DNP seems like a waste...

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Anyone else think the powers that be wasted a great opportunity with the DNP recommended curriculum? I seems to be mainly research focused, with little (if any) advanced clinical knowledge. What's the point? It would have been a wonderful way to increase the anemic clinical hours in NP programs (from 600ish to a more respectable 1500+). Thoughts?

Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

I agree that DNP programs need to be held to an appropriate standard; there is a lot of crap out there. I would not venture to say that DNP doesn't improve clinical outcomes as there has been no major study on this. Actually most of the best clinicians I know have completed their DNPs, so before it gets diluted, outcomes right now are probably better.

You make some good points. Do you think clinical outcomes will decline as the number of DNP graduates continues to grow? I figure the dnp programs won't be any more selective than the current Masters programs are now.

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Specializes in Adult Internal Medicine.
You make some good points. Do you think clinical outcomes will decline as the number of DNP graduates continues to grow? I figure the DNP programs won't be any more selective than the current Masters programs are now.

From my former program no. From many others, likely yes. :(

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What's your opinion on getting a DNP from USA?

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From my former program no. From many others, likely yes. :(

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That is extremely unfortunate

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