[NPInfo] Mary Mundinger

[Dena]

Isn't the "DrNP" degree what Columbia (the University-- not the country <G>)
is calling their clinical doctorate degree??? See, already no one can come
to a consensus re: what the degree should be called!! Another thing to worry
about with the DNP degree is that some schools are opening it to not just
NPs but to all other "Advanced Practice Degree" nurses-- or basically any
nurse with a Masters degree. So, what started out as an entry level clinical
doctorate degree for NPs is already in danger of being bastardized. I've
even heard that some programs are talking about opening their DNP programs
to those with Masters degrees in other fields-- like those MSN programs that
take in anyone with a Bachelors in ANY field. Also, I now of at least one
school that is already thinking of a DNP-to-PhD program-- they are already
basically saying that the DNP will NOT ever be considered a terminal degree.

Such a crock!!!
Dena Galler



-----Original Message-----
From: npinfo-bounces at nurse.net [mailto:npinfo-bounces at nurse.net] On Behalf
Of Shelby Havens
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 6:18 PM
To: NP Info
Subject: RE: [NPInfo] Mary Mundinger



I read the bios of the nurse practitioners who are with CAPNA. What is a
"DrNP" degree?
 
Regards,
 
Shelby Havens, ARNP > Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:00:54 +0000> From:
stephanie2u at optonline.net> To: npinfo at nurse.net> Subject: [NPInfo] Mary
Mundinger> > Calif NP is on a roll today : )> > Mary Mundinger's bio is here
on the website of CAPNA, the practice associated (not sure how loosely) with
Columbia U:> http://www.nursing.columbia.edu/CAPNA/practitioners.html> > She
was on the faculty of my NP program, right about the time she wrote her
book, Autonomy in Nursing. That was more than 25 years ago and she still
looks exactly the same (I started out younger than her and now I seem to be
older than her--how did that happen?)> > Stephanie Walker FNP> > -----
Original Message -----> From: Calif NP > Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2007
2:29 pm> Subject: Re: [NPInfo] Who Will Be Your Doctor? Here are the
requirements for NPs in the State of New York - which, in part may explain
why Mary O'Neil Mundinger, Dr.P.H. may believe NPs need more training!> To:
repyke at infionline.net, NP Info > > > First of all, RN Mary O'Neil Mundinger,
Dr.P.H. does NOT appear > > to be a> > NP....hmmm?> > Name : MUNDINGER MARY
O NEIL> > Address : RYE NY> > Profession : REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSING>
> License No: 146499> > Date of Licensure : Not on file> > Additional
Qualification : Not applicable in this profession> > Status : REGISTERED> >
Registered through last day of : 03/10> > > > 2nd- at first blush, (and
certainly not to defend Ms. > > Mundinger,RN) the> > lic. requirements to
hold oneself out as a NP in NY appear to be > > a little on> > the light
side? So, an academic (RN with a doctorate in Public > > Health such> > as
RN Mundinger) might objectively see some room for improvement of> >
standards......> > License Requirements: Nurse Practitioner> > > >
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-----------> > ----> > > > General Requirements> > To use the title "Nurse
Practitioner" in New York State you must be> > certified.> > > > To be
certified as a nurse practitioner in New York State you must:> > > > a..
have a currently registered New York State license as a > >
RegisteredProfessional Nurse (RN); and> > b.. meet education requirements> >
A nurse practitioner is certified to practice in a specific > > specialty
area.> > You may be certified in more than one specialty, but you must > >
submit a> > separate application and fee for each specialty and demonstrate
> > that you> > have satisfied the education requirements specific to that >
> specialty area.> > Current specialty areas are: Acute Care, Adult Health,
College Health,> > Community Health, Family Health, Gerontology, Holistic
Nursing, > > Neonatology,Obstetrics/Gynecology, Oncology, Pediatrics, > >
Palliative Care, Perinatology,> > Psychiatry, School Health, Women's
Health.> > > > You must file an application for certification and the other
forms> > indicated, along with the appropriate fee, to the Office of the > >
Professionsat the address specified on each form. It is your > >
responsibility to follow> > up with anyone you have asked to send us
material.> > > > The specific requirements for certification are contained
