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Final bump! Closing the survey next week. We only need a few more responses to meet our goal! Please take a moment to complete this brief survey. Thank you! Amy Rose

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Bumping up for more responses! Thank you!!

Bumping up for more of a response! Thanks!

Isn't the DNP a clinical and not a research degree? I'm confused as to how you would utilize research in the hospital more.

Elkpark, which school was it that didn't view DNP to be equal to PhD for educators? Just curious. Thanks!

We are conducting a research study exploring the reasons nursing students, registered nurses, nurses enrolled in master's degree nurse practitioner programs, and master's prepared nurse practitioners might consider entering a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program. The survey includes demographic data, employment information, and in depth questions for considering entry to a DNP program. We expect to gain a better understanding of potential students', nurses, and nurse practitioners' rationale for entering a program. The results will be used to inform schools of nursing as well as members of the professional community. We greatly appreciate your participation and welcome your feedback about the survey content and structure. Your participation in the survey is voluntary. Your answers are confidential and the survey responses will be known only to the investigators. Only aggregate data will be shared and no participant will be identified by name. The level of risk is minimal and similar to most professional organization applications. The survey takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. There are 22 questions in the survey. If you choose to participate in the survey, you acknowledge that you will not have access to the data. If you choose to not participate, you may do so now or at any time during the survey. There will be no consequences to you for not participating; your rights, including your employment and educational status, will not be compromised. If you have any suggestions or questions at any time, contact Janice Smolowitz, DNP, EdD at [email protected]. If you have any questions about your rights as a research subject, you should contact the Institutional Review Board at (212) 305*5883. More information about taking part in a research study can be found on the IRB website at: http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/irb. Best, M. Mundinger, DrPH J. Smolowitz EdD, DNP A.R. Taylor, BS M. Jones, BS The link to the survey can be found here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DNP-Interest

Is anyone else out there considering applying for Columbia University's DNP? Looking for possible future classmates! :-)

Hey, all.... You need to rework your numbers. The first year of the program is $111,000, but that includes what the school budgets for room and board. It's a livable number if you are young and single, but with a family to support, I had to get additional loans to make ends meet. However, the job situation is not as dire as predicted. I haven't graduated yet and have already fielded offers for employment. That said, the program and the degree is worth every penny I pay. I couldn't be happier with my choice of schools. Good luck!

Hey, everyone!! Sorry I haven't posted to this thread in a while, but CUSON has been keeping us very busy!!! If you have any specific questions about the program, etc. please PM me and I will try to respond quickly. I can tell you this much: the admissions committee is still hard at work!! I overheard that they are still reading essays just yesterday. Keep your fingers crossed, try to relax and know that the end is in sight. Best wishes to all of you.

Sorry it took me a little while to get back to you guys... to say the least, I've been busy! To answer your questions: @mgh--- I'm in Adult NP with a subspecialty in Oncology. But please be aware that during your first year, the entire cohort is in the same boat. Just because you are in one specialty or another does not mean that you will have more time or a different experience within your specialty. (That comes in the Master's portion.) So, during the 5 x 5s, we ALL have to do psych, med-surg, peds, obstetrics, etc. I've heard that your integration period (6-8 weeks at the end where you are paired up with an RN and work their shifts), they *try* to put you in your specialty, but this is not guaranteed. I'm not there yet, so I can't swear to it. Also realize, that with the exception of Anaesthesia and Midwifery, you can switch out of your specialty into another if you later realize that you are more comfortable in one area or another. As to the program overall? I adore it. I am so incredibly happy to be at this school, having the opportunity to work with this caliber of staff, instructors, and hospitals. Of course, no program is perfect and no experience is the same, but for me, this is a dream come true. @aiwish, the first summer is THE HARDEST experience I have ever gone through in my life. 21 credits in only 9 weeks is extremely challenging!! However, if you are organized and study hard, it can be done. The clinical experience was not the challenging aspect for me, it was the massive amount of information that was required to be read, internalized, and recalled as needed for exams. Clinicals were fun, actually! I had a great preceptor who left me feeling incredibly confident in my abilities and I was able to be hands-on with patients my very first day. As to camraderie, absolutely!! We are all in the same boat together, so there's a lot of helping each other out when needed. There is no advantage to compete- while we get letter grades and our class is ranked, there is no valedictorian and the only time that your class ranking comes into play is when people are invited to join Sigma Theta Tau (the international nursing fraternity). At that time, the top 1/3 are invited in. In my experience, everyone is quite lovely and I have made some wonderful friends. @susifen, I think I knew fairly well what I was getting into. I made it a point of going to an information session at the school prior to applying, asked a ton of questions of current students on this site, and researched all I could. Accepted students were also invited to come to the school for a day to walk around and speak with current students, and I took advantage of that opportunity. Best of luck to you all and I hope that I can meet you on campus one day!

Hello! I'm a current Columbia ETP student, and I remember well how nerve-wracking this entire experience is!!! Agonizing over every single word in my application essay, stressing over my letters of recommendation, studying for hours for the GRE... it's hard work, but it feels good when you finally get it done. I wish you all the best of luck. If there are any questions you may have about the program, please feel free to ask.

Aloha, sjames!! I can't figure out which student you are in the Facebook group, but I posted on there my allnurses handle & my offline name. Shoot me a PM----- I grad UH a few years back. ☺ Congrats & welcome!!