Bridge Program from PhD in Nursing to DNP Degree

A nurse who has a PhD and wants to earn the DNP is able to better do both nursing research and nursing clinical care. Many states now require the DNP degree, rather than an MSN, to become an NP.

J. E. Darby said:

... Many states now require the DNP degree, rather than an MSN, to become an NP.

Which states?

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Anyone got a PhD first and then decided to go back to school to get a DNP? Anyone know of schools that offer PhD-DNP bridge programs? I see a lot in internet searches about programs the other way, I.e., DNP-PhD bridge programs, but can't find it the reverse way. I also see DNP/PhD Dual Degree programs where you work on the two degrees simultaneously, but not where you have the PhD already and now want to earn the DNP. Thanks!

 

 

Sometime you are going to have to go to work.

chare said:

Which states?

Sorry, I meant to say: ... Many SCHOOLS now require the DNP degree, rather than an MSN, to become an NP.

I mistakenly typed "states" when I meant to type "schools."

londonflo said:

Sometime you are going to have to go to work.

Yes, indeed, I'm working while also going to school, as many people are, because life requires money, and school is not cheap!

Corey Narry said:

States have not required a DNP to be certified as an NP. What is happening is that schools of nursing have been phasing out MS or MSN programs and making the DNP the only degree offered leading to NP training. 

Sorry, I meant to say: ... Many SCHOOLS now require the DNP degree, rather than an MSN, to become an NP. You are correct!

I mistakenly typed "states" when I meant to type "schools" in my haste! Thanks!

J. E. Darby said:

A nurse who has a PhD and wants to earn the DNP is able to better do both nursing research and nursing clinical care. Many schools now require the DNP degree, rather than an MSN, to become an NP.

I did a BSN to PhD, and the university had decided to exclude the infamous "3 Ps" from my program the year before. Without those, I wasn't considered an APRN, and would not have been able to teach many graduate nursing courses. My chair strongly suggested I get a post-masters NP certificate to improve my resume. After a couple of years I landed a job at a large health system and am very much happy I didn't get on the tenure track hamster wheel. 

Thanks for sharing! The post-masters NP certificate is a great idea! I'm considering Western Governors University's Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Post-Masters Certificate program.

Is there anyone who has completed the WGU FNP PMC program? If so, how was it? Did you have a difficult time finding your own preceptors for the clinical rotations?