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Well to be honest, Its another one year of intense accelerated study. You have to put in atleast 6-8 hours of study time everyday to pass a class, and if you flunk one class you are out of the program. Working is not an option while you are enrolled in this program, the standards are so high that there is no way you can cruise through the program. But all effort is going to pay in the end, you will be getting out of Florida's # 1 school. Oh!!! Forgot to mention extra $40,000 added to your student loans.

I got into the program, very exited. Did you get into..? would be glad to meet my future classmates.

suvatata94, Yup I recently knew about it, i graduated from Union University at Jackson. Vandy looks very flexible with its courses, but its an expensive university I wonder if they have any work-study programs of any educational opportunities to its employers. Thanks for sharing the info though. Do you work there?

This PA thing was always confusing to me, I personally saw a PA work in the ER and his so called license is not allowing him from many things for sake intubating a patient, It was never clear what is the exact role of a PA and his/her scope of practice, thats the reason I chose Nurse Practitioners route.

See thats the whole point, FNP gives a flexibility with all age groups but restricts in typical acute care stuff like intubation/lumbar puncture etc and ACNP's can do these only in hospital settings and only to adults. There's a catch to everything I wish there comes a program which integrates both FNP and ACNP. Anyways thanks for your comments.

I am looking for NP programs and this encyclopedia of search resulted me in a land of oasis, I am unable to decide wheather I should opt ACNP or FNP hence seeking my fellow nurses advice. I am more of an ER/OR guy and like ACNP (love the adrenalin rush), but parallelly I dont want to loose rendering primary care/hospitalist role. As if today there's a lot of crossing over between the two roles but talks are coming about the law changes, DNP programs, and people being restricted to their license scopes. I am in this oceanic dilemma. My dear fellow nurses with ACNP and FNP licenses could you all share your job experiences like what exactly you do, I think your replies would not only help me but would help thousands of other nurses who are in the same fix in choosing a speciality. Thanks to each and every one and good luck.

Thank you all for your replies, the sites you have mentioned are perfect, but out of curiosity does any one of you know any part time masters program which starts in spring or summer of 2010. I dont want to pass the dead line of application(which probably may be this fall). Thank you again for your help.

Is there a website or a PDF file or anything anywhere on the internet which lists all the MSN and DNP programs offered by different universities in USA. Here's the thing I am an international student going through an accelerated BSN now and want to go to MSN/DNP program following my BSN, I am ready to move to anyplace in USA to finish the program, All I want is any program which starts in spring of 2010, cos I will be done in december 2009. Thanks for you'll and Allnurses.com rocks.

Hey Thanks for that I did not know there were post masters certification programs available. The reason I chose this was i dont have any nursing background and this entry level program offers me a masters with in 18 months. Now I came to know that I can do a post masters certification to become an NP and it looks like its another year but can you suggest me some universities with entry level programs which are a bit short which directly lead me to NP. Thanks for all your help.

I want to become a nurse practioner; I got accepted in entry level MSN program (Clinical nurse leader) at a university. I know I can give an RN licensure exam after I finish this degree, But I dont know is am I eligible for to be nurse practiner after that or should I take another exam, or should I have to do an another MSN in family nurse practice. Please help......... (Infact I dont know the basic steps to become a nurse practioner advice me please) Thank you all in advance

I am a student whos doing dual degree in nursing and health administration, I am more intrested into administration rather than clinical aspects, I would like to know from any nurse managers or administrators what is the scope of RN's in health administration is it a more lucrative (Lucrative indicates less job stress higher salaries etc etc) please post your comments , suggestions and respective job experiences......Thankyou very much