Doctors of Nursing Practice, Inc. and the DNP Online Community | Samuel | Activity https://doctorsofnursingpractice.org/members/sream/activity/ Activity feed for Samuel. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:38:22 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 f06c86acb360ce4f9a5747fb9ea734cc Samuel 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-46008 Mon, 15 May 2023 11:15:46 -0400 Hi Avery,

The DNP certainly goes through more rigor than other graduate nursing degrees. However, there is not a big enough gap in practical terms as to what a DNP could do compared to an MS-NP. Now, a DNP should definitely receive compensation for roles that a master’s level nursing degree cannot achieve like leadership positions, but I do not…[Read more]

]]> 0 8b7d5652ad3527e88c68d650f12906b3 Samuel 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-46007 Mon, 15 May 2023 11:05:31 -0400 Hi Avery,

I have a different situation in my workplace. I work in a small inpatient psychiatric facility and most of my coworkers are in NP school. We are very encouraging towards each other and are encouraging our other coworkers to get started on their terminal degrees. I did notice that my personal friends who are nurses do not share the same…[Read more]

]]> 0 c171abf519910881a68e59e7ccb0971b Samuel replied to the topic Earned Doctoral Degree in the forum The Controversy of the DOCTOR Title https://doctorsofnursingpractice.org/forums/topic/earned-doctoral-degree/#post-46006 Mon, 15 May 2023 10:55:42 -0400 Hello April,

There is a collective feeling that certain healthcare professionals, particularly medical doctors, disdain the thought of “nurses” using the title doctor. I have an experience I would like to share. I was in nursing school working as a CNA and one of the patients started to get confused and declined a little bit. I believe a rapid…[Read more]

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