I am a prospective nursing student who hopes to be accepted into a BSN program this upcoming fall (finishing my last prerequisites). I have been looking at future job possibilities that I hope to one day get the chance to attain in my career. Being a CRNA seems very interesting and if lucky to be given a chance to become one it would be an honor to get in as well as to help others later on after my degree. However, I really enjoy the possibilities that a DNP has by being able to switch to a different specialty with a one-year post DNP certificate. So this has led me to wonder about the differences in a DNAP and a DNP specializing in Anesthesia.
1. So if someone got a DNAP which is not considered a terminal degree from what I have read online and wanted to switch to a different specialty is it true that they would have to do a three-year DNP as opposed to a one-year post DNP certificate? I talked to an advisor from a school that has a DNAP degree and she pretty much said this.
2. So if someone got a DNP specializing in Anesthesia and wanted to switch to a different specialty could they do a one-year post DNP certificate?
I love the ability to be able to move around to a different specialty as a DNP and I like helping others in different specialties. Thank you, everybody, for taking the time to read my post and I hope you have a great day.
