Doctor of Nursing Practice: Difference between revisions

The curriculum for the United States DNP degree builds on prior work completed during master's level courses by providing education in [[evidence-based practice]], quality improvement, and systems leadership, and is typically more clinically oriented than a PhD.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|title = American Association of Colleges of Nursing {{!}} DNP Fact Sheet|url = http://www.aacn.nche.edu/media-relations/fact-sheets/dnp|website = aacn.nche.edu|access-date = 2015-09-19}}</ref> Although approximately 52% of [[nurse anesthetist]] programs will award the DNP, the remaining 48% may use the title [[doctor of nurse anesthesia practice]] (DNAP).{{Cn|date=October 2023}}

=== EducationRationale requirements infor the Unitedexistence of the StatesDNP ===

In the United States, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) recommended that all entry-level [[nurse practitioner]] educational programs be transitioned from the [[Master of Science in Nursing]] (MSN) degree to the DNP degree.<ref name="aacn.nche.edu">American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2004). AACN Position Statement on the Practice Doctorate in Nursing. Available at http://www.aacn.nche.edu/DNP/pdf/DNP.pdf.</ref> The [[American Association of Nurse Anesthetists]] has followed suit, requiring the DNP (or DNAP -doctor Doctor of nurseNurse anesthesiaAnesthesia practicePractice) degree for entry-level [[nurse anesthetist]] programs by the year 2025.<ref>American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (2007). AANA Position on Doctoral Preparation of Nurse Anesthetists. Available at {{cite web|url=http://www.aana.com/uploadedFiles/Members/Membership/Resources/dtf_posstatemt0707.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-04-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030134717/http://www.aana.com/uploadedFiles/Members/Membership/Resources/dtf_posstatemt0707.pdf |archive-date=30 October 2007}}</ref> Meanwhile, the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) announced in July 2015 its endorsement of the doctor of nursing practice (DNP) as the required degree for CNS entry into practice by 2030.{{Cn|date=October 2023}} Nurse practitioners and nurse anesthetists currently practicing with either an MSN or certificate will not be required to obtain the DNP for continued practice.{{Cn|date=October 2023}}

In the United States there are three terminal doctorate degrees in the field of nursing: The doctor of nursing practice (DNP), and the doctor of philosophy (PhD); several programs also offer the terminal doctor of education (EdD) in nursing education. Previous doctorate level degrees have been, or are in the process of being phased out and converted to one of the three terminal degrees. The doctor of nursing (ND, not to be confused with [[naturopathic doctor]]) and the (DrNP) have transitioned into the DNP whereas the doctor of nursing science (DNSc, DNS or DSN) has transitioned into the PhD. The PhD in nursing is generally considered the academic and research-oriented degree, whereas the DNP is the practice-oriented or professional terminal degree.<ref name="aacn.nche.edu"/>