UCCS FNP

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Specializes in Family Practice.

Anyone else starting the FNP program at UCCS this Fall? I am excited but nervous!

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Specializes in psychiatric nursing.

I'm starting the online post master's program for adult/ gero NP at UCCS.

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Not going to UCCS but I'm starting an online post master's FNP program at annout of state university and I live in C Springs. I'd love to meet some other FNP students in the area. Do you guys already have clinical placements? I have to find my own and I'm not sure where to start!

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Specializes in Family Practice.

My program starts this month, but I don't have any clinicals until next semester. I also have to find my own preceptors and am a little nervous about that! I plan on working with the education dept at the hospital I work at to help me find preceptors - maybe you could do that too?

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I'm looking into the online FNP program. Can you tell me anything about it? I'd love to hear how the classes are going.

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Specializes in Family Practice.

Sorry for the late reply, I haven't logged in for a while. I am doing the full time online MSN-FNP program. The classes are going good - just a ton of work and very time consuming!! I had to drop down to part time at work in the middle of my first semester to be able to keep up. I much prefer a traditional classroom type setting, but that just wasn't possible for me, but besides that I am happy with the program. It goes year round, so I started Aug '13 and will graduate in May '16 going full time. I think it will go by really fast due to the fast pace of the program.

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Specializes in Family Practice, Integrative/Holistic Health.

Laura,

Could you share more info about the type of work that you are doing as well as the work load? I am trying to decide between the MSN-FNP at UCCS and an out-of-state program.

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Hi Laura, I am really excited to be starting the UCCS MSN FNP fulltime program Spring 2018. Any advice for preparing to start? Anything you wish you had known ahead of time to help in the program? I have almost three months and thought I'd get a head start on some topics. I bought a newly published grad school, nursing theory text book and I working through a fairly new assessment text. I'd love to network with other student FNPs & graduates. I live in a rural Gunnison County, CO. Thanks

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There are a few other threads on here about what to expect from the UCCS MSN FNP experience. Here is my post from one of them.

UCCS is probably just like any other online learning platform. A lot of it is reading (A LOT) and teaching yourself through discussions, case studies, etc. Our professors seem nice however I wish they used videos more often as I'm an audio learner compared to reading. My biggest quip is make sure you take great notes and print off resources because black board (the platrform they currently use) does not allow you to access previous course content once the class is over.

I'm extremely nervous about clinicals. I have been looking for fall 2018 for about a month and so far I've had a lot of "no"s or no responses. I've been told they haven't had an issue with this; however, I'll say I'm starting to panic. I've been in a year, go part time and work full time. Its a lot of work and time consuming. Take GREAT notes. Teach yourself. Realize this is a time commitment.

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Hello! I am starting the part time program spring 2018! I would also love to network. I live in Oklahoma so no study groups for me, but I've heard of people using skype and such to study.

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