High-demand Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) courses?

shawbridge
Sun, 31 Aug 2025 20:37:06 +0000

ShawD’s experience was a little different as she was admitted to a 5 year BSN/MSN program. DNPs were not common at the time (10 years ago). She did not work as a nurse in between bachelor’s and grad degree.

She did not have difficulty getting a job as an NP doing family practice, but getting the first job can be hard. She found she could not get a job in our city with a number of major academic medical centers. Too many qualified people want to live here. So, she went 1.5 hours away and got a job at a practice that was really well-managed. About a year later, she got a job in our city, but the practice was not nearly so well-managed. She has stayed with the third job for over five years and has been promoted a couple of times and I don’t believe she would have difficulty finding another job. She will at some point leave primary care (and is now studying for an advanced certification).