Are you planning to go on to become a Nurse Practitioner?

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Why or why not?

Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.
I don't know that I'll focus on a NP, but I'd like for both my wife and I to get our Masters in Nursing, at least, so that we can teach when we're too old or too tired of working as floor nurses.

Me too. I'm hoping to get my NP but if not I at least want my Masters so I can give my back a break. :)

BradleyRN, I thought there was a like a 10 year window or something before that is going to be a requirement?

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My intent to become an NP has been dampened by the whole DNP thing. If i wanted to spend that much time on it, id go to med school.

I agree with this view. If nursing had been all I had ever done with my working life and my education had progressed through the years, along with the appropriate job titles, I could see it. But as many times as I've been involved in the education process without results, it just doesn't seem sensible to seek more education just for the sake of more education. Only practical for someone that is actually using it. In my present position, it doesn't matter what I know. I use my education to do my job well, but it doesn't bring any recognition or acknowledgement from either the patients or my supervisors. I wish I had the money I had invested in education through the years. At least I could have invested it for the betterment of my retirement lifestyle. More food, more medications, more rent, more doctor visits, maybe some homecare. Today that education money is down the drain.

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Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.
BradleyRN, I thought there was a like a 10 year window or something before that is going to be a requirement?

Review the link on the first page. This has been a vision in the making for the past 4 or 5 years. 2015 is the vision for making DNP the terminal degree.

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.
Review the link on the first page. This has been a vision in the making for the past 4 or 5 years. 2015 is the vision for making DNP the terminal degree.

Ok so 7 years. :clown:

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Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.
Ok so 7 years.

No, it's actually 11 years. Started in October '04 and vision is for '15.

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.
No, it's actually 11 years. Started in October '04 and vision is for '15.

Wow, I must be extra thick today. I'm totally confused. When exactly would a new NP have to have their Doctorate? and how many years from now? I swear I read the link but it sounded to me like we'd need to have it in 2015 which is 6-7 years from now, right? :confused:

Good thing I'm on graveyard tonight and shouldn't have to medicate anyone. :D

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Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.

Right, the vision is in 2015, which is 6 years from now.

I was just clarifying your first post when you said, "I thought there was a like a 10 year window or something before that is going to be a requirement?", which is 10 years; 2005 - 2015. Or, if you count from the first vision paper, 11 years; 2004 - 2015.

They have made this "vision" 10 years in order to acclimate everyone (faculty, nsg. schools, etc.) to the actual date they envision this to be: 2015.

So, if this comes about, all new NPs will be required to have DNP starting in 2015.

Hope your shift goes well tonight.;)

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Specializes in Psychiatric.

I'm honestly not sure yet...at this point I'm leaning toward no because I just like doing what I'm doing...I like the interaction that I have with my patients...I'm just a sort of 'give me my patients and let me do my thing' girl LOL...but I REALLY REALLY want to teach Psych Nursing in college one day so I imagine I'll go back for a Master's degree one day.:D

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I've been planning to become a Nurse Practitioner before I even graduated Nursing school. My ultimate goal is to have a PhD and teach part-time at a university. I think being a NP is very hard work. You really need to find a good group of doctors to work with otherwise they will work you like a dog. I have about 3 more years. It helps me to get through each day knowing that I won't have to be a staff RN forever.

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Specializes in Home Health, Case Management, OR.

My goal is to have a masters, and yes I would love to be a NP, though I am not yet sure where I would like to specialize. I actually really enjoy being in school, and nursing school (as sick as this is) is fun to me. I cannot see myself stopping at an ADN or even a BSN, even if it takes me into my 40's before I complete my masters!

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