[NPInfo] More on the DNP.

[Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, NP-C, FNP-BC, FAANP, CSP]

Well, how very silly this is! I have 22 years of "full contact" family practice, taking care of a challenging population of the poor, mental and social health problems. have taught for 25+ years including family practice residents,  earned a DNP and do not qualify. Doubt that I would have done it anyway, but really! 

Dr. Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP 
President, Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc. 
85 Flagship Drive 
North Andover, MA 01845-6154 
978.794.8366 
 FHEA website www.fhea.com 
FHEA on line store www.fhea.biz 

peg at fhea.com

FNP, Adjunct Faculty, Family Practice Residency 
Greater Lawrence (MA) Family Health Center, Inc.


> To: NPinfo at nurse.net
> From: dmittman at advancedprac.com
> Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:59:48 -0400
> Subject: [NPInfo] More on the DNP.
> 
>  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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