Greygurl

I've been a CVICU and CVOR nurse for over 15 years. I am wanting to go back (online) to school. My long-term goal is FNP. I am in NO rush to get through it and don't want school to overtake my life. I have 3 kids 8-14. One has been battling cancer with 4 relapses for ~10 years. He is in a stable place right now and my interactions with NPs during his battle has lead me to want to become an FNP and likely begin working with pediatric cancer. When I was a child my mom went back to her Master's. She would have 1 night class/week. Other than that, our life continued as normal. She also had 8 weeks of class, then a month or 2 off, another 8 weeks, etc. it was a slow process, but our family life wasn't altered. That's what I want for my family. I also think going slowly will allow me to not rush to get assignments in and really learn the material. I'm not in it for the label, I want to know the material. Any suggestions for a slow/at-your-pace online MSN program or FNP program? I don't mind starting with MSN and then getting a post-masters FNP, if that helps make it more adaptable and less time crunchy. Any suggestions?

I would love to hear more too. I was looking at National University and it seems cool, cause it's 1 class at a time. I am in NO rush to get through it and don't want school to overtake my life. When I was young and my mom got her Master's she would have 1 night class/week. Other than that, our life continued as normal. She also would have 8 weeks of class, then a month or 2 off, another 8 weeks, etc. That's what I want for my family. I also think going slowly will allow me to not rush to get assignments in and really learn the material. I'm not in it for the label, I want to know the material. Any suggestions for a slow/at-your-pace MSN program? Long-term goal is FNP, but I don't mind starting with MSN and then getting the FNP part after that.

@ORNURSE84, ASN, BSN can you take 1 course at a time, maybe 8 weeks on 4 weeks off, 8 weeks on? I am in no rush to get it done and really don't want it taking over my life. I also want to be able to really focus on the material I'm learning and know it. Also, if someone on here can send me a referral link, that would be awesome I'd love a link if you could send me one