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Is anyone enrolled in the DNP program at Touro University Nevada? I would like to know what you think of the program. Is it doable if you work full time? Do you receive adequate faculty support?Any and all information would be appreciated. I am looking for a DNP program that can be completed exclusively online in a short amount of time.]Touro Universities DNP degree can be completed in as little as 12 months according to the information posted online.

Ruthie

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

I've also looked into their program and am interested in responses.

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I am currently in the DNP program. I work more than full time, consider myself a good student, and have found it doable. It is very intense, I've learned alot. Faculty support is OK. If you are not a self-starter and disciplined, it will be difficult to do. The cost is very decent, also.

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

I took the plunge and applied....waiting on a decision from admission committee which meets mid-January.

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I am also looking into Touro Univeristy for a DNP. If I can ask, does it bother anyone that is does not have CCNE accreditation and does anyone plan to use their DNP to teach?

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

The DNP does not have CCNE because CCNE does not accredit programs with a strictly educator focus. I just got accepted, and start in March. I was also accepted at Chatham, but declined the offer for other reasons.

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I will also be joining the March cohort. I was looking at this program or Chatham, but Touro seemed like a better program to me, so I am choosing Touro.

It seems like a good program, and the fact that it is only 12 months is the biggest appeal to me. I don't understand why other programs are 2-3 years long for an MSN prepared nurse.

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I am calling Touro in the am to learn more about the DNP program. I don't understand why CCNE does not accredit DNP educator programs.

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You went to WGU, correct? Were you able to count any of the hours you invested in your MSN capstone project for Touro's 1,000 hr requirement?

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Specializes in Psych.

I'm looking at Touro also. How is the practicum requirement? Has anyone had any trouble with completing this. I live in Nevada but travel nurse half of the year so I'm not quite sure how that would work.

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Specializes in Education, Skills & Simulation, Med/Surg, Pharm.

Bump - interested in more responses :)

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

Bumping this thread. I started in March and just completed my first, six-credit course. Wow! Pace a little frantic at first while you get used to it- but after the first two weeks it settles down.

To the poster who asked about practicum hours- Touro gave me credit for 288 practicum hours in my WGU MSN program. I was VERY pleased, as I thought I would get ZERO credit. (And that was the 'old' MSN program- if you took the 'new' MSN, you could get even more credit than I !)

My practicum mentor is actually 1000 miles away in Salt Lake City! You can complete practicum hours a variety of ways - including partially through doing lit reviews. So you should be OK traveling part of the time.

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