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I would not recommend Walden only because they do not provide much help with finding preceptors. If you can help it save yaself and go to a school that provides preceptors for u! It's been a definite headache for.me and many others with that.

The program has been going ok. I actually had to sit out this semester because I couldn't find another preceptor so short of notice. I am still having a tough time finding a precept or and am looking into other options. Now that the medical school in my area started their NP programs...the area is pretty much locked with them. I encourage if you can to find a program that provides them if you can and prevent this headache.

So i have had 2 preceptors willing to do it but their workplace said no. A lot of the places in my area have contracts with schools and won't take students from other schools...and depending on your np type you won't be able to precept in certain places...like I can't do the urgent care centers that are popping up everywhere. And you can only use a preceptor no.more than twice at my school so u can't use the same one for all clinicals. And then u may have to get 1 with a particular specialty which narrows it down even more.

Hello fellow NP students! I am posting this because I am attending an online school that does not provide preceptors and I am so frustrated with it! I have lost 2 preceptors already and haven't even started my first clinical rotation. I have talked to other students in the same situation. I now have to go through trying to contact doc offices at the last minute because I didn't have a plan c. Anyone else enduring this frustrating process? I am regretting the fact that I chose a school like this!

All i can say is that I am pretty much in the same boat. Lost 2 preceptors u had already. It's so aggravating.

Hello! 2 of my preceptor's went to Walden University and they have not had trouble getting jobs in my area. I am also a Walden student currently. When I was choosing I was looking between south and walden...I ended up choosing Walden because South at the time had sooo many bad reviews. I really felt they were both along the same line where it is what u make it. The part I am having trouble with these online schools is finding your own preceptor. That would be my only reason for advising against them. It is definitely a pain in the but. I have come across some nurses who had to change their MSN type and then transfer to another school that provided preceptors...and I may be in the same boat. Have lost 2 already.

Coincidentally I just lost my preceptor for the 2nd time..I thought it would be easy too but am finding that many preceptors will say they can do it but the facility won't let them. Then I also didn't realize that they can't be in a practice with a specialty. 1 other thing happening is in my area a medical college just started NP programs so now many places are under contracts to only take students from that school. I am considering changing my major at the moment and going to a schoolong that provides preceptors. Oh and also at Walden u can only use a preceptor twice and you have to do atleast 2 rotations with an NP.

I attend Walden University and am in my last year (about to start clinicals). I would say it's very feasible for people working part time but if taking 2 classes it would be difficult due to the requirement of clinical hours..but there are people who have done it! South was a consideration when I was looking too but I ended up choosing Walden. There is tons of reading and weekly discussion posts. The first classes were a lot about research, evidenced based practicing etc. . After that u finally get to classes like pharmacology, pjysiology, exam skills etc. I did the RN to MSN program so this is my 3rd year and I should be done. My biggest complaint is the "finding your own preceptor" thing. If I knew how difficult finding preceptors was I would have chosen a school that provides them. It has definitely wen a stressful process for.me and I'm still not done with it!

I am not aware of any NP school that you can get away with only doing work 1 day a week. Most online schools require you to do posts on 3 different days a week. Also have essays that require research, tons of reading, tests. And to make matters worse..if it's a "find your own preceptor" school...that takes time and effort on top of the school work. Then you will have clinicals...which many schools require a certain amount of hours...but keep in mind the school work doesn't stop just because you are in clinicals. My school requires 144 hours that has to be done over 10 weeks/semester So I would definitely say no to the 1 day/wk thing! Some other degrees in nursing don't require as much clinical time but it's all about what you want to do.

I think it is the area because there are a lot of jobs for NPs available where I am. I am wondering though...our medical college recently got the acute care and adult Gerontology programs. .pretty soon the area will begin to follow and begin requiring the specific specialty which may make it more difficult for some NPs to find work depending on the specialty.

My understanding is that so many NP schools are popping up because of a potential large shortage of doctors is anticipated in the future. In my area I don't see that a lot of nurses are in NP school but there are a lot of students in nursing school! But at the same time, nurses and NPs are retiring. In my area we have a great deal of primary/urgent care clinics popping up...but not enough staff to work them. It also seems like they don't have many patients in some areas. And now walmart's and cvs have clinics too...

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As of right now I am in the advanced pathophysiology class. The quizzes for this class seem to range from 25 to 40 questions so far. The only other class I had quizzes in so far was statistics which if u have 2 take that I believed they also had about 45 or so. I haven't taken the other specialization courses so not sure on them. All the quizzes, discussions etc are all worth points and your overall score will be based on how many points u have. For example a quiz is worth 30 points and u get 25 points out of 30

Open book. Some are timed and some are not...which sometimes makes open book difficult

If worse comes to worse and you really think it's the job and not just the facility influencing your feelings, you can see what options you have for getting a master's of nursing in another area maybe?