[NPInfo] More on the DNP.

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

Thanks, Broc and David, for your kind comments. I do not plan on taking the exam even if I qualify. Just one of those situations, not interested until someone tells me I cannot do it..... :-)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.

> From: dmittman at advancedprac.com> Subject: Re: [NPInfo] More on the DNP.> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:28:56 -0400> To: npinfo at nurse.net> > Yeah, me too.> Hell with 'em.> Dave> > On Jun 13, 2008, at 9:25 PM, brocsanche at aol.com wrote:> > > Dr Fitzgerald,> >> > What do you mean you would not qualify? Are you talking about the > > new American Board of Comprehensive Care's DNP certification exam? > > How could you NOT qualify? You have more credentials then I. You > > even lectured in my DNP program. You have helped more NPs become > > NPs then anyone else I know. I applied and was accepted for the > > exam so if I can be accepted I'm sure you can to.> >> > No matter what anyone says about you...you will ALWAYS be QUALIFIED > > in my book!!!> >> >> >> > Broc Enrique Ram?n de Pe?a S?nchez> > DNP, APRN, BC, CNAA, PMHNP, FNP-C> > Dallas, Texas> >> >> > -----Original Message-----> > From: Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, NP-C, FNP-BC, FAANP, CSP > > <pegf at hotmail.com>> > To: NP Info <npinfo at nurse.net>> > Sent: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 7:44 pm> > Subject: RE: [NPInfo] More on the DNP.> >> >> >> > Well, how very silly this is! I have 22 years of "full contact" > > family practice,> > aking care of a challenging population of the poor, mental and > > social health> > roblems. have taught for 25+ years including family practice > > residents, earned> > 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> > resident, Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc.> > 5 Flagship Drive> > orth Andover, MA 01845-6154> > 78.794.8366> > FHEA website www.fhea.com> > HEA on line store www.fhea.biz> > peg at fhea.com> > FNP, Adjunct Faculty, Family Practice Residency> > reater 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.> > _______________________________________________> > NPInfo mailing list> > NPInfo at nurse.net> > http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/npinfo> > *****************************> > ______________________________________________> > PInfo mailing list> > PInfo at nurse.net> > ttp://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/npinfo> > ****************************> >> > _______________________________________________> > NPInfo mailing list> > NPInfo at nurse.net> > http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/npinfo> > *****************************> > > _______________________________________________> NPInfo mailing list> NPInfo at nurse.net> http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/npinfo> *****************************> >