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Key Takeaway: DNP Programs Without Clinicals (2026)Duke University (Durham, NC): Offers an Executive Leadership DNP featuring online coursework and on-campus intensives. Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN): Provides tracks in Executive Leadership and Nursing Informatics focused on data and systems. Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD): Features an Executive track centered on leadership with several required on-site immersions. University of Alabama (Birmingham, AL): A Post-MSN pathway for nurse executives that utilizes leadership-based practice work instead of rotations. Wichita State University (Wichita, KS): An MSN-to-DNP option built around a specific DNP project and applied coursework. -
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Anyone got a PhD first and then decided to go back to school to get a DNP? Anyone know of schools that offer PhD-DNP bridge programs? I see a lot in internet searches about programs the other way, I.e., DNP-PhD bridge programs, but can't find it the reverse way. I also see DNP/PhD Dual Degree programs where you work on the two degrees simultaneously, but not where you have the PhD already and now want to earn the DNP. Thanks!
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Hi all-- I am interested in Duke's MSN-DNP option for working professionals. Can anyone speak to the program as far as rigors, assignments, support, etc? Do you have to have a DNP topic in place before starting? I am a new grad CRNA and would hate to go in as a new employee and try to implement a change of practice. Just wondering how others are doing it. Thanks!
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I'm desperate for some advice from my fellow professional nurses out there. I've found some complaints regarding Bradley University on this site. I was going to start the program next month but now I'm hesitant. The complaints are about Bradley outsourcing to other companies. Does anyone out there know anything about Bradley? Until now I've not found anything negative. I'm not crazy about marketing companies handling some aspects of the university. I'm in Maryland, so now I'm considering George Washington University, in DC. Their program starts in the fall.
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Hi, I have the option for my employer to pay for me to go back to school to earn my DNP in AG-ACNP. My employer recommended 3 programs: University of Virginia, University of Maryland and University of South Florida. If you have attended or are currently in UVA's program, I would appreciate any and all feedback. Thank you.
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Hi, I have the option for my employer to pay for me to go back to school to earn my DNP in AG-ACNP. My employer recommended 3 programs: University of Virginia, University of Maryland and University of South Florida. If you have attended or are currently in University of Maryland Baltimore's program, I would appreciate any and all feedback. Thank you.
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Hi, I've been accepted to 2 programs (and still waiting a decision from UIC). Wayne State University and the University of Washington. WSU is a MSN (although I could start in the DNP program in the fall) and UW is a DNP program. Both are PMHNP. I would like to hear experiences anyone has had with either. I wanted a traditional in class program so that eliminated many online programs. Any insight would be appreciated. I'll be moving sometime this summer after I decide. Thank you!
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Hello everyone! I'm very interested in becoming an NP soon (FNP or PMHNP), but I want to go to a very rigorous program. I'm very concerned with always providing the best care for my patients and so I want to go to a program where I will learn the most. It seems a lot of "diploma mill" type schools have opened for NPs, and I need help weeding them out! I look through a few curriculums for NP programs and I'm kind of worried I won't learn enough. I see a lot of "fluff" classes on nursing theory/public health type things - and while these are definitely important, I feel that most of the NP program I've found just don't have enough strong science courses. I want to really work hard, take a lot of deep courses on diagnosis, pathophysiology, pharmacology, immunology, etc. Anyone go to a program like that? Regardless of your program, do you feel you graduated with a very sound knowledge of how to diagnose and treat most patients on day one or did you feel completely lost?
