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Ratings & Reviews ^§

12 reviews collected from current residents and alumni.

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• Yale School of Nursing Yale University School of Nursing has changed significantly since I was there '82-'84. They have focused more on the GEPN program and attracted a wider range of people from various backgrounds. This has both enhanced the quality of graduate and given a better diversity to the applicants. The only downside may be that it is difficult to identify with being a nurse when you receive the foundation experience over one year. The school emphasizes research and competency based care, and encourages engagement in health policy making which makes this experience worth the cost. - Alum
• not worth the expense Most faculty were busy with their research. Taught by adjuncts who were also in practice and overworked. No effort to create a community. If I had to do it over again, would choose a program where faculty are there to teach and are practicing clinicians. There was no help in finding a job. I studied hard, so had no problems passing the certification exam and finding a job. However, my program had nothing to do with that. My prep was done outside the classroom. The large loan I had after finishing was just not worth it. - Alum
• The Right Program for Me! I attended the AGPCNP program part-time so that I could continue to work full-time (then part-time) throughout the program. The combination of working, didactic, and clinical rotations in varied locations prepared me well to launch as an NP. - Alum
• Excellent NP preparation I was in the Three Year NP program for Non-nurse college graduates. It was excellent. I attended full-time. Had very varied and interesting clinical experiences with experienced and supportive preceptors. - Alum
• A lot of self guided learning Overall a good program with excellent faculty and good intentions. The biggest challenge was inconsistency with class content. It felt like most of the disease processed and treatment strategies were entirely self learned. Our cardiology lecture for acute care was delivered by an LVAD surgeon who just focused on LVADs. Our pathophysiology class was taught by someone who had graduated from our same program 2 years prior and worked in the ED. While it was nice to have lectures from experts and individuals who knew what we were trying to accomplish, the meat of what we were supposed to learn was absent. That made the price tag a little frustrating. Overall the people were good and there were opportunities to network and mentor from some icons in the field of nursing. The learning part was just missing at times. - Alum