[NPInfo] DNP

[Dana Higbee]

Regarding the DNP becoming entry level for all NPs:   I have mixed
feelings about this.  My main beef:  The DNP is supposed to be a
"practice doctorate", i.e. it should make us better practitioners.
Every DNP program I've investigated has majored on theory, management
and leadership, health systems, and research.  (On a positive note,
most do include a course on evidence-based-practice).  I don't want to
be a clinic owner, or a health policy maker, or an administrator.  I
want course content that will help me take better care of the patients
I see every day.   Otherwise, I just don't see the point of the DNP
for me personally, unless my MSN eventually proves to be a barrier to
practice.   At age 52, I'm hoping the "eventual" will be a long time
from now.  'Say at least 25 years.

Dana Higbee
FNP