Just wondering if there was anyone in a nurse practitioner program. I am seriously thinking of starting.
I'm in the contemplating stages of it myself. I need to get my husband through his LVN school first, though - so it looks like it'll probably be April until I can apply, and fall before I could start. Unless I win the lottery (crossing fingers) - then I could start as soon as the check cleared.
BlueSkies
Have you looked at different programs? That's the stage I'm in. Trying to decide between adult acute and family practice programs. Ugh. I really don't know what I want to be when I grow up. I really don't enjoy taking care of kids (I like to be able to reason with my patients-at least most of them) but I don't want to lock myself out of a lot of jobs. I live in rural IA so they hire mostly for clinics, I think.
I want to do ACNP - but there don't seem to be as many of those programs as there is FNP. I need something that will meld around my schedule. I'm an ex flightnurse and current CVICU nurse - so acute care makes more sense. However, the structure of the ACNP programs might not work for me. So, I'm looking at Graceland's FNP. How about yourself?
I saw something the other day where DNP's are going to be the norm in 2011. That's right, you can call your nurse doctor!
What is a DNP? Never heard of it. Will have to check that one out. BlueSkies- I have done med/surg, cardiac care, and intensive care. Neurology is my love but I would definately have to relocate for that one. Just starting to look at 2 schools in Nebraska, Creighton University and Univ of NE Medical Center. How did you like flight nursing? Would like to give that a try for a year or two.
disholicious wrote:What is a DNP? Never heard of it. Will have to check that one out. BlueSkies- I have done med/surg, cardiac care, and intensive care. Neurology is my love but I would definately have to relocate for that one. Just starting to look at 2 schools in Nebraska, Creighton University and Univ of NE Medical Center. How did you like flight nursing? Would like to give that a try for a year or two.
NurseWeek: New Doctoral Degree Aims to Advance Nursing Practice : New programs for DNP are enrolling students, but many issues remain unresolved. :
More about the DNP
· NACNS, White Paper on the Nursing Practice Doctorate,
NACNS
· AACN, Position Statement on the Practice Doctorate in Nursing,
www.aacn.nche.edu/DNP/pdf/DNP.pdf
· NONPF, Practice Doctorate Resource Center,
Practice Doctorate Resource Center
· University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Blog — Forum for Information on the DNP,
http://blogs.nursing.upenn.edu/practice_doctorate