[NPInfo] Wall Street Journal DNP article..... sighhhh...

[Nbalkon at aol.com]

PLEASE read the article that Dave so kindly has passed along  with caution 
since embedded within it is editorialization along with different  points of 
view. The editorialization is of concern for it doesn't portray the  current 
state of affairs regarding the DNP accurately.
 
Guidelines for DNP curriculum are clear. These program will be  required to 
meet standards to be approved by credentialing bodies. CLINICAL  education is 
an essential component with clear guidelines.
 
COMMENT:  National Credentialing  Examinations/Board Certification is 
required in all but a handful of states  for NPs to practice. This is advanced 
practice nursing. So?   Why is there a need for NBME to develop a "voluntary" DNP 
certification  exam?  Let's not be led down the garden path or caught sleeping 
at the  wheel.
 
PET PEEVE:  I like to think of NPs, other APRNs, PAs  as being "educated" not 
"trained". Different connotation... ie, educated vs.  trained.
 
Nancy Balkon,  PhD, ANP-C, APRN-CS, NPP
Southern New York State Representative --  AANP
Clinical Associate Professor, Stony Brook University School of  Nursing



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