5 Reasons to Choose a DNP: Lead, Specialize, and Make a Difference
Starting a career in advanced health care can feel confusing. We help you understand the differences so you can make a choice that's best for you.
Starting a career in advanced health care can feel confusing. We help you understand the differences so you can make a choice that's best for you.
Matt Meskan, DNP’25, RN, CCHP, brings a passion for practical, patient-centered care to his work as a registered nurse and certified correctional health professional.
Are you a practicing nurse who finds yourself asking deeper questions about the “why” behind your work? Why do we follow certain protocols? Isn’t there a better approach? How can we improve outcomes for patients and communities? If so, you may already be thinking like a nurse scientist. These are the questions that nurse scientists ask—and answer.
For Will Joyce ’25, the nursing journey wasn’t linear. But after years in the classroom and time spent traveling through Europe, he had what he calls an “epiphany" which led him to UW–Madison’s accelerated bachelor of science in nursing program.