Why hire a doctor of nursing practice–prepared nurse? The value added impact of the practice doctorate

Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 152-157

  Burson, Rosanne ^a   Moran, Katherine J ^a   Conrad, Dianne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced practice roles; Doctor of nursing practice (DNP); Doctor of nursing practice model; Practice doctorate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NURSING PRACTICE; POPULATION HEALTH;

EID: 85056464757     PISSN: 23809418     EISSN: 23809426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/2380-9418.9.1.152     Document Type: Article

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