Help me find a good MSN, FNP to DNP, FNP program

[patrick1rn, MSN, RN, NP]

I am a masters prepared board certified FNP. I am interested in going for my DNP. Cut to the chase, I am not interested in doing some quasi qualitative study about how turning patients every 4 hours prevents bed sores, nor am I interested in assessing how nursing staff feels about staffing issues, etc. I want to find a DNP program that is clinically based, which will make me a better FNP, not a program that basically rehashes its DNS or what ever. I am not really interested in doing some research paper that wont make me a better FNP, but a better typist, nor am I interested in useless doctorate nursing theory class that they fed us in my masters program.

I feel if I am going to earn my DNP, I understand that some type of research is a requirement and giving it much thought, I have thought much about doing a paper requiring FNP programs to include a clinically based procedures class to include CXR interpretation, inserting CL's, Chest tubes, suturing , pleurocentisis, draining joints, injecting steriods, etc..

Please give me any advise regarding any DNP programs that you think meet the criteria that I am looking for. I do not want some easy fly by night DNP program, but I am interested in going to a program that will make me a better clinician and a mid level provider. I know the term mid level provider offends some, but I feel we are in the same boat as physican assistants are professionally.

The truth be known and we all know this, the education does not stop after we graduate, I continue to read, review and relearn and practice, but I want to get my DNP, I just want a program that is clinically based to meet my needs.

Any thoughts of any schools

Thanks

Patrick, RN, MSN, FNP-BC

EMT-B, etc, etc, etc....

[Spacklehead, MSN, NP]

I believe there are a handful of DNP programs out there that might not require an evidence-based project since when the idea of the DNP was first developed, it was meant to provide more clinically-based learning. However, it appears that most programs are following the path to require at least an evidence-based project, if not a dissertation; therefore, they have added in more research/theory/statistics courses.

As far as doing research on a topic you want - that is typically the requirement for most DNP programs. You choose the area/problem that interests you and research it to find what the evidence shows to be best-practice (hence, evidence-based project) - or some schools will allow you to conduct new research in an area that has little evidence to demonstrate its clinical relevance. I would talk to the DNP program coordinators of the schools that interest you and discuss what the options are for your area of interest.

[prairienp]

I believe there are a handful of DNP programs out there that might not require an evidence-based project since when the idea of the DNP was first developed, it was meant to provide more clinically-based learning. However, it appears that most programs are following the path to require at least an evidence-based project, if not a dissertation; therefore, they have added in more research/theory/statistics courses.

As far as doing research on a topic you want - that is typically the requirement for most DNP programs. You choose the area/problem that interests you and research it to find what the evidence shows to be best-practice (hence, evidence-based project) - or some schools will allow you to conduct new research in an area that has little evidence to demonstrate its clinical relevance. I would talk to the DNP program coordinators of the schools that interest you and discuss what the options are for your area of interest.

My understanding is that an evidence based project is clinical based learning? New research is for the disquistion and usually with the PhD education.