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I am finishing up my FNP program and would like to take the last step and get my DNP. I am doing this just for my own pride as there really isn't a lot more for a clinical NP in my role to gain from it (scope, title, salary). I am finishing...

Do any other fellow ER RNs butt heads with other departments when transferring a patient up from the ER? I think sometimes other departments forget I only had this patient for 30 mins and for 27 of them I was trying to keep his heart beating. So no, ...

Agreed. I live in this area and that's a typical wage

Hey my RN to BSN was the most influential and meaningful educational and professional journey I have experienced....... said no one ever. To me the DNP is too easy to not get, much like the BSN

Does anyone know if there is an NP to MD bridge program? I think this may be an option for me if so... I have heard of this internationally, but never anything in the US. Any insight??? Thanks!

I felt like I was reading a poem here haha Well said about the reasoning behind. I want to be ahead of the curve as well as not be 10 years out of school when I'm told I have 3 years to complete the DNP per legislation ect.

Yeah I read this the same way. In my state (AZ) NPs are fully independant and several of my friends own and operate private clinics. The doctor of medical science mentioned here seems strikingly similar to the DNP for NPs. Not an MD/DO, but gives the...

What you read is accurate. I am in the final year of their FNP and I regret going to ONU everyday. Worst program I have ever experienced. Everything from top to bottom is awful. They don't communicate anything. Change rules and requirements without w...

I'm assuming you are referencing the RN program at ONU since you mentioned NCLEX. This thread is regarding their FNP program. Still good info for prospective students to stay far away though

I feel like I am deep in a compassion fatigue phase right as yesterday I didn't really feel any emotion when my elderly patient passed away. Just saying that makes me feel terrible, but it is true. I think being in a very busy ER has a lot to do with...

Welcome to Mayo Clinic where we'll give you the best care in the world but we'll also have to take your kidney to pay for it.

I took a part time job as a CCRN with an ambulance company. Sometimes when I go to the ER/ICU, I get strange looks and occasionally talked down to from other RNs until they realize I too am an RN. I manage very critical patients i.e. up to 12 drips, ...

I agree with you there that the nurses may be basing this off experiences with ambulance crews who may not be as clinically educated as would be expected from a healthcare professional, but I feel like if I am managing a patient as sick as I do it wo...

I am half way through. I would strongly suggest going to another school. Idk how far your friend is but it was a very doable and normal program up till patho. At that point things take a turn for the worst. I'm not be dramatic but this is my 5th degr...

Patho and pharm are pretty tough because the exams are proctored and the amount of material on each exam every 2 weeks (about 500+ pgs). I passed but patho especially was the toughest class I have taken in my 8 years of college but it is doable as ab...

Ericnava, Where are you at in the program? I am in health assessment now. I spoke with Dr Bruely the MSN director after sending my Complaints and concerns about the lack of preparation and education for exams in patho and pharm. she was actually ver...

Oh believe me I know we have in our cohort. Even taken our concerns all the way to the dean of the entire school. No change was the result. Unfortunately as long as they continue to have new unsuspecting students writing checks to them they don't see...

Realistically what is a better program for the same length? The only way people passed before was using their books and internet on tests but now being proctored forget about it. Pass rate rapidly declining. Proctoring isn't bad but it is when you ta...

Agreed! I'm almost half way through the program now and it's too late to transfer out. This program is terrible! Disorganized, zero communication, and absolutely no actual teaching. They embed random YouTube videos from other schools and professors i...

at least it's just a few more months! I started aug 2016. I am just starting the pharm course. It was rough not being able to use notes or references and kinda sucked with it being procotored. But I understand why they did it. Please tell me it gets ...

where are you at in the program?

Most everyone I talked to in my class didn't do well either...

Ivana, Thanks for the info! I went to the school's site but it wasn't formatting too well. From what I could tell it is 2 year program 6 credits a semester? What are classes like? Discussion questions and essays? Thanks again!

Haha about throwing the Dr title around on a limited prn basis :) have you done any research? With the little that I have done at state schools in my area (AZ) it seems like it is literally just a continuation of the BSN and beginning MSN courses whe...

I'm currently in the program and just started the 1st week of the advanced patho class. there has been no mention of webcams. I have my 1st exam in 2 weeks.. are these webcams supposed to be school provided? I have heard of other FNP programs requiri...