[NPInfo] More on the DNP.

[David Mittman]

Dena: As there are NO 4 year programs now, I am sure your regular  
clinical hours will count.
You know the first rule of testmaking is that one MUST have people to  
test.
Dave

On Jun 11, 2008, at 2:17 PM, Diana Galler wrote:

> Well, there you go!  According to this, those of us in "bridging"  
> DNP programs don't qualify to take the new exam anyway if there was  
> NO clinical residency involved in the program <G>. I couldn't take  
> it then even if I WANTED to!
>   Dena Galler
>
> David Mittman <dmittman at advancedprac.com> wrote:
>   From Elayne DeSimone, ANP, PhD, DAANP. Elayne is the President-Elect
> of the ACC and an NP educaator and a great clinician. I know her for
> a very long time and she cares about NPs and PAs.
> Dave
>
>
> Dave,
> can you forward to whomever this list went to?
> GREAT question Dave,
> It is my understanding that only those DNP graduates who can document
> that their residency time was spent in direct care as a nurse
> practitioner would be granted opportunity to sit for this exam, which
> is NOT, by the way intended to supplant the existing cert. exams
> given by AANP, ANCC, NAPNAP etc. (we will also see how that plays out
> in years to come). This exam as I understand it, is not available to
> CNMs, etc - only NPs.
> Additionally, those NPs who may be clinical experts, but who have NOT
> graduated from a DNP program are NOT eligible. In my situation, 27
> years of np practice, with a PhD does NOT qualify me for this new
> exam, it doesn't matter that I teach DNP students.
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