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Don't we all practice healthcare? Isn't the desired outcome improved health?

Do/Didyou have a Nursing theory course for your BSN to DNP/FNP program. I am seeking facts, not complaints. Which BSN to DNP/FNP programs do not require a "Nursing" Theory course? If you had a general required theory course that included some nursin...

Why the lol with USUHS? I didnt graduate from there but have heard good things about program.

Juan,yes thank you for adding clarity , BSN to DNP/FNP . My interest is in which of these programs do not have a specific nursing theories course, I understand the need of a theory and conceptual framework. Which programs are not requiring a nursing ...

Exactly what information I am looking for, thanks. Although the topic is DNP the idea is applicable to graduate nursing education for NPs, what theory or theories are needed for NP education at the graduate level?

agree, my intention for the 4th response on the poll was both. I wil try and change thanks

Goingfor your DNP will help if you select a program that will allow you tospecialize in an area. For example if derm is where you want to work, if youwere to focus on dermatology during your DNP completion program you would bemore marketable. Having ...

I think there is also confusion when people "assume" all programs use practice hours to meet the 1000 hours. Many programs have 1000 plus clinical hours with another 2-3 hundred practice hours. The intent of the DNP was to have 1000 clinical hours a...

The onlyway to make this argument is to compare students who have a degree (BS or MS)in another field who are in a BSN program. My hypothesis would be the studentswith a degree in another field in a BSN program would outperform the studentsin the AD ...

As astaff nurse 30 years ago I also used the most current information. Additionaleducation (biostats and EBP) allowed me to understand the difference between avalid EBP study and those that were not. There are a plethora of studies supporting the BS...

I am notaware of "one" DNP program for nurse educators. Can you pleaseidentify one as I have several colleagues who would be interested. They may not pay you more for the DNP , but they may not reimburse you unless you have a DNP. Reflect back to 19...

Thefurther we dig, the deeper the hole! The FNP director is adjunct with a fulltime position in Louisiana as the director of a NP program. The DNP director isadjunct. Thus, the faculty "list" is impressive but that is all, thedirectors of the NP and ...

Markyour previous comment "I cantell you that one of the professors I spoke with has her DNP from the LouisianaState University, She is a tenured professor at Tulane University, an adjunctprofessor at Loyola of New Orleans, and an adjunct professor a...

I tried to check out the salary website, the link does not work. I found the website and used nursing to refine search, did not find the same results. The work load of the prof you refer to with a DNP appears heavy? A tenured prof at Tulane (unusual ...

Non profit schools with department chairs making millions of dollars? My only question is where!

Keep the DNP as base edcuation for NP, explore paid residencies to allow increased clinical expertise (like are MD friends)

jreed, what I am saying is that in a np program with two Walden ms graduates along with other ms in nursing prepared and bsn prepared students taking the same NP courses that the Walden students did NOT do as well. I did not say they were poor or tha...

I should have been more clear, when comparing the education for the MS in nursing (Walden vs other MS ed) the Walden grad did not match up well. I can't speak to the current FNP program at Walden

I have worked with two Walden graduates of their MS nursing program who continued on into a FNP program at a different institution. The education received at Walde ndid NOT provide them with the same level of skills as their peers when taking same co...

The most important reason is missing. If the DNP becomes a requirement for reimbursement.Recall why the MSN became the standard level of education for the NP. In addition, I have listened to a ANCC representative suggest the DNP may be required. Th...

A common response from many although I have not seen a reference to support. Have you looked at the number of NP faculty positions? The number of open positions increases every year. I have talked with NP faculty, most are not there teaching secondar...

Have you reviewed the number of schools that have transitioned from a MS to a DNP in the past 3 years? If the market is not demanding the DNP why have the number of schools gone from 4 DNP programs in 2004 to nearly 200 in 2013? Why are there another...

i agree, although "never" is too strong. i have used i am "uncomfortable", especially with narcotics, especially patients i know well. i would have responded to the pa pt almost exactly as you did. i may have asked her to please update me on the tre...

RN experience provides "experience" which is important. I disagree that stethoscope skills tend to be taught in little time. the more experience you have with a stethoscope the more you have listened which means you know more. Everything from murmurs...

I am wondering how a third year medical student would do on the NP certification exam? The AANP and ACCN measure basic np competencies. I am thinking the pass rate for medical students would be around 50%. What would that prove? About the same thing ...