in > > Title 8,> > Article 139, Section 6910 of New York's Education Law and
Part > > 64 of the> > Commissioner's Regulations. For additional information
regarding legal> > requirements for licensed professionals, see the section
below on> > professional conduct.> > > > You should also read the general
licensing information > > applicable for all> > professions.> > > > > >
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-----------> > ----> > > > Professional Conduct> > All licensed
practitioners must adhere to rules of professional > > conduct. The> >
Education Law includes definitions of professional misconduct, > > and the
Board> > of Regents has adopted rules defining unprofessional conduct for
all> > professions. Every licensee is also governed by a set of laws, > >
rules, and> > regulations for the practice of that specific profession.> > >
> See Title 8 of the NYS Education Law and Part 29 of the Rules of > > the
Board> > of Regents for specific information.> > > > Print copies of the
relevant sections of the NYS Education Law, > > Rules of the> > Board of
Regents, and the Commissioner's Regulations are > > available upon> >
request from opforms at mail.nysed.gov or 518-474-3817 ext. 320.> > > > You are
also encouraged to review the requirements of Public > > Health Law,> >
Article 28 - Hospitals, Section 28-03-d, Reporting Abuses of Persons> >
Receiving Care or Services in Residential Health Care Facilities.> > > > > >
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-----------> > ----> > > > Education Requirements> > To satisfy the
education requirements for certification as a nurse> > practitioner, you
must present evidence of satisfying the > > requirements of A> > or B or C
below. Additionally, you must meet the requirements > > for D below.> > > >
1.. Completion of a nurse practitioner educational program > > registered
by> > the New York State Education Department as qualifying for > >
certification, or> > a program determined by the Department to be equivalent
to a > > registeredprogram, which is designed and conducted to prepare > >
graduates to practice as> > nurse practitioners.> > > > > > 2..
Certification as a nurse practitioner by one of the > > following national>
> certifying organizations:> > American Academy of Nurse Practitioners> >
P.O. Box 12846> > Austin, TX 78711> > Phone: 512-442-4262> > Web:
www.aanp.org> > > > Pediatric Nursing Certification Board> > 800 South
Frederick Avenue> > Suite 104> > Gaithersburg, MD 20877-4150> > Phone:
301-330-2921 or 888-641-2767> > Web: www.pncb.org> > > > American Nurses
Credentialing Center> > ATT: Verification Specialist> > PO Box 791321> >
Baltimore, MD 21279-1321> > Phone: 800-284-2378> > Web:
www.nursecredentialing.org> > > > National Certification Corporation> >
(Formerly NAACOG)> > P.O. Box 11082> > Chicago, IL 60611-0082> > Phone:
312-951-0207> > Web: www.nccnet.org (Certification for women's health, > >
neonatal and> > gynecologic/reproductive nurse practitioners.)> > > >
Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation> > 125 Enterprise Drive> >
Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1214> > Phone: 877-769-6622> > Web: www.oncc.org> > 3..
Satisfaction of alternative certification requirements for > > graduatesof
nurse practitioner programs prior to April 1, 1989, > > as follows:> > > > >
> a.. completion of at least a four-week long (full-time) nurse> >
practitioner program prior to April 1, 1989;> > > > and either> > > > > >
b.. two years of experience prior to April 1, 1989, of which > > one year> >
must be after April 1, 1986, in the provision of primary health care> >
services in a health care facility licensed pursuant to Article > > 28 of
the> > Public Health Law or in a school health demonstration project;> > > >
or> > > > > > c.. completion of a supplemental educational program > >
culminating in the> > successful completion of a comprehensive examination
or clinical > > evaluation.(Registered nurses should contact currently > >
registered nurse practitioner> > programs for information about admission to
their programs with > > advancedplacement.)> > > > > > AND> > > > 4..
Satisfaction of the pharmacotherapeutic requirement (for all> > applicants,
regardless of whether A, B, or C above was > > completed). You must> >
document:> > > > > > a.. completion of not less than three semester hours,
or the > > equivalent,in pharmacotherapeutics to include instruction in > >
drug management of clients> > in the nurse practitioner specialty area and
instruction in New > > York State> > and Federal laws and regulations
