Anyone heard of the "DPN"?

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American Assn of Colleges of Nursing is promoting a degree (Doctorate in Nurse Practice... I think.) Anyhow, it's a four year post BSN program that is supposed to become the educational requirement for advanced practice nurses by the year 2015. It is suppose to phase out the current MSN-APN degrees.

Anyone else hearing the buzz about this?

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American Assn of Colleges of Nursing is promoting a degree (Doctorate in Nurse Practice... I think.) Anyhow, it's a four year post BSN program that is supposed to become the educational requirement for advanced practice nurses by the year 2015. It is suppose to phase out the current MSN-APN degrees.

Anyone else hearing the buzz about this?

Hello, 1Tulip,:balloons:

Yes, much controversy regarding this. Here are two links from those for and against the DNP

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/514543_1

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/514544?src=mp

You may need to sign up on these sites, but, they are free. Good info.

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