[NPInfo] Re: [ACC-Circle] Fwd: Wall Street Journal DNP article

[Dena]

As far as I'm concerned, I've already "proven" myself by passing the ANCC
certification exam back in 1994 and working in the role for the past 14 yrs.
I freely and quickly admit that I'm not a physician and have absolutely NO
desire to take an additional certification exam-- especially one based on a
medical board exam. Plus, since my DNP program contains NO clinical and I've
been out of school for quite some time, it would take a massive review that
I just don't feel like going through. It is pure BS and I don't plan to play
the game. My ANCC certification is good enough to practice as a NP in the
majority of states and that's all I plan to do at this point. Do NPs with a
PhD or DNSc have to take this exam and get re-certified... or are they
simply singling out DNP grads???

I mentioned to my medical director today about the test and he read the
article and was floored. He couldn't believe anyone would seriously consider
this... and he couldn't believe anyone would seriously try to make us. He
wasn't sure HE could even pass the test at this stage... 
Dena Galler

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In a message dated 4/4/2008 1:15:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
dmittman at comcast.net writes:

Connie  et al: How do we best show that NPs are comparable to docs?  
This is  one way... Although this is a strange way to do it- but  
taking a  test equivalent to the clinical section of the Med Boards is  
an  interesting concept

Dave, with all due respect.... I disagree with this  idea....
Why must NPs and other APRNs for that matter "prove"  themselves by taking 
medical board equivalent?  Why? Why?  Why?
 
National Board Certification exists for NPs...  First ask  are these exams 
valid and reliable predictors of competence for entry into  practice? What
do 
you think?

 
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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