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A little bit about myself: I am a Nursing/Army ROTC student/cadet at the University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY) at the UK college of nursing. My course is a 4-year BSN track...
After a 4-year BSN, is it possible to become an NP, or does becoming an NP require an MSN?
Does anything change if you are an Army/Military nurse, because they have their own specialty programs.
Any other BSN vs.MSN info?
Thanks, for the help, y'all!
It's 2015....BUT....that is a recommendation by the ANA, who isn't a credentialing organization. So far, no one has said definitively that anyone will need a DNP (Doctorate of Nursing Practice) by 2015, it's just a recommendation and a conversation.
But if it is true, I wonder, will current NP's with an MSN have to go back to school to get their doctorate to "fulfill" the NP requirements?
CuriousMe
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I understood that. It just seems from your questions that you may be unclear about the role differences between an RN and an NP. They really are very different roles.