samosa

It was a great overview of the NP program by Catskill. The school where I am accepted into the program require students to have at least 15 months of recent clinical experience in their fields along with GPAs and GREs. Finally the school interviews qualified candidates. Once accepted into the program, students are required to have 600 hrs. of clinical experience. I think it also falls on the schools to drill into students that NP jobs are not to be taken lightly. It has its privileges but has more responsibility. I have met NPs who are dedicated and truly involved in the patient care and safety. I hope to be one like that. I again commend CATSKILL for a great posting.

I am a Master's candidate with a concentration of ANP/GNP. For the admission, even though I have another master's, I had to fulfill all the prereqs.(BSN),one year recent clinical experience, then applied for the master's program and then was selected for an interview. I finally was accepted into the program after an interview with the 5 admission committee members. This was in MN. My understanding is that through some programs you could pursue a MS in nursing. These are mostly on-line options. If a candidate has a previous advanced degree(non-nursing), may be allowed to finish AAS in Nursing to MS in nursing/ NP programs. I am just surprised to hear about this ADN trained nurses allowed to work as an NP. It does question the validity of the program. I think the experience in the field can not be substituted. Neither can be the thepratical background of a master's level classes. I think it is crucial to maintain the high educational standards for nursing as well as NPs.