PMID- 19521163 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20091013 LR - 20191111 IS - 1910-622X (Print) IS - 1910-622X (Linking) VI - 22 IP - 2 DP - 2009 TI - Practice doctorates in nursing: developing nursing leaders. PG - 85-91 AB - Over the past two decades, doctor of nursing practice (DNP) degree programs have grown rapidly in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. The DNP has as its emphasis the preparation of leaders for clinical practice, health policy, administration and clinical research. DNP-prepared nurses are in a prime position to work with nurse researchers and to provide leadership in nursing in a variety of settings. DNP programs prepare nurses for the highest level of practice, while PhD programs will continue to prepare nurse researchers. Both PhD and DNP programs are needed to advance nursing knowledge and provide leadership in healthcare. FAU - Acorn, Sonia AU - Acorn S AD - School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, T201-2211 Westbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5, Canada. sacorn@interchange.ubc.ca FAU - Lamarche, Kimberley AU - Lamarche K FAU - Edwards, Margaret AU - Edwards M LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Canada TA - Nurs Leadersh (Tor Ont) JT - Nursing leadership (Toronto, Ont.) JID - 101470760 MH - Canada MH - Career Choice MH - Career Mobility MH - Curriculum MH - *Education, Nursing, Graduate MH - Evidence-Based Nursing MH - *Leadership MH - Nurse Administrators/education MH - Nurse Clinicians/education MH - Nurse Midwives/education MH - Nurse Practitioners/education MH - Nursing Research/education EDAT- 2009/06/13 09:00 MHDA- 2009/10/14 06:00 CRDT- 2009/06/13 09:00 PHST- 2009/06/13 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/06/13 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/10/14 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.12927/cjnl.2009.20801 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Nurs Leadersh (Tor Ont). 2009;22(2):85-91. doi: 10.12927/cjnl.2009.20801.