DNP Answers : Workplace Issues

The DNP in the ED

Meg Carman — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:13:00 GMT

Q: Please describe the DNP role in your NP specialty. A: I will step up on my DNP soapbox once again to say that completing your DNP serves to open up a new way of thinking, a way to approach your practice. It is not an avenue for developing a new position...(read more)

A New Job Description With a DNP

Mai Kung — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:28:00 GMT

Q: I'd like to propose a new job description to my manager when I graduate with a DNP. Any thoughts on how to do this or how to create the job description? It is a good time to transition into a new role when you graduate with your DNP. A new job description...(read more)

Is It Illegal to Use the 'Doctor' Title?

Meg Carman — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:31:00 GMT

Q: I hear there are states where using the title “doctor” is illegal if you are not an MD. Which states are these, and how would a DNP graduate introduce him- or herself to patients in those states? A: To begin, I hope that all of us who have earned our...(read more)

How to Complete 1,000 Clinical Hours for the DNP

Michael Zychowicz — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT

Q: Although I support the addition of clinical time for an entry-level DNP (new to the APN role), I question the usefulness of my practicing additional hours after 11 years of practice, which has included formal precepting of MSN APN students and informal...(read more)

Advanced Nursing Practice vs. Advanced Practice Nursing

David G. O'Dell — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:15:00 GMT

Q: How do you distinguish between advanced nursing practice and advanced practice nursing foci in the DNP prepared professional? This question and the variety of answers within our nursing discipline may be the bane of our ability to be taken seriously...(read more)

Straight to DNP from BSN?

Scott Governo — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:00:00 GMT

Here at the DNP Answers blog we take your questions about the DNP and answer them as best we can. This post is written by blogger Scott Governo, NP, who earned his DNP degree in 2011. Q: Will DNPs who went straight through school from BSN be ready for...(read more)

What Title Should DNPs Use at Work?

Mai Kung — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:13:00 GMT

Here at the DNP Answers blog we take your questions about the DNP and answer them as best we can. This post is written by blogger Mai Kung, NP, a recent DNP graduate. Q: NPs must be very careful to explain who we are and what we can do for our patients....(read more)

DNP Salary Is Higher Than for Master's-Prepared NPs

Jill Rollet — Tue, 04 May 2010 13:11:00 GMT

The doctor of nursing practice degree is set to become the degree for entry to advanced practice nursing by 2015. While nurse practitioners debate the merits of the requirement, one suspicion that keeps arising is that employers won't pay more for the...(read more)