DNAP/MSNA and teaching

[Tacomaboy3]

DNAP/MSNA programs are appealing to me because I don't have a BSN, nor do I really care to earn one; however, I realistically see myself teaching part-time in the distant future at a local ADN or BSN program.

I've often read that DNAP-/MSNA-prepared CRNAs have difficulty getting faculty/instructor positions because they don't have degrees granted by schools of nursing. Can anyone attest to or contest this?

[jj224]

I've also heard this, but have no firsthand experience other than I don't have and haven't had any instructors with a dnap or msna

[Tacomaboy3]

I think it's probably rare that CRNAs teach at the undergraduate level. But hey, I imagine that I'd really enjoy doing both some day.

[jj224]

Not as an undergrad, but for my masters program my Pharm / physiology teacher was a crna with a dnp, and now in my dnp program all the instructors are dnp as well. Not sure how it would make them any more qualified to teach than someone with a dnap / msna, it's more of a technicality. Just my anecdotal evidence. Hopefully someone in education will comment.

[AtomicWoman]

Which DNAP programs accept students without a BSN? Just curious, because all the ones I am familiar with require a BSN.

[Tacomaboy3]

All require bachelor's degrees, but not necessarily BSNs. Programs I've specifically looked at include:

Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA (DNAP)

California State University Fullerton in Pasadena, CA (MSNA)

National University in Fresno, CA (MSNA)

Samuel Merritt University in Oakland, CA (MSN)

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, MN (DNAP)

Saint Mary University in Minneapolis, MN (MSNA)

From what I understand, schools of nursing grant the DNP and MSN degrees (most require BSN, but not all); schools of anesthesia/medicine/biology/ect. grant the DNAP and MSNA degrees (do not require BSN).

Please feel free to correct me.