PMID- 35073293 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220404 LR - 20220405 IS - 1538-067X (Electronic) IS - 1092-1095 (Linking) VI - 26 IP - 1 DP - 2022 Feb 1 TI - Introducing the DNP Projects Department. PG - 9-10 LID - 10.1188/22.CJON.9-10 [doi] AB - In 2004, to advance the credibility and education of the advanced practice nurse, member schools affiliated with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) began a process to endorse a position statement on the practice doctorate in nursing. With this endorsement of advanced clinical practice nursing education at the doctoral level-an alternative to research-focused doctoral programs-the credential of doctor of nursing practice (DNP) began. FAU - Carr, Ellen AU - Carr E AD - University of California San Diego Moores Cancer Center. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Clin J Oncol Nurs JT - Clinical journal of oncology nursing JID - 9705336 MH - *Advanced Practice Nursing/education MH - Curriculum MH - *Education, Nursing, Graduate MH - Humans MH - *Physicians OTO - NOTNLM OT - clinical practice OT - doctor of nursing practice OT - oncology EDAT- 2022/01/25 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/05 06:00 CRDT- 2022/01/24 17:14 PHST- 2022/01/24 17:14 [entrez] PHST- 2022/01/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/05 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1188/22.CJON.9-10 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2022 Feb 1;26(1):9-10. doi: 10.1188/22.CJON.9-10.