PMID- 20118882
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100408
LR  - 20100201
IS  - 1931-4493 (Electronic)
IS  - 1931-4485 (Linking)
VI  - 31
IP  - 4
DP  - 2009 Oct-Dec
TI  - Toward clarification of the doctor of nursing practice degree.
PG  - 287-97
LID - 10.1097/TME.0b013e3181be0fd6 [doi]
AB  - The doctor of nursing practice (DNP) degree has been recommended by the American 
      Association of College of Nursing (AACN) as the terminal degree in nursing 
      practice by 2015 (AACN, 2004). However, confusion regarding this degree still 
      exists. To promote understanding of this degree, the pertinent history of 
      doctoral education in nursing is reviewed. In addition, a clear definition of the 
      degree, including the competencies of the DNP degree, is provided. A comparison 
      of the PhD in nursing and the DNP degree is also reviewed to provide further 
      clarification. DNP graduates may engage in various roles such as leadership, 
      health policy advocate, and scholarship. These roles will be reviewed as well as 
      the relevant issues associated with this degree such as use of the title "Dr.," 
      educating others about the degree, faculty shortages, and program enrollment. 
      Finally, the implications for emergency nursing regarding the DNP degree are 
      discussed.
FAU - Chism, Lisa Astalos
AU  - Chism LA
AD  - Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA. lisachism@comcast.net
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
PL  - United States
TA  - Adv Emerg Nurs J
JT  - Advanced emergency nursing journal
JID - 101285075
SB  - IM
MH  - *Advanced Practice Nursing/education/organization & administration
MH  - *Clinical Competence
MH  - Curriculum
MH  - Education, Nursing, Graduate/*organization & administration
MH  - Emergency Nursing/education
MH  - Health Policy
MH  - Humans
MH  - Leadership
MH  - Nurse Practitioners/education
MH  - *Nurse's Role
MH  - Nursing Informatics/education
MH  - Nursing Research/education/organization & administration
MH  - Organizational Policy
MH  - Societies, Nursing/organization & administration
MH  - United States
RF  - 38
EDAT- 2010/02/02 06:00
MHDA- 2010/04/09 06:00
CRDT- 2010/02/02 06:00
PHST- 2010/02/02 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/02/02 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/04/09 06:00 [medline]
AID - 01261775-200910000-00005 [pii]
AID - 10.1097/TME.0b013e3181be0fd6 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Adv Emerg Nurs J. 2009 Oct-Dec;31(4):287-97. doi: 10.1097/TME.0b013e3181be0fd6.