What exactly does “complete an additional three years in practice beyond the 3-year or 4,600 hours transition period” mean?
Is it six years total of supervised practice before being eligible to practice independently?
It does not. To be licensed and certified as an MD you must first graduate med school, complete residency and pass the boards. Graduating med school with a diploma without the aforementioned steps does not confer a medical license. Based on your prem...
The environment connotes one's area of expertise. John Doe, DNP in the ER treating patients expresses the underlying knowledge that they have acute care qualifications; HR and the hiring manager will have verified this. Adding DNP, AGACNP, APRN to th...
It's the superfluity that is the issue. I do not think it's a concern of cluelessness per se to simply have DNP, or what have you, after one's name. A person with a masters and DNP in leadership with RN experience in community health without other ap...
Probably depends on the program. I appreciated the rigor of my doctoral education. The DNP program chair was, and continues to be, very much involved in ensuring a high caliber program. Every student spoke well of them and their dedication towards qu...
MD, DO, PharmD, DNP, DPT are all degrees with specialties. Typically in the hospital setting you'll see John Doe, MD Cardiology or Jane Doe, DO Orthopedic Surgery. The same could be utilized by NPs/CRNAs/DNPs - John Doe, NP Family Medicine or Jane Do...
Actually I've kept my resume and cover letter to the minimum requirement. In fact I was just offered and accepted a competitive position. The docs et al. who interviewed me made comments of my educational achievements and level of motivation. They si...
It's certainly acceptable to add PhD after your name and appropriate to add RN to distinguish you from a someone with a PhD in sociology or molecular biology for example who's not an RN as most RNs who get their PhD get a PhD in nursing. As for me, ...
I think there's some historical context behind it. Perhaps it's due to a time when nurses were seen merely as the doctor's indispensable helper. Now, not so much. Nurses earning doctorates and highly regarded certifications and owning private practic...
I've heard from many others referring to the acronyms used by nurses after their name as being an alphabet soup, and I agree. It's superfluous. I understand that not all RNs have a BSN and not all APRNs are NPs or CRNAs. But wouldn't it serve to bett...
The DNP as a terminal degree is here to stay. While I initially debated on getting mine, in the end I saw value and applicability. Not to mention meeting some of the most talented individuals in the field as a whole and learning directly from them. H...
I commend the goal of the DNP in advancing APRN training. But I am of the strong opinion that we need to beef up NP academic training and reevaluate the role of diploma mills in lending credibility to the profession if we want to be a needed and soug...
jfmDNP replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Advanced
I think the consensus model helps provide credibility to our training, but it is not enough in my view. One thing many students struggle with is clinical placements. If it were truly standardized, student A would have equal chance of securing a prece...