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I have my BSN from the same top 5 nursing program where I have taught for the past 5 years. My MSN (nursing education) is from Capella University. My job is pushing me hard to get a terminal degree. I'm not eligible for most DNP programs nor do they make sense since I am not an advanced practice nurse nor do I desire to be. There are a few CCNE accredited DNP programs that would allow me to complete the program but I would need 900 clinical hours and it would be quite expensive. American Sentinel University has a DNP nurse educator and due to their ACEN accreditation, the hours would drop to 600. I got accepted and got full NFLP funding. But I worry about getting another degree from an online "diploma mill" style school. And I am still hesitant about the DNP since the degree was designed for advanced practice nurses, not educators. I recently discovered that Columbia University has an EdD specifically in nursing education. It is a long and intense program that seems to be closer aligned to a PhD. However, I would be specifically prepared as a nurse educator at the doctoral level, not a nurse scientist like with a PhD. It seems perfect, although I'm not thrilled about all the extra time / effort vs the DNP. But is it worth it? Will it look way better on paper? Open up more doors? Guide me to being a better educator? I have not found anyone who personally went through that program. A final option is that I am aware of a school that is creating a brand-new degree, the DNE... Doctorate in nursing education. It is essentially a DNP specifically designed for nurse educators. They are actively seeking CCNE accreditation. It will mirror the DNP and also have the 1000 hours post bachelor's requirement which would mean 900 hundred hours for me. This is a well ranked and well respected university. I have no interest in being a nurse scientist who lives for grant money and publishing. I like teaching. Most of what I want to do is translate the existing research into the educational world to ensure we are educating our nursing students in the best way we know. However, if a topic interests me, I want to have the ability and knowledge do a study. I just finished a big QI project that got me published in a peer-reviewed journal which was exciting. The DNE sounds amazing, but it's a few years off. And I'm annoyed at having to do 900 hours because that would mean adding to my current workload and doing my job extra without pay. What's the point and benefit!? But it would be faster and less rigorous than the EdD. Also, I have 2 kids and plan to start trying for a 3rd. I would love to wait but a combination of my job pushing me and not knowing if NFLP funding will still exist down the road and knowing down the road I will wish I had just done it has led me to looking at options now. I'm in my lower 30s so I have a long career ahead of me. Sorry for rambling and the long post but any insight would be greatly appreciated. Anyone I've asked at work is just PhD or nothing except the NPs all say DNP. I have no idea why the EdD doesn't seem to have the respect in nursing education. It seems like the most ideal degree for an educator. Thanks!
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Hi All, I remember when I was applying to Seattle U's APNI (Advanced Practice Nursing Immersion) program a couple of years ago there was no information for me out there! So I wanted to circle back and answer any questions applicants or potential applicants might have. I finished the APNI portion last spring and now am in the first year of the primary care FNP/AGNP track. Good luck to all.
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Hello all nurses! Has anyone applied to the DNP program at the University of Washington? I've applied and just want to hear people's thoughts and when/if they've received notice from the University if they're been accepted or not. Also, does anyone know anyone who has gotten in? What do they think of the program? Especially with managing a full time floor job. Thanks!
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I graduated with my MSN Education last year. Started on my DNP shortly after because most of the teaching jobs here require that. My goal is to work as an FNP and teach part time for a while and eventually go to full time teaching. So, is there a way to get my FNP now while I'm working on my DNP? I'm in NC, so some programs won't take NC students due to regulatory issues. Any thoughts, suggestions, experience with this?
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Hello! I am strongly considering applying to direct entry DNP nursing programs where you earn your RN during the first year and then your DNP in the subsequent years. I am specifically looking at the APNI program at Seattle University. I have worked in healthcare research for many years and volunteer in a hospital, but I am not an RN. I am just worried about the job market after school. I am also worried about how well prepared you are to be an NP in these programs. I ideally would like to work in rural community in clinic as an FNP. Any one have any thoughts or input? I will add that I have already done a lot of research on the topic and talked to some folks. They said RN experience is very valuable. At the same time, many said they know folks who are successful grads and NPs from direct entry program. Thanks so much!
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I have an issue that has been bothering me since I began my first semester of nursing school this fall, and I would really appreciate some insight on this. Currently I am wrapping up my first semester of school at Prince Georges Community College. My program has been challenging but definitely doable if you study hard. My only issue with the program is the absolutely absurd grading scale that they have in affect. The grading scale is as follows: A= 94-100%, B= 87-93%, and C= 80-86%. Anything below that is a failing grade. I am completely frustrated with this, because I study my behind off each and every day and my current score in the course is an 85.55 or a C. Depending on how my final exam goes I will get a C or a B. I am trying to get into the University of Maryland school of nursing for my BSN. Their GPA requirement is a 3.0. I am really afraid that my nursing school grades will drop my GPA below a 3.0. (I currently have a 3.0 GPA). My question is.. if my gpa is (God forbid) below a 3.0, is there a way I can explain my previous schools grade scale to admissions?? I really feel PGCC's grading scale is completely unfair to students, especially in comparison to other nursing schools. It denies students from earning the grades they deserve, and can ultimately shuts them out from any potential future educational endeavors.
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I'm starting the FNP track at UW this Fall- anyone else? I'm trying to consider how much I should work while I'm in the program. Can I get some opinions on that? Also what are people here doing with their FNP? I work at a hospital that uses nurse practitioners for just about all of their specialties and it seems like you can be trained into any of them!
