Becoming a Nurse Practitioner

Episode Details

Are you interested in joining the number 1 ranked profession in the United States? Today on the My Career Shop Podcast, I am joined by Dr. Dorothy Murphy who is an Educational Leader and a Nurse Practitioner with over 20 years of experience in this field. Dr. Murphy has over 13 years of experience in higher education, serving as a Professor and Program Director, Administrative Dean for Online Nursing Education, and Associate Dean of Nursing where she established residential and online Doctor of Nursing Practice and Nurse Practitioner Programs, designed the Nurse Practitioner curriculum and practicum infrastructure and launched an innovative Nurse Practitioner Skills & Simulation lab at one of the largest and successful Schools of Nursing in the U.S. Dr. Murphy is passionate about improving the health of individuals and populations and developing professional nurses who embrace nursing as a ministry of caring and service. In this episode, we will discuss Dr. Murphy’s journey from becoming a Nurse Practitioner to going into leadership roles where she now focuses on the next generation of nurse practitioners. Additionally, she shared with us in great detail how to become a nurse practitioner, the advantages and disadvantages of the various routes, including the masters vs doctoral route, stress and work life balance in this profession, types of characteristics you need to succeed as a nurse practitioner, how to choose a program that will help you land a job and much more.