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1. NP to DNP - trying to decide

   athr replied to saraltx's topic in Doctoral

   This is not necessarily true. Read the ANCC position paper 2004. Unless you are going to specialize, which takes longer, NP's make a decent salary and have great job satisfaction. Enrollment in MD programs are down due to decrease reimbursement and p...

2. NP to DNP - trying to decide

   athr replied to saraltx's topic in Doctoral

   Read the ANCC Position paper 2004 and research the role of the DNP by the year 2025. It is an exciting time for DNP's. I am currently in the DNP program at CUA on line (Catholic University of America in Washington, DC) and am totally enjoying it. I h...

3. Areas of focus for DNP capstone project...

   athr replied to christvs's topic in Doctoral

   What if you were to do a project at an LTAC (Long Term Acute Care facility) and educate patients' families when patients are critical on ventilators or with terrible wounds, etc to see if it help if the patient didn't do well, in regards to allowing ...

4. Nurse Practitioners satisfaction

   athr posted a topic in NP

   I recently read something here that mentioned that nurse practitioners are not satisfied with their careers. I don't believe that to be true. I have been a nurse practitioner since 1991 and have spent the last 20 years in Gastroenterology and I love ...