TheSquire, DNP, APRN, NP]

He means what he says - there are programs for people with non-nursing bachelors to earn a generalist MSN, which preps students for the NCLEX-RN. It ends up being the same as an ABSN, except that the student gets to wear a bigger hood in academic garb after graduating. In Chicago both DePaul and Rush have such programs, I'm not sure who all else does.

[Sarah Bellum]

In Chicago both DePaul and Rush have such programs, I'm not sure who all else does.

Here in Cincinnati there are 2: The College of Mt. St. Joseph and Xavier University.

[BCgradnurse, MSN, RN, NP]

I'm enrolled in an direct entry MSN. We spend our first year on general nursing, take the NCLEX, then spend the 2nd year working towards APRN as a nurse practitioner. We all have bachelors' degrees in another field, and are doing this as a 2nd (or even 3rd) career. Hope this info helps clarify things.

[TheSquire, DNP, APRN, NP]

So, to get back to jonathanknbo's original question - are there any Direct Entry grads willing to speak up?