Doctors of Nursing Practice, Inc. and the DNP Online Community | Soh | Activity https://doctorsofnursingpractice.org/members/sohrinny/activity/ Activity feed for Soh. Sat, 02 May 2026 13:03:39 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 679656c221582575b5caaab55c5cfe1e Soh 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-46443 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 22:57:50 -0400 Hello Avery,

This is a valid topic to discuss about so thank you for bringing this up. A doctorate in nursing is the highest degree available. However, most of the master degree nurse practitioners get paid on the same scale as doctorate nurse practitioners. There are some states that have nurse practitioners practice independently and in this…[Read more]

]]> 0 61300c32036dabe2d0828e4121bdf5bb Soh 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/3/#post-46442 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 19:44:13 -0400 Hello Avery,

I am currently in my first year of my DNP program in Southern California. I am pursing an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner degree. Since I have started I have received some doubt from my colleagues and friends. The main question was if it was worth taking out loans from my private institution. They were questioning if I would make…[Read more]

]]> 0 d671f972ee18df6890b5eee639e6de96 Soh 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-46437 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 20:18:46 -0400 Hello Susan,

Thanks for your initial post and raising awareness on this issue. As healthcare is advancing and more nurses are increasing their scope of practice by pursing higher education, this seems to have become an actual issue. I am currently working in a small hospital in southern California. Our NPs here have master degrees so we call them…[Read more]

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