Online FNP in North Carolina

rgbrn · Aug 13, 2013

Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration | Regents OnlineGood luck in your search. I also live in NC and will be starting the Tennessee Board of Regents Online degree program (RODP...see link above) in January 2014. I don't think the GRE was required for admission (but I had already taken it, so I just went ahead and sent my scores, but I think it was optional).

IMPORTANT: This program requires you to find your own clinical preceptors. Best of luck.

Emilynn09 · Sep 6, 2013

Thank You! I will look into that link.

Emilynn09 · Sep 6, 2013

Are you able to do clinicals in North Carolina or do you have to do them in TN? I live in Eastern Carolina, so the TN border is quite a ways.

chare · Sep 6, 2013

The University of South Alabama also offers the FNP on-line. You can select any site that is convenient in which to do clinicals. Their list of current clinical agency affiliations is available on line as well.

rgbrn · Sep 11, 2013

You can do your clinicals in NC or anywhere that has a clinical affiliation agreement with RODP. The program will also work to establish new affiliation contracts with potential preceptors that are requested by students. I plan to do my clinicals in NC.

Barinbass · Oct 1, 2013

I am from NC and just finished my AGNP at Felician College in NJ. I also just passed the cert exam! They did not need a GRE, needed only my BSN GPA instead of a cumulative GPA which I needed, and was totally online. I went to the college to walk across the stage only. Skype was used for presenting to the faculty. This very much suited me and my needs. In NC, Duke and ECU are totally online. UNC is not at all online. They had an online RN to BSN program, but it closed a couple of years ago. I found my own preceptors in the NC. The school just has to approve them, and they now have contracts with a few practices in NC due to two of us being here and attending there. I looked at USA but felt it crammed too many courses in the curriculum per semester. I also was doing clinical when one of their students was at my clinical site doing clinical too. She said she got only 30 minutes to take a test, and we got 2-3 hours!!! Felician has made the program a lot like real practice and prepares you for boards. I was very pleased and glad I found them on this site. Regarding Regeants, I heard that the NCBON did not honor some online programs. Do check with them before applying to Regents etc. The Pattersons website has much information and is all about selecting schools. Hope this helps.

rgbrn · Oct 21, 2013

Hi Barinbass,

Thanks for the info. and CONGRATS to you!! How did you decide which certification exam to take (aren't there 2, either ANCC or AANP ?).

Also...what is the Patterson's website? Do you have the link? I live in NC and am planning to start the Tennessee RODP FNP program in January. I will check with NCBON and see what I can find out. Thanks for the tip. From my understanding, as an RODP student, I will be considered a student of my home school (there are 6 different Tennessee schools in the Regents consortium). My home school will be ETSU. Thanks, Rachael

Barinbass · Oct 24, 2013

HI I took the AANP exam. They allowed an easier process and required less hoops to jump through to apply and get approved to test. I applied for both but ANCC but since ANCC needed the transcript with the degree on it which was not conferred until three weeks after the semester ended, I had already been approved by AANP by then. I lost the money given to ANCC, but both AANP and ANCC had lowered the cost since it was the first Adult-Gero test. I lost less than I could have. I think this is the one I used. Maybe there is another site that provides the same type info. I found the best way for me to find a school is to ask those who went there. That's how I found mine. College Information - Peterson's - The Real Guide to Colleges and Universities

PatMac10,RN, RN · Dec 22, 2013

Bump.

lemur87 · Apr 14, 2014

Hi I saw your post stating you live in North Carolina and justbwanted to give you a heads up. I am in the RODP program as well and am starting clinicals this summer. I live in TN now but am supposed to be moving to NC this fall. My advisor just informed me that RODP students cannot do clinicals in NC because the school isn't registered with the UNC program. I just got the email today and need it get in touch with someone to see if she is right, but I thought I'd let you know ASAP since you are starting the program.

Kelsey

Barinbass · Apr 15, 2014

I don't understand that about the school's not being registered with the UNC program. What UNC program? I don't see a connection at all in doing clinical. I can see your RN license needing to be valid, current, and recognized in NC. Tn is part of the compact, so you can use your Tn license here, but check with the NCBON to see if you need to do anything re your RN license since you hold a license from a compact state. I haven't had to use my NC license in another compact state, so I don't know.

If you find a site that will allow you to do clinical there, it ought to be between you, the preceptor, and your school. My school had to approve my sites, and they were the only ones who had a say. I looked at doing some clnical in Va as I couldn not find a site that would give me adolescent experience. Va is a compact state, so I could use my NC license there, and no one ever had a problem with my attempt to find a site in Va. The one who is in charge of dealing with us NP students at the NCBON is not not at all quick to respond, so prepare for a wait!! I still have not gotten a response to a question I asked last year!! You also can contact the certifying bodies and ask them about taking the exam if a grad of your school. They will know, and the exam is a national exam, not state, so just ask that your results be sent to states that will recognize your school. You may not be able to practice here if NC doesn't recognize your school as they have to approve you to practice and register you after your exam.