rumple

rumple has 8 years experience and specializes in Oncology, Emergency, Education.

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1. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

   rumple replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral

   As a recent graduate from a MSN, FNP program it makes me feel ill. Here what I worked so hard for over the last 3 and a half years is being devalued by the DNP program.

2. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

   rumple replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral

   The fact is you wonnt find a single NP anywhere in the country who is the department chair for ANY specialty. The only possible example wold be NPs being department chairs of emergency medicine in EXTREMELY rural hospitals, and even those examples ar...

3. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

   rumple replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral

   It is the AACN and there is minimal word of gradfathering people in. To me it is disarming first NP's were told they provided quality care at a low cost, now we are forced to spend more on education and essentially being told we are not good enough ...

4. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

   rumple replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral

   This would be a doctorate in nursing and from what I understand it would supercede all other MS degree's the question is what would happen to those who already have a MS degree?