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Hello! I'm looking to connect with anyone with experience with inpatient hospice as an NP. Some general questions I have: Any practice tips? Pearls of wisdom? In particular, I am concerned with meeting regulatory requirements, but in general any advice is appreciated. Can someone do inpatient hospice and separately do palliative consults, or is this a conflict of interest? I am not sure what my questions are yet, but thought I'd see if there are other inpatient hospice providers out there who may have advice or things they wish they knew. Thank you!

Thanks! I don't know a lot about Regents, but I have not heard good things about the RN programs. I had not heard of Regents until I moved here, though, so maybe the few opinions I've heard (mostly at work) are not the general consensus. Is the MSN different than the RN? I think the person I know going through the program mentioned "doing school at her own pace", and did not say if her degree would be awarded through a separate school, I got the impression she would just get a degree from Regents. But I don't know what it is or how it works! I will look into it, thank you!

One of my problems is that I don't know what I want to be when I grow up! I would eventually like to get my NP, but I don't necessarily want to start with that. And cost is (mostly) not a problem. So I am narrowing down my options based on other things, and then will look at the programs on the short list of schools I am left with. 1. Yellow Ribbon Program/GI Bill (that narrows it down quite a bit if I stick with it as mandatory) 2. Online 3. Practical/clinical portion can be done in Nashville (or anywhere) 4. Adult NP, PH, or Women's are my preferences but I'm flexible 5. Respected program 6. Program length For example, Belmont University, which I mentioned before, is a good school, would be completely free and I'd leave with an FNP in a short time, and it is in Nashville, but it is not online. Drexel would also be completely free, it is a good school, it is online, there are more options than an FNP only, but I am not sure that I can do the clinical portion in Nashville. I guess I don't know where to start my search. I'd like to explore MSN options in general, what different schools have to offer. I just need a jumping off point. Maybe a better question would be, has anyone gotten an MSN online, maybe out of state from the brick and mortar location, been able to do the clinicals, and gone on to find work? A few other threads I've come across have answers from students who are satisfied with their online schools, but no one who has come back to follow up on the job prospects after graduating, or the acceptance of their degrees. Thanks again!!!

Thanks for the quick responses! I am open to all options, but would like to do education, Adult NP, Women's Health, or Public Health. I know I may not get my #1 choice in specialty. There is a school here I could attend for free, Belmont, which only offers the FNP, I am considering that (if I get accepted). Belmont is not online, though. So I'd be willing to work my way down my list of preferences to find something that suits me in other ways. I have reached out to Drexel's admissions advisors for their online programs. So far they have said for the non-NP tracks I may have to go to campus once a month for admin and non-clinical things, which I can definitely do. It is the clinical portion I am worried about, I think I have talked to them before (over a year ago) about it and I am pretty sure they said I'd have to do clinicals in Pennsylvania, which I cannot do - I assume those are more often than monthly. I'm willing to travel for a clinical, but that would be too far. I could go to Drexel for free, too, so I am hoping they have a different answer for me this time, at least for the non-NP tracks. Thanks!

I am looking for an online MSN, as well. I am hoping some people who have posted, or others who have completed these online degrees (Chamberlain in particular), can update us on the job prospects upon graduation. Thanks!

Hello fellow nurses! I am hoping someone can answer my questions. I am looking for a list of schools (maybe generated in this thread) that are "good", accredited, offer MSN online, and with a clinical experience that can be done anywhere (or at least in Nashville). I am not looking for a UOP type (no offense to UOP students). I have looked into schools here (Nashville), and I may go that route. Additionally, I'd be using the GI Bill. I also emailed my alma mater, Drexel University, in Philadelphia. They offer completely online options, but I think I may have to do clinicals in Pennsylvania, which would be a hell of a commute from Nashville. I am looking for something similar to Drexel, a good brick and mortar school with an online option, but one that will allow me to complete any practical/clinical in Nashville. The schools here that may accept me soon and that take the GI Bill do not offer online options. I am still considering the old fashioned way, but I'd like to do online if I can. Part of my question is, if you were hiring someone with an MSN, what is a good or at least acceptable (online) school? I'd like to take that into consideration when making my decision. Thanks! Sarah