All About the Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree

Some of you, while doing your research on nursing may have come across the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree. It is offered by the Columbia University School of Nursing, a prestigious institute. But, this degree has causes all sorts of controversy ever since it has been introduced.

The DNP degree is a masters level degree (i.e. you do it after finishing a bachelors). However, since the name has the word "doctor" in it, it is very misleading. On top of that, in a medical situation if a nurse is a "Doctor" the patient can be quiet confused as well. So, this degree has been facing a lot of opposition from physican associations that say this will cause problems. Personally, I think they should change the name since it can be quite misleading. For anyone interested in this degree, I would recommend waiting until the issue gets resolved before jumping in for this one.