ACNP jobs

Specialties NP

Published

If you are an ACNP, what type of settings do you work in? Have you held other jobs?

I know where research has told me many ACNPs find jobs, but just curious what the general consensus is of posters here.

The doctorate was many more credits but the 2 credit/200 clinical hours was just to earn his fnp cert. post doctorate

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in NICU, telemetry.
The doctorate was many more credits but the 2 credit/200 clinical hours was just to earn his fnp cert. post doctorate

Yeah, I know, I am talking about an additional cert after you've obtained an initial. Everywhere I've looked into has been a lot longer than that.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in NICU, telemetry.

Can you link me if you can find it? All I can find is a post-doctorate for psych, and it's 20 credits.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in ICU.
Can you link me if you can find it? All I can find is a post-doctorate for psych, and it's 20 credits.

My school's post-masters DNP is 46 credits!! And a post-masters certificate in acute care is almost a year and 500+ clinical hours. (I figure the post masters FNP is probably similar.)

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in NICU, telemetry.
My school's post-masters DNP is 46 credits!! And a post-masters certificate in acute care is almost a year and 500+ clinical hours. (I figure the post masters FNP is probably similar.)

Yeah, I have researched high and low regarding it and can't find anything along the same lines as what she's saying that program is. Not that I'm calling her a liar or anything, just haven't seen it, or even close! It also sounds too good to be true, as they are two totally different specialties.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

We weren't talking about post masters dnp, I was talking about post dnp specialty (say you are acute care desiring a fnp cert)

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in ICU.
We weren't talking about post masters dnp, I was talking about post dnp specialty (say you are acute care desiring a fnp cert)

Oh!! Guess I missed that part. I've not heard of a post-doctorate DNP in another specialty. I think the DNP is still a bit of a joke (sorry- just my opinion)....so I can't imagine wanting two of them!

Up Vote Up Vote ×

People choose to do dnp for a higher education... I would never consider higher education a joke but that's just me.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in ICU.
People choose to do dnp for a higher education... I would never consider higher education a joke but that's just me.

Then why not the PhD?

I agree that higher education in general is not a joke. I'm all for obtaining lots of education (especially if it's knowledge you'll use)! But I just don't feel that the DNP makes an NP a better practitioner....I'm just not convinced it's there yet. (It's still too research based.) I personally feel it would be not worth my time and money at this point (just based off my own school's DNP courses). Hopefully it evolves over time! Then I'd be happy to go back and get it.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
We weren't talking about post masters dnp, I was talking about post dnp specialty (say you are acute care desiring a fnp cert)

Was it UM-Flint? I only saw psych as well for post grad cert.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

PhD is a research based degree while doctorate is a clinical based degree. Yes it involves a lot of research but that's what advanced practice is based upon-evidence based (research). Everybody has their own opinion and neither of us are wrong- we just see it different . If i wanted to go into research then PhD would be logical, but my personal goal is purely clinical based. With that said, I want the highest education I can accomplish while I am young and have the opportunity so doctorate is the obvious path for me.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in ICU.

I'm not sure if you can make this picture bigger to see it better- but this is the course plan for the DNP program at my school. If you look at all the 700 level classes- they are not clinical based. They do not teach you any more about diseases and how to treat patients. They are about policy, finance, methods, research/evidence, etc. They may claim to be the "clinical" degree- but it doesn't add anything more to the MSN in regards to caring for patients. Is the stuff good to know? Sure, I suppose so. But does it make an NP a better clinician? No.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Add a Comment