PMID- 33560749 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210217 LR - 20230821 IS - 2327-6924 (Electronic) IS - 2327-6886 (Linking) VI - 33 IP - 2 DP - 2021 Feb 9 TI - Critical juncture: The doctor of nursing practice and COVID-19. PG - 97-99 LID - 10.1097/JXX.0000000000000582 [doi] AB - The year 2020 was one of tremendous challenge and change for our communities and our profession. As the next decade unfolds, the doctor of nursing practice (DNP) will be required for entry to practice as a nurse practitioner (NP), and we will all continue to recover individually and as a nation from the experiences of the year 2020. Doctor of nursing practice-prepared NPs need to be equipped to take the lead in post-COVID recovery and the challenges the US health care system faces through an increased emphasis on curricula and clinical experiences focused on health disparities, community health, and health promotion. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 American Association of Nurse Practitioners. FAU - Moore, Karen S AU - Moore KS AD - Trudy Busch-Valentine School of Nursing, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri. FAU - Hart, Ann Marie AU - Hart AM AD - Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210209 PL - United States TA - J Am Assoc Nurse Pract JT - Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners JID - 101600770 MH - Adult MH - COVID-19/*nursing MH - Clinical Competence MH - *Curriculum MH - Education, Nursing, Graduate/*organization & administration MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Nurse Practitioners/*education/*standards MH - Nursing Care/*standards MH - *Practice Guidelines as Topic MH - SARS-CoV-2 MH - United States COIS- Competing interests: The authors report no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2021/02/10 06:00 MHDA- 2021/02/18 06:00 CRDT- 2021/02/09 15:00 PHST- 2020/12/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/01/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/02/09 15:00 [entrez] PHST- 2021/02/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/02/18 06:00 [medline] AID - 01741002-202102000-00002 [pii] AID - 10.1097/JXX.0000000000000582 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2021 Feb 9;33(2):97-99. doi: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000000582.