The doctor of nursing practice degree: Lessons from the history of the professional doctorate in other health disciplines

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 448-457

  Brown Benedict, Deonne J ^a,b  

^a SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Upton Family Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; EDUCATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CREDENTIALING; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53849136295     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20081001-01     Document Type: Review

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