Nurse Practitioner (TEXAS)

I don't know if this is true or not, but I am in the exact same boat as you. Starting RN school in Fall and eventually want to be a Nurse Practitioner! Someone let us know!

http://www.aacn.nche.edu/DNP/dnpfaq.htm

On October 25, 2004, the members of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) endorsed the Position Statement on the Practice Doctorate in Nursing. AACN member institutions voted to move the current level of preparation necessary for advanced nursing practice from the master's degree to the doctorate level by the year 2015.

Will master's level nursing still exist? Should these programs be phased out?

Yes, master's nursing education will continue. The position statement on the DNP is a vision for the future of specialty nursing education. As specialty nursing education transitions to the doctoral level, the DNP Roadmap Task Force recommended that institutions consider reconceptualizing their master's degree programs to prepare generalists. The Clinical Nurse Leader, a national demonstration project launched to introduce a new master's level role into the health care system, is one model for master's education. This change in master's programs is consistent with the position statement endorsed by AACN members which states: "As the education of the generalist nurse is elevated to the master's degree level, it is reasonable to assume that specialty education and the education of those individuals prepared for the highest level of nursing practice would occur at the practice doctoral level." The transition date of 2015 for the DNP was set far enough in the future to give programs enough time to make a smooth transition and address the role of master's education.

Basically if you want your NP, get it before 2015 or it'll be much harder.

Thats good to know

Hi, this post was from a while ago, but I wondered. If I am getting a N.P. June 2015 will that be too late?

Thanks so much :)