PMID- 25771195
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20151215
LR  - 20150316
IS  - 1528-3968 (Electronic)
IS  - 0029-6554 (Linking)
VI  - 63
IP  - 2
DP  - 2015 Mar-Apr
TI  - Doctor of nursing practice by 2015: an examination of nursing schools' decisions 
      to offer a doctor of nursing practice degree.
PG  - 219-26
LID - S0029-6554(15)00035-4 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.outlook.2015.01.002 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVES: The American Association of Colleges of Nursing recommends that 
      nursing schools transition their advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) 
      programs to doctor of nursing practice (DNP) programs by 2015. However, most 
      schools have not yet made this full transition. The purpose of this study was to 
      understand schools' decisions regarding the full transition to the DNP. METHODS: 
      Key informant interviews and an online survey of nursing school deans and program 
      directors were performed. DISCUSSION: The vast majority of schools value the DNP 
      in preparing APRNs for the future of the health care system. However, other 
      important factors influence many schools to fully transition or not to the 
      postbaccalaureate DNP, including perceived student and employer demand, issues 
      concerning accreditation and certification, and resource constraints. CONCLUSION: 
      Multiple pathways to becoming an APRN are likely to remain until various factors 
      (e.g., student and employer demand, certification and accreditation issues, and 
      resource constraints) yield a more favorable environment for a full transition to 
      the DNP.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
FAU - Martsolf, Grant R
AU  - Martsolf GR
AD  - RAND Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA. Electronic address: martsolf@rand.org.
FAU - Auerbach, David I
AU  - Auerbach DI
AD  - RAND Corporation, Boston, MA.
FAU - Spetz, Joanne
AU  - Spetz J
AD  - University of California, San Francisco, CA.
FAU - Pearson, Marjorie L
AU  - Pearson ML
AD  - RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA.
FAU - Muchow, Ashley N
AU  - Muchow AN
AD  - RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20150116
PL  - United States
TA  - Nurs Outlook
JT  - Nursing outlook
JID - 0401075
SB  - IM
CIN - Nurs Outlook. 2015 Jul-Aug;63(4):386-7. PMID: 26187076
MH  - Advanced Practice Nursing/education/organization & administration
MH  - Credentialing/organization & administration
MH  - Education, Nursing, Graduate/*organization & administration
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Nursing Education Research
MH  - *Schools, Nursing
MH  - United States
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Advanced practice registered nurses
OT  - Doctor of nursing practice
OT  - Nursing education
EDAT- 2015/03/17 06:00
MHDA- 2015/12/17 06:00
CRDT- 2015/03/16 06:00
PHST- 2014/10/13 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2014/12/23 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2015/01/10 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2015/03/16 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/03/17 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/12/17 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0029-6554(15)00035-4 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.outlook.2015.01.002 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Nurs Outlook. 2015 Mar-Apr;63(2):219-26. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2015.01.002. Epub 
      2015 Jan 16.