what's better then? a doctoral in nursing or a NP?
Asked by Lady Godiva
i thought (was told in school) that a nurse NP was the highest nurse you could be/aka they were basically doctor's w/o going to med school. (like at our hospital we have pca's, and they're like nurses (cept for 2 things they cant do) but they didnt go to nursing school). so if a NP you can get with a master's degree, then what would be the doctral degree and what would be the differences? i want to go to the highest level of education for nursing, but i dont understand the different levels of the upper parts of education in nursing.... can someone nicely explain it to me?

Best Answer:
It really depends on what your career goals are. Most RNs w/ doctorates are educators. I know one PhD RN who works as a clinical specialist, but that is pretty unusual. NPs can provide primary care for people with chronic diseases, but they are not "doctors w/o going to med school".

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