MSN (Masters) vs. DNP (Doctorate)
Included In This Lesson
Outline
Overview
- MSN versus DNP
- Which path to take?
- Depends on career goals
- Both graduate level degrees
- Which path to take?
Nursing Points
General
- Differences between MSN and DNP
- DNP
- Scientific, clinical, structural research
- Apply knowledge to practice
- Work in clinical or academic setting
- More NPs with DNP
- Administrators and executives
- Researchers
- Takes longer than MSN track
- Classwork focuses on
- Administration and leadership
- Advanced clinical/research work
- Nursing theories
- Thesis
- Scientific, clinical, structural research
- MSN
- Practice medicine in clinical setting
- Diagnose and treat patients
- Nurse practitioners
- Flight nurse
- Clinical specialist
- Midwife
- Do not utilize
- Academic/scientific research in daily work
- Diagnose and treat patients
- Classwork focuses on
- Clinical diagnosis skills
- Management and leadership
- Capstone
- Shorter program than DNP track
- Less expensive
- Practice medicine in clinical setting
- DNP
- Future of graduate degrees
- DNP becoming standard
- Nurse practitioner
- Nurse anesthetist
- More BSN to DNP programs
- Skip MSN
- DNP becoming standard
Therapeutic Management
- Future of graduate degrees
- DNP becoming standard
- Nurse practitioner
- Nurse anesthetist
- More BSN to DNP programs
- Skip MSN
- DNP becoming standard
Nursing Concepts
- Clinical judgement
- Health promotion
- Professionalism
Transcript
Hi guys! Today I want to help you to understand the differences between a master’s degree in nursing and a DNP or doctor of nursing practice. As your nursing career progresses you may decide you would like to have an advanced degree so this lesson may help you to identify which route you would like to take!
MSN versus DNP, which path to take? Well this will depend on your career goals but keep in mind both of these degrees would be awesome and they are both graduate-level degrees. Guys in nursing there is nothing higher than earning your DNP.
So let’s take a closer look at each of these degrees. The nurse who has a masters degree in nursing typically practice medicine in the clinical setting like nurse practitioners, flight nurse, clinical nurse specialist, or nurse midwife. The masters prepared nurse although they follow evidence-based guidelines they do not utilize research or conduct research in their daily work. The classwork that is involved in earning this degree focuses heavily on diagnosis skills and management and leadership. The masters program will be shorter than a DNP program which also means it will typically be cheaper in terms of tuition as a student.
A nurse who earns their DNP focuses heavily on scientific and clinical research although more an more nurse practitioners are choosing to earn a DNP over a masters degree. You will find nurses with a DNP who work in the clinical as well as the academic setting but you will probably see many nursing administrators or executives of hospitals with a DNP over a MSN. Keep in mind the DNP track will typically take longer than earning a Masters with a different type of classwork focusing on administration, research, and nursing theories.
Ok, guys so I definitely want to point out that many programs are making the DNP the standard over an MSN particularly you will start seeing this more and more with nurse practitioner programs as well as nursing anesthesia programs. We are even starting to see more BSN to DNP bridge programs completely skipping the MSN altogether!
Ok lets review! MSN prepared nurses to practice primarily in the clinical setting with no research in daily work, the programs are shorter than DNP programs and the preparation for this degree focuses on diagnostic skills. The DNP degree is heavy on research and science, these nurses work in the clinical and academic settings are can also be executives and administrators. This pathway takes longer than the MSN route. The future of graduate nursing is showing the DNP route becoming standard and more BSN to DNP bridge programs.
As advanced practice nurses, we are always using clinical judgment, our goal is always to promote health in our patients, and as advanced practice nurses, professionalism is paramount!
We love you guys! Go out and be your best self today! And as always, Happy Nursing!
NCLEX
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- Circulatory System
- Emergency Care of the Cardiac Patient
- Cardiac Disorders
- Cardiovascular
- Shock
- Shock
- Disorders of the Posterior Pituitary Gland
- Endocrine
- Disorders of Pancreas
- Disorders of the Thyroid & Parathyroid Glands
- Hematology
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- Upper GI Disorders
- Liver & Gallbladder Disorders
- Newborn Complications
- Lower GI Disorders
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- Nervous System
- Central Nervous System Disorders – Brain
- Renal
- Respiratory
- Urinary System
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- Noninfectious Respiratory Disorder
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- Basics of NCLEX
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- Medication Administration
- Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Respiratory Disorders
- Pregnancy Risks
- Labor Complications
- Hematologic Disorders
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- Factors Influencing Community Health
- Delegation
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- EENT Disorders
- Basics of Chemistry
- Adult
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- Acute & Chronic Renal Disorders
- Emergency Care of the Respiratory Patient
- Respiratory Emergencies
- Studying
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- Behavior
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- Preoperative Nursing
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- Fetal Development
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- Prenatal Concepts
- Microbiology
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- Depressive Disorders
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- Trauma-Stress Disorders
- Peripheral Nervous System Disorders
- Integumentary Disorders
- Neurologic and Cognitive Disorders
- Integumentary Disorders
- Newborn Care
- Basics of Mathematics
- Statistics
- Labor and Delivery
- Proteins
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- Hematologic System
- Hematologic Disorders
- Developmental Considerations
- Skeletal System
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- Urinary Disorders
- Postpartum Care
- Basic
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- Bipolar Disorders
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- Concepts of Population Health
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- Postpartum Complications
- Basics of Human Biology
- Postoperative Nursing
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- Prioritization
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- Writing
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- Neurological Trauma
- Concepts of Mental Health
- Health & Stress
- Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
- Childhood Growth and Development
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- Concepts of Pharmacology
- Integumentary Important Points
- Emotions and Motivation
- Renal and Urinary Disorders
- Developmental Theories
- Reproductive System
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- Psychological Emergencies
- Growth & Development
- Basics of Sociology
- Somatoform Disorders
- Reading
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- Med Term Basic
- Med Term Whole
- Central Nervous System Disorders – Spinal Cord
- Muscular System
- Neonatal
- Learning Pharmacology
- Pediatric
- Psychological Disorders
- State of Consciousness
- Sensory System