The Doctor of Nursing Practice for Entry Into Advanced Practice: The Controversy Continues as 2015 Looms

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-16

  Bellini, Sandra ^a   Cusson, Regina M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Farmington   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nursing; Doctor of Nursing Practice; Professional issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857079199     PISSN: 15273369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.nainr.2011.12.008     Document Type: Article

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