Rush University neonatal DNP program

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hey!

I am currently researching schools for a neonatal DNP, and the Rush University program seems very attractive at the moment. was wondering if anyone on here has gone through it, or currently enrolled in it. would love to hear some feedback about the program and the curricula.

thanks in advance

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did you end up going to rush for the neonatal DNP? I am also looking into that school too

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12 hours ago, ayuhime said:

did you end up going to rush for the neonatal DNP? I am also looking into that school too

Yes I did. I graduated two years ago. I’m happy with the program overall. But I would recommend looking into where you plan on doing clinical hours and making sure that Rush has a contract with them. My hospital did not and It was a pain to get clinical hours elsewhere. 

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On 6/13/2022 at 12:08 PM, nneadders said:

Yes I did. I graduated two years ago. I’m happy with the program overall. But I would recommend looking into where you plan on doing clinical hours and making sure that Rush has a contract with them. My hospital did not and It was a pain to get clinical hours elsewhere. 

is it a requirement for rush to have a contract with the hospital? Do you know if they have contracts in Los Angeles? Was it manageable living out of state while being part of the DNP program? What about the work-life balance?

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Yes. The hospital has to have a contract with Rush. You might be able to get one if they don’t have one, but my hospital couldn’t agree on one so I had to go elsewhere. Figure out who does the contracts for your hospital and ask if They have one with Rush; I have no idea if do or not. 
 

The remote aspect of the program was totally fine and manageable. It was getting clinical hours that was the most annoying, because you have to do all that on your own. 
 

work life balance was fine for me. I worked nights and was able to bring a lot of my reading to work. I only worked a 0.75fte. I was also pregnant and delivered during my program. 

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5 minutes ago, nneadders said:

Yes. The hospital has to have a contract with Rush. You might be able to get one if they don’t have one, but my hospital couldn’t agree on one so I had to go elsewhere. Figure out who does the contracts for your hospital and ask if They have one with Rush; I have no idea if do or not. 
 

The remote aspect of the program was totally fine and manageable. It was getting clinical hours that was the most annoying, because you have to do all that on your own. 
 

work life balance was fine for me. I worked nights and was able to bring a lot of my reading to work. I only worked a 0.75fte. I was also pregnant and delivered during my program. 

How difficult was it getting into the program? Did you do the full-time or part-time track? How many years of nicu experience did you have before applying? And did you feel like the program fully prepared you to work at the hospital since it's hybrid and such? TIA ?

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It was not difficult to get into. I’m not sure what track I did. I already had a masters so I was done in a little over 2 years. I had 2 years experience, and was on the transport team. I had a lot of previous experience with procedures, so that helped prepare me. Clinicals helped a lot to prepare me, as well as the didactic knowledge I gained. 
 

it’s a good program. 

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Just now, nneadders said:

It was not difficult to get into. I’m not sure what track I did. I already had a masters so I was done in a little over 2 years. I had 2 years experience, and was on the transport team. I had a lot of previous experience with procedures, so that helped prepare me. Clinicals helped a lot to prepare me, as well as the didactic knowledge I gained. 
 

it’s a good program. 

Ty for the wealth of knowledge! I was intimidated because I heard good things about the school, but maybe I'll give this one a shot ? 

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