relating to prescriptions and record> > keeping;> > > > or> > > > > > b..
completion of an educational program or a combination of > > courseswhich is
the substantial equivalent in content and scope > > to the> >
pharmacotherapeutics course listed above;> > > > or> > > > > > c..
satisfactory completion of an examination in > >
pharmacotherapeuticsacceptable to the Department;> > > > or> > > > > > d..
satisfactory completion of a nationally recognized examination> > acceptable
for licensure in New York State as a physician > > assistant or for> >
certification as a nurse midwife.> > > > > > Please Note: If you have
completed a program other than a > > New York State> > licensure-qualifying
program and/or your pharmacotherapeutics > > course did not> > include
instruction in New York State and Federal laws and regulations> > related to
prescriptions and record keeping, you may contact the > >
followingprofessional association's for required instruction:> > The Nurse
Practitioner Association of New York State> > 12 Corporate Drive> > Clifton
Park, NY 12065> > Phone: 518-348-0719> > Web: www.thenpa.org> > The New York
State Nurses Association> > 11 Cornell Road> > Latham, NY, 12210-1499> >
Phone: 518-782-9400 ext. 288> > Web: www.nysna.org> > Online course: New
York Prescribing Information for Nurse> > Practitioners> > > >
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-----------> > ----> > > > Certification by Endorsement> > If you are
licensed or certified as a nurse practitioner in > > another state or> >
country, the Department may certify you upon receipt of satisfactory> >
evidence that you have met the substantial equivalent of the New York> >
requirements for certification. If you do not have the substantial> >
equivalent of all the New York requirements, you will be > > required to
make up> > specific deficiencies and/or pass a proficiency examination.> > >
> > > -----------------------------------------------------------------> >
-----------> > ----> > > > Prescriptive Privilige> > If you satisfy all
requirements for certification as a nurse > > practitioner,you will be
authorized to issue prescriptions > > pursuant to Section 6902 (3)> > (b) of
the Education Law.> > > > > >
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-----------> > ----> > > > Issuance of Federal Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) Number> > A Federal Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA) Number is > > required to> > prescribe and dispense narcotic and
dangerous drugs. Controlled > > SubstancePrescription Forms may be obtained
from:> > > > > >
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-----------> > --> > > > Nurse Practitioner Certification in Additional
Specialty Areas > > of Practice> > If you are certified as a nurse
practitioner in one specialty > > area, you may> > be certified in one or
more additional specialties by submitting > > evidencesatisfactory to the
Department that the criteria for > > initial certification> > in the
additional specialty or specialties has been met, or that > > you have> >
met the following alternative education and experience > > requirements by>
> September 15, 2007. Applications to meet alternative education > >
requirementsmust be submitted no later than September 15, 2006 > > in order
to qualify. The> > window of opportunity to obtain a second specialty by the
alternative> > criteria option will formally end on September 15, 2007.> > >
> 1.. Alternative education requirements. The Department may > > accept 60>
> contact hours of continuing education in the specialty area of > >
practice in> > which certification is sought. It may be obtained through the
> > completion of> > any combination of the following:> > > > > > 1..
Academic courses or continuing education programs > > approved by the> >
Department or by a nursing or medical organization or > > accrediting
agency> > acceptable to the Department.> > 2.. Evidence of preparation for
the specialty by service as > > a presenter> > or lecturer in an academic or
continuing education program, or > > by the> > publication in a professional
journal of clinical information > > related to the> > specialty. Credit for
such services or publication may not > > exceed 30 contact> > hours.> > 3..
Up to 12 contact hours of independent study in an > > academic course or> >
continuing education program may be accepted.> > > > > > NOTE: One contact
hour includes at least 50 minutes of study > > and one> > academic semester
