DNP--Nurse Educator

[beckyRN00]

I will be finishing my masters in Nursing Leadership and Management next month. I've always wanted to focus on administration and education. Is anyone out ther pursuing a DNP and plannign to teach with it? Am I better off in that track or pursuing a PHD?

Thanks!

[meanmaryjean, DNP, RN]

I think if you want to teach in academia- the PhD is the way to go.

[MEandaDNP2b]

I too would think a PhD is the way to go, however thats not what I am doing. There are many DNP programs that also offer a Nurse Educator minor on top of a DNP. I would love to teach after a long career as a DNP in a clinical setting, what better way to teach than to draw off of my experience. My dream is to teach a med-surg lecture.

Hope you find what you are looking for. Good luck :)

[sailornurse]

I would love to teach after a long career as a DNP in a clinical setting, what better way to teach than to draw off of my experience. My dream is to teach a med-surg lecture.

:)

The DNP is the degree, it is not an advance practice role such as FNP, ACNP, ACGNP. I have taught med surg lectures and glad I had 20+years of RN experience as a med-surg nurse to draw from. I am not sure what you mean by: "a long career as a DNP? in a clinical setting?" This is not making sense to me. Please explain.