TY - JOUR
T1 - The Doctor of Nursing Practice
T2 - Looking Back, Moving Forward
AU - Apold, Susan
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2008/2
Y1 - 2008/2
N2 - In 2004, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) began what promises to be at least a decade-long conversation about advanced practice nursing education, when they adopted the position to move the current level of preparation necessary for advanced nursing practice roles from the master's degree to the doctoral level by the year 2015. This conversation and subsequent resolutions to adopt the doctor of nursing practice (DNP) credential as the required terminal practice doctorate are at the center of discussions about nursing education throughout the nation. This article provides an overview of the development of doctoral education in nursing, reviews the literature that outlines the rationale for the degree, reviews the benefits and risks of a new doctoral degree for advanced practice nursing, and proposes suggestions for moving forward.
AB - In 2004, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) began what promises to be at least a decade-long conversation about advanced practice nursing education, when they adopted the position to move the current level of preparation necessary for advanced nursing practice roles from the master's degree to the doctoral level by the year 2015. This conversation and subsequent resolutions to adopt the doctor of nursing practice (DNP) credential as the required terminal practice doctorate are at the center of discussions about nursing education throughout the nation. This article provides an overview of the development of doctoral education in nursing, reviews the literature that outlines the rationale for the degree, reviews the benefits and risks of a new doctoral degree for advanced practice nursing, and proposes suggestions for moving forward.
KW - Advanced practice nursing
KW - doctor of nursing practice
KW - nursing education
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nurpra.2007.12.003
DO - 10.1016/j.nurpra.2007.12.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:38949208471
SN - 1555-4155
VL - 4
SP - 101
EP - 107
JO - Journal for Nurse Practitioners
JF - Journal for Nurse Practitioners
IS - 2
ER -