Is this a dumb question?

Now an MSN (or post-masters certificate) is usually granted at the end of NP programs, but depending on when they became NP's, it may not have been the case at the time. The other possibility is that they have MSN's but they are omitted from their titles for sake of simplicity.

I was just surfing through hospital websites, and came across a random list of hospital staff for an OB-GYN office. They had the names listed of the Physicians and Nurse Practitioners, and listed all of their degrees, RN, BSN, MSN, NP, MD, etc.

What caught my attention is there were three nurses that were listed as:

Jane Doe, RN, NP

I thought you had to have a BSN before you could become a Nurse Practitioner?

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

*** The chief CRNA at my hospital doesn't any sort of college degree at all. He got his RN through the hospital diploma program then went to an 18 month CRNA certificate program.

He makes more money than all the IM and family practice docs. Cracks me up

i was just surfing through hospital websites, and came across a random list of hospital staff for an ob-gyn office. they had the names listed of the physicians and nurse practitioners, and listed all of their degrees, rn, bsn, msn, np, md, etc.

what caught my attention is there were three nurses that were listed as:

jane doe, rn, np

i thought you had to have a bsn before you could become a nurse practitioner?

any info would be greatly appreciated.

the master's degree wasn't required in most states. in 1992 the master's degree became the standard. several years later most states as well as certification exams started to require the master's degree. there are several states who do not require the masters degree to practice.

I thought you had to have a BSN before you could become a Nurse Practitioner?

There are also RN-MSN programs that lead to a NP credential, but won't give you a BSN.

Becki

It could be because she/he doesn't want to list all of their credentials after their name. There is an NP at my School of Nursing that has her BSN and MSN and is an RN and NP. She only lists it as RN and NP, because she said she feels it is too long as RN, BSN, MSN, NP.. lol. And RN and NP are really the only two certifications her patiens are really concerned about.

I really appreciate all the responses...that makes alot of sense. I guess I keep forgetting that the processes to get certain credentials has changed over the years.

thanks again!