RPN to nurse practitioner

[danithenurse]

Hi fellow nurses,

I am an RPN i graduated with a 3.7 GPA i am looking to become a nurse practitioner.

I'd just like to no the would you guys think would be the best/efficient route and what cost? how many years of schooling? online courses ? or even working while studying?

I am from the eastern Ontario.

[cleback]

What's an rpn?

Honestly, a lot of your questions depend on your individual needs, which often won't become apparent until you've been working as a nurse for a bit. Answers also depend on geographic area, and I don't know squat about Canada.

[dishes, BSN, RN]

Are you currently working as a RPN? if so, start by applying to RPN-BSN programs, once accepted continue to work while completing the BSN. After becoming licensed as a RN, try to gain acute care experience, preferably in an area where you will be taking a variety of patient histories and doing a variety of a physical assessments. Once you have RN experience and have honed some of your skills, look into universities' NP program requirements, some prefer masters degree applicants over bsn applicants and you may need to do a masters degree before being accepted into a NP program.

You should be able to estimate the cost of the tuition for the various degrees by looking on university websites.