Doctors of Nursing Practice, Inc. and the DNP Online Community | Jeffrey | Activity https://doctorsofnursingpractice.org/members/jschall/activity/ Activity feed for Jeffrey. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:17:00 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 b9b7571be849f9358d315ccc481c924f Jeffrey replied to the topic The Discouragement Received From Nurse Colleagues When Pursuing DNP in the forum DNP Professional Growth https://doctorsofnursingpractice.org/forums/topic/the-discouragement-received-from-nurse-colleagues-when-pursuing-dnp/page/2/#post-46374 Fri, 04 Aug 2023 23:45:43 -0400 Hi Avery,

Where I work, it’s a mixed bag in terms of responses to the fact that I am studying to earn my DNP. Where I work, most nurses return to school to pursue a Doctorate of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), not other DNP degrees. Many senior staff nurses are frustrated when new graduate b…[Read more]

]]> 0 8f47202f5ca565709f6a0bb70fc2a403 Jeffrey replied to the topic The Value of the DNP; Job Market Outlook/Compensation in the forum DNP Professional Growth https://doctorsofnursingpractice.org/forums/topic/the-value-of-the-dnp-job-market-outlook-compensation/#post-46371 Fri, 04 Aug 2023 18:50:26 -0400 Hi Avery,

The issue of compensation for DNPs is one that often discourages bachelors-trained nurses from pursuing an advanced practice nursing degree. One coworker completed her DNP degree; however, she still works bedside because she can make more money working four to five days a week than she could as an APRN. Similar to many other professions…[Read more]

]]> 0 66a0a6e0f136897c6ee88b06eaefc43a Jeffrey replied to the topic Bills restricting or banning nurses with doctorate degrees from using "doctor" in the forum The Controversy of the DOCTOR Title https://doctorsofnursingpractice.org/forums/topic/bills-restricting-or-banning-nurses-with-doctorate-degrees-from-using-doctor/#post-46350 Fri, 28 Jul 2023 17:41:46 -0400 I am a DNP student in Southern California in an FNP program. I agree with Ryan that restricting professionals other than Medical Doctors (MDs) from using the title “doctor” is frustrating. There are many professions besides nursing, with doctoral programs that are the terminal degrees of those professions. All of these professions deserve to be…[Read more]

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