ND: revising titles for Advanced Degree Nurses?

why medical students have the title Medical Doctor (MD), but when a nurse get her doctorate degree they wont give her a title Nursing Doctor (ND). I think its a smart idea that a nurse would be allowed to get this title, so all nurses can struggle to continue nursing education to get this title. I already choose this title for myself to encourage me to get the Doctorate in nursing someday when I finish my master.
I would like to say that titles in nursing should be change as:
NP, should be for a nurse who got her bachelor degree.
N.M.S, for a nurse who got her master degree.
and ND, for a nurse who got her Doctorate degree.

I hope many nurses agree with me, so we can reach this forum to who responsible to change titles. We are nurses in fact are not enough respected in society or some physicians. In fact, ppl respect others by their titles.
sorry for my broken English. Its not my first language.


Sincerely,
N.M.S. Manal currently
N.D, Manal in future Last edit by dianah on Jan 13
There are several doctoral levels in nursing education---DNP (doctorate nurse practitioner), PhD (generally research based nursing doctoral degree). NP implies nurse practitioner is a masters or doctoral level education advanced practice nurse.ND is a natruopathic doctor and has nothing to do with allopathic medicine or nursing whatsoever.NP is sometimes used interchangeable with APN, as in nurse practitioner or advanced practice nurse. RN is registered nurse, the basic level of licensure that can be earned once you graduate from a diploma, associates or bachelors (or entry level masters) degree program.MSN is a degree granted to masters prepared nurse. It may or may not be clinical (CNS or APN) in origin. There are also MSN in nursing education or nursing informatics.

Moved to General Nursing Discussion forum.

Quote from JustBeachyNurseThere are several doctoral levels in nursing education---DNP (doctorate nurse practitioner), PhD (generally research based nursing doctoral degree). NP implies nurse practitioner is a masters or doctoral level education advanced practice nurse.

University of Colorado also offered an ND degree for a short period, then converted it to the DNP about 5 or 6 years ago. I'm confused by this statement in the OP:NP, should be for a nurse who got her bachelor degree

I have a friend finishing her DNP and she is NOT advanced practice. She will be finance or admin. There is a different path for an advanced practice DNP. That I find confusing. I have other colleagues that are getting ANP where they have a ton of clinical hours to become advanced practice nurses. The DNP friend is almost a Ph.D. in what she describes what she is doing: no clinical, some research-but not a thesis that she would defend for her doctorate. It is like the DPT. physical therapist with doctorates are not medical doctors and they don't defend a thesis (same with Pharm.D) very odd to me.

Quote from mmc51264I have a friend finishing her DNP and she is NOT advanced practice. She will be finance or admin. There is a different path for an advanced practice DNP. That I find confusing. I have other colleagues that are getting ANP where they have a ton of clinical hours to become advanced practice nurses. The DNP friend is almost a Ph.D. in what she describes what she is doing: no clinical, some research-but not a thesis that she would defend for her doctorate. It is like the DPT. physical therapist with doctorates are not medical doctors and they don't defend a thesis (same with Pharm.D) very odd to me.