Online Degree Blog » Nurse Practitioner http://www.onlinedegreeblog.com A few nurses discussing online education Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:56:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Do I Want A PhD or DNP? http://www.onlinedegreeblog.com/programs/113/do-i-want-a-phd-or-dnp/ http://www.onlinedegreeblog.com/programs/113/do-i-want-a-phd-or-dnp/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:47:08 +0000 Melissa Green, FNP http://www.onlinedegreeblog.com/?p=113 Another Sunday and another reflection on my career path. As I mentioned previously, I’m a Family Nurse Practitioner at a clinic and I’d like to continue my education. I’m not sure if I want to follow the clinical side and get a PhD in Nursing, or if I want to stay working with NPs by becoming an NP manager at a clinic through a Doctor Nursing Practice degree.

This is a frequent topic of discussion with my boss, a DNP, as he not only has his doctoral degree but he also teaches at the masters and doctoral levels. He thinks that the DNP is the best bang for your buck: in and out and back on the career path. The difference between us is that he has always had the passion for working in and managing a clinic. I thoroughly loved my research days and could easily see myself doing advanced labwork and research as a career.

I’m hoping that my boss will jump on here soon so that he can offer up his opinion and recommendations.

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