PMID- 34098907
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20210609
LR  - 20210724
IS  - 1472-6920 (Electronic)
IS  - 1472-6920 (Linking)
VI  - 21
IP  - 1
DP  - 2021 Jun 7
TI  - Exploring the necessity of establishing a doctor of nursing practice program from 
      experts' views: a qualitative study.
PG  - 328
LID - 10.1186/s12909-021-02758-w [doi]
LID - 328
AB  - BACKGROUND: Complex healthcare systems increasingly demand influential nurse 
      leaders adept at managing changes in unstable environments. The doctor of nursing 
      practice (DNP) prepares the nurses for the most advanced level of clinical 
      practice. The aim of this study was to explore the necessity of establishing a 
      DNP program in Iran from experts' views. METHODS: The study used a qualitative 
      descriptive approach. The participants consisted of 13 faculty members and Ph.D. 
      candidates selected using purposive sampling. Data were collected through focus 
      group and semi-structured interviews, and analyzed using qualitative content 
      analysis. RESULTS: The content analysis led to the extraction of two main 
      categories: "providing infrastructures" and "DNP as an opportunity to make 
      positive outcomes." CONCLUSIONS: It is concluded that it is not necessary to 
      establish a DNP program for Iran's nursing education system. Supplying 
      infrastructures is a crucial component to establishing a new program in Iran. 
      Although DNP, as an opportunity to drive positive changes, is recommended, in the 
      current situation, using alternative solutions may yield better outcomes than 
      establishing a DNP program.
FAU - Rivaz, Mozhgan
AU  - Rivaz M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3581-7112
AD  - Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center, Department of Nursing, School 
      of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. 
      mrivaz@sums.ac.ir.
FAU - Shokrollahi, Paymaneh
AU  - Shokrollahi P
AD  - School of Medical Science, Islamic Azad University-Firoozabad, Firoozabad, Iran.
FAU - Setoodegan, Elahe
AU  - Setoodegan E
AD  - Student Research Community, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Clinical 
      Supervisor of Beheshti Hospital, Iranian Social Security Organization, Shiraz, 
      Iran.
FAU - Sharif, Farkhondeh
AU  - Sharif F
AD  - Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical 
      Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
LA  - eng
GR  - 1393. S7549/Vice-Chancellor for Research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20210607
PL  - England
TA  - BMC Med Educ
JT  - BMC medical education
JID - 101088679
SB  - IM
EIN - BMC Med Educ. 2021 Jul 24;21(1):398. PMID: 34301250
MH  - *Education, Nursing
MH  - *Education, Nursing, Graduate
MH  - Humans
MH  - Iran
MH  - *Nurses
MH  - *Physicians
PMC - PMC8183583
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Advanced practice nursing
OT  - Doctor of nursing practice
OT  - Iran
OT  - Nursing doctorate
OT  - Nursing education
OT  - Qualitative study
COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
EDAT- 2021/06/09 06:00
MHDA- 2021/06/10 06:00
PMCR- 2021/06/07
CRDT- 2021/06/08 05:34
PHST- 2020/01/08 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/05/24 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/06/08 05:34 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/06/09 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/06/10 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/06/07 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1186/s12909-021-02758-w [pii]
AID - 2758 [pii]
AID - 10.1186/s12909-021-02758-w [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - BMC Med Educ. 2021 Jun 7;21(1):328. doi: 10.1186/s12909-021-02758-w.