[NPInfo] CACC and AACN-READ BETWEEN THE LINES

[Havens, Shelby]

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing has instituted a cutoff
date of 2015 for the DNP being the entry level to practice for advanced
practice nursing. Those of us who are masters-prepared have seven years
to think about all of this. Thankfully, I will be retired by then and
won't have to worry about it. 

It is probably a good idea for nurse practitioners to have doctoral
degrees, in the long run. It does increase our status, even though it
may not have a direct effect on our scope of practice. There is still a
lot of ignorance about nurse practitioners. Just last year an RN in my
department asked me if a BSN is required for ARNP licensure. It hasn't
been that long ago that a diploma grad could get an NP certificate and
become licensed with NO degree whatsoever.    


Best Regards,

Shelby Havens, ARNP
 


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AGAIN-This is being crammed down everyone's throat.

1.   How will it look when one NP always addresses themselves as "Dr.", 
and those from the "old school" can not?
2.   There may be a bridge program, but who is going to pay for this 
education?
3.   Besides the typical garbage about increased education and all, what

is in it for the NP? No change in reimbursement! No change in staff 
privileges! and           now, with this new issue, you will spend a 
great deal more, and have eroded some of the nursing by allowing 
physicians to dictate how NPs will be
      prepared to practice, and in fact, it will add another exam, which

was stated to be one that "medical students take".
4.   If you were going to change the current program, why not add a NP 
residency, or something else that would better prepare, as well as 
demonstrate to the
      public and other providers, that the profession is responding to 
better educate and prepare the graduate for practice. Another degree, 
except for ego, does
      nothing to address this.
5.  The _only ones that will immediately benefit_ will be the 
institutions that sponsor these programs, as well as whatever instructor

works for the school.
6.   If this is entry, what other level is there?

In a theoretical sense, "WHATS IN IT FOR ME", and WHY should another 2 
years be tacked onto entry level? But you have to love a system that 
allows the smallest minority to dictate, without thinking of the 
consequences, to the majority how they will do things, without offering,

and documenting benefits for the change. Wait, isn't that the same as 
our government? Maybe we are not training NPs, but future politicians 
which would explain why there are no facts to support the changes, just 
theory.
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