The practice doctorate in nursing: An idea whose time has come

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Lenz, Elizabeth R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical doctorate; Clinical education; Doctoral nursing education; Leadership; Practice doctorate; Trends

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSING; REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 26444497488     PISSN: 10913734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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