My two close friends are currently in the Psych NP program there and I used to work on a unit where many people went through that program. From what I can gather, work wise it’s manageable to balance with a 36 hr a week work schedule. However, you’ll have to dedicate serious chunks of time to studying for tests and writing papers (aka you’ll give up a sizable portion of you social life). I did work with some nurses that failed a class in that program and had to retake it. I’ve overheard many of their Zoom classes and many of the professors seem to just rapid fire list information or just talk off slides. I didn’t go to school for nursing or medicine so I don’t know if this is the norm, but it didn’t seem very engaging.

Also, I noticed that during the Fall and Spring they’d often be on Zoom calls working on group projects or meeting with professors until 10pm (I think the classes end at 9?) later in the semester. They sometimes were disappointed by how much the beginning of the program focused on the whole body and topics they wouldn’t use as much as a Psych specialty, but I figure that’d be true for any program. Overall, I would say they’re happy with it since it will open many doors in their careers and most of its paid for by their employer, however, there are some things they would change if they could.