[NPInfo] Re: CACC & BACC website....

[Diana Galler]

The Email that was sent to myself and my classmates from our DNP program stated:
   
  "this certification was spearheaded by Dr. Mary Mundinger, Dean of Nursing at Columbia University in conjunction with the medical community to evaluate DNP practice as some level of physician practice." 
   
  Perhaps we should all write to dear Mary and thank her for her support in advancing the cause of advanced nursing practitioners???? Could she REALLY be behind this outrageous idea?
  Dena Galler

Nbalkon at aol.com wrote:
  In a message dated 4/3/2008 10:09:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
dmittman at comcast.net writes:

CACC
The DNP degree is an academic program of study that provides formal 
education for nurses who aspire to a complex advanced practice, with 
broader scope and responsibility than master's degree education 
provides. Nurses with the clinical doctorate are distinguished by 
their ability to provide sophisticated comprehensive care that is 
central to improving an individual's health care.

Founded in 2000, the Council for the Advancement of Comprehensive 
Care (CACC) is the leading academic organization for the promulgation 
of doctoral level clinical nursing. The Council is a consortium of 
distinguished academic and health policy leaders who are committed to 
assuring high standards of doctoral nursing practice.

ALSO...

In order to distinguish DNP graduates who have achieved a high level 
of competence in comprehensive care, CACC and the National Board of 
Medical Examiners (NBME) have agreed to offer a certification 
examination that will validate the advanced clinical competency of 
these graduates.



NANCE RESPONDS: Really????? The "leading" organization. Am concerned 
whenever such claims are made. CACC and NBME writing cert exam to "validate" 
advanced clin compentency of DNP grads. MY QUESTION: So... the current 
national board exams and credentialing structure has no merit????? Here is their 
website: _http://abcc.dnpcert.org/about.shtml_ 
(http://abcc.dnpcert.org/about.shtml) 


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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