hour equals 15 contact hours and one academic > > quarter hour> > equals
12.5 contact hours.> > > > > > 2.. Alternative experience. The Department
may accept either:> > > > > > 1.. 1000 hours of clinical practice after
April 1, 1986 in > > the specialty> > for which additional certification is
sought, in a health care > > facilitylicensed pursuant to Article 28 of the
Public Health Law > > or in a school> > health demonstration project,> > > >
or> > > > > > 2.. 300 hours of clinical practice as part of a clinical
practicum> > affiliated with a nurse practitioner program registered by the
> > Department,or accredited by an accrediting agency acceptable to > > the
Department.> > > > > > Evidence of completion of educational programs,
experience and > > examinationssubmitted to meet alternative criteria for >
> certification as a nurse> > practitioner must be satisfactory to the
Department, and the overall> > preparation of the applicant must be
comparable by assessment and> > substantially equivalent to the preparation
provided through a > > registered or> > approved program. The Department may
require verification of the > > content and> > completion of the program or
experience and of the satisfactory > > performanceof the applicant by the
person or institution > > conducting the program or in> > which the
experience was acquired.> > > > You must submit a separate application and
$80 certification and> > registration fee for each specialty area for which
you are seeking> > certification.> > > > > >
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-----------> > ----> > > > Practice Agreements and Practice Protocols> > You
must establish a practice protocol from the approved list > > prior to> >
beginning practice and maintain it in the practice settings for > > you and
your> > collaborating physician where it will be available to the State > >
EducationDepartment for inspection. You must submit Form 4NP-> >
Verification of Practice> > Protocol to the Office of the Professions no
later than 90 days after> > beginning practice.> > > > Practice agreements
must include provisions for referral and > > consultation,coverage for
emergency absences of either the nurse > > practitioner or> > collaborating
physician, resolution of disagreements between the nurse> > practitioner and
collaborating physician regarding matters of > > diagnosis and> > treatment,
and the review of patient records at least every > > three months by> > the
collaborating physician; and may include such other > > provisions as> >
determined by the nurse practitioner and collaborating physician > > to be>
> appropriate.> > > > Practice protocols must identify the area of practice
to be > > performed by the> > nurse practitioner in collaboration with the
physician and > > reflect accepted> > standards of nursing and medical
practice. Protocols shall include> > provisions for case management,
including diagnosis, treatment, and> > appropriate recordkeeping by the
nurse practitioner; and may > > include other> > provisions determined to be
appropriate by the nurse > > practitioner and> > collaborating physician.> >
> > Questions about practice agreements and practice protocols > > should
be> > referred to the State Board for Nursing at 518-474-3817 ext. > > 120,
Fax:> > 518-474-3706, or e-mail: nursebd at mail.nysed.gov.> > > > * * * * * *
* *> > License Statistics> > New York State Nursing Licenses Issued, Past 5
Calendar Years> > Profession Title 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006> > Registered
Professional Nurse 8,598 9,311 10,582 11,576 13,609> > Licensed Practical
Nurse 3,055 3,657 4,027 4,068 4,494> > Nurse Practitioner 937 784 825 700
884> > > > > > Name : MUNDINGER MARY O NEIL> > Address : RYE NY> >
Profession : REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSING> > License No: 146499> > Date
of Licensure : Not on file> > Additional Qualification : Not applicable in
this profession> > Status : REGISTERED> > Registered through last day of :
03/10> > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: > > To: "NP
Info" > > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 3:26 AM> > Subject: [NPInfo]
Who Will Be Your Doctor?> > > > > Who Will Be Your Doctor?> > > In the
future, indeed now, it may well be a nurse with a > > doctoral degree.> > >
Click the link below to read the full story:> > >> >
http://www.forbes.com/2007/11/27/nurses-doctors-practice-oped-> >
cx_mom_1128nurses.html?partner=alerts>> > > >
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