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<blockquote data-quote="thenursingstudent" data-source="post: 22061062" data-attributes="member: 833487"><p>I really didn’t know where to put this topic, so I chose this forum.</p><p></p><p>Backstory: I am a RN and have completed a year of nurse practitioner school. I have changed gears and am now pursuing an MD/DO. I am completing prerequisites.</p><p></p><p>So I’ve just been finishing up my year of NP school. There’s a lot of things about my education that I consider scary. I am in a school that is ranked in the top 5 in the USA for NP programs.</p><p></p><p>First, I didn’t need any RN experience to apply and be accepted to my program, which is acute and primary care pediatric nurse practitioner. I didn’t even need any work in pediatrics, nor any shadowing required.</p><p></p><p>Second, my course books are undergraduate nursing level. The information I am reading is geared for the scope and practice of a registered nurse, not an NP.</p><p></p><p>Third, everything I do gets a 100. I write an essay-100. I take an exam- curved or earned a 100. I do a physical exam via zoom ( in contrast to in person before covid) -100. There are nurses in my program who don’t work. There are nurses who have 0 years experience to 10+ but it’s the same education for all, and geared toward the experienced nurse.</p><p></p><p>Ok I’m putting this here not to insult NPs but I have to say I’m shocked at this. And I’m in a program considered to be good! There are programs out there that take you in without any letters of Rec, essays, Gpa, nothing matters just taking them in and churning them out...</p><p></p><p>For example one of my friends is in a 2 year primary adult-geriatric NP program. She buys the test bank and is dating an NP she said will just sign off her clinical hours whether she goes or not. There is no challenge in NP schools. There is no drive to motivate one to excel like I see with premed and medical schools. This isn’t the main problem, but it’s not helping.</p><p></p><p>NP education is a real problem! One that I don’t know how one would go about to try to change. I am passionate about nursing and medicine. I am passionate about people having the best health care available to them.</p><p></p><p>What can be done about this? NPs can fill so many gaps in heath care but their education is horrible. Is it really all learning on the job?</p><p></p><p>When anyone asks me why I’ve changed my mind from NP, I don’t say this nor do I plan on saying this in any of my medical school interviews and Personal statement essays. But this issue does concern me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thenursingstudent, post: 22061062, member: 833487"] I really didn’t know where to put this topic, so I chose this forum. Backstory: I am a RN and have completed a year of nurse practitioner school. I have changed gears and am now pursuing an MD/DO. I am completing prerequisites. So I’ve just been finishing up my year of NP school. There’s a lot of things about my education that I consider scary. I am in a school that is ranked in the top 5 in the USA for NP programs. First, I didn’t need any RN experience to apply and be accepted to my program, which is acute and primary care pediatric nurse practitioner. I didn’t even need any work in pediatrics, nor any shadowing required. Second, my course books are undergraduate nursing level. The information I am reading is geared for the scope and practice of a registered nurse, not an NP. Third, everything I do gets a 100. I write an essay-100. I take an exam- curved or earned a 100. I do a physical exam via zoom ( in contrast to in person before covid) -100. There are nurses in my program who don’t work. There are nurses who have 0 years experience to 10+ but it’s the same education for all, and geared toward the experienced nurse. Ok I’m putting this here not to insult NPs but I have to say I’m shocked at this. And I’m in a program considered to be good! There are programs out there that take you in without any letters of Rec, essays, Gpa, nothing matters just taking them in and churning them out... For example one of my friends is in a 2 year primary adult-geriatric NP program. She buys the test bank and is dating an NP she said will just sign off her clinical hours whether she goes or not. There is no challenge in NP schools. There is no drive to motivate one to excel like I see with premed and medical schools. This isn’t the main problem, but it’s not helping. NP education is a real problem! One that I don’t know how one would go about to try to change. I am passionate about nursing and medicine. I am passionate about people having the best health care available to them. What can be done about this? NPs can fill so many gaps in heath care but their education is horrible. Is it really all learning on the job? When anyone asks me why I’ve changed my mind from NP, I don’t say this nor do I plan on saying this in any of my medical school interviews and Personal statement essays. But this issue does concern me. [/QUOTE]
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