Heard DNP will be required instead of a masters?

[italianlifter]

I'm planning on starting Nursing school very soon and my ultimate goal is to become a NP until just recently heard that this field will be required to have your doctorate instead of your masters. Can anyone tell me if this is true or not.. Thanks

[Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN]

It is a recommendation put out by the AACN in 2004. As of yet, there are no states that require a DNP. Employers may be different, however. It's quite similar to the BSN requirement that ANA recommended back in 1965- there are still zero states that mandate a BSN for licensure. However, there are some employers that mandate a BSN to be eligible to be hired.

[Palliative Care, DNP]

CRNAs are the only group that have made an actual deadline but I can't remember if it is 2020 or 2024. Somewhere in there. I earned my DNP for myself, because I live in a NP saturated market and it sets me apart, & because I knew if I didn't go straight through that I would never go back. I'm glad that I completed a terminal degree but curriculums need an overhaul in my opinion. I spent way too much time and effort on papers and a capstone I will never use. I believe the DNP for providers should be more clinically focused.