Doctor of Nursing Practice

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The Nursing Practice Doctor (DNP) is a terminal professional degree in nursing. DNP is one of two doctoral degrees in nursing, the other is PhD (Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing). The curriculum for the DNP degree is based on traditional master programs by providing education in evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and system leadership. Advanced admissions nurses (APRNs) include nursing practitioners (NPs), registered registered anesthetics nurses (CRNA), certified nurse midwives (CNMs), and clinical nursing specialists (CNS) and prepared in a master's degree program. Although approximately 52% of nurse anesthesia programs will reward DNPs, the remaining 48% can use the Doctor's Degree of Practice Nurse Anesthesia (DNAP).

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Education requirements in the United States

According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), the transition of pre-registered practice of nursing programs from the graduate level to the doctoral level is "... the response to changes in the provision of health services and emerging health care needs, additional knowledge or area content has been identified by practicing nurses. In addition, the knowledge required to provide leadership in nursing disciplines is so complex and rapidly changing that additional or doctoral level education is required. "According to AACN,"... the benefits of a practitioner-focused doctoral program include:

the development of advanced competencies required for increasingly complex clinical, faculty and leadership roles;
improve knowledge to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes;
enhance leadership skills to strengthen the practice and delivery of health care;
better matches of program and credit requirements and time with credentials obtained;
provision of advanced educational credentials for those who require advanced practice knowledge but do not require or want a strong research focus (eg clinical faculty);
parity with other health professions, most of whom have doctorates as credentials required for training;
increased ability to attract individuals to nursing from a non-nursing background;
increased supply of faculty for clinical instruction; and
improve the nursing image. "

Transition to doctor

AACN recommends that all novice nurse practitioner education programs be transferred from a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree to a DNP degree. The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists has followed suit, requiring a DNP (or DNAP-Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice) degree for a beginner anesthesia nursing program by 2025. Meanwhile, the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) announced in July 2015 its support for Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) as a degree necessary for the practice of CNS admission by 2030. Nurse practitioners and anesthesiologists who are practicing with MSN or certificates will not be required to obtain a DNP for follow-up exercises.

In the United States there are two doctoral degrees in nursing: The Doctor of Nursing Practice ( DNP ), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Previous level doctoral degree has been, or is in the process of being deleted and converted to one of two degree terminals. The Doctor of Nursing ( ND , not to be confused with Naturopathic Doctor ND ) and ( DrNP ) has been redirected to DNP while Doctor of Nursing Science ( DNSc, DNS or DSN ) has been transferred to PhD. The PhD in nursing is generally considered an academic and research-oriented degree, while DNP is a professional or practice-oriented terminal degree.