Has anyone done this program? I'm looking into it and it seems great but there are hardly any updates reviews. Thanks!

LindseyT99 said:

Your 3 p classes are each separate. They occur at about the one-year mark of the program. I enjoyed the 3 days intensive in Phoenix, You learn skills like sutures, women's exams, prostate exams, get all your tools, etc.. You only go once, and it's 3 days. I felt more confident going to clinical after I did the immersion. You don't do 2 classes together until after the 3 P and you start clinical. You have a course like normal and a clinical course. 

that's so nice to hear. almost every other FNP programs I looked into combine two of the three P's within 8 weeks and I really don't feel like that's enough to digest the content, especially when these classes are so important for our career. 

I read on here a comment saying they had actual patients for the health exams during the intensives, is that still true during your time in the school? 

Specializes in School Nursing/Prison Nurse.

I am starting in January and have also been looking for information. The facebook page for US University is loaded with spam comments and Google doesnt return many reviews. Id like to hear from current students who attend here, how their experience has been. If you are from a rural state, were you able to find clinical sites?

Hello 

I am also a current student, I started there almost a year ago, and I am almost done with my nursing informatics program. It has been a great experience, and the instructors are very supportive. The instructions are very clear and organized, and you have a mentor to assist when you have any issues. Hope that helps.

Specializes in Med-Surg,OPD ER,School/Clinic,Teaching.
caycar123 said:

I just finished my first course, and I felt that It was overwhelming. I work 8-5 and did not feel as if I had enough time to complete all of the required assignments on time and have time for anything else. There are 2 discussion posts per week, you had to respond to 2 classmates on 2 different days on each post and use a scholarly source from the last 5 years (most referenced the book). Each week there were at least 3 chapters to read and based on each reading there was a 10 question quiz (open book) weekly and no way to see the correct answers. On top of all of that, there was an assignment every week and one "signature" assignment with a 2000 word requirement.. I am familiar with a Master's prepared curriculum and I did not feel the same support as I had before.

This is probably why you don't see a lot of reviews about this school, people would rather not say the bad things about them. Yes, you get what you pay for. It's an extremely challenging program, as previously mentioned, the professors are paid by their title not what they can offer you or they would have already been removed through poor student evaluation. 
 

In person schools are more challenging to find these days given that there are so many online schools but I would rather go to traditional in person classes for all courses.  If pure nerdy like intensity defines you, then this online program from USU would suit you well but if not, go somewhere else. 
 

Being in this school will make you want to wish that you are in full time study and not working at all given the demands, the intensity and the lack of any human flexibility, after all it's a for profit school which is not so obvious. 

Specializes in Med-Surg,OPD ER,School/Clinic,Teaching.
Joanne Ferrer said:

I just noticed this Info on USU site:

* The PostMaster's certificates are not currently CCNE-

accredited but will be reviewed in the College of Nursing

and Health Science's next MSN accreditation cycle.
 

do you know if any updates about the FNP certificate program accreditation ? I know the institute is wasc accredited. Not sure how/what  it affects if the certificate program itself is not accredited?

They should be rushing by now to get the post master accredited before January 2026.


If they will instead wait at the next program cycle then they would have screwed their current students with this announcement from ANCC below:
 

**IMPORTANT ELIGIBILITY CHANGE POSTED MARCH 2023 

Starting January 1, 2026, for post-graduate certificate (PGC) applicants, onlyPGC APRN program accreditation will be accepted for eligibility.  Accreditation for APRN master's or DNP programs will not be considered in leu of PGC accreditation, even if those programs contain parallel tracks to an instution's PGC program. Applicants must demonstrate their program held/holds an active PGC accreditation at the time of graduation.
 

source:

https://www.nursingworld.org/certification/faqs/?certcode=FNP

 

 

 

Specializes in Med-Surg,OPD ER,School/Clinic,Teaching.
neroz77 said:

Anyone who have graduated can comment on this scenario? I saw this recent 2020 review on yelp. thanks

"I graduated from their first cohort MSN, FNP. School and the program was approved by Board of Nursing and I received my NP California License, however, I realized the program was not accredited, so I could not sit for the board exam. After 4 years they offered additional classes which I took to be eligible for national examination. I passed my board and became certified but still run into problems each time I go through credentialing with any insurance companies including Medi-Care. I do not recommend this school. Do a vast research before you attend any of their programs."

If you ask me personally, I think no school should ever offer a program to the public that isn't CCNE accredited since it is required by most if not all. I find it atrocious to be wasting the time, effort, and money of people who trusted you. You must have felt betrayed but at least they make this known and let you gamble at your own risk. If the post master was offered in 2022, it's now 2024 and they still don't have CCNE accreditation for the post masters program, wouldn't you worry and wonder what the heck is going on? They are demanding on their students to get everything done on time but the students cannot demand that they get CCNE accredited yesterday? What is that all about?

Specializes in Med-Surg,OPD ER,School/Clinic,Teaching.
LindaJC said:

I read something, maybe a year ago about universities being required to supply preceptors. I don't know whatever happened to that. I only have one so far. I don't start until the end of June, but I'm just not hearing back from people. I live in a very rural area and have been trying to contact people in the bigger city areas. because all of the smaller clinics have been purchased by large ones and those large clinics all contract with the big University in colorado, it is very hard to get in. I think there are a couple of agencies that help find preceptors that don't charge. I will certainly share if I find out anything more. What area are you in?

Linda

We all wish that they would be required but they aren't. It's all part of bad legislation. If schools can get away with it, they would. 

jz137731 said:

that's so nice to hear. almost every other FNP programs I looked into combine two of the three P's within 8 weeks and I really don't feel like that's enough to digest the content, especially when these classes are so important for our career. 

I read on here a comment saying they had actual patients for the health exams during the intensives, is that still true during your time in the school? 

Yes, We had a "patient" they are hired people with a scenario. It isn't bad. I was nervous because everyone went in pairs, and I was the last student who did have 1-2 others in my group, but its fine, they are nice, you ask questions. Then write a report and they grade you, but it doesn't count against you but things you missed. I forgot to ask smoking status.. apparently you ask every patient that